Team History

FTC 6567 the RoboRaiders is formed, meetings are conducted in Mrs. Yvonne Pierce’s (Science Teacher – Retired) classroom 164. Eventually a quarter of a field is purchased, and robot development is conducted in the corner of her classroom. The team does not compete, but does attend a few competitions to learn about FTC.

The RoboRaiders compete in their first competitions and are awarded 2nd place for the Motivate Award at the Capital Region NY Qualifying Tournament.

Capital Region NY Qualifying Tournament – January 19, 2014

- Second Place Motivate Award

- Fourth Place Alliance Capitan

At the Capital Region Qualifier, the team wins the Motivate Award, 3rd place for Inspire Award, and is the Finalist Alliance Captain. This is the first time the team qualifies for the Empire NY Championships. At the Empire NY Championships, they are awarded 2nd place for Motivate and finish in 10th place overall.

Mid-Hudson NY Qualifying Tournament – January 10, 2015

- Ranked 16th after Qualification Matches

Capital Region NY Qualifying Tournament – January 17, 2015

- First Place Motivate Award

- Third Place Inspire Award

- Ranked 3rd after Qualification Matches

- Finalist Alliance Captain

Empire New York Regional Championships – February 8, 2015

- Ranked 10th after Qualification Matches

- Second Alliance Selection

At the Capital Region Qualifier, the team places 2nd for the Control Award, and win their first Inspire Award, they are the best team overall. At the Hudson Valley Championship they win the Motivate Award, place 9th overall, are a Finalist award winner.

Hudson Valley Region Albany Qualifying Tournament – January 16, 2016

- Second Place Control Award

- Third Place PTC Design Award

- First Place Inspire Award

- Ranked 1st after Qualification Matches

- Winning Alliance Captain

Hudson Valley Regional Championships – February 21, 2016

- Second Place Control Award

- First Place Motivate Award

- Ranked 9th after Qualification Matches

- Finalist Alliance

At the Capital Region Qualifier, the team is a Finalist award winner, 2nd place Inspire, 1st place Think Award, 3rd Place Control Award. At the Hudson Valley Championship, the team wins the Promote Award and team member Katelin Zichittella is announced as an FTC Dean’s List Finalist (one of a hundred students in all of FTC). The team is “invited” to the World Championships in St. Louis, Mo were they win the “Higher Priority” Judges Award. 

Hudson Valley Region Albany Qualifying Tournament – January 14, 2017

- Second Place Inspire Award

- First Place Think Award

- Third Place Control Award

- Ranked 6th after Qualification Matches

Hudson Valley Regional Championships – February 5, 2017

- First Place Promote Award

- Second Alliance Pick

- Ranked 21st after Qualification Matches

Vermont State Championships – February 11, 2017

- First Place Promote Award

- Captain Alliance Finalist

- Ranked 3rd after Qualification Matches

World Championships – St. Louis – April

- Judges Award

- Ranked 30th after Qualification Matches (out of 64 teams)

At the Peekskill Qualifier, the team finishes 3rd overall, 1st place Inspire Award, 2nd place Think Award, Winning Alliance First Pick and qualify for the Hudson Valley Regional Championships. At the Albany Qualifier, the team finishes 2nd place, are eliminated in the semi-finals, 2nd place Think Award, 1st place Connect Award. At the Hudson Valley Regional Championships, the team finishes in 1st place, finalist alliance captain, 1st place Inspire, 2 nd place Motivate and qualify for Eastern Super Regionals at University of Scranton. Eastern Super Regional the team has an average performance and fails to qualify for Worlds. During the bus ride home, the coaches decide to create a second team (Red Storm) and is referred to as the JV team.

New York Excelsior Region Qualifying Tournament – December 3, 2017

- Second Place Think Award

- Second Place Design Award

- Ranked 5th after Qualification Matches

Hudson Valley Region Albany Qualifying Tournament – January 13, 2018

- First Place Connect Award

- Second Place Think Award

- Ranked 2nd after Qualification Matches

Hudson Valley Region Peekskill Qualifying Tournament – January 27, 2018

- First Place Inspire Award

- Winning Alliance Partner

- Second Place Think Award

- Ranked 2nd after Qualification Matches

Hudson Valley Regional Championships – February 11, 2018

- First Place Inspire Award

- Finalist Alliance Captain

- Second Place Motivate Award

- Ranked 1st after Qualification Matches

Vermont State Championships – February 24, 2018

- Fourth place in Robotics Performance

- Third Place Think Award

- Ranked 4th after Qualification Matches

East Super-Regional Championships – March 16-18, 2018

- 26th place in Robot Performance

The team wins the Collins Aerospace Innovate Award, are a Connect Award Finalist and are place 5th after the qualifications rounds. At the Hudson Valley Albany Qualifying Tournament, the team finishes 1st after qualifying round, are the winning alliance captain, are Design Award finalist and Think Award finalist and win 1st place Inspire. At the Hudson Valley Championship, the team finishes 15th overall, are the winning alliance first pick, 1st place Inspire Award, Motivate and Control Award finalist and team member Jacqueline Kocik is announced as an FTC Dean’s List Finalist. At the World Championships, the team ranks 50th out of 360 teams with an autonomous rank of 25th out of 360 teams. Jacqueline Kocik is announced as a Dean’s List Winner (1 of 10 FTC students).

