1997 Motorola Midwest Regional

1997 Motorola Midwest Regional

Archive tag	1997il
Event Information
Number of teams	38
Location	Chicago, Illinois
Venue	William Rainey Harper College
Date	March 6-8, 1997
Awards
Winner	71
Finalist	14
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The 1997 Motorola Midwest Regional was the first official competition of the 1997 FIRST Robotics Competition season. The regional took place at Harper College from March 6th to 8th, 1997. Woodie Flowers was the master of ceremonies and introduced matches for the event and Dean Kamen was also in attendance. Like other events of the time, matches were played back and forth on an "A" field and a "B" field to decrease match turnaround.

Team list

Season numbers for 1997 are canonical.‎
More information about pre-1998 team numbers is available here.

Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
1	1	3-Dimensional Services & Oakland Technical Center, Northeast Campus (OTC-NE) The Scorpions	Rochester Hills, MI	The Arach-Na-Bot	1997frc1
14	10	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Lakewood High School Center for Advanced Technologies BAXCAT	St. Petersburg, FL		1997frc10
15	12	Baxter Healthcare Corporation / Municipio de Anasco & Luis Munoz Marin High School / Raul Ibarra High School The Coqui	Anasco, PR		1997frc12
13	13	Baxter Healthcare Corporation / Northwestern University & Johnsburg High School The Bio-Beast Team	Round Lake, IL	Bio-Beast	1997frc13
71	14	Beatty Machine and Manufacturing & Hammond Schools Team Hammond	Hammond, IN	The Robot Formerly Known As BeattyJuice	1997frc14
24	18	Boston Scientific Corporation & Edgewood High School The Bostangs	Spencer, IN		1997frc18
27	21	Budd Company, The & Oakland Science, Mathematics & Technology Academy (OSMTech) OSM Budds	Auburn Hills, MI		1997frc21
33	23	Chrysler Corporation & Avondale High School I.M. Force (Impossible Mission Force)	Auburn Hills, MI		1997frc23
45	31	Delco Electronics Corporation & Kokomo High School KHS FIRST	Kokomo, IN	MadKat	1997frc31
47	32	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy, MI		1997frc32
-80	33	Doehler-Jarvis / Edison Industrial Systems Center & Libbey Skill Center Robo Jox	Toledo, OH		1997frc33
85	34	Drawform, Inc. & Zeeland High School AT3 (All-Terrain-Tube-Transport team)	Zeeland, MI		1997frc34
148	35	Raytheon E-Systems, Inc. & Greenville High School Team Greenville	Greenville, TX	The Mad Hatter	1997frc35
67	47	General Motors Proving Ground & Milford High School / Lakeland High School / Harbor High School H2OT (Hyper Hex Offender Team)	Milford, MI		1997frc47
74	54	Haworth, Inc. & Holland High School P.E.S.T. (Pulling Engineers and Students Together)	Holland, MI		1997frc54
92	55	Honeywell, Inc. & Adlai E. Stevenson High School	Lincolnshire, IL		1997frc55
81	58	HoneywellÍs MICRO SWITCH Division & Freeport High School / Aquin High School	Freeport, IL	Pretzelator III: The Bulldog	1997frc58
91	65	Kemet Electronics / Greenville Tech College & JL Mann High School MANN-POWER Robotics Team	Greenville, SC		1997frc65
-65	66	Lear Corporation & Brandon High School LearHawks	Rochester Hills, MI		1997frc66
101	71	LoDan Electronics / Craftsman Custom Metal Fabricators / Motorola APD & St. PatrickÍs High School STRIKER (St. Pat's Tactical Retrieval Interfaced Kombat Engaging Robot)	Chicago, IL		1997frc71
-83	74	St. Louis Community & Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS) Mighty Mississippi River Roboteers	St. Louis, MO		1997frc74
107	78	Metal Flow Corporation & Holland Christian High School	Holland, MI	Tubinator XL	1997frc78
108	79	Motorola, Inc. / Florida Atlantic University & Dillard High School / Crystal Lake Middle School / William Dandy Middle School SigmaC@T	Plantation, FL		1997frc79
111	81	Motorola, Inc. & Rolling Meadows High School / Wheeling High School WILDSTANG	Schaumburg, IL		1997frc81
-87	82	Motorola, Inc. & Santaluces Community High School S.A.M.E.T.S. (Santaluces and Motorola Engineering Team)	Boynton Beach, FL	Robo Chief	1997frc82
123	96	New Venture Gear, Inc. & Hamtramck High School Cosmo Force	Troy, MI		1997frc96
93	104	Oscar J. Boldt Construction / Lawrence University & Appleton North High School The ANTS (Appleton North Technology Students)	Appleton, WI	THOR	1997frc104
141	115	Prince & West Ottawa High School The Panther Team	Holland, MI		1997frc115
35	117	Process Control Automation & Montague High School Montague Robocats	Montague, MI		1997frc117
144	119	Procter & Gamble Company & Walnut Hills High School	Cincinnati, OH	Eagle One	1997frc119
150	126	Sage Products, Inc. & McHenry East High School / McHenry West High School Siege Engine	Crystal Lake, IL		1997frc126
3	130	Scott B. Patterson, DDS, MS /Green County Engineers & Monroe Senior High School The Chedderheads	Monroe, WI		1997frc130
158	135	Structural Dynamics Research Corporation & Great Oaks Institute of Technology and Career Development, Live Oaks Campus Interdimensional Destroyers	Milford, OH	Marvin	1997frc135
162	139	TRW Automotive & Harrison High School Robo Hawk	Farmington Hills, MI		1997frc139
183	149	Varo, Inc. & South Garland High School Colonels	Garland, TX	General Lee	1997frc149
-64 (302)	150	Venture Industries / Exide Battery Company & Lake Orion High School Lake Orion Dragons	Lake Orion, MI	The Pick	1997frc150
187	152	Wisne Design / University of Detroit Mercy & University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy CUBoom	Southfield, MI		1997frc152
-49	155	Motorola Inc. & Camelback High School Desert Warrior	Phoenix, AZ	Spartan I	1997frc155

