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Originally Posted by Matt Kallerud
I was just wondering if anyone has ever heard of a team winning Rookie All-Star at two different regionals. Because we (1714) won at Buckeye and Wisconsin Regionals and everyone I talked to said they've never heard of that.
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Last year, 1511 won Rookie All-Star at Finger Lakes Regional, our first of three regionals. As a team we decided to ask the judges not to consider us for Rookie All-Star at the Buckeye regional, or at the Greater Toronto regional, as we did not see the point of winning it multiple times. And we wanted to help other Rookie Teams get to the Championships in Atlanta.
In Atlanta, last year, we were awarded the Championship Rookie All-Star award, so it was clear that we could have claimed Rookie All-Star awards a total of four times last year, at 3 regionals, and in Atlanta. But we did not see any point in doing that....
This year we did likewise with Engineering Inspiration Award, as we want to give other teams a chance to get to Atlanta.
In Boston this weekend I heard of that other teams decline awards that they have won many times over the years, as they want to give other teams a chance at those awards, and so they can then focus on earning some new awards.
I like that idea!
--Mike