Looking to join an award-winning Cyber Defense team while you work toward your degree? We have you covered.
Our Cyber Defense team won the Missouri Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) - for 11 consecutive years! Collaborating, innovating, and staying one step ahead, this dynamic team represents the future guardians of cybersecurity.
2024 Cyberdefense Team
The Team Members by position are:
Linux:
- Samuel Brucker (Captain)
- Isacc Hotop
- Praveen Kumar Koppula
- Shaswat Singh Acharya
Windows:
- Nick Hodges
- Logan Oliver Shultz
Network:
- James Meghrian (Captain)
- Alex Boehne
Liaison:
- LeBrea Franklin
- Nolan Blenniss
- Nick Cimmarusti
Past Cyber Defense Teams
- Jared Bowman, senior cybersecurity major with a minor in computer networking from Troy, Mo.
- Grant Buchheit, junior cybersecurity major with a minor in computer networking from St. Charles, Mo.
- Weston Cottrell, junior cybersecurity major from Fairbury, Ill.
- Stephen Gullette, senior cybersecurity major from Cape Girardeau, Mo.
- Elijah Iverson, junior cybersecurity major with a minor in computer networking from Bloomington, Ill.
- Ethan Jett, sophomore cybersecurity major from Bloomington
- Suzie Luehmann, sophomore cybersecurity major from Granite City, Ill.
- Luke Skaggs, senior cybersecurity major with a minor in computer science from Festus, Mo.
- Jennifer Tenholder, senior cybersecurity major with minors in computer networking and computer science from Florissant, Mo. (Capitan)
- Grant Trowbridge, senior cybersecurity major from Ten Mile, Tenn.
- Karl Trowbridge, sophomore cybersecurity major from Ten Mile
- Isaac Wilson, senior computer science major from Malden, Mo.
- Team members:
- Gabe Stier, (capitan)
- Joseph Kossack,
- Will Ward,
- Elijah Iverson,
- Stephen Gullette,
- Trevor Banning,
- Jennifer Tenholder,
- Suzie Luehmann,
- Jack Gavin,
- Ethan Jett,
- Christian Atkin,
- Luke Skaggs.
Winning Streak: Southeast Cyber Defense Team Wins Ninth Straight State Championship
- Joseph Kossack,
- Giovanni Licameli,
- Quinn Johnson,
- Connor Bybee,
- Elijah Iverson,
- Andrew Banning,
- Gabe Stier,
- Jennifer Tenholder,
- Jack Gavin,
- Ethan Gyori. (team captain)
Southeast Cyber Defense Team Wins Eighth Straight State Championship
- Lucas Kossack of Grantsburg, Illinois
- Jonathan Fulling of Bloomington, Illinois
- Mackenzie Bonneville of Mapleton, Illinois
- Bryton Herdes of Xenia, Illinois
- Ben Shell of Marble, Hill, Missouri
- Jonathan Jonny Johnson of Rolla, Missouri
- Ethan Gyori of Eureka, Missouri
- Adam Elfrink of Jackson, Missouri
- Drake Fisher of Carbondale, Illinois
- Andrew Banning of Salem, Illinois
- Scott St. John of Wildwood, Missouri
- Stephanie Graessle
Southeast Cyber Defense Team Wins Multi-State Competition, 6th Straight State Title
- Alex Clinton of Sidney, Ohio
- James Eilers of OFallon, Missouri
- Jonathan Snow of Florissant, Missouri
- Lucas Kossack of Grantsburg, Illinois
- JoLynn Hallmark of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Zachary Peek of Aviston, Illinois
- Thomas DePriest of St. Louis, Missouri
- Tusita Gunaratne of Negombo, Sri Lanka.
- Jonathan Fulling of Bloomington, Illinois
- Jasmeet Singh Kukreja of Delhi, India
- William Reed of Festus, Missouri
Southeast Cybersecurity Team Takes Second at 2016 Erich J. Spengler Midwest Regional CCDC
- Jolynn Hallmark
- Zack Peek
- Melanie Thiemann
- Blynn Atchley
- Tyler Morgan
- Jeremy Wiedner
- Nick Howe
- George Papulis
- Charles Harner.
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