Year in Review
Sponsored by L-3 Communications Integrated Systems and Greenville ISD, Team 148, the Robowranglers, participated in the 2003 FIRST Robotics Competition.

In the 2003 game, "Stack Attack," two alliances, one red and one blue, composed of two teams each, compete in each match.  The object of the game is to acquire and stack plastic storage containers that are initially located on the platform or placed on the playing field by human players.  Each alliance must place containers in a scoring zone on its own side of the field to score points.  The total number of points earned depends on the count of containers located in each alliance's scoring zone multiplied by the number of containers in their highest stack.  Additional points are awarded for any robot that is positioned on the top of the platform at the end of the match.

Team 148's robot, "Lone Star," was coined "the long arm of the law" for its unique strategy of play and innovative design.  The robot was the only machine at regional competition to sweep away the stacks of plastic storage containers with a large up right robot and arm.  "Lone Star" led the team to a second place seed and a finalist finish with teams 231 and 57.

The Robowranglers were also honored with the Xerox Creativity Award and the General Motors Industrial Design Award at the Lone Star Regional.

Students
Casey Collier
    Team Role: Student, 2000-2004
Justin Duncan
    Team Role: Student, 2003-2004
    Degree: B.A., Music, Austin College
Seth Garcia
    Team Role: Student, 2003-2004
Cory Griffiths
    Team Role: Student, 2003-2004
    Degree: B.S., Engineering, Texas A&M University
Ryan Jenkins
    Team Role: Student, 2002-2004
    Attending: Marketing, University of North Texas
Matt Mahrer
    Team Role: Student, 2003-2005
    Degree: B.S., Meteorology, Texas A&M University
Jason Maxwell
    Team Role: Student, 2002-2006
    Attending: Fire Science, Blinn College-Bryan
Beth McClellen
    Team Role: Student, 2002-2005
    Occupation: Mechnical Engineer I, L-3 Communications IS
    Degree: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas-Arlington
Kevin Morris
    Team Role: Mentor, 2007-Present; Student, 2003-2006
    Attending: Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas-Tyler
Mark Moseley
    Team Role: Student, 2002-2004
    Occupation: News Producer, KTAB-TV
    Degree: B.A., Radio, Television and Film, University of North Texas
Ashley Owens
    Team Role: Student, 2003-2005
    Attending: Merchandising, University of North Texas
Joel Powell
    Team Role: Student, 2001-2003
Rayna Sherman
    Team Role: Student, 2002-2003
Lydia Shook
    Team Role: Student, 2002-2004
Matt Sikes
    Team Role: Student, 2001-2003
    Occupation: Mechnical Engineer I, L-3 Communications IS
    Degree: B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Texas-Arlington
Cameron Thatcher
    Team Role: Student, 2002-2004
Brandon Torrance
    Team Role: Student, 2001-2003
    Degree: B.S., Biology, Austin College
Megan Wineinger
    Team Role: Student, 2003-2006
    Attending: Elementary Education, Texas A&M University-Commerce
Sarah Wright
    Team Role: Student, 2003-2005
    Degree: B.B.A., Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management, University of North Texas

Mentors
Tom Cloutier
    Team Role: Mentor, 2001, 2003-2004
James Collier
    Team Role: Mentor, 2000-2004
Adam Davies
    Team Role: Mentor, 2002-2006; Student, 1995-1996
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
David Maxwell
    Team Role: Mentor, 2003
Steve Maxwell
    Team Role: Mentor, 1997-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS
    Degree: B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of New Mexico-Albuquerque
Mike Owens
    Team Role: Mentor, 2003
Adam Reppond
    Team Role: Mentor, 2003-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, L-3 Communications IS
Ricky Torrance
    Team Role: Mentor, 1997-2004, 2007-Present
    Occupation: Engineer, Innovation First, Inc.
    Degree: B.S., Electrical Engineering, Texas Tech University
Ray Upp
    Team Role: Mentor, 2003-2004, 2006
Mike Waggoner
    Team Role: Mentor, 2003-2004, 2006
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
Allen Yau
    Team Role: Mentor, 2002-2003
Frankie Yau
    Team Role: Mentor, 2000-2003

Coaches
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
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

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