The official ranking list

Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest 1998


Junior Division - Official Winners List For 1998
Place Prize Score Good Runs Robot Name Humans & Affiliations City, State
1st $1,000 79 2 Loser's Revenge Carver High School:
William Kelly, Yonghong Lee, 
Cuong Luc
Philadelphia, PA
2nd $500 119 2 Ikea Bot Grand River Collegiate:
Arun Patel, Bjorn Bevenborn, Sorin Turlea
Kitchener, Ontario
3rd $250 143 3 Man O' Chivits Vestal High School:
Mark Reisiger
Vestal, NY
4th $125 215 2 The Moose Grand River Collegiate:
Matt Elgie, David Shilling
Kitchener, Ontario
5th $75 450 2 Robotus Infidus North Penn High School:
Jonathan Fink
North Wales, PA
6th $50 619 2 Stubbs I.C.S. Grand River Collegiate:
Graeme O'Brien, Jeff Sanderson
Kitchener, Ontario
7th - 31 1 Last Minute Bot Grand River Collegiate:
Nathan Weckworth, Jordan Scapinello
Kitchener, Ontario
8th - 33 1 Bombero Council Rock High School:
Fred Bauer, Renata Melamud, Ivan Ku, Dade Thornton, Alex Halderman, Sharon Haiduck, Nick Pawlenko, Adam Lubchansky, Phil Gift, John Harper
Newtown, PA
9th - 77 1 Boss Grand River Collegiate:
Arun Patel, Sorin Turlea
Kitchener, Ontario

Senior Division - Official Winners List For 1998
Place Prize Score Good Runs Robot Name Humans & Affiliations City, State
1st $1,000 13.23 2 Phoenix Trinity College:
David Ahlgren, Josh Sachar, Mike Guillorn, Antony Arciuolo, Marc Sheftel, Sean Harris, Scott Susslin, Eric Rautio, Sheldon Provost, Amir Tamrakar, Brian Jackson, Liz Garypie, Max MacPherson, Brian Hall, Earl Matthews, Luke Klein-Bernot, Jeff Green
Hartford, CT
2nd $500 15.74 3 Tornado '98 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology:
Roman Schmied, Marco Seiz, Mauro Bregonzi
Switzerland
3rd $250 31.63 2 MacBeth Seattle Robotics Society:
Ted Griebling
Seattle, WA
4th $125 40.78 3 Raptor Retired:
Robert Thompson
Stonington, CT
5th $75 40.85 2 NMT Probot New Mexico Tech:
Zach Barness, George McCone, Julie Wiens, Donald Sheridan, Stephan Bruder
Socoro, NM
6th $50 41.31 3 L.C. Seattle Robotics Society:
Gary Teachout
Mukilteo, WA
7th - 46 2 Hot Wheels Mattel Toys:
Eric Ostendorff
El Segundo, CA
8th - 51 2 Isaac University of Hartford:
Russell Shannon, Steven Hawk, Suchir Bhatt, Kevyn Sliverman, John Decristafaro, Tory Waslaske, Ted Weidenbacher, Peter Dagostino
W. Hartford, CT
9th - 86 2 Freddy Brothers:
Steve Hawk, Jim Hawk
Cheshire, CT
10th - 133 2 NMT Firebot New Mexico Tech:
Mike Prins, Allyn Anderson, David Denning, Jose Rodriguez
Socoro, NM
11th - 150 2 Mr. Pogo Penn State - Abington:
Chris Bojak, Mike Knopp, Julies Thomas
Abington, PA
12th - 15 1 O.S.C.A.R. New Mexico Tech:
Bill Gruner, Andrew Mayer, Rodney Earwood, Ruth Porta
Socoro, NM
13th - 17 1 Athina Tufts University:
Scott McNamara, Ioannis Martinos, Yoni Garbourg
Medford, MA
14th - 29 1 Mr. Bob Penn State - Abington:
Marisa DeMeglio, Jason Chan
Abington, PA
15th - 36 1 Ot-Bot Trinity College:
David Ahlgren, Josh Sachar, Mike Guillorn, Antony Arciuolo, Marc Sheftel, Sean Harris, Scott Susslin, Eric Rautio, Sheldon Provost, Amir Tamrakar, Brian Jackson, Liz Garypie, Max MacPherson, Brian Hall, Earl Matthews, Luke Klein-Bernot, Jeff Green
Hartford, CT
16th - 40 1 It Blows Penn State - Abington:
Syng Park, Zack Shenkle, Charles Daniel
Abington, PA
17th - 76 1 HAL .009 Hobart College:
Derek Shaffer, Amit Bhavsar, John Vaughn
Geneva, NY
18th - 128 1 Li'l Rosie Husband and Wife:
Diane Oda, Doug Oda
Lewisberg, OH
19th - 77 1 Burnt Out Too University of Calgary:
Sean Hum, Alex Carreira
Calgary, Canada

