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Re: What are your victories?
So this year has been an amazing year for 4653.
We're a 3 year team, and for our rookie season, we did decent for a rookie team. We won Rookie Inspiration and Rookie All-Star, and we were pretty happy with that.
However, for our 2nd year, things didn't go too well. We had poor organization and, unfortunately, a relatively inefficient robot design. We only got picked for one elimination alliance out of our 3 event, which was eliminated at the Quarterfinals, and we didn't make it to the District Championship. It was my first year on the team, and such losses made me disappointing, and not really hopeful for future success.
However, 2015 would change that.
This year, we had a much better, more stable robot design, and with that, we were looking hopeful to our first competition, Mt. Olive.
At this District Event, we had trouble, and didn't get picked for an elimination alliance, ending up in the bottom 50% of teams in terms of QA.
At our second event, Bridgewater-Raritan, things were looking the same. While we finished 17th in terms of QA, we didn't look like we would be picked. That is until we were. By the 1st place alliance. Working with 1676 and 1403, some of the strongest teams at the event, we won the event. It was an amazing time for us; our first blue banner in the teams' history! As a driver myself, I was incredibly happy, as our team and drive team were able to show enough capabilities and skill to be reliable, to which we were picked. We were the supportive robot, obtaining and delivering RC's only, but it was what we were needed for, and what we did well. That victory also qualified us for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Championship.
At MAR Champs, we were very excited to compete, but not the most expectant to do too well. We thought our B-R performance was decent, but up against the top teams from MAR? Certainly we didn't expect much.
We would end up 20th in QA, and again we were shocked with a pick, this time the second place alliance of 1640 and 303 picking us for our ability to deliver RC's, and our canburgular. With them, we were the finalists at the MAR Championship.
After the awards ceremony, we would be stunned again. We qualified for the FIRST Championship! Our team's first trip to St. Louis!
This year has been amazing for our team, and for me personally. To see all our hard work pay off, and to be the driver for a team that I've come to enjoy. I see all my team-mates as great friends, and all the other teams I've worked with have been amazing, showing such kindness and enthusiasm as our team has.
Thanks to 1676, 1403, 303, and 1640: We had so much fun working with you.
See you all at St. Louis, we'll be cheering for you!
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