My first competition was the 2004 UTC regional at the meadows. Our first match we flipped
over.That was discouraging, as we ended up losing the match because of the penalty that we got for falling out of there. I remember thinking how we had all worked so hard, and it really didn't seem fair. The rest of the first day of UTC was on/off, meaning we lost when we had our arm on and we won when it was off. The entertainment at night, particularly the hypnotist, was very entertaining. The second day we had the arm off permanently, and went 2 and 1 in the morning. We got selected to be in the fourth ranked alliance, but we lost in the quarterfinals. It didn't matter though, the thrill of the competition had me hooked.