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Haverford School robotics teams head to VEX World Competition
The six-time Eastern PA State Champs will compete in Louisville, Ky., April 25-28.
The Haverford School robotics team, The Cavalry, competed at the Eastern PA State Championships in Norristown on March 4. Team 169 won the tournament for the sixth-consecutive year and five teams – three high school and two middle school – qualified for the 2017 VEX World Championships April 25-28 in Louisville, Ky.
In the high school division, team 169A (junior Scott Shaw, junior Will Clark, and freshman Safa Obuz) and 169Y (junior Will Vauclain, sophomore Daniel Chow, and sophomore Aditya Sardesai) won the tournament, in alliance with Conestoga High School (6121C). Tournament finalists 169C (senior Michael Feng, sophomore Toby Ma, and sophomore Noah Rubien) also qualified Worlds.
Other Haverford School teams competing included tournament semifinalists 169E (junior Intel Chen, junior Jared Hoefner, sophomore Alexander Greer, and sophomore Bennett Twitmyer) and 169Z (freshmen Joey White and Kethan Srinivasan); quarterfinalists 169B (freshmen Owen Gormley and Michael Volpi) and Robot Skills (programming and driver) finalist 169X (junior Robert Esgro, sophomore Brandon Windle, and freshman Maxim Kreider).
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At the Middle School VEX IQ state tournament, team 169Y (sixth-graders Sean Ngo, Samuel Jiru, Preston Wu, Jackson Harrington, Lucas Harrington, Blake Paul, and David Gustafsson) won the tournament in alliance with Brandywine Robotics (92M). Team 169B (seventh-graders Arnav Sardesai, Zachary Shah, and Ronan Wood) also qualified for Worlds by receiving the Stem Research Award. In addition, team 169X (eighth-graders Elijah Lee, Andy Chen, William Morris, and Samir Pernell) won the Create Award.
About the VEX Robotics World Championship:
The 2018 VEX Robotics World Championship, presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation, brings together top robotics teams in the VEX IQ Challenge, VEX Robotics Competition, and VEX U under one roof to celebrate their accomplishments and participate with the best teams from around the world. The event includes top teams from events happening in cities around the world from June 2017 to March 2018. Teams will play the current VEX Robotics Competition game, In the Zone; for the VEX IQ competition, teams will play the current VEX IQ Challenge game, Ringmaster. For more information about VEX Robotics and upcoming events, visit www.robotevents.com.