Year in Review
Sponsored by Raytheon AIS and Greenville ISD, Team 148, the Robowranglers, participated in the 2001 FIRST Robotics Competition.

In the 2001 game, "Diabolical Dynamics," one alliance composed of four teams compete in each match.  The object of the game is to place balls into goals, position the robots in the end zone at the end of the match, move the goals onto a semi-stable bridge, balance the bridge at the end of the match, and end the match prior to the two minute time limit.

Team 148's robot was designed with a two-speed pneumatic gear box that would pull a 300-pound load.  The robot led Team 148 to the finals where the team was named the Lone Star Regional Winner.  At national competition in Orlando, Florida, the team received eighth place.

The Robowranglers also received the Leadership in Control Award at the Lone Star Regional and the Incredible Play Award at national competition.  Team 27 presented the team with an Awesome Cart award and Team 5 presented the team with a Best Crate/Cart award.

Students
Ben Brown
    Team Role: Student
David Chesney
    Team Role: Student, 2000-2002
Mary Cloutier
    Team Role: Student
Casey Collier
    Team Role: Student, 2000-2004
Darby Collier
    Team Role: Student
Larame Cummings
    Team Role: Student
Joshua Ebrahim
    Team Role: Student
Justin Gabitzsch
    Team Role: Student
Melissa Gannaway
    Team Role: Student
Graham Hall
    Team Role: Student, 2001-2002
Megan Hunter
    Team Role: Student, 2000-2002
Ryan Marcum
    Team Role: Student, 1999-2002
Andy McClellen
    Team Role: Student, 1999-2002
    Degree: B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Texas-Dallas
Andrew Penland
    Team Role: Student
Joel Powell
    Team Role: Student
Ryan Salazar
    Team Role: Student
Stephanie Sherman
    Team Role: Student
Matt Sikes
    Team Role: Student, 2001-2003
    Occupation: Mechnical Engineer I, L-3 Communications IS
    Degree: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas-Arlington
Joshua Thatcher
    Team Role: Student
Brandon Torrance
    Team Role: Student, 2001-2003
    Degree: B.S., Biology, Austin College
Sarah Withycombe
    Team Role: Student

Mentors
Hector Arce
    Team Role: Mentor, 2001
Tom Cloutier
    Team Role: Mentor, 2001, 2003-2004
James Collier
    Team Role: Mentor, 2000-2004
Bill Gannaway
    Team Role: Mentor
Randy Hall
    Team Role: Mentor
John Hodapp
    Team Role: Mentor, 1992-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS
Steve Lindo
    Team Role: Mentor, 2001-2004
Brad Marcum
    Team Role: Mentor, 2000-2003, 2005-2006
Steve Maxwell
    Team Role: Mentor, 1997-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS
    Degree: B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
Will Reese
    Team Role: Mentor, 1999-2002
Ricky Torrance
    Team Role: Mentor, 1997-2004, 2007-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, Innovation First, Inc.
    Degree: B.S., Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University
Casey Welch
    Team Role: Mentor, 2001-Present; Student, 1994-1996
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS
    Degree: B.S., Computer Information Systems, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Monty Wineinger
    Team Role: Mentor, 1998-2006, 2008-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS
Frankie Yau
    Team Role: Mentor, 2000-2003

Coaches
Van LeJeune
    Team Role: Coach
Terri Galloway
    Team Role: Coach, 1999-2006
    Degrees: R.N., Northwest Texas Hospital School of Nursing; B.S., Nursing, West Texas State University;
    M.Ed., M.S., Texas A&M University-Commerce
Vanessa Pope
    Team Role: Mentor, 2009-Present; Coach, 1994-2008
    Degrees: B.A., Journalism/Advertising, B.A., English Literature,
    M.Ed., Secondary Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce

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