Seven Robotics Teams Competing At State Tournament
SYRACUSE — Wawasee Iron Pride Robotics is taking seven teams to the Indiana VEX Robotics State Championship this Saturday, March 9, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Iron Pride Robotics Club qualified four high school teams (574C, D, E, M) and one middle school (574H) team for state. 574J and 574N received a skills invite to state.
“I believe the Iron Pride will walk away with a number of awards from the state tourney,” said coach Jed Wandland. “Wawasee is a powerhouse and the team has very high hopes. The seven teams going to state have worked very hard to reach this point. As a coach, I could not be more proud than I am right now.”
After the state championships is the VEX Robotics World Championship. Twelve teams from the Indiana state championship will advance to the world championship in Louisville, Ky. Wawasee has a number of teams good enough to go to the worlds. 574C and 574D qualified for worlds at the Kalahari Classic back in January. There will be 600 teams from 40 countries around the world competing at the world championship. Wandland said, “It will be a finals to watch!”
VEX Robotics is at Lucas Oil Stadium, 500 S. Capitol Ave., Indianapolis. There is no cost for admission. Doors open to the public at 9 a.m., opening ceremonies at 9:30 a.m., qualifier rounds start at 10:15 a.m., finals at approximately 4:30 p.m.
Wawasee’s roster (teams in bold have advanced to state):
- 574A “Marines” — Even Gerding, Joey Sunday, Andrea Mickley
- 574B “Berserker” — Anah Sommers, Alivia Stidams, Adrieanna Yoder
- 574C “Centurion” — Micah Rassi, Evan Rassi, Joe Kelsheimer, Nick Murphy
- 574D “Immortal” — Cory Dunivan, Noah Beckner, Jack Collins, Wesley Hays, Nathan Smith
- 574E “Legion” — Connor Byrd, Ryan Scott, Jackson Coverstone
- 574F “Barbarian” — Vanessa Wright, Mykie Moses, Tess Helfers
- 574G “Iron Knight” — Colten Edger, Harry Doss, Brian Schlabach, Jossie Coy
- 574H “Samurai” — Evan Brower, Charlie Krull
- 574J “Xerxes” — Ethan Hays
- 574K “Athena” — Makenna Tharp, Norah Miller
- 574M “Amazon” — Alison Cole
- 574N “Ninja” — Tess Fancil, Taylor Fiedeke, Keegan Cook, Tyler Bailey
- 574P “Seals” — Andrew Colton