Award list

Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
Motorola Midwest Regional Champion
71	14	Beatty Machine and Manufacturing & Hammond Schools Team Hammond	Hammond, IN	The Robot Formerly Known As BeattyJuice	1997frc14
Runner-Up
14	10	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Lakewood High School Center for Advanced Technologies BAXCAT	St. Petersburg, FL		1997frc10
Number One Seed
71	14	Beatty Machine and Manufacturing & Hammond Schools Team Hammond	Hammond, IN	The Robot Formerly Known As BeattyJuice	1997frc14
Procter & Gamble Creativity Award
148	35	Raytheon E-Systems, Inc. & Greenville High School Team Greenville	Greenville, TX	The Mad Hatter	1997frc35
Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
144	119	Procter & Gamble Company & Walnut Hills High School	Cincinnati, OH	Eagle One	1997frc119
Motorola Quality Award
27	21	Budd Company, The & Oakland Science, Mathematics & Technology Academy (OSMTech) OSM Budds	Auburn Hills, MI		1997frc21
Johnson & Johnson Best Sportsmanship Award
141	115	Prince & West Ottawa High School The Panther Team	Holland, MI		1997frc115
Chrysler Team Spirit Award
15	12	Baxter Healthcare Corporation / Municipio de Anasco & Luis Munoz Marin High School / Raul Ibarra High School The Coqui	Anasco, PR		1997frc12
Rookie All-Star
162	139	TRW Automotive & Harrison High School Robo Hawk	Farmington Hills, MI		1997frc139
Best Offensive Round
13	13	Baxter Healthcare Corporation / Northwestern University & Johnsburg High School The Bio-Beast Team	Round Lake, IL	Bio-Beast	1997frc13
Outstanding Defense
107	78	Metal Flow Corporation & Holland Christian High School	Holland, MI	Tubinator XL	1997frc78
Best Play of the Day (Friday)
111	81	Motorola, Inc. & Rolling Meadows High School / Wheeling High School WILDSTANG	Schaumburg, IL		1997frc81
Best Play of the Day (Saturday)
-83	74	St. Louis Community & Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS) Mighty Mississippi River Roboteers	St. Louis, MO		1997frc74
Lightest Machine in Finals
108	79	Motorola, Inc. / Florida Atlantic University & Dillard High School / Crystal Lake Middle School / William Dandy Middle School SigmaC@T	Plantation, FL		1997frc79
Most Photogenic
14	10	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Lakewood High School Center for Advanced Technologies BAXCAT	St. Petersburg, FL		1997frc10
Special Judge Recognition
24	18	Boston Scientific Corporation & Edgewood High School The Bostangs	Spencer, IN		1997frc18
162	139	TRW Automotive & Harrison High School Robo Hawk	Farmington Hills, MI		1997frc139
-64 (302)	150	Venture Industries / Exide Battery Company & Lake Orion High School Lake Orion Dragons	Lake Orion, MI	The Pick	1997frc150

Top ten

Seed	Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
1	71	14	Beatty Machine and Manufacturing & Hammond Schools Team Hammond	Hammond, IN	The Robot Formerly Known As BeattyJuice	1997frc14
2	14	10	Baxter Healthcare Corporation & Lakewood High School Center for Advanced Technologies BAXCAT	St. Petersburg, FL		1997frc10
3	74	54	Haworth, Inc. & Holland High School P.E.S.T. (Pulling Engineers and Students Together)	Holland, MI		1997frc54
4	148	35	Raytheon E-Systems, Inc. & Greenville High School Team Greenville	Greenville, TX	The Mad Hatter	1997frc35
5	13	13	Baxter Healthcare Corporation / Northwestern University & Johnsburg High School The Bio-Beast Team	Round Lake, IL	Bio-Beast	1997frc13
6	108	79	Motorola, Inc. / Florida Atlantic University & Dillard High School / Crystal Lake Middle School / William Dandy Middle School SigmaC@T	Plantation, FL		1997frc79
7	24	18	Boston Scientific Corporation & Edgewood High School The Bostangs	Spencer, IN		1997frc18
8	111	81	Motorola, Inc. & Rolling Meadows High School / Wheeling High School WILDSTANG	Schaumburg, IL		1997frc81
9	144	119	Procter & Gamble Company & Walnut Hills High School	Cincinnati, OH	Eagle One	1997frc119
10	67	47	General Motors Proving Ground & Milford High School / Lakeland High School / Harbor High School H2OT (Hyper Hex Offender Team)	Milford, MI		1997frc47

Gallery

• Additional photos on the FRC Archive
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  Teams 45 and 141 in a match [1]

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  Team 71 in the pit [2]

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  Woodie Flowers ready to start a match [3]