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Re: 2013 Hub City Regional

First off, a big thank you to the regional director and all the volunteers who put on the Hub City Regional. Putting on a new event is tough enough. Combine that with being week 1 and all the undiscovered challenges of this particular season... Well done! It was a smooth running event.

It was a pleasure to work with the Cockadoodle Dominators (FRC 3931). Your consistency in the auto, teleop and climbing phases of the game caught our attention, and your performance in the elimination rounds was everything we had hoped it would be. You guys just don't miss! Looking forward to meeting up again in Oklahoma in week 5.

Hard to imagine how 1801 (The Dapper Dans) fell to us with the last pick in the draft. Those still scouting Saturday morning found you playing penalty free defense, hitting the occasional autonomous shot, and hanging for 10. The drivetrain was immovable and hit like a ton of bricks when the occasion arose. Part of our defensive ranking included a "we don't want to play against these guys" factor, and you headlined that list.

Overall the 42 point autonomous proved to be a major weapon and generally kept us from needing to use the 30 point climber. In spite of our success this weekend, we are not done improving.

It was fun to see all the different strategies that we've been hearing about on CD. 2468 has a lovely full court shooter and when they add a slot feed that removes their need to move between loading and shooting watch out. 1296 proved that having a fast slot load and hitting consistent teleop shots is enough to make the difference in most matches. 4063 was the complete package and mecanum wheels with a top notch driver do a great job of avoiding defense, especially when you are short enough to slide through a pyramid. 16 showed off the 30 point hang, 20 point dump attempt, and went higher up the pyramid that anyone else at the regional. Can't wait to see their next iteration.

Congrats to 2468 on the Chairman's Award. It was a pleasure working with your team and 1108 trying to make sure every robot passed inspection. A daunting task in some cases.

932 (EI) and 4499 (RAS) also earned their way to champs this weekend and were outstanding teams to work with as well. 932 I've worked with before many times, and it was a pleasure to get to meet 4499.

We were honored to receive the Entrepreneurship Award and Quality Award at the regional. That is the first time we have won either of those awards. Kudos to the students for the hard work they put into the business plan and robot design. It is our 4th consecutive year having a student earn a Dean's List Finalist Award, and Jay Urban is a fine example of the wonderful students I get to work with on Team Titanium.
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Regional Wins: 2016(KC), 2015(St. Louis, Queen City), 2014(Central Illinois, KC), 2013(Hub City, KC, Oklahoma City), 2012(KC, St. Louis), 2011(Colorado), 2010(North Star)
Regional Chairman's Award: 2014(Central Illinois), 2009(10,000 Lakes)
Engineering Inspiration: 2016(Smoky Mountain), 2012(Kansas City), 2011(Denver)
Dean's List Finalist 2016(Jacob S), 2014(Cameron L), 2013(Jay U), 2012(Laura S), 2011(Dominic A), 2010(Collin R)
Woodie Flowers Finalist 2013 (Aaron Bailey)
Championships: Sub-Division Champion (2016), Finalist (2013, 2010), Semifinalist (2014), Quaterfinalist (2015, 2012, 2011)
Other Official Awards: Gracious Professionalism (2013) Entrepreneurship (2013), Quality (2015, 2015, 2013), Engineering Excellence (Champs 2013, 2012), Website (2011), Industrial Design (Archimedes/Tesla 2016, 2016, 2015, Newton 2014, 2013, 2011), Innovation in Control (2014, Champs 2010, 2010, 2008, 2008), Imagery (2009), Regional Finalist (2016, 2015, 2008)