The Carman-Ainsworth FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition®) Team 314 did compete this last weekend at the Kettering University FIRST® Robotics District Competition with 39 other team from around the state to earn points at qualify for a spot at the Michigan FRC State Championship.  This was their first competition in competing this year. They had a fantastic weekend.

• Overall Rank:  6th in the District event
• Started the competition out a little rough in 39th spot but with hard work and determination managed to move up the ranks ending the first day in 2nd
• Was the 5th Alliance Captain which we selected Team 1684, The Chimeras (Lapeer) and Team 5527, Cyber Phoenix (Flint)
• Played in the Elimination matches. Lost in the quarter-finals
• We won the Excellence in Engineering Award.  This award celebrates an elegant and advantageous machine features that no other robot displayed.  The winning team has demonstrated these characteristics in many ways from planning through design to execution.
• Because of these efforts we are currently in a 3 way tie and is ranked 88th place out of about 230 teams that played in the State of Michigan with 35 points earned towards the Michigan FRC State Championship.

Our next competitions are the following:

April 6 – 8, 2017  Livonia District Competition  (Churchill High School, Livonia)

When we qualify (I will know after Livonia District), the Michigan FRC State Championship will be April  12 – 15, 2015 in Saginaw at the Ryder Center, Saginaw Valley State University.

Since fall, 2003, I have been with this team as both a parent and now as a coach / HS advisor  and I could not have been more proud of our students and the accomplishments they have done this last weekend and throughout the build season.