2009 Midwest Regional

[Mike Soukup]

Originally Posted by StuMac

this has happened before. 71, 1114, and 25 lost in the semis at IRI.

You're close, but not quite correct. At IRI in 2006, everyone thought that the alliance of 25, 1114, and 33 was going to win it all. In an epic semi-final round, 71, 1625, and 910 took down the giants. I think it was the first time at IRI that Beatty was the crowd favorite; I remember the entire crowd rooting for the local alliance to beat the 'outsiders.'

For all the hype surrounding 71, 111, 217, and 1114 at the Midwest regional, I believe the best performing robot at the event was 1625. The other teams may make some improvements or get more practice, but the star at MWR was Winnovation. They've turned into a regional power and will hopefully become better known across the country; they have consistently turned out amazing robots the past few years.

And holy cow, what was with the HP from 2022? Her ability to score super cells single-handedly changed our strategy for the last 30 seconds of each sem-finals match.