Awards — Dennis Freyman

Y Combinator Fellow (2026) — invite-only; nominated by a YC partner
Y Combinator Startup School 2026 — hand-selected invitation to San Francisco (July 25–26)
2nd / 700+ — USC ISI “Good Vibes” Hackathon (only high-school team); invited to Microsoft Research
1st / 160+ — Reddit Games Hackathon, LA Tech Week (only high-school team)
Honorable Mention — Congressional App Challenge, for reTeach

National Cyber Scholar with Honors (2024) — top 1% nationally via CyberStart; $9K scholarship
National Cyber Scholar (2023) — top 7% nationally via CyberStart; $3K scholarship
GIAC GFACT (98) & GSEC (91) — invited to the GIAC Advisory Board
National Cyber League 2025 (individual) — #13 / 1042 HS, #80 / 7865 overall; Diamond Rank
National Cyber League 2025 (team) — #5 / 446 HS, #24 / 4215 overall; Diamond Rank
DreamHack CTF, Season 7 — 1st nationally, 45 / 3950 globally (peak #17)
CyberStart America 2024 — Gold Award (top 1.5%)
US Cyber Games, Flag Fest IV — 11th / ~600
US Cyber Challenge, Cyber Quests (Spring 2024) — 22nd / ~800
AlpacaHack 9 Finals — 20th / ~150
CyberPatriot — captained team to #24 nationally (Season 17) and #41 nationally (Season 18)