About SACO.

We’re students who enjoy competitive programming and want to make it easier for others to get started. We run SACO alongside school, writing contest problems and organizing events for students across the Pacific Northwest.

We started SACO to create more in-person competitive programming opportunities in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. We want students to have a place to meet other programmers, tackle problems together, and experience a contest beyond their own school.

SACO student organizers together outside Coding Mind Academy after the competition

Meet the team.

Brendon Wang

Brendon Wang

Co-Founder & Head of Technology

Lakeside School

Brendon started programming in sixth grade and competes in USACO Platinum. Outside of coding, he enjoys competitive math, tennis, and ultimate.

Zerui Li

Zerui Li

Co-Founder & Head of Logistics

Lakeside School

Zerui started programming in seventh grade and competes in USACO Platinum. He enjoys solving Codeforces problems with friends and working on computer science projects.

Haoran Wu

Haoran Wu

Problem Writer

Eastlake High School

Haoran started competitive programming in seventh grade and reached USACO Platinum. He also enjoys competitive math, rhythm games, and Minecraft.