Wawasee Robotics Has Back-To-Back Wins In Robotics Tournament
November 23, 2020 at 9:55 p.m.
Wawasee Robotics Has Back-To-Back Wins In Robotics Tournament
By Staff Report-
“574C and D have hit the ground running. These two senior teams are on a path to set the pace for the entire World,” said coach Jed Wandland.
All four Wawasee teams competed well enough to advance into elimination rounds. 574E (3-4-0, rank 14) fell in the round of 16. 574A (3-4-0, rank 12) powered on to quarter finals.
Top-ranked 574C chose second-ranked 574D for the first seeded alliance. They met the second seed alliance, third-rank Wisconsin’s 4208B and fourth-ranked Crown Point’s 1233A in the finals.
These four teams made metallic mayhem with evenly matched robots, ending with a 28-9 Wawasee win, qualifying teams 574C and D for the Indiana VEX Robotics state championships.
In Robot Skills, team 574D delivered a perfect driver score of 126 with six seconds to spare in the one minute time trial. This combined with a programming score of 72 for a total of 198, enabling a first place in Robot Skills at the tourney, a ranking of third in the state and 20th in the world.
“This is probably one of the most motivated groups of kids that I’ve ever had the privilege of coaching,” said Wandland. “Every competitor wants to be first in the world, but these kids have a step by step plan on how to do it.”
All teams were required to follow COVID precautions and social distancing as per school, county and state guidelines. Only coaches, team members and essential volunteers were allowed to attend.
Spectators were able to watch on Wawasee Schools’ YouTube channel CPG-TV. The feed can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_12vgMfcSU or by searching for “Iron Pride” on YouTube.
“574C and D have hit the ground running. These two senior teams are on a path to set the pace for the entire World,” said coach Jed Wandland.
All four Wawasee teams competed well enough to advance into elimination rounds. 574E (3-4-0, rank 14) fell in the round of 16. 574A (3-4-0, rank 12) powered on to quarter finals.
Top-ranked 574C chose second-ranked 574D for the first seeded alliance. They met the second seed alliance, third-rank Wisconsin’s 4208B and fourth-ranked Crown Point’s 1233A in the finals.
These four teams made metallic mayhem with evenly matched robots, ending with a 28-9 Wawasee win, qualifying teams 574C and D for the Indiana VEX Robotics state championships.
In Robot Skills, team 574D delivered a perfect driver score of 126 with six seconds to spare in the one minute time trial. This combined with a programming score of 72 for a total of 198, enabling a first place in Robot Skills at the tourney, a ranking of third in the state and 20th in the world.
“This is probably one of the most motivated groups of kids that I’ve ever had the privilege of coaching,” said Wandland. “Every competitor wants to be first in the world, but these kids have a step by step plan on how to do it.”
All teams were required to follow COVID precautions and social distancing as per school, county and state guidelines. Only coaches, team members and essential volunteers were allowed to attend.
Spectators were able to watch on Wawasee Schools’ YouTube channel CPG-TV. The feed can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_12vgMfcSU or by searching for “Iron Pride” on YouTube.
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