Troy Robotics Teams Compete Virtually, Win Awards

Troy Robotics Teams Compete Virtually, Bring Home Awards and Accolades

Members of the Troy FIRST Robotics Teams (FRC 226, the Hammerheads) are bringing home 3 Blue Banners & 1 Engineering Inspiration Award to Troy High School & Athens High School, including their second consecutive State Championship Chairman's Blue Banner, ending the season ranked in the Top 3 of Michigan's 560 competitive high school teams.

Although competitions couldn’t take place in person, FIRST made it possible for team members to continue competing for the Chairman's Award at District and State levels. Here is a breakdown of the awards from our 2020 season:

St Joseph District Competition

• District Engineering Inspiration Award
• District Event Winner (Blue Banner)

Troy District Competition

• District Chairman's Award (Blue Banner)

Michigan State Championship

• Regional Chairman's Award (Blue Banner)

The Hammerheads were ranked 2 out of 40, after a day and a half of qualification matches, before playoff rounds. At the St Joseph District Event, students Harshini Padala and Nidhi Jaison were both interviewed by ESPN between playoff matches. Harshini has just been elected as our 2020-2021 FRC 226 Team President, and Nidhi will be attending the University of Michigan in the fall studying Computer Science! Furthermore, Harshini individually qualified for the World Championship as a FIRST in Michigan Dean's List Finalist - an award only received by 15 students in the state of Michigan.

COVID won’t keep the Hammerheads from competing, and if any parents are interested in getting their kids involved in FIRST, it is available for all grades from Preschool to 12th. Information can be found on our team's website: www.hammerhead226.org.

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