Congratulations to our Middle School Robotics teams for competing in the regional tournament on Saturday, December 7. We are excited to announce that two teams earned a bid to the state competition in February!
Collegiate had three teams compete in the competition. The sixth-grade team, “Seven G.O.A.T.S.,” finished sixth in the robot game and had a great season. Team members: Cyrus Kolehmainen ’26, Brendan Corbett ’26, Jordan Jones ’26, Khandro Butler ’26, Ryan Kang ’26, Jude Hoskins-Harris ’26, and Jack Blythe ’26. Special thanks to our parent coaches Juliet Gray and assistant U Tong Kang for their extraordinary leadership as volunteer coaches.
The “Redd Hott Chilli Peppas” won the “Robot Design: Programming Award” and earned a bid to state on the strength of their presentations and innovation project. Team members: Misra Ahmed ’24, Quinn Arradondo ’24, Aida Edwards ’24, Beckett Kim ’24, McKenna Stewart ’25, and Ashlynn Ellis ’25. Coaches: Jen Hoban and Emily Conn.
The “It’s a Tie!” scored the most points and won the “Robot Performance Award.” They also won the “Third Place Champions Award” (out of 19 teams) and earned a bid to state. Team members: Lawson Cantley ’24, Dixon Jones ’24, Cooper Kolehmainen ’24, Charlie Fitzgerald ’24, Nick Harshaw ’24, James Marshall ’25, and Siggy Gross ’25. Coaches: Jon Coole and parent coach, James Marshall Sr.
Good luck to our teams who will be competing in the state tournament at Northern Kentucky University in early February.