The Missouri State University team turned in a successful performance at the recent U.S. Information Technology Collegiate Conference (USITCC) regional student competition 2023. 

Organized by the Association for Business Information Technology Students (A-BITS), in collaboration with the department of information technology and cybersecurity at MSU, the event took place from Oct. 26-28 in MSU’s Glass Hall.  

It brought together students from eight colleges and universities spanning four states. The conference provided a platform for budding IT professionals to showcase their skills, tackle real-life business problems and explore exciting career opportunities. 

 A-BITS members won many awards and MSU was named the top performing school.  

Congratulate the winners   

Application Development

• 2nd place – Jeffrey Mitchell and Jessica Snare.
• 3rd place – Siyang Zhao and Wenxuan Xu.  

Business Analytics 

• 1st place – Nicolas Loke and Rajan Shukla.  
• 3rd place – Anthony Lakin and Jack Rodenberg.  

Database Design 

• 3rd place – Reid Biggers and Bach Nguyen.  

Network Design 

• 3rd place – Alexander Raibley and Ian Ulrich.   

Office Solutions 

• 3rd place – Mitchell and Snare.  

PC Troubleshooting

• 1st place – Ian Brown.
• 2nd place – Zachary Frey.       
• Honorable mentions – Makaylee Doza, Gabriel Fox, Cole Mazeitis and Mitchell. 

Security 

• 1st place – Biggers.
• 3rd place – Brown.         
• Honorable mentions – Andrew Ashworth, Mazeitis, Mitchell and David Phan. 

System Analysis and Design 

• 3rd place – Kody Doan and Charlie Appelbaum.