CyberPatriot 18 National Finals Awards

​Congratulations to all of the CyberPatriot 18 National Finalists on their incredible performance at the National Finals Competition held at the Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center in Rockville, MD, on March 21-23, 2026. 


It is our great pleasure to announce the winners of this year's competition season.

OPEN DIVISION
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National Champion: TitanTurtles from Sunshine Elite Education (Beaverton, OR)
Runner-Up: Half Dome from Franklin High School (Elk Grove, CA)
Third Place: CyberAegis Perseus from Scouting America Exploring Club 2928 (San Diego, CA)​

ALL SER​​VICE DIVISION
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National Champion: Terabyte Falcons from Scripps Ranch High School, Air Force JROTC (San Diego, CA)
Runner-Up: Runtime Terror from Troy High School, Navy JROTC (Fullerton, CA)
Third Place: Cyber Monkeys from Burke Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol (Springfield, VA)

MIDDLE SCHOOL DIVISION
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National Champion: CyberAegis Hydra from Scouting America Exploring Club 2927 (San Diego, CA)
Runner-Up: Team 1 from Cedarlane Academy (Hacienda Heights, CA)
Third Place: Cyber Crashouts from Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy (Plymouth, MI)​​​

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INDIVIDUAL CHALLENGE AWARD WINNERS​​
​Open Division Cisco Networking Challenge:
1st Place: TitanTurtles from Sunshine Elite Education (Beaverton, OR)
2nd Place: ​Axios from Loyola Blakefield (Towson, MD)
3rd Place: CyberAegis Perseus from Scouting America Exploring Post 2928 (San Diego, CA)

All Service Division Cisco Networking Challenge:
1st Place: Runtime Terror from Troy High School, Navy JROTC (Fullerton, CA)
2nd Place: Cyber Monkeys from Burke Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol (Springfield, VA)
3rd Place: Talk to me Goose from Theodore Roosevelt High School, Army ​JROTC (San Antonio, TX)

Middle School Division Cisco Networking Challenge:
1st Place: CyberAegis Hydra from Scouting America Exploring Club 2927 (San Diego, CA)
2nd Place: Team 1 from Cedarlane Academy (Hacienda Heights, CA)
3rd Place: Cyber Crashouts from Plymouth Scholars Charter Academy (Plymouth, MI)


CYBER ALL-AMERICAN AWARD RECIPIENT
Awarded to those CyberPatriot competitors who qualify for the National Finals all four of their high school competition seasons.

Joshua Fong from Franklin High School
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