[Amber H.]

Wow! What a trip! We got back at 6:00 A.M. Sunday after what turned out to be a fourteen hour drive. We went as an evaluation team and ended up being volunteers when they got caught in a pinch late Thursday. It was a great way to get to know things close up.
All of my people ended up on the field or thereabouts. I (the short shooter) was in charge of blue alliance reset with Evan (pole boy) and Lisa (the other shooter) helping out, Cara (the redhead) was put in charge of red alliance reset, and Karl was the one who helped you all cue up on the blue side of the field. Everyone says they had a blast and are now completely obsessed with starting a team. This is largely due to the example you all set with your courtesy, enthusiasm, and sportsmanship. We were especially impressed with the gracious professionalism shown by the teams that allowed team 330 to participate in the final round. It also made for an exciting finish for the day.
Thank you so much to the teams that provided valuable information and offers of support to us. We’d also like to especially thank those of you who gave us a heads up when entering the field while we were distracted with the reset. We avoided many bruises because of you. Thanks for your patience as well when the balls came back down on us while shooting.
I’d also like to thank the girl who loaned me her blue poodle/circle skirt so I could be the head ref’s example for his brief lecture on proper dress after giving our announcer friend a fashion penalty.
The people who worked with us at the side of the field made us feel like family and we were sad when it came time to say goodbye. We felt really bad that we had to leave right after the last match in order to get back in time to fill our responsibilities back in Utah, but alas that is life.
We hope to see you all again as a new team next year.

Thanks from:
The CEU Evaluation Team
Cara, Karl, Evan, Lisa, and Amber


P.S. some of the bots earned pet names from the reset crew for their stand out performance and appearance. I’ll post them later if anyone is interested.