2010 Philadelphia Regional!

[Lil' Lavery]

I'd like to thank and congratulate a number of teams and individuals for a wonderful weekend.

816 and 709:
You guys were terrific alliance partners. We gave the #1 seed a serious run for their money in the quarters, and I don't think anyone outside of our alliance really thought we stood a chance. Our team wasn't pleased with our qualification performance, and didn't really expect to be picked, and playing with you guys (and gals) in the eliminations lifted our teams' spirits.

To Shaun McNulty. Thanks for the help in developing the strategy in the elims and the extra pair of eyes off of the field. You were a big help for our shot at almost taking down the #1 seed.

341, 365, and 486:
We couldn't have asked for a better set of opponent's to lose to. Congratulations on taking the win (3 in a row for MOE!), and being incredibly gracious and spirited competitors. Daisy's magically repairing drivetrain was incredible to watch in F-3 (did you manage to shake the chain all the way loose or something?).

357:
You guys are a terrific team and it was a pleasure for me and the students to associate with you guys all weekend long. It's a shame we never got to be on an alliance together, and even more of a shame you guys didn't take home any team hardware. Just because you didn't win, it doesn't change what you've accomplished as a team, and you have every reason to be extremely proud of both your efforts and your results. Thanks for all the help you guys gave us, and congratulations to Kyle on his Dean's List selection.

To Pete Kieselbach, Jess Finkowski, and the rest of the volunteers:
I don't think I've ever had to delay for time during the eliminations because we were ahead of schedule before. It was incredibly how quickly you had this event running, and it was truly an awesome experience to work with all of you. Thanks for everything. I truly think Pete is the best FTA in the biz, and given how many I've competitions I've been to and my friendship with FTA's like Jeff Wetzel, that's nothing to be taken lightly.