Triple Blue Banner at Central Illinois

[cadandcookies]

I didn't see a post about this, but something happened at Central Illinois for, as far as I can tell, the second time ever-- a team walked out of a regional with three blue banners.

As far as I can tell, the only other team to have accomplished this feat is Team 2283, Panteras, at the Mexico City Regional last year. It's possible that a team has pulled this off before they started handing out blue banners for WFFA, but I haven't checked that far back.

Anyways, congratulations to 2220 on the accomplishment-- that's a very small club, and it makes this alumnus very proud.

Also, if you know any pre-2015 occurrences of this, feel free to post them-- this is a very cool accomplishment, even if you don't consider WFFA to be a "real" blue banner.

[Gregor]

1114 in 2008 won all three at the Waterloo Regional.

[EricH]

The "Triple Play" is a rare feat... but it has happened from time to time. I want to say 217 pulled one of them off about 10 seasons ago, but I'm not entirely sure.

[seth.brugler]

48 accomplished the feat at Pittsburgh in 2012. More recently, 1108 accomplished it at Crossroads in 2014

[Richard Wallace]

1985 did it at the 2012 St. Louis Regional. I call this a Trifecta.

Back then there were no blue banners for WFFA. Just that awesome Möbius Bearing Trophy.

[D_Price]

It is a very rare occurence and has only happened 4-5 times in the span of FIRST

[kmehta]

604 pulled off a WFFA, RCA, and Regional Winner at the 2010 Sacramento Regional. :-)

And as far as I know, 67 was the first team to ever walk away from an event with 3 physical blue banners, winning Championship Chairman's, Division and Championship Winner at the 2005 Championship.

[Knufire]

Originally Posted by seth.brugler

More recently, 1108 accomplished it at Crossroads in 2014

1108 won WFFA, RCA, Regional Winner, and Dean's List at Crossroads 2014.

[Kristian Calhoun]

Team 25 won WFFA, Chairman's, and were Champions at the 2006 NJ Regional.

[MCahoon]

Team 2046 Bear Metal won WFFA, Chairman's Award and were the winning alliance captain at the 2012 Seattle Cascade Regional.

[twetherbee]

987 did it at the 2008 Las Vegas Regional.

Congrats to 2220!

[Gugund]

329 also did it this year, at utah regional

[Basel A]

It's virtually impossible to do this in Michigan anymore, where even if you ignore the difficulty of winning and earning the CA at a state level, you've got dozens of fantastic, WFFA-worthy mentors passed over each year because only one can be selected (out of over 400 teams this season).

Anyhow, I guess that makes three: the two this year and 67 in 2005.

[MaverickC17]

I know that there is a blue banner for Chairman's and for winning the event, but what is the third?

[Koko Ed]

Originally Posted by MaverickC17

I know that there is a blue banner for Chairman's and for winning the event, but what is the third?

Woodie Flowers Award.