Team 574D “Immortal” Tournament Champions and alliance captains, qualifies for the Indiana VEX Robotics State Championships, 45th in world in skills challenge. From left are Cory Dunivan, Jack Collins, Nathan Smith, Wesley Hays and Noah Beckner. Team 574C “Centurion” tournament champion, receives the skills award, second in world in skills challenge, qualifies for the Indiana VEX Robotics State Championships Team members are Micah Rassi, Nick Murphy, Evan Rassi and Joe Kelsheimer.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee’s robotics team won the tournament championship, robotics skills champion, and qualified two teams for state at Crown Point Saturday, Nov. 10. “I’m proud of all our teams,” said Jed Wandland, head coach of the robotics team. “All our teams made the elimination bracket, and three were in the semifinals.” He continued, “In my 12 years as a coach I’ve never seen so many students from a single school perform so well.”

Wawasee had 10 out of 10 teams in the elimination bracket. The Iron Pride also had first, second, third, sixth, ninth and 10th place finishes in skills challenge, a time trial to see how many points the robot can score by itself in one minute driver and one minute autonomous periods. Team 574C is ranked 2nd in the world in this challenge and; Team 574D is 45th, Team 574M is 67th, Team 574K is 432nd, Team 574E is 571st, and Team 574J is 685th. Last year, there were 10,000 teams in the world in skills challenge.

Team results:

574D Immortal — Tournament champions and alliance captains, first place, second robot skills, state qualifier, 45th in world in skills challenge — Cory Dunivan, Noah Beckner, Jack Collins, Wesley Hays, Nathan Smith

574C Centurion — Tournament champion, 10th place, robot skills champion, state qualifier, second in world in skills challenge — Micah Rassi, Evan Rassi, Joe Kelsheimer, Nick Murphy

574M Amazon — Fourth place, third robot skills, semifinals, 67th in world in skills challenge — Alison Cole, Taylor Fiedeke, Keegan Cook, Tess Fancil

574F Barbarian — 14th place, finals round of 12 — Vanessa Wright, Mykie Moses, Tess Helfers

574K Athena — 15th place, sixth robotics skills, finals round of 12, 432nd in world in skills challenge — Makenna Tharp, Norah Miller, Andrea Mickley

574J Xerxes — 17th place, 10th robotics skills, quarter finals, 685th in world in skills challenge — Ethan Hays, Tyler Bailey, Gage Beezley

574E Legion — 19th place, ninth robotics skills, quarter finals, 571st in world in skills challenge — Connor Byrd, Ryan Scott, Jackson Coverstone

574A Legends — 20th place, finals round of 12 — Joey Sunday, Even Gerding

574G Iron Knight — 21st place, finals round of 12 — Colten Edger, Harry Doss, Brian Schlabach, Jossie Coy

574B Berserker — 25th place, finals round of 12 — Anah Sommers, Alivia Stidams, Adrieanna Yoder

The next tournament is Saturday, Nov. 17, at home. Opening ceremonies at 9:15 a.m., qualifying starts at 9:30 a.m., finals at 3 p.m.