About TeamsCode

Bryan is a junior at Bellevue High School in the Seattle, WA metro area. His most familiar coding language is C++, where he's currently competing in USACO Platinum, but he also has plenty of experience in Java and Python. Outside of competitive programming, he has also done research in combinatorial optimization and deep and reinforcement learning for improving diabetes management. He also enjoys math and playing with his 2 Pomeranians.

Jason is a junior at Watchung Hills Regional High School in New Jersey. He started competitive programming in middle school and has been selected as a 2024 USACO Finalist. Outside of competitive programming, he also enjoys math, physics, and robotics.

Eric Chang is a junior at Newport High School. He has taken classes in Python and Java before. In his free time, Eric likes playing Chess and play tennis. He is looking forward to creating exciting TeamsCode competitions for competitive coders!

Justin Ji is a junior at Lynbrook High School in San Jose, California. He started programming in 9th grade, and is currently in the USACO Gold division. Outside of programming, he enjoys hiking, video games, and spending time with friends.

Culver is a junior at Diocesan Boys' School in Hong Kong. He enjoys both mathematics and programming, and participates in olympiads for both of them. He participated in IMO 2023, 2024 and got bronze and silver medals respectively, and got a silver medal at IOI 2024. His peak rank on Codeforces is Grandmaster. He has also done research on graph theory in the summer leading up to his sophomore year. He likes writing both math problems and informatics problems, and has set a number of quality problems in both.

Yash Belani is a junior at the Harker School. He recently started USACO and is competing in the USACO Silver division with C++. In his free time, he enjoys playing video games, basketball, or solving problems.

Spencer is a junior at PRISMS (Princeton International School of Math and Science). He started his competitive programming 3 years ago and became fluent in C++ over this time. He is in USACO’s Platinum division and qualified for CCO from CCC (Canadian Computing Competition). In his free time, he enjoys fidgeting around with computer components and software.

Julian is a senior at Westview High School in San Diego. Starting from making games on KhanAcademy, Julian developed a passion for coding from a young age. He soon picked up competitive programming and has been selected as a 2024 USACO Finalist. Outside of programming, he enjoys playing cello, basketball, and video games.

Guoguo is a junior at Basis Independent McLean. He is currently working very hard to try to get to USACO Finalist in the 24-25 season. In his free time, he likes to run and play with his friends.

Jason is a senior at Friendswood High School, Texas. He started competitive programming in 5th grade and is currently trying to make USACO Finalists during the 2024-25 USACO season. In his spare time, he enjoys listening to musicals and runs cross country for the school.

Nelson Huang is a junior at Providence High School in Charlotte, North Carolina. He learned computer science in 4th grade and started competitive programming in 6th grade. He was selected as a USACO Finalist in the 2023-2024 season. Outside of programming, he also enjoys math and video games.

Vincent is a senior at Winchester Thurston High School in Pittsburgh. He has been programming since sixth grade, and started competitive programming in sophomore year, reaching USACO's Gold division in December 2024. Vincent also enjoys reading philosophy, game development, shilling C++, and more!

Justin Song is a junior at Newport High School. He first started learning Python and programming in 2022. He is interested in programming, economics, and engineering and as hobbies, he enjoys playing videogames, basketball.

Eric is a junior at Bellevue High School in the Seattle, WA metro area. He has a strong passion for math and creative writing, and he enjoys exploring both in and out of the classroom. He is proficient in C++ and Python, and he had the opportunity to deepen his knowledge of artificial intelligence at Stanford AI4ALL. In his free time, he loves crafting stories, solving challenging math problems, and playing badminton. Eric is also a badminton coach at a local club, where he helps others improve their skills and develop a love for the sport.

Ryan is a senior at Amador Valley High School. He has been programming since 8th grade, and was selected as a 2025 USACO Finalist. In his free time, he enjoys sleeping and video games.

Elizabeth is a senior at Bellevue High School with a passion for coding that began the summer before her freshman year. Since then, she has continued to explore and grow her skills in computer science. Outside the classroom, Elizabeth enjoys café hopping and playing badminton in her free time.

Andrew is a sophomore at Gunn High School, a participant in the USACO Gold Division, and an AIME Qualifier. In his free time, he beats good Brawl Stars players with Darryl.

Since joining his school’s Informatics club in primary school, Justin has developed an interest in competitive programming for its original and thought provoking challenges. Since then, he has become an IOI medallist, and is studying hard for next year’s competition. In his free time, he enjoys drawing, video games, reading and athletics.

Andreas is an aspiring aerospace engineer and a sophomore at the Taft School, a boarding school in Connecticut. He was born in New York and lives in Hong Kong. He used to study at Diocesan Boys School, an internationally renowned International Baccalaureate program. At Taft, Andreas rows on Varsity Crew, codes for the Vex Robotics team, and leads the String Quartet, Physics and History Journal clubs.

Zerui Li is a sophomore at Lakeside School in Seattle, WA. He started programming in 7th grade, and is currently in the USACO Gold division. In his free time, he likes to grind Codeforces problems with his friends and work on CS related projects.