Bachelor of Information Technology–Network Technology student place in the Top Three for Cisco’s annual NetRiders Competition
Posted on Friday, May 16th, 2014
For the second time in a little over two years, an Algonquin Bachelor of Information Technology – Network Technology (BIT-NET) student has placed in the Top Three for Cisco’s annual “NetRiders Competition”.
Cisco’s Academy Networking program has over one million registered users spread across the globe. Each year, to foster students taking their courses, Cisco sponsors a “NetRiders” competition. The globe is split into Four Zones, with the top four competitors in each zone earning a one week all-expenses-paid trip to corporate HQ in San Jose.
Our top student this year is Phil Vatcher, a 3rd year BIT-NET student.
Having earned his place during the elimination round in March against over 1700 competitors, Phil advanced and competed against 102 other finalists from North America during the second round on Thu May 2. After four hours and two grueling exams, Phil won second place in Canada and third in North America. He’ll be heading to San Jose in Jan 2015, to meet Cisco engineers and top executives, tour the Cisco campus, and enjoy numerous other sight-seeing trips in the area. Another of our BIT-Net students advanced to Round Two, but was unable to participate due to other commitments. Jacob Stec. also a 3rd yr BIT-NET was the other student who was successful in Round One and gained a spot among the 102 students in Round Two.
Our congratulations go to Phil, and the faculty in the BIT-Net Program for their role in producing and supporting our top-notch, globally acclaimed students.
General info on the NetRiders competition: http://www.academynetriders.com/index.php
Info on the trip to Cisco corporate HQ: http://www.academynetriders.com/file.php/1/netriders_info/study.html
Listing of 2014 Winners: http://www.academynetriders.com/file.php/1/netriders_info/pdfs/Results_2014_NetRiders_USCAN_CCNA_R2.pdf