[Vkhemlani]

The Steel Hawks want to thank all of the 65 teams that competed this past weekend at NYC for an amazing competition. The competition gets better and better every year and we were so impressed by every robot at the competition. We'd also like to congratulate the alliance of 334, 4039 and 1884 on eliminating our alliance in the quarterfinals and taking home the banners when it was all said and done. Seeing three different teams from three different countries working together is one of the many reasons I'm proud to say I've competed in FIRST Robotics. We'd also like to thank 3017 and 3171 for being a part of our alliance and building a strategy that gave us a shot at taking down the top-seeded alliance.
We'd like to thank all of the judges and the teams that recommended us for our first Gracious Professionalism award as well as teams 694, 4039 and others for extending the same kindness to us when we needed it most.
Finally, it was an amazing experience trading t-shirts with teams 1382, 1884, 1156, 3158, 694 and 3940. We built some memories that would surely last us a lifetime. I can't believe that after 7 years my career competing in FIRST Robotics is over but I can't wait to start mentoring next year and come back to regionals like NYC.