Southwest Baptist University’s top competitive programming team came out on top at
the Consortium for Computing Sciences in Colleges (CCSC) Central Plains Region Programming
Contest on Saturday, April 2, at Missouri Western State University.
SBU’s championship team consisting of junior Julie Bowman (Franklin, N.C.), freshman Grant Jennings (Reeds, Mo.) and freshman Stephen Leskowat (Tulsa, Okla.) completed five problems successfully. SBU earned third place with a team consisting of senior Bobby Sterling (Buffalo, Mo.), senior Brady Kornrumpf (Bolivar, Mo.) and sophomore Chase Bussey (Sedalia, Mo.).
"Our students came through incredibly well," said Dr. Tim DeClue, chair of the SBU Computer and Information Sciences (CIS) department. "I just cannot say enough about the continued efforts, perseverance and integrity exhibited by these students. It is truly a blessing and an honor to work with them. Also, we will graduate students Bobby Sterling and Brady Kornrumpf in May, both of whom have jobs waiting for them. They have led the team well and I am proud of our seniors and looking forward to continuing to work with our younger competitors.”
Also competing for SBU and finishing seventh was a team consisting of freshman Allison Hawkins (St. Joseph, Mo.), sophomore Jordan Brown (Urbana, Mo.) and sophomore Isaac Schwarz (Holt Summit, Mo). Finishing in 20 of 33 was junior Paul Kramer (Fairview Heights, Ill.), junior Russell Davis (Bolivar, Mo.) and freshman Austin Masters (Strafford, Mo.). Freshman Josh Adams (Dora, Mo.) accompanied the team as an eligible substitute. Coaches included SBU CIS faculty members Meilani Conley, Dr. James Cain and DeClue.
The Central Plains Region is one of only ten CCSC regions in the U.S. and includes universities from Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska. The Consortium is a nonprofit organization focused on promoting quality computer-oriented curricula as well as effective use of computing in smaller institutions of higher learning that are typically non-research in orientation.
SBU’s CIS Department is home to more than 100 students, five full-time faculty and two faculty associates. SBU CIS is a nationally recognized leader among evangelical Christian schools in the production of computing and software engineering professionals. SBU CIS’s computer science program is one of only six accredited programs in the nation at an evangelical Christian college.
For more information, contact DeClue at (417) 328-1704 or tdeclue@SBUniv.edu.
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Complete Results (top 15) |
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Place |
School |
Location |
Solutions |
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1. |
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY - A (Bowman, Jennings, Leskowat) |
Bolivar, Mo. |
5 |
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2. |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
4 |
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3. |
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY - B (Kornrumpf, Sterling, Bussey) |
Bolivar, Mo. |
4 |
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4. |
University of Central Missouri - A |
Warrensburg, Mo. |
4 |
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5. |
University of Nebraska-Lincoln - A |
Lincoln, Neb. |
3 |
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6. |
Drury University - A |
Springfield, Mo. |
3 |
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7. |
SOUTHWEST BAPTIST UNIVERSITY - C (Hawkins, Brown, Schwarz) |
Bolivar, Mo. |
3 |
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8. |
Eastern Illinois University |
Charleston, Ill. |
3 |
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9. |
University of Missouri-Kansas City |
Kansas City, Mo. |
2 |
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10. |
University of Central Missouri - B |
Warrensburg, Mo. |
2 |
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11. |
Missouri Western State University - A |
St. Joseph, Mo. |
2 |
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12. |
Northwest Missouri State University - A |
Maryville, Mo. |
1 |
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13. |
Georgia Gwinnett College - B |
Lawrenceville, Ga. |
1 |
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14. |
Park University |
Park, Mo. |
1 |
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15. |
Drury University - B |
Springfield, Mo. |
1 |
Photographed are SBU competitive programing students (L-R, sitting/kneeling) Grant Jennings, Russell Davis and Bobby Sterling; (L-R, middle) Allison Hawkins, Xixi Zhang, Julie Bowman, Stephen Leskowat, Jordan Brown and Brady Kornrumpf; and (L-R, back row) Austin Masters, Isaac Schwarz, Josh Adams, Paul Kramer and Chase Bussey.