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FIRST FTC Awards
Teams spend a significant amount of time designing, building, programming their robot, and learning what it takes to be part of a team. For many teams, competitions are the reward for all their hard work throughout the season.
However, FIRST Tech Challenge is more than a robot competition; in addition to robot matches, teams are also eligible to win judged awards. Choosing award winners is a difficult task and judges take the responsibility very seriously. The judged awards represent a positive way to recognize teams who embody important values like Gracious Professionalism™, teamwork, creativity, innovation, and the value of the engineering design process.
2021-2022
We had 12 members. 3 seniors, 4 sophomores, and 5 freshmen.
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Cactus Wren Qualifier
November 2021
-Design Award Finalist
-Think Award Finalist
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Saguaro Blossom Qualifier
December 2021
-Event Champions
-Control Award Winner
-Connect Award Finalist
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Desert Vista Qualifier
February 2022
-Inspire Award Winner
-Control Award Finalist
-Finalist Alliance Captain
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Arizona State Championship - Saguaro Division
February 2022
-Think award winner
-Finalist Alliance First Pick
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2020-2021
We had 12 members. 7 seniors, 2 juniors, and 3 freshman,
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COPPER QUALIFIER
February 2021
Inspire Award Winner
Connect Award Runner-Up
Think Award 2nd Runner Up
Finished 6th Overall
TURQUOISE QUALIFIER
March 2021
Control Award Runner-Up
Connect Award Runner-Up
Finished 8th Overall
HIGH COUNTRY QUALIFIER
April 2021
Motivate Award Winner
Connect Award Runner-Up
Finished 5th Overall
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STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
May 2021
Promote Award Winner
Watch our Promote Award video here
Compass Award 3rd Runner Up
Watch our Compass Award video here
Watch a recap of our season video here
2019-2020
We had 12 team members! 8 juniors, 3 sophomores, and 1 freshman.
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PHOENIX QUALIFIER
December 21, 2019
PTC Design Award Finalist
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QUEEN CREEK QUALIFIER
Control Award Winner
Collins Aerospace Innovate Award Finalist
Alliance Semi Finalist
Finished 6th Overall
WEST VALLEY QUALIFIER
Inspire Award Winner
Finalist Alliance 1st Pick
Think Award Finalist
Connect Award Finalist
Control Award Finalist
Finished 7th Overall
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AZ STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Compass Award Winner
Watch our Compass Award Video here
Alliance Semi Finalist
Finished 6th in Saguaro Division
Watch our Promote Award Video here
2018-2019
We had 14 members in the Rover Ruckus Season but were a primarily rookie team with 12 of the 14 being underclassmen. We were excited to have welcomed 5 rookies: 3 freshman, 1 sophomore, and a senior.
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We attended 3 qualifiers and are thankful to all that came out to support our team at each one!
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Our season's achievements were:
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GLENDALE QUALIFIER:
Connect Award Winner
Think Award Finalist
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CHANDLER QUALIFIER:
Design Award Winner
Inspire Award Finalist, Finalist Alliance, Finished 5th
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WEST VALLEY QUALIFIER:
Think Award Winner
Inspire Award Finalist, Motivate Award Finalist, Innovate Award Finalist, Finalist Alliance,
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AZ/NM STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Enchantment Division Finalist Alliance Captain First Runner Up Compass Award, Second Runner Up Design Award
2017-2018
We had 15 members that season and were humbled to have won the Inspire Award TWICE, FTC’s highest honor! Overall we were nominated for 12 Awards and Won 4! We competed in the State Championship and took home the Inspire Award making us the State Champs, and advancing us to Super Regionals in Spoke, WA!
It was quite special to go to Super Regionals for 2 reasons #1 it was the last Super Regionals being held for FTC and #2 we finally broke our streak of being the 1st alternate at State!
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GLENDALE QUALIFIER:
Winning Alliance | Inspire Award Winner
Motivate Award Finalist, Control Award Finalist, Design Award Finalist
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CHANDLER QUALIFIER:
Think Award Winner
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GOODYEAR QUALIFIER:
Winning Alliance | Control Award Winner
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AZ/NM STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Enchantment Division Finalist Alliance | Inspire Award Winner
Control Award Finalist, Rockwell Collins Innovate Award Finalist, Think Award Finalist
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WEST SUPER REGIONAL, SPOKANE WA (Olympic Division):
Finished in 27th Place Overall
2016-2017
We had 11 members this season, a mix of upper and under classmen.
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Overall we were nominated for 11 awards and won 4! At the State Championship we were slotted for the 3rd year as the 1st alternate to go to Regionals. Another team was unable to attend the World Championship and we were then asked if we would like to... and we did! ​
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PHOENIX QUALIFIER:
Winning Alliance Member | Inspire Award Winner
CHANDLER QUALIFIER:
Think Award Winner
Finalist Alliance Member
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QUEEN CREEK QUALIFIER:
Connect Award Winner
Finalist Alliance, Control Award Finalist, Think Award Finalist​
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AZ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Think Award Winner
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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
2015-2016
This season we had 15 members. This was our first season with upper classmen and also the year we decided to go with highlighter yellow shirts!
Overall we were nominated for 12 awards and won 4, one of which was the Inspire Award at the Chandler Qualifier. The Inspire Award is FIRST's highest honor! We competed at the State Championships and ended the season for the 2nd year as the 1st alternate to advance to Super Regionals.
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PHOENIX QUALIFIER:
Control Award Winner
Think Award Finalist, Semi-Finalist Alliance Captain
TUCSON QUALIFIER:
Think Award Winner
Control Award Finalist, PTC Design Award Finalist Rockwell Award Finalist, Connect Award Finalist Finalist Alliance Member
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CHANDLER QUALIFIER:
Inspire Award Winner
Control Award Finalist, PTC Design Finalist, Connect Award Finalist, Think Award Finalist, Semi-Finalist Alliance Captain
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AZ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Think Award Winner
Inspire Award Finalist, Connect Award Finalist, Semi-Finalist Alliance Captain
2014-2015
This season we had 11 members. Overall we were nominated for several awards and won 5! We finished at the State Championship as the 1st alternate to advance to Super Regionals. ​
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GOODYEAR QUALIFIER:
Winning Alliance Member
LAVEEN QUALIFIER:
Think Award Winner
PTC Design Award Finalist, Connect Award Finalist
FLAGSTAFF QUALIFIER:
Finalist Alliance Captain | Control Award Winner
Connect Award Finalist, Inspire Award Finalist
CHANDLER QUALIFIER:
Control Award Winner
Rockwell Collins Innovate Award Finalist, Connect Award Finalist, Inspire Award Finalist
AZ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Connect Award Winner
Control Award Finalist, Think Award Finalist
2013-2014
This season we had 9 members, all under class men. Previously we were a no name team but decided on "The Automatons" officially. Overall we qualified for the state championship, which we attended and reached the final alliance rounds.
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AZ STATE CHAMPIONSHIP:
Finalist Alliance Member
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2012-2013
Our first year with FIRST! We had 5 members, all freshman. No team name that was not 100% sure what we were doing but learned a lot on our journey. Overall we went to only one competition and we came in dead last!
