VICEROY Presents:

Sentinel's Watch

Applications for Sentinel's Watch will open November 17, 2025! with the competition taking place January 27–29, 2026.

Sentinel’s Watch is the second chapter of the 2025–2026 Challenge Series. Following the first chapter, Shieldbearer, this next stage brings participants one step closer to the culminating chapter and the honor of the Gilded Guardian.

Over three immersive days, you’ll face simulated cyber threats that test your skills and shape the mindset of a true defender.

You’ll learn to analyze, adapt, and protect—under pressure and alongside peers from across the nation.

Every action matters. Every system you secure, every vulnerability you uncover, every command you master strengthens our collective defense.

Your training begins now. Are you ready to defend?

Protect. Defend. Begin your path to the Gilded Guardian.

Previous Chapter Highlights:

Chapter 1: Shieldbearer

Leaderboard

CyberWosh

Final Score

1:25:48

Completion Time

Institution Affiliation:

MSU Delta

Final Score

2:12:01

Completion Time

Institution Affiliation:

CyberCougs Crimson

Final Score

2:12:09

Completion Time

Institution Affiliation:

That Time I Broke the Matrix and Now Have to Become the GIlded Guardian

Final Score

2:17:14

Completion Time

Institution Affiliation:

Bits_N_Bytes

Final Score

2:27:05

Completion Time

Institution Affiliation:

LEC^2

Final Score

2:27:20

Completion Time

Institution Affiliation:

Decommissioned

Final Score

2:55:19

Completion Time

Institution Affiliation:

no clue bro

Final Score

N/A

Completion Time

Institution Affiliation:

shant

Final Score

N/A

Completion Time

Institution Affiliation:

Alamo Colleges Cyber Defenders

Final Score

N/A

Completion Time

Institution Affiliation:

Rank	Team Name	Institution Affiliation	Final Score
11	Shield > /dev/null	Northeastern University	76
12	Cyber Avengers	Mississippi State University	70
13	1693 Cyber	William & Mary	67
14	SweetByte	Mississippi State University	67
15	Giraffe Knuckles	Florida International University	65
16	Strawberry Wafers	University of Detroit Mercy, Virginia Tech, University of Texas at Dallas, and University of New Hampshire	65
17	Sudo Mode	Purdue University Northwest	65
18	404 Not Today	University of Colorado Denver	63
19	SportsBettors	Northeastern University	63
20	EternalBlue	University at Albany	63
21	Cyberdawgs Alpha	Mississippi State University	63
22	MyDistrosBetter	Texas A&M University–San Antonio	62
23	Douglets	Boise State University	61
24	Pest Control	Washington State University	61
25	Hackbusters	Florida International University	59
26	Team Delta	University at Albany	59
27	Aegis	Pikes Peak State College	59
28	Those Guys	Florida International University	59
29	Cyber Squad	Washington State University	59
30	Bits and Bytes	Texas A&M University–College Station	56
31	WSU Team 3	Washington State University	51
32	Blue Raiders	Middle Tennessee State University	51
33	toasties	Texas A&M University–College Station	46
34	AUSOC	Augusta University	45
35	Cyber Crew Alpha	Mississippi State University	41
36	Fantastic Four	Texas A&M University–San Antonio	39
37	EagleSec	Houston City College	39
38	WSU Team 6	Washington State University	38
39	CipherBitez	Mississippi State University	37
40	Iron Paws	Texas A&M University–San Antonio	29
41	Cyber Knights of HCC	Houston City College	28
42	Cyber Jacks	Northern Arizona University	28
43	Dawg Bytes	Mississippi State University	28
44	VT-VICEROY	Virginia Tech	22