Team 2227 – 10,000 Lakes Regional Competition

At the 10,000 Lakes Regional in St Paul, MN we ranked 17 out of 51, had a record of 6-3-0, and earned 15 qualification points and 5 award points. 

Day 1:

Pit set-up first thing in the morning led by Eli. After setting up, our scouters, Sal and Peyton, split up and started talking to other teams. Meanwhile, our drive team (Remi, Skyler, and Logan) were discussing how to strategize with other teams and getting ready for practice matches. We had 4 practice matches, winning the first two and losing the second two. Victoria and ThuyVi were our coaches and media personnel, switching positions each match throughout the competition. 

Day 2:

On our second day of the competition we played 7 qualification matches, finishing with a record of 4-3-0 on the day. Judges walked through during the day and talked with every team. Because of this it was important to always have at least one person in the pit, typically Ada. We explained what our robot could do, how and what we did while brainstorming our robot, talked about our sponsors and outreach, and answered any questions the judges had. For each match we always made sure to strategize with the other drive teams on our alliance to ensure we had a solid plan. 

During one of our matches we got stuck on an algae, which resulted in a loss. We were able to overcome this issue and avoid it the rest of the competition. Though we avoided seriously damaging our robot, we did have to rebuild and strengthen brackets for the intake due to repeated collisions with other robots and the coral station. 

Day 3:

On the last day of competition, we had 2 qualification matches in the morning. They were both wins, bringing our ranking up, and finishing at 17th. We were not chosen to be in an alliance for the finals, but, based on our ranking we were asked to be a backup team. While we were not needed, we watched the matches and were ready to go at a moment’s notice. Awards were announced throughout finals between matches We were awarded the Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation! It was very exciting. 

Now that the FIRST Dive Reefscape season is done, we are planning what to do next. Here are some things we have going on:

• Sponsor Appreciation Night on Tuesday, May 13, 2025
  • Watch for invitations in the mail and/or your email
• Team Banquet
• 49er’s Day Parade on Thursday, June 12, 2025
• Summer meeting schedule
  • Arduino practice
  • Organizing equipment and ordering new
• MN State Fair – date TBD

Thank you to all of our sponsors who helped us out throughout the season!

Gene Haas Foundation grant winners!