For the third year in a row, student groups from the Department of Statistics have earned high recognition at the SAS Analytics Shootout. This year, a team captained by Rich Ross and advised by Dr. Dan Hall has placed in the top three and is still in the running for first place. A second team, captained by XianYan Chen and advised by Dr. Jaxk Reeves earned an Honorable Mention. We are so proud of all who participated in the competition and congratulate them for their outstanding performance! The final results will be announced during the SAS Analytics Experience 2016, in September of this year. Team Rosters Include: Rich Ross (Captain), Yaotong Cai, Chunla He, Shiyu Ye, and Wenhao Pan. Advised by Dr. Dan Hall. XianYan Chen (Captain), Yan Du, Xiaodong Jiang, Huizhe Jin, Yang Song, Weifeng Wang, Yan Wang, and Wei Zhang. Advised by Dr. Jaxk Reeves. Please join the department in congratulating these outstanding students and professors! Type of News/Audience: Departmental