The Penn Sports Analytics Group has a storied tradition fielding teams for nationwide sports analytics contests. We are proud to compete with and against some of the top undergraduate analysts in America. Here are some of the awards earned by our teams:
2023 Syracuse University Basketball Analytics Competition Finalists: Jake Federman, Naomi Korn, Justin Lipitz, Elan Roth
Project: Stopping the 2021-22 Golden State Warriors
2022 Syracuse Football Analytics Blitz
Overall winners: Zach Drapkin, Zach Bradlow, Sarah Hu, Ezra Troy
Finalists: Justin Lipitz, Jake Federman, Naomi Korn, Zeke Kelz
Project: Constructing a Defensive Game Plan Against the Kansas City Chiefs
2021 Syracuse Football Analytics Blitz Finalists: Zach Drapkin, Zach Bradlow, Evan Light Rake, Sarah Hu, Ezra Troy
2021 NFL Big Data Bowl Finalists (College Entry Division): Zach Drapkin, Zach Bradlow, Sarah Hu, Ryan Gross
Project: Target-agnostic Evaluation of Cornerbacks & Wide Receivers
2019 NFL Big Data Bowl Finalists (College Entry Division): Jake Flancer, Jack Soslow, Eric Dong, Andrew Castle
Project: Using Autoencoded Receiver Routes to Optimize Yardage
2023 Syracuse University Basketball Analytics Competition Finalists: Jake Federman, Naomi Korn, Justin Lipitz, Elan Roth
Project: Stopping the 2021-22 Golden State Warriors
2022 Syracuse Football Analytics Blitz
Overall winners: Zach Drapkin, Zach Bradlow, Sarah Hu, Ezra Troy
Finalists: Justin Lipitz, Jake Federman, Naomi Korn, Zeke Kelz
Project: Constructing a Defensive Game Plan Against the Kansas City Chiefs
2021 Syracuse Football Analytics Blitz Finalists: Zach Drapkin, Zach Bradlow, Evan Light Rake, Sarah Hu, Ezra Troy
2021 NFL Big Data Bowl Finalists (College Entry Division): Zach Drapkin, Zach Bradlow, Sarah Hu, Ryan Gross
Project: Target-agnostic Evaluation of Cornerbacks & Wide Receivers
2019 NFL Big Data Bowl Finalists (College Entry Division): Jake Flancer, Jack Soslow, Eric Dong, Andrew Castle
Project: Using Autoencoded Receiver Routes to Optimize Yardage