Morris Digi-Key Collegiate Computing Competition Teams Including Jeff Lindblom Excel at 2011 Event

2011 Nov 14

University of Minnesota, Morris students excelled at the 2011 Digi-Key Collegiate Computing Competition. Team Quantum Bogosort took first place. Team Ghost Ducks took first place and second place in the Blenders competitions that combine speed and trivia skills. Twenty-one teams participated in the invitational competition.

Jeff Lindblom, ' 12, Zimmerman, computer science major. Lindblom is a member of Team Quantum Bogosort.

Morris teams have taken first place at Digi-Key four times in the past six years, taking the lead for the most wins since Digi-Key started the competition in 2000.

The event sponsor, Digi-Key, is an international distributor of electronic components serving a broad range of industries including automotive, communications, energy/renewable energy, industrial, medical equipment, transportation, military/aerospace, and research and development. The corporation is located in Thief River Falls.

Through personal and academic discovery, the University of Minnesota, Morris provides opportunities for students to grow intellectually, engage in community, experience environmental stewardship and celebrate diversity. A renewable and sustainable educational experience, Morris prepares graduates for careers, for advanced degrees, for lifelong learning, for work world flexibility in the future, and for global citizenship. Learn more about Morris at morris.umn.edu or call 888-866-3382.