2024 Season | Rookie Year
Appalachian "LATCH"
2024 FRC | CRESCENDO
In CRESCENDO presented by Haas, two competing alliances are invited to score notes, amplify their speaker, harmonize onstage, and take the spotlight before time runs out. Alliances earn additional rewards for meeting specific scoring thresholds and for cooperating with their opponents.
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In 2024, our team achieved an impressive overall record of 102-32-0, winning multiple events, including district championships, and earning prestigious awards such as Rookie All Star and Autonomous Award. We consistently ranked among the top teams at our events, served as alliance captains or first picks in playoffs, and advanced to the FIRST Championship and were invited Chezy Champs, where we received notable recognition for our performance.
Season Info | Robot
Weight: 104 lbs. | Size: 27" x 27" x 28" | Top Speed: 18.19 ft/sec.
Match Record (W-L-T): 74-18-0 in official play and 102-32-0 overall in 2024.
Capabilities:
- Variable 0DOF shooter speed for shooting from varied distances from subwoofer to 10' away into the Speaker
- Automatic Amp alignment
- Between the bumper Note Intake
- Swerve chassis, one camera
- Multi-piece configurable autos
- Double sided, double latch climber
- Automatic alignment for shuttling/launching pieces across the field
- Vision and odometry based pose estimation
Season Info | Events
Match Record (W-L-T) | 74-18-0 in official play and 102-32-0 overall in 2024
CHS District Blacksburg VA Event
Rank 1 with a record of 19-3-0 and won the following awards:
- District Event Winner
- Rookie Inspiration Award
We competed in the playoffs as the Captain of Alliance 1 and won the event.
FNC District UNC Asheville Event
Rank 5 with a record of 13-6-0 and won the following awards:
- Rookie All Star Award
- District Event Winner
We competed in the playoffs as the 1st Pick of Alliance 2 and won the event.
FNC District Mecklenburg County Event
Rank 1 with a record of 18-2-0 and won the following awards:
- District Championship Dean's List Semi-Finalist (Jimmy M)
- District Event Winner
- Autonomous Award
We competed in the playoffs as the Captain of Alliance 1 and won the event.
FIRST North Carolina District State Championship
Rank 1 with a record of 15-2-0 and won the following awards:
- District Championship Rookie All Star Award
- District Championship Winner
We competed in the playoffs as the Captain of Alliance 1 and won the event.
FIRST® Championship | Archimedes Division
Rank 23 with a record of 9-5-0
We competed in the playoffs as the 1st Pick of Alliance 8 and were eliminated in the Double Elimination Bracket (Round 4)
THOR West
Rank 1 with a record of 13-2-0 and won the following awards:
- Event Winner
We competed in the playoffs as the Captain of Alliance 1 and won the event.
Chezy Champs
Rank 23 with a record of 7-8-0 and won the following awards:
- Judges' Award
We competed in the playoffs as the 2nd pick of Alliance 8 and were eliminated in the semifinals
SCRIW XIII
Team 9496 was Rank 7 with a record of 8-4-0 and won the following awards:
- Event Winner
We competed in the playoffs as the 1st Pick of Alliance 1 and won the event.
Member Roster
- Addison M - Awards, Branding, + Media
- Andrew J. - Fabrication + Human Player
- Anna K - Fabrication, Electrical, + Pit Crew
- Elijah M - Programming + Scouting
- Jimmy Mc - Programming + Student Drive Coach
- Joshua K - Fabrication + Technician
- Michaela A - Awards, Branding, + Media
- Nate B - Fabrication + Driver
- Nathan F - Fabrication + Electrical
- Presley K - Scouting + Strategy
- Sydney B - Strategy
- Taylor B - Branding, Awards, + Media
THANK YOU TO OUR INVESTORS
Inspire Carolina
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy
Moore Family