Rice University competes in the annual ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest. We are located in the South Central USA region, consisting of Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.
Three students, one computer, five hours, and a bunch of problems. Solve as many as you can, as fast as you can. Students have approximately-weekly practice sessions in the fall to practice for the Regional contest. From there, top teams advance to the North American Qualifier. And from there, top teams advance to the World Finals.
To get involved, contact John Greiner.
| Year | Regionals | Year | Finals |
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| 2015 |
Rice Gray, 1st place, 7/9 problems: Jose Vera-Garza, Philip Taffet, Visit Pataranutaporn Rice Blue, 4th place, 6/9 problems: Jenna Netland, Derek Peirce, Michael Peirce Rice Hoot!, 22nd place, 4/9 problems: Ziyue Liu, Ziyun Wang, Siran Wang Rice Owls, 42nd place, 2/9 problems: Anh Tran, Madison Lewis, Avery Whitaker Coach: John Greiner Student organizers: Derek Peirce, Jose Vera-Garza Rice Engineering article |
2016 |
Rice Gray, 55th place of 128, 5/13 problems: Jose Vera-Garza, Philip Taffet, Visit Pataranutaporn Coach: John Greiner Rice Engineering article |
| 2014 |
Rice Gray, 1st place, 5/9 problems: Jose Vera-Garza, Philip Taffet, Nick Merritt Rice Blue, 8th place, 4/9 problems: Derek Peirce, Michael Peirce, Jenna Netland Rice Owls, 24th place, 2/9 problems: Matthew Hammond, Belinda Liu, Rui (Ray) Zhang Rice Hoot!, 26th place, 2/9 problems: Xiaoyu Chen, Xingfan (Fanny) Huang, Yufeng Zhou Team Fusion MMA, 36th place, 1/9 problems: John Wyrough, Joseph Hwang, Nicholas Kwon Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Derek Peirce Rice Engineering article |
2015 |
Rice Gray, 113th place of 128, 2/13 problems: Jose Vera-Garza, Philip Taffet, Nick Merritt Coach: John Greiner Video interviews: How to Qualify for the World Finals, Coaches talk about how they train their teams Funding sponsors: PROS Holdings, Anne Kennedy, Andrea Pound, Christopher Pound |
| 2013 |
Rice Blue, 2nd place, 7/8 problems: Jeff Arenson, Derek Peirce, Haihua Shen Rice Owls, 11th place, 5/8 problems: Yilun Zhang, Philip Taffet, Leo Du Rice Gray, 42nd place, 3/8 problems: Seth Lauer, Josiah Grace, Michael Peirce Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Jeff Arenson Rice Engineering article |
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| 2012 |
Rice Blue, 3rd place, 4/8 problems: Ryan Dewey, Jeff Arenson, Haihua Shen Rice Owls, 35th place, 1/8 problems: Yansen Zhou, Derek Peirce, Nick McCleerey Rice Gray, 40th place (tie), 0/8 problems: Andrew Wu, Dhevi Rajendran, Bryan Wigianto Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Ryan Dewey |
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| 2011 |
Rice Blue, 3rd place, 4/8 problems: Daniel Podder, Max Grossman, Ryan Dewey Rice Gray, 9th place, 3/8 problems: Weibo He, Haihua Shen, Yunming Zhang Rice Owls, 32nd place, 1/8 problems: Dhevi Rajendran, Bryan Wigianto, Andrew Wu Rice Centennial, 37th place, 1/8 problems: Jeff Arenson, Kalpit Dixit, Brian Tran Rice Hoot!, 47th place (tie), 0/8 problems: Waseem Ahmad, Jack Feser, SeyyedMajid Valiollahzadah Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Daniel Podder |
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| 2010 | Give a Hoot!, 4th place, 7/8 problems: Ryan Dewey, Eric Lee, Olyver Yau Rice Blue, 12th place, 5/8 problems: Elizabeth Fudge, Max Grossman, Daniel Podder Rice Owls, 36th place, 3/8 problems: Weibo He, Yunming Zhang, Xiangjin Zou *teamname, 40th place, 3/8 problems: Kuldeep Meel, Pawel Mikolajczyk, Marcus Shen Rice Gray, 48th place, 3/8 problems: Dhevi Rajendran, Bryan Wigianto, Andrew Wu Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Daniel Podder |
| Year | Competition | Teams | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Regionals | 3rd place, 5/8 problems: Rice Blue: Kestutis Cesnavicius, Nico Feltman, George Chen 30th place (tie), 0/8 problems: Rice Gray: Daniel Podder, Kevin Beale, Grant Cathcart 30th place (tie), 0/8 problems: Rice Owls: Jaewoo Jeon, James Morgensen, Ace Emil |
Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Kevin Beale |
| 2008 | Regionals | 33rd place, 1/9 problems: Rice Blue: Andrew Altheimer, Taylor Goodhart, Derek Sessions 60th place (tie), 0/9 problems: Rice Gray: Rae Alty, Peter Hokanson, David Lax |
Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Derek Sessions |
| 2007 | Regionals | 9th place, 4/9 problems: Rice Blue: Blake Kaplan, Gregory Malecha, Derek Sessions 28th place, 2/9 problems: Rice Gray: Grant Cathcart, Taylor Goodhart, Brian Shields |
Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Gregory Malecha |
| 2006 | Regionals | 5th place: 6/8 problems: Rice Blue: Brad Dodson, Gregory Malecha, Daniel Weidman 28th place, 3/8 problems: Rice Gray: Taylor Goodhart, Jaewoo Jeon, Derek Sessions |
Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Gregory Malecha |
| 2005/6 | Regionals | 1st place, 7/8 problems: Rice Blue: Gregory Malecha, Ryan Prichard, Etienne Vouga 20th place, 2/8 problems: Rice Gray: Eric Cheng, Jaewoo Jeon, Derek Sessions |
Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Gregory Malecha |
| World Finals (San Antonio, Texas) |
Honorable Mention, 1/6 problems: Rice Blue: Gregory Malecha, Ryan Prichard, Etienne Vouga |
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| 2004 | Regionals | 3rd place, 5/8 problems: Rice Gray 6th place, 4/8 problems: Rice Blue |
Coaches: Ian Barland, John Greiner Student organizer: Gina Upperman |
| 2003 | Regionals | 5th place, 8/8 problems: Rice Blue 14th place, 6/8 problems: Rice Gray |
Coach: John Greiner Student organizer: Gina Upperman |
| 2002 | Regionals | Did not participate. | |
| 2001 | Regionals | Did not participate. | |
| 2000 | Regionals | Did not participate. |
The older history has been pieced together from the ACM website and our trophies and plaques. If you can provide any additional information, please contact John Greiner.
| Year | Competition | Teams | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Regionals | Did not participate. | |
| 1998 | Regionals (Rice) |
33rd place, 1/7 problems:
Kobo Mastas 35th place, 1/7 problems: Turing Machanics |
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| 1997 | Regionals (Rice) |
? | |
| 1996 | Regionals | ? | |
| 1995/6 | Regionals | ? | |
| World Finals (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) |
Honorable Mention | ||
| 1994 | Regionals | ? | |
| 1993/4 | Regionals | ? | |
| World Finals (Phoenix) |
Participated | ||
| 1992/3 | Regionals | ? | |
| World Finals (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
7th place (tie) | ||
| 1991/2 | Regionals | 1st place: Perry Cheng, Amit Patel, Shawn Smith | Doug Moore |
| World Finals (Kansas City, Missouri) |
Perry Cheng, Amit Patel, Shawn Smith | ||
| 1990 | Regionals | ? |
The older history has been pieced together from the ACM website and our trophies and plaques. If you can provide any additional information, please contact John Greiner.
| Year | Competition | Teams | Leaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Regionals | ? | |
| 1988/9 | Regionals | 1st place: Matt Biggio, Preston Briggs, Jim Carson, John Greiner |
Coach: Joe Warren |
| World Finals (Louisville, Kentucky) |
5th place: Matt Biggio, Preston Briggs, Jim Carson, John Greiner |
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| 1987 | Regionals | 3rd place: Matt Biggio, Lawrence Cowsar (misspelled as Cowser on plaque), Kenny Sheldon, Pat Shopbell 4th place: Preston Briggs, John Greiner, Damon Hart, Robert Read |
Coach: Joe Warren |
| 1986 | Regionals | 2nd place: Bill Aitken, John Carter, Jeff Erickson, Robert (Bob) Hearn |
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| 1985/6 | Regionals | 1st place: Robert (Bob) Hearn, Chetan (Chet) Murthy, Jeff Erickson, John Carter 3rd place: Ervan Darnell, Doug Monk, Blake Wilfong, Michael Wolverton |
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| World Finals (Cincinnati, Ohio) |
3rd place: Robert (Bob) Hearn, Chetan (Chet) Murthy, Jeff Erickson, John Carter |
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| 1984 | Regionals | ? | |
| 1983 | Regionals | 1st place: ? | |
| 1982/3 | Regionals | 2nd place: ? 3rd place: ? |
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| World Finals (Melbourne, Florida) |
? place Randy Allen, Michael Caplinger, Robert Warfield, Joe Warren |
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| 1981 | Regionals | ? | |
| 1980/1 | Regionals | 1st place: David Capshaw, Scott Comer, Bob Hood, Thom Potempa |
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| World Finals (St. Louis, Missouri) |
2nd place: Scott Comer, Gordon Goetsch, David Johnson, Thom Potempa |
The older history has been pieced together from the ACM website and our trophies and plaques. If you can provide any additional information, please contact John Greiner.
| Year | Competition | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Regionals | ? |
| 1978 | Regionals | ? |
| 1977 | Regionals | ? |
| 1976 | Regionals | ? |