Washington’s 2026 TSA Finalists in CS/IT

ByCSTA Washington Staff

The 2026 Washington Technology Student Association (WTSA) State Conference recently concluded at the Spokane Convention Center, bringing together thousands of students to compete in a wide range of STEM disciplines. As one of the most robust CTSOs for computer science and technical innovation, WTSA is sending an impressive delegation to represent Washington at the National TSA Conference in Washington, D.C. (Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD) from June 22–26, 2026.

Under the current rules for 2026, the top 3 finishers in each event generally qualify for the National Conference.

High School CS and IT Winners

The following schools and students earned top honors in the core technology and computer science categories:

  • Coding
    • 1st Place: Vihaan Singh, Sujan Saravanan — Tesla STEM High School (Lake Washington School District)
    • 2nd Place: Aditya Jain, Sayan Sanyal — Henry M. Jackson High School (Everett Public Schools)
    • 3rd Place: Brian Lin, Daniel Tsay — Union High School (Evergreen Public Schools)
  • Cybersecurity
    • 1st Place: Anirudh Narasimhan, Satvik Kothapalli — Tesla STEM High School (Lake Washington School District)
    • 2nd Place: Oliver Chalmers, Liam Hill — Mount Si High School (Snoqualmie Valley School District)
    • 3rd Place: Shravan Mahesh Kumar, Shray Gupta — Interlake High School (Bellevue School District)
  • Software Development
    • 1st Place: Jeswanth Sri Sai Battula, Maximillian Uypeckcuat, Eeshan Misra, Enzo Van Thorre — Tesla STEM High School (Lake Washington School District)
    • 2nd Place: Eshaan Emani, Sungwoo Cho, Saaqib Parvez — Issaquah High School (Issaquah School District)
    • 3rd Place: Ananya Sharma, Ankita Datta — Eastlake High School (Lake Washington School District)
  • Webmaster
    • 1st Place: Anoushka Gharat, Adya Chandar, Diya Kowshik — Tesla STEM High School (Lake Washington School District)
    • 2nd Place: Jinyi Kou, Claire Adams, Vidhur Prabhu — Newport High School (Bellevue School District)
    • 3rd Place: Ayush Agarwal, Zane Cherian, Shreyas Barla — Skyline High School (Issaquah School District)
  • Data Science and Analytics
    • 1st Place: Rhea Singh, Sophie Zhao — Tesla STEM High School (Lake Washington School District)
    • 2nd Place: Ishaan Agarwal, Akshar Parmar — Juanita High School (Lake Washington School District)
    • 3rd Place: Anya Rajyaguru, Amelia Pletosu — Inglemoor High School (Northshore School District)
  • Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Engineering
    • 1st Place: Richie Gorman — Glacier Peak High School (Snohomish School District)
    • 2nd Place: Erykah Pawlik — Stanwood High School (Stanwood-Camano School District)
    • 3rd Place: Grayson Aldridge — Camas High School (Camas School District)

Middle School Highlights

Washington’s middle school programs continue to build a strong pipeline for technical leadership:

  • Coding (Middle School)
    • 1st Place: Tenzin Chodak, Raelynn Nutt — North Middle School (Everett Public Schools)
    • 2nd Place: Musa Afzal, Lincoln Jensen — Aspire Middle School (North Thurston Public Schools)
    • 3rd Place: Iden Luu, Clark Sessions — Gateway Middle School (Everett Public Schools)
  • Website Design (Middle School)
    • 1st Place: Joanna Chong, Delaney Howard, Ivy Quach-tran — North Middle School (Everett Public Schools)
    • 2nd Place: Zoey Lee, Serenity Arana — Tillicum Middle School (Bellevue School District)
    • 3rd Place: Seth Remington — Einstein Middle School (Shoreline School District)
  • Data Science and Solutions
    • 1st Place: Aarya Bougher, Britney Martinez Velazquez — Redmond Middle School (Lake Washington School District)
    • 2nd Place: Sawyer Kirkwood, Rachel Lanwi — Odle Middle School (Bellevue School District)
    • 3rd Place: Sue-ellen Berei, Alina Price — Evergreen Middle School (Lake Washington School District)

For the full list of results, please see: Washington TSA 2026 State Conference Results

Congratulations to the students and educators who contributed to Washington’s strong presence in these technical disciplines this year.

To view the 2026 Washington representatives in the CS/IT/Cybersecurity categories for other CTSO (Career and Technical Student Organizations) see the post.

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