Best Up-And-Coming Teams

[Adam Freeman]

3538 is going to be a top 10 team in MI very soon.

Although not a "new" team, originally established in 2011, a new mentor base re-constructed the team in 2014(?) to it's current state.

- District winner @ FiM Midland - 1st event win.
- GM Industrial Design Award
- Carson Sub-Division Champion / Einstein Appearance

*probably should have played in MSC elimination. Made the decision to re-build prior, hurt MSC early performance but helped @ Champs.

Given the experienced mentor base, resources, and drive for success, I expect big things for these guys in the future.

[jajabinx124]

Originally Posted by Adam Freeman

3538 is going to be a top 10 team in MI very soon.

Although not a "new" team, originally established in 2011, a new mentor base re-constructed the team in 2014(?) to it's current state.

- District winner @ FiM Midland - 1st event win.
- GM Industrial Design Award
- Carson Sub-Division Champion / Einstein Appearance

*probably should have played in MSC elimination. Made the decision to re-build prior, hurt MSC early performance but helped @ Champs.

Given the experienced mentor base, resources, and drive for success, I expect big things for these guys in the future.

I agree. I hadn't heard of 3538 till I was looking through scouting data late Friday night during championships. I was very glad our alliance picked them. We couldn't of made it to Einstein without their reliable defense and high goaling. Super glad to have had the opportunity to work with the RoboJackets.

[BL0X3R]

From Oregon:

While not having been traditionally strong during most of their existence, 2990 has really stepped it up in the last two years, learning from other teams and really working to improve their program. These improvements really came out in their 2015 robot, which showed excellence in strategy, design, and execution. Their real break out year, though was 2016, when they were a supportive robot to be reckoned with at all levels of play. This culminated in being the first team to reach Einstein in the state, and first PNW team to have played a match there, and boy did they put on a show when they made it. I knew we were in for a treat when Hotwire was on the field with the beach bots (a very defendable team).

New to the scene, 5468 - already tied with 1510 for The Flaming Chickens' favorite alliance partner (yes, I actually looked through all the events) - came to their first district event and captained an alliance to the finals from the #5 seed. In 2016, they displayed a very consistent robot, and was taken as the 24th robot to win Oregon City in a steal matched only by Chezy Champs 2014. Their luck at District Championships has been unfortunate, but one of these year's they will make it to St. Louis Houston.

[Citrus Dad]

Originally Posted by BL0X3R

From Oregon:

While not having been traditionally strong during most of their existence, 2990 has really stepped it up in the last two years, learning from other teams and really working to improve their program. These improvements really came out in their 2015 robot, which showed excellence in strategy, design, and execution. Their real break out year, though was 2016, when they were a supportive robot to be reckoned with at all levels of play. This culminated in being the first team to reach Einstein in the state, and first PNW team to have played a match there, and boy did they put on a show when they made it. I knew we were in for a treat when Hotwire was on the field with the beach bots (a very defendable team).

Yes, we had been watching Hotwire through the season which was why they were so high on our draft list. They were our dream picks along with 364.

And then there's that Shockwave team we've heard so much about....