2016-2017 St. Louis World Championship Awards



Volunteer of the Year Award 
The FIRST Tech Challenge Volunteer of the Year Award winner was Kevin Ross from Carnation, Washington.




Inspire Award - Team 5466, Combustible Lemons from Davenport, Iowa 
Finalists:
Team 6022, TBD – To Be Determined from Aurora, Ohio
Team 6347, Geared Up from Rome, New York
Team 8686, Height Differential from Saint Paul, Minnesota






 World Championship Winning Alliance – from the Ochoa Division:
Team 8686, Height Differential from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Team 6929, Data Force from Littleton, Colorado
Team 5916, BoBots from Earleville, Maryland 2017

Finalist Alliance St. Louis – from the Edison Division: 
Team 8221, Cubix^3 from Hampstead, Maryland
Team 8644, The Brainstormers from Lexington, Massachusetts
Team 7182, Mechanical Paradox from Catonsville, Maryland

Think Award - Team 3415, Lancers from Livingston, New Jersey 
Finalists: Team 4211, The Bombers from Saint Louis, Missouri
Team 5199, Duct Tape and a Prayer from Barrington, Illinois
Team 6929, Data Force from Littleton, Colorado
Team 6964, Igutech from Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
Team 7236, Recharged Green from Pella, Iowa

Connect Award - Team 7190, Green Girls from Saint Paul, Minnesota 
Finalists:
Team 6037, W.A.G.S. from Princeton, New Jersey
Team 7350, Watts NXT? from Edison, New Jersey
Team 8686, Height Differential from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Team 9205, Iron Maidens from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Team 10918, S.P.A.C.E. from Breda, The Netherlands

Rockwell Collins Innovate Award - Team 2818, G-FORCE from McHenry, Maryland 
Finalists:
Team 5916, BoBots from Earleville, Maryland
Team 3537, The MechaHampsters from Greenwood, Indiana
Team 5975, Cybots from Denver, Iowa
Team 8645, Robotic Doges from Hollsopple, Pennsylvania
Team 9789, TOXIC from Granger, Indiana

PTC Design Award - Team 8393, Brain Stem from Baden, Pennsylvania 
Finalists: Team 7423, Flaming Phoenix from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Team 3415, Lancers from Livingston, New Jersey
Team 6022, TBD – To Be Determined from Aurora, Ohio
Team 8686, Height Differential from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Team 11190, MechaDojo from Eden Prairie, Minnesota

Motivate Award - Team 5421, RM’d and Dangerous from Rockville, Maryland 
Finalists:
Team 4106, Supposable Thumbs from Brookfield, Wisconsin
Team 3954, Pink to the Future from Den Haag, The Netherlands
Team 3981, The Griffins from New York New York
Team 5466, Combustible Lemons from Davenport, Iowa
Team 8297, Geared UP! From Ashburn, Virginia

Control Award - Team 7244, Out of the Box from Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Finalists: Team 5975, Cybots from Denver, Iowa
Team 6022, TBD – To Be Determined from Aurora Ohio
Team 7172, Techncial Difficulties from Plano, Texas

Promote Award - Team 8808, Ponytail Posse from Saint Paul, Minnesota 
Finalists:
Team 535, Tobor from Crawfordsville, Indiana
Team 5466, Combustible Lemons from Davenport, Iowa

Compass Award - Jan Cardinale from Team 6037, W.A.G.S. from Princeton Junction, New Jersey 
Finalists:
Scott Chase from Team 9789, TOXIC from Granger, Indiana
Phillip Malone from Team 2818, G-FORCE from McHenry, Maryland

Judges Award 
The Judges “Higher Priority” Award was presented to: Team 6567, Roboraiders from Red Hook, New York

The Judges “Gracious Professionalism Under Fire” Award was presented to: Team 8808, The Ponytail Posse from Saint Paul, Minnesota

Ochoa Division Finalist Alliance: 
Team 4174, Atomic Theory from New York, New York
Team 5843, AutoVortex from Bucharest, Romania
Team 8645, Robotic Doges from Hollsopple, Pennsylvania

Edison Division Finalist Alliance: 
Team 10294, The Edge from Hartland, Wisconsin
Team 4211, The Bombers from Saint Louis, Missouri
Team 3537, the MechaHampsters from Greenwood, Indiana

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