{"id":151760,"date":"2026-03-25T15:42:24","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760//?p=151760"},"modified":"2026-03-25T15:42:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T19:42:24","slug":"ucf-to-compete-in-the-international-collegiate-programming-contests-2026-world-finals-after-top-5-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760//ucf-to-compete-in-the-international-collegiate-programming-contests-2026-world-finals-after-top-5-finish/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760//","title":{"rendered":"UCF to Compete in the International Collegiate Programming Contest/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760/u2019s 2026 World Finals After Top 5 Finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

166su student programmers are poised to showcase their formidable skills on a world stage after a top five finish at this weekend/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760/u2019s International Collegiate Programming Contest North America Championship (ICPC NAC)./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760/n

Computer science students Brian Barak /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760/u201925, Thomas Meeks and Benjamin Prins competed as 166su Triangulate, one of the 52 university teams at the NAC who earned the chance to compete for a spot internationally from an original field of about 1,000 from the U.S. and Canada. 166su placed No. 5, earning the opportunity to head to Dubai in November to compete at the 50th annual ICPC World Finals./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/151760/n