Junior Division - Non-Placing Entrants For 1998 (in no particular order)
Robot Name Humans & Affiliations City, State
Rubert Northeast High School:
Allam Taj, Areen Taj, Jill Cantor
Philadelphia, PA
Nemesis Northeast High School:
Kevin Quan, Susan Huynh, Stephen Rones
Philadelphia, PA
Explorer LaSalle College High School:
Paul Stabile, Scott Emerich, Michael O'Connor, Brendan Schmiedekamp, Carl Schmiedekamp
Wyndmoor, PA
Bertha Central Shenandoah Valley Regional School:
Howard Akers, Dave Frantz
Waynesboro, PA
Mr. Gimpy North Plainfield High School:
Tim Schneekloth
N. Plainfield, PA
TC1 Council Rock High School:
Fred Bauer, Renata Melamud, Ivan Ku, Dade Thornton, Alex Halderman, Sharon Haiduck, Nick Pawlenko, Adam Lubchansky, Phil Gift, John Harper
Newtown, PA
%@*$ Carver High School:
William Kelly, Yonghong, Cuong Luc
Philadelphia, PA
Megatron Northeast High School:
Wen-Guang Lei, Richard Ywen
Philadelphia, PA

Junior Division - Non-Qualifying Participants For 1998 (in no particular order)
Robot Name Humans & Affiliations City, State
Frog Central Shenandoah Valley Regional School:
Matt Hesse
Waynesboro, WA
Nautilus Central Shenandoah Valley Regional School:
Jeremy Bruker
Waynesboro, WA
Kex X. Bot 2 Home Schooled:
Mike Skelly, Jr., Katie Skelly
Willingboro, NJ
Pequod Central Shenandoah Valley Regional School:
Brent Brownfield
Waynesboro, WA
Pegasus Carver High School:
Rudy Fernandez, Crystal Lacey, Greg Williams
Philadelphia, PA
Firebot Paca Junior High School:
Scott Edwards, Kim Demaddis, Mike Demaddis
Masticbeach, NY
Nina Central Shenandoah Valley Regional School:
Ivan Vera
Waynesboro, WA

Senior Division - Non-Placing Entrants For 1998 (in no particular order)
Robot Name Humans & Affiliations City, State
Robot 5000 New Mexico Tech:
Jarnet Sample, Josiah Waters, Mario Khalsa, Nick Pena
Socoro, NM
Smokey 1.0 Family:
Mike, Harrison, Sarah, Lauren Angle
Warwick, NY
S.M.U.R.F Saint Michael's College:
Doug Green, Mike Allen, Mike Milanazzo, Justin Pepin, Jeff Fountain, Bill Knose, Jim Donegan, Dave Goodwin
Colchester, VT
DewBot Penn State - Abington:
Vinh Dao, Gerry Amadro
Abington, PA
Team Kuc Yale University:
Adrian Cybriwsky, Damon Erickson, Reshma Munbodh
New Haven, CT
The Wild Blue US Air Force Academy:
Adam Mankowski, Greg Freeman
Colorado Springs, CO
RTFM Penn State - Abington:
Marisa DeMeglio, Jason Chan
Churchville, PA
Firebug MIT/LEGO Futura/Gleason Research:
Fred Martin, Steve Ocho, Wanda Gleason
Arlington, PA
Merlin SUG Lithography:
William Ruehl, Chris Nocchi
Danbury, CT
Hammerhead Hobbyist:
Jose-Alfredo Esquerra
Troy, MI

Senior Division - Non-Qualifying Participants For 1998 (in no particular order)
Robot Name Humans & Affiliations City, State
Down to the Wire Data General Corp.:
Paul Malenfant
Northboro, MA
BinX MP Electronics:
Michael Demaddis
Shirley, NY
D(JEM)2 University of Mass. - Dartmouth:
Melody Affonci, Jennifer Greenwood, Mark Silveira, Dave Putney, Ebeneezer Plettner, Earl Medeiros, Joan Castro
Taunton, MA
The Savage A.F.S.:
Scott Savage
Nashville, TN
Regus Son/Father:
Rex N. Marling, Rex M. Marling
Indianapolis, IN
Pongo II Wasner Lighting:
Ron Woodward
Yorktown, VA
MacII Seattle Robotics Society:
Ted Griebling
Seattle, WA