[Kevin Leonard]

What an event!

Congratulations to 359, 3990, and 4508 for winning the event, 3990 again for winning Engineering Inspiration, and to 229 for winning the Chairman's Award!

Thank you to 229 for joining 5254 and 20, and thank you to 1665 for coming in clutch in the semifinals when 229's drivetrain had to unfortunately fail.

Shout outs to:
2791 and 3419, who we were debating picking over 20 on 5254. After weighing a number of scenarios, we ended up selecting 20, but 2791 made our semifinal match-up incredibly hard with 5236, and their third partner, 3624, aka "Magic Bucket".

Also a big shout-out to 4481, who was byfar the most enthusiastic team at the event, with the most ambitious machine there. Everyone wanted you as their third robot, and your outreach is amazing and well-known. If anyone at TVR deserved a trip to championships for their global outreach, it was your team.

I'm ecstatic that 5254 can attend the world championship once again this year, and I'm also glad that every robot in the finals can attend worlds this year due to the Wildcard system.

I'll see many of you in a week at the Finger Lakes event!