PEQUOT LAKES — The Pequot Lakes High School Robotics team, known as the Patriotics, qualified for the 2022 FIRST Championship in Houston, Texas in April.
The qualification comes after participation in the FIRST Robotics Northern Lights Regional Competition in Duluth last week, where the Patriotics were one of 55 teams competing from Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Students from all over the world got seven weeks to build the robot, from the time of the game reveal to regional competitions.
“This year, the students have put an extraordinary amount of time into preparing for competitions. They have spent countless hours after school and every Saturday for the last two months designing, building, and improving the robot to prepare for competitions,” Pequot Lakes coach Keith Lumley said in a news release. “… Robotics is a great way for students to learn new ways and strategies for problem-solving and building.”
As a senior, Pequot Lakes student Mitchell Morrison believes this year’s robot is the best in school history.
“The regional competition was fun to be a part of as it was good to get back in the swing of competition, since it was canceled last year,” Morrison said in a news release. “It was fun to get back and win. We are excited to go to Houston and compete in Worlds.”
Junior Dana Hammer added: “I love participating in Robotics because everyone has a place. There are so many facets to Robotics, such as building, marketing, and graphics. It’s amazing to see the final product in competition because everyone has worked so hard and has a piece in it. Robotics is a great place to facilitate a love for engineering.”
The regional competition was a rollercoaster for senior Chase Jackson.
“We were dominating the competition in the first practice matches and then struggled a little at the beginning of the competition,” he said. “We ultimately pulled out the victory at the end.”
The Pequot Lakes team includes: Aaron Barnes, Levi Barnes, Aiden Birch, Dana Hammer, Aron Hushagen, Tyler Hushagen, Chase Jackson, Mason Jackson, Cooper Johnson, Eli Johnson, Hunter Johnson, Teagan Johnson, Avery Larson, Brody Lawrence, Ethan Lundgren, Mitchell Morrison, Michael Neumann, Carter Nolan, Charlie Schiessl, Parker Schott, Jacob Schroeder, Cole Sposito, Lucas Taylor, Cordaye Yetzer, and Wolfgang Yetzer.
A video of the championship regional match is available at
bit.ly/3tCTR0t
. The Pequot Lakes team is No. 5913.
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