Excelsior NY Sauquoit FIRST tech Challenge Qualifier – December 2, 2018

- Connect Award Finalist

- Collins Aerospace Innovate Award Winner

- Qualification Rank 5

Hudson Valley Albany Qualifying Tournament – January 19, 2019

- Inspire Award Winner

- Think Award Finalist

- Design Award Finalist

- Qualification Rank 1

- Winning Alliance Captain

Hudson Valley Championship Tournament – February 10, 2019

- Inspire Award Winner

- Motivate Award Finalist

- Control Award Finalist

- Qualification Rank 15

- Winning Alliance First Pick

FIRST World Championship – Detroit – Edison Division – April 23, 2019

- Qualification Rank 50/360

- Autonomous Rank 25/360

Covid-19 cancels the season just before Regional Championships. The team competes in only one tournament, awarded 2nd place Inspire, the winning alliance first pick, Collins Aerospace Innovate Award Winner, Design Award Finalist.

NY Excelsior Peekskill Qualifier – January 11, 2020

- Inspire Award Second Place

- Winning Alliance First Pick

- Collins Aerospace Innovate Award Winner

- Design Award Finalist

- Qualification Rank 8

Team/Club meetings are suspended until the Covid-19 pandemic is over. The team does not meet, nor participate in the modified season. They do utilize their 3D printer to print part for face shields in cooperation with SUNY-New Paltz.

After a year off, the team returns and wins 2nd place Inspire at the Excelsior Albany Area Qualifier and wins the Collins Aerospace Innovate Award. In competing at the Excelsior Regional championships, they are a Collins Aerospace Innovate Award finalist.

NY – Excelsior Albany Area Qualifier - February 6, 2022

- Inspire Award Second Place

- Collins Aerospace Innovate Award Winner

- Qualification Rank 8

NY – Excelsior MVCC Regional Championship - March 6, 2022

- Collins Aerospace Innovate Award Finalist

- Qualification Rank 13

The team earns a 2nd place Inspire award at the Exclesior Albany Area qualifier and a 1st place Inspire at the Excelsior Broadablin-Perth Qualifier. At the Excelsior MVCC Uticia Championships, they earn a 2nd Place Inspire Award and are the Motivate Award winner.

NY – Excelsior Albany Area Qualifier – January 14, 2023

- Inspire Award Second Place

- Connect Award First Place

- Innovate Award Sponsored by Raytheon Technologies Second Place

- Qualification Rank 9

- Fourth Place Alliance First Pick, eliminated in Finals (Runner Up)

NY – Excelsior Broadalbin-Perth Qualifier – January 29, 2022

- Inspire Award First Place

- Connect Award Second Place

- Innovate Award Sponsored by Raytheon Technologies Second Place

- Qualification Rank 5

- Fourth Place Alliance Capitan, eliminated in Semifinals

NY – Excelsior MVCC Regional Championship – March 5, 2023

- Inspire Award Second Place

- Connect Award Second Place

- Motivate Award First Place

- Qualification Rank 25

The team earns 1st place Inspire Award at the Excelsior John Jay Qualifier and a 1st place for the connect award at the Excelsior Peekskill Qualifier. At the Excelsior MVCC Utica Championships the team earns a 1st place for the Design Award.

NY – Excelsior MVCC Utica Championships – March 3, 2024

- Design Award First Place

- Qualification Rank 19

NY – Excelsior Peekskill Qualifier – February 10, 2024

- Connect Award First Place

- Qualification Rank 6

NY – Excelsior John Jay Qualifier – December 2, 2024

- Inspire Award First Place

- Qualification Rank 22

- Fifth Place Alliance First Pick, eliminated in 3rd Round

The team earns a 2nd place Inspire award at the Excelsior John Jay Qualifier, a 1st place in the Connect award at the Excelsior Albany Academies Qualifier . At the Excelsior MVCC Utica Championships the team is awarded 1st place for the Control Award and are the first pick for the 6th place alliance. They also earn a bid to a Premier Event, however, the team declines due to schedule conflicts and cost.

NY – Excelsior MVCC Utica Championships – March 8, 2025-March 8, 2025

- Control Award – 1st Place

- Qualification Rank 17

- Sixth Place Alliance First Pick, eliminated 3rd Round

NY – Excelsior Albany Acadamies Qualifier – January 18, 2025

- Connect Award – 1st Place

- Qualification Rank 14

- Second Place Alliance First Pick, eliminated in Semi-Final

NY – Excelsior John Jay Qualifier – December 8, 2024

- Inspire Award Second Place

- Qualification Rank 20

- Fourth Place Alliance First Pick, eliminated in Semi-Final

After graduating 9 seniors the prior year, the team looks to rebuild. Earning 2nd place Think awards at the Excelsior Albany Academies Qualifier and the Excelsior Peekskill Qualifiers. The team also earns a 2nd place Innovate Award at the Excelsior John Jay Qualifier. The team fails to advance to the Excelsior MVCC Utica Championships.

NY – Excelsior John Jay Qualifier – December 6, 2024

- Innovate Award Second Place

- Qualification Rank 20

- Sixth Place Alliance First Pick, eliminated in 3rd Round