On Friday, Bellefontaine Middle School teams 7865 E- Slurp-Ez and 7865 C- Microsoft had a good day of competition.
This event hosted the top 60 teams from around the state.
Slurp- Ez qualified for the elimination tournament; unfortunately their alliance lost in the first round ending their competition day.
At the end of the competition, 7865 E- Slurp-Ez earned the THINK Award, a judged award for clean, consistent, and reliable programming.
The THINK Award, is a qualifying award, earning them a spot to the World VEX competition in Dallas, TX in April.
Slurp-Ez is the first Middle School Team to qualify from Bellefontaine, a major accomplishment.
Slurp-Ez is composed of team members:
- Trinity Fout
- Marek Frazier
- Brody Miranda
- Cody Robb
Microsoft is made up of team members:
- Will Gates
- Graham Trittschuh
- Charlie Moreland
On Saturday, the High School teams of 9185 A- F.O.A.M. and 9185 B- BIOHAZARD competed against the top 84 HS teams in the state.
Both teams had a good showing in skills and qualification matches.
9185 A- F.O.A.M. earned a spot in the elimination tournament.
Their alliance won their first match but lost in the second round.
During the Awards program, 9185 A- F.O.A.M. earned the DESIGN award, the second-highest award presented to any team in the State.
This prestigious award qualifies F.O.A.M. to the World VEX Competition in April.
F.O.A.M is made up of team members:
- Alex Cavanaugh
- Ryann Gatchel
- Lorenz Henry
- Hayden Maus
- Mason Swisher
BIOHAZARD is made up of team members:
- Dalton Frazier
- Alex Sandoval
- Andy McDonald
- Brayden Studnicki
BHS robotics are coached by Micah Woolf and Dustin VanBuskirk.
BMS robotics are coached by Sandi Chervenak and Jordan Reser.