I've got a bunch of people to thank and recognize, both personally and on behalf of 3929.
To MORT Team 11 - still my home team. You guys did insanely well at this event and I am so proud to see how the younger students have dramatically changed the performance of the team since 2010. David Bodmer, Ernie DiCicco and the various other volunteers and students who ran this event were awesome, and I expected nothing less! Compared to Hatboro and Chestnut Hill, your arrangement and use of space of the high school was by far the roomiest. Also thanks to you guys for providing so many teams, including my own, spare parts and electronics. Looking forward to seeing you guys in Philly, keep on inspiring!
To teams 222 and 25- thank you guys for giving us the opportunity to show off other attributes of our robot and for letting us feed into you for autonomous. (We had been waiting to use that autonomous mode since Chestnut Hill!
). We were glad the top teams were looking at our performance as the weekend went on rather than the rankings. It was cool to see our drivers pull off really quick double balances in each eliminations match. Shaun and Cliff, coaches of 25 and 222 respectively, you guys were great! Cliff, thank you for helping myself and our team keep its cool while under pressure, you are really a class act and it was a pleasure working with you. By far one of the kindest, calm, and collected mentors I've ever met. Both your teams were powerful and we were glad to be able to help you earn those blue banners.
1403, 103, and 3142 - thanks for those crazy final matches. You guys were definitely putting the pressure on our alliance in that last match.
See you guys in Philadelphia!