Mountain Brook Robotics Programs Dominate State Competition

Mountain Brook AL

28 February, 2022

12:04 PM

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MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL — All five Mountain Brook robotics programs competed in the State Vex IQ Championships in Auburn last weekend and came away with a bevy of honors and awards. Each elementary school team along with the junior high team competed against state competition after securing a spot there last semester. The MBS robotics programs took home the following awards: Elementary Excellence Award -Team 3701B (William Baugh, Sam Ebert, Ryan Plyler)Elementary Skills Champions -Team 3701B (William Baugh, Sam Ebert, Ryan Plyler)Elementary Teamwork Champions -Team 3701B (William Baugh, Sam Ebert, Ryan Plyler)Elementary 2nd Place Teamwork Champions 3705A (Colin Pankey and Gray Marshall)Middle School 3rd Place Teamwork Champions – 31337H and 31337KMiddle School 4th Place Teamwork Champions – 31337GElementary and Middle School Design Award – 3701A (Evallee McClellan, Jonah Druxman, Alexander Ewer) and 31337KElementary and Middle School Amaze Award – 3701H (Hampton Doobrow, Wyatt Pearce, Reese Horner) and 31337HMountain Brook Robotics advanced more teams to the World Championships than any other district in the state of Alabama. MBS is widely known in the VEX IQ community as a model program that many districts across the state look to when implementing their own programs. The World Robotics Championship will be held in Dallas in early May. At the event, teams from around the globe will have the opportunity to celebrate their accomplishments and compete in a worldwide arena. The following students will have the opportunity to compete at the Vex World Championship: BWF William BaughSam EbertRyan PlylerEvallee McClellanJonah DruxmanAlexander EwerWyatt PearceHampton Doobrow CES Colin PankeyGray Marshall Cherokee Bend Benjamin LindmarkWilliam GerthMcKean KippJonathan Holt MBJH Preston GancaycoMicah GoldisTravis SummeyBlake CookJW BrouilletteLucas CatenacciCarson HeckSteven ChesterJackson EatmanOliver NelsonPatrick Rais-BahramiBeau DionneBryson DobbinsHayden GrahamNoah JonesWill HardeeJackson PierceJacob PlylerWallace VaughanEmmett WalkerCharles LightnerAnnabelle McCulloughCoaches include: James Salvant - MBJHJennifer Jinnette and Sharon Mumm – BWFAnna Debell, Stacy Dorsten and Heather Brown – CBSAmy Anderson and Scott McKerley – CESKate Beidleman and Kelly Mapes - MBE