Loyola Blakefield Cyber Advances Six Teams to CyberPatriot XVI Semifinals
December marked State Round of the Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot XVI, the nation’s largest youth cyber defense competition. Teams competed in their brackets for state-level awards and to secure a spot in the Semifinal Round taking place later this month. Congratulations to Loyola Cyber for advancing six total teams to the semifinals, taking place January 19 - 20.
Continuing a streak that began in 2015, a Loyola Blakefield high school team has captured the Maryland State title in the Platinum division in CyberPatriot.
MD 1st Place
Jack Wachter '24
Teddy Marine '24
Aidan Sachs '24
Michael Litrenta '24
Nate Konkel '24
Casey Nazelrod '25
Jack Wachter '24
Teddy Marine '24
Aidan Sachs '24
Michael Litrenta '24
Nate Konkel '24
Casey Nazelrod '25
A Loyola team has also captured second place in the Maryland Platinum division:
MD 2nd Place
Ben Fredrick '24
Kieran Ellis '24
Jack Anderson '24
James Keller '24
Henry Craig '24
Connor Lockett '24
Loyola Middle School teams also captured first and second place for Maryland and have qualified for the middle school semifinal round.
MD 1st Place
Will Mascari '29
Austin Pitarra '29
Andrew Smith '29
Ethan Rohrbach '30
John Talley '30
Alex Nicolaidis '30
Will Mascari '29
Austin Pitarra '29
Andrew Smith '29
Ethan Rohrbach '30
John Talley '30
Alex Nicolaidis '30
MD 2nd Place
Liam Yates '28
Grant Benegas '28
Braeden Streets '28
Ethan Balubar '29
Liam Yates '28
Grant Benegas '28
Braeden Streets '28
Ethan Balubar '29
Congratulations to all of our Cyber Dons and program director Mr. Steve Morrill for yet another dominant performance.
CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association to inspire K–12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. At the core of the program is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, the nation's largest cyber defense competition that puts high school and middle school students in charge of securing virtual networks.
