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I have to say that I couldn't have asked for a better final regional as a member of Cybersonics, team 103. The competition was absolutely fantastic! I met and had the opportunity to talk with so many amazing people and watch some excellent matches.

First off, an immense thank you to all the judges, volunteers, referees, and all the people who made the event happen! Thank you to all of the teams who participated in the competition, as well as to my friends from 25 and 1089 who came to the event despite the fact that they weren't competing there simply to watch and cheer on other teams!

All teams should be congratulated on their amazing efforts. Massive congratulations of course to the winning alliance, 365, 56, and 316, as well as the finalists, 358, 293, and 834! You all played with such passion and fervor, and made the finals truly exciting to watch and cheer in. Congratulations to all the teams for their magnificent performances throughout the qualifying rounds, quarterfinals, and semifinals. And thank you to 1184 and 484 for being awesome alliance partners! It was truly a blast!

Massive congratulations to 365 for also taking home the Woodie Flower's Award and the Chairman's Award! (Congrats Kyle! I know how hard you and your team worked for it! GO MOE!) They are truly an amazing team and highly deserving of all three honors they received during the competition. Congratulations to 357 for receiving the honor of the Engineering Inspiration Award and to all of the other award winners! Congratulations to all teams, whether or not you were presented with an award! You should all be extremely proud of yourselves for all of your hard work and dedication, or, as 103 often likes to put it, vision, passion, and commitment!

I also must give a huge thanks to my team. I have been so very blessed to have the opportunity to work with such an amazing and diverse group of people throughout my four years on 103 and I love you all dearly. You have made my time as team president such a worthwhile experience and I am truly proud to be a part of our family. I can’t say enough to express how impressed I am with everything each and every one of you has accomplished! I’m looking to forward to another amazing competition with you all in a few short weeks down in Atlanta! Time to go have some more fun!

Though I won't be back as a member of 103 next season since I'll be heading off to college, I hope to return to Philadelphia as a volunteer and truly cannot wait! Massive luck to everyone who still has competitions to attend this year and congratulations to those who have already wrapped up their season! Thank you everyone for so far making this a truly spectacular robotics season!