WI Regional

[Dargel1625]

Congrats to the winning alliance: 111, 2826, 2702! They were a truly dominant alliance that more than deserved the win!

Congrats to 1714 for winning Chairmans and to 537 for winning EI! They are definitely a pair of teams to look towards as a standard of excellence, and are absolutely amazing at spreading the message of FIRST.

A big thanks as well to 234 and 93. They were the best alliance partners we could have asked for and stepped up far beyond what we could have ever imagined after our arm became disabled. They are both excellent teams, and it was a blast to cheer on our alliance to the finals together through all of the heart wrenching matches we experienced.

Finally, a huge thanks to everyone who made the 2011 Wisconsin Regional possible. It was an amazing regional with an extremely high level of competition, and reminded me why the Wisconsin Regional is one of my favorite events.

EDIT: Forgot to mention, big thanks to Tyler for being a ridiculously awesome emcee as always. The excitement he brings to the game as emcee is unparalleled.

[ShotgunNinja]

Hey, from a volunteer/mentor/alumni standpoint, I have to say that this year's Wisconsin Regional was by far the most fun robotics competition I've ever been to! The matches were exciting, Dean Kamen brought us FIRST Scout Cookies, my college team is going strong, we saw a lot of good friends, and everyone got their just rewards! Thanks to everyone who cooperated so well with us volunteers out on the field, and thanks to the chief volunteer crews who managed to get us caught up after not only a 10-hour delay to the start of practice matches, but a Dean Kamen speech as well!

And a special congratulations for Team 111, for showing us all how a true FIRST Robotics team operates, by overcoming major adversities to not only build a robot, but build the most cohesive, focused, and committed robotics team I've ever seen. I've kept a keen eye on WildStang, like so many others in FIRST, and I've noticed in past years that there were certainly some people who were not quite as passionate or as professional about the mission of FIRST Robotics, despite the best efforts of the incredible group of mentors and family members involved with the team. However, I am ecstatic to say that what I saw from them this year was completely spectacular, and should be heralded as the golden standard for FIRST Robotics teams who wish to embody the ideals of the organization. They were passionate, professional, committed, helpful, polite, determined, and respectful of themselves and others.

A great competition, and a great year! I hope to see you all in St. Louis, and I hope you will take time to stop by the fields for the NEAT College-Level Robotics Pilot Program, where I will be representing Milwaukee School of Engineering with my team!