Most Memorable First Moment

[Grant Cox]

I originally had started to write something about being the new driver as a first year student, but about halfway through I thought of another unforgettable experience. Detroit regional 2007.

After being defeated in a very rough and aggravating quarterfinal, I was pretty much devastated. Being the new driver, I felt like I had totally let the team down, so I just went outside and sat by myself for a little bit. When I came back in I still couldn't bring myself to sit with the team, so I watched some matches from the TVs in the pit. Last year's driver found me, gave a little cheerup talk, and we wnet to sit with some friends from team 469 and cheered on their alliance as they went on to become regional finalists.

Cheering with them for the Guerrillas was so much fun, I had completely forgotten about how upset I was earlier. However, the excitement was just beginning. When the announcer got about halfway through his speech about the Chairmans' winner, I could see our 4 Chairman's writers start getting all antsy and excited up in the stands; obviously he had said something from their presentation. Sure enough, we had won the Regional Chairman's award. Greatest feeling ever, as we celebrated and hugged and cried and everything afterwards.

While we were celebrating, one of our seniors had been down using the scoring computer for something. Suddenly, he came running up to us, screaming "I GOT INTO MIT!! I GOT INTO MIT!!!" I guess they posted their acceptances online at noon that day, so he used the computer to check it out. It was the perfect end to that day.


I have some others from Atlanta, strategizing with Andy Baker or watching that incredible ramp in the Einstein finals or relaxing outside between matches, but the whole sequence of events at Detroit was just incredible, I don't think I'll ever forget it.