1997 Johnson & Johnson Mid-Atlantic Regional

1997 Johnson & Johnson Mid-Atlantic Regional

Archive tag	1997nj
Event Information
Number of teams	36
Location	New Jersey
Venue	Rutgers University
Date	March 20-22, 1997
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The 1997 Johnson & Johnson Mid-Atlantic Regional was the third official competition of the 1997 FIRST Robotics Competition season. The regional took place at Rutgers University from March 20 to 22, 1997. Woodie Flowers was the master of ceremonies and introduced matches for the event. 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
7	5	Allied Signal & Parkville High School	Baltimore, MD		1997frc5
11	8	BASF & Mt. Olive High School	Flanders, NJ		1997frc8
25	19	Bristol-Meyers Squibb / Rutgers University & North Brunswick Township High School	North Brunswick, NJ		1997frc19
41	26	Cordis Corporation / Johnson & Johnson & Watchung Hills Regional High School The Warriors	Warren, NJ		1997frc26
47	32	Delphi Interior and Lighting Systems & Pontiac Central High School Chief Delphi	Troy, MI		1997frc32
52	36	Eastman Kodak Company & Fairport High School KOD RED	Rochester, NY	R2-K2	1997frc36
76	40	AT&T; / Texas Instruments & South Brunswick High School	Monmouth Jct., NJ		1997frc40
56	41	Ethicon & Bound Brook High School Cruisin' Crusaders	Somerville, NJ		1997frc41
65	46	General Motors Powertrain Group & Pontiac North High School Huskie Brigade	Pontiac, MI		1997frc46
-48	48	GPU Energy & Hunterdon Central High School	Flemington, NJ		1997frc48
63	49	GPU Energy & McDowell Senior High School	Erie, PA		1997frc49
175	51	Hamilton Standard Space Systems International / Techni Products & Enrico Fermi High School	Windsor Locks, CT	BUZZ II: The Falconaut	1997frc51
73	53	Harris RF Communications / Rochester Institute of Technology & Edison Technical School Tigerbolt	Rochester, NY		1997frc53
87	62	Janssen Pharmaceutica, Inc. & Rancocas Valley Regional High School	Mt. Holly, NJ		1997frc62
88	63	Johnson & Johnson Professional, Inc. & Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School	Bridgewater, MA		1997frc63
-22	70	Lockheed Martin / Stevens Institute of Technology & Eastside High School	Paterson, NJ		1997frc70
103	72	Lucent Technologies & Palisades High School	Kintnersville, PA		1997frc72
106	77	McNeil Consumer Products / Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science & Strawberry Mansion / Carver High School of Engineering / Mastbaum AVTS / Bartrum High School Philly's Phearsome Four	Ft. Washington, PA		1997frc77
-93	87	NASA Headquarters / Duquesne Light Company / Carnegie Mellon University & Schenley High School Spartan I Team	Pittsburgh, PA	Spartan I	1997frc87
119	90	NASA Kennedy Space Center / McDonnell Douglas Aerospace / INET / EE&G; / Florida Institute of Technology & Merritt Island High School / Satellite High School Space Coast First Team	Kennedy Space Center, FL		1997frc90
-119	91	NASA Langley & Phoebus High School Michael's Team	Hampton, VA		1997frc91
-58	97	New York Institute of Technology & Jericho High School / Manhasset High School	Old Westbury, NY		1997frc97
124	100	Northeast Utilities / U.S. Coast Guard Academy & Montville High School / The Williams School	Waterford, CT		1997frc100
75	105	Ortho Diagnostic Systems & Hillsborough High School Robo Raiders	Raritan, NJ		1997frc105
28	112	Symbol Technologies & Pierson High School Operation Harpoon	Sag Harbor, NY	Mission Impossible	1997frc112
142	116	Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory & Hopewell Valley Regional High School	Princeton, NJ		1997frc116
143	118	Procter & Gamble Company / Tobyhanna Army Depot / Penn State / Keystone College / Northeastern Educational IU19 & Elk Lake HS / Lackawanna County Area Vocational Technical School / Lackawanna Trail HS / Tunkhannock Area HS / Troy Area HS	Scranton, PA		1997frc118
145	120	Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals & Norwich High School	Norwich, NY		1997frc120
147	122	Raytheon E-Systems & East Lake High School / Boca Ciega High School / Dixie M. Hollins High School DEEP Thunder	St. Petersburg, FL		1997frc122
136	124	Rutgers University & Plainfield High School	Plainfield, NJ		1997frc124
153	125	Ortho Pharmaceutical / Rutgers University & Somerset County Vocational Technical Schools	Bridgewater, NJ		1997frc125
160	136	Systems, Technologies and Resources (STaR) & Edmondson-Westside Senior High School REDSTaR	Lutherville, MD		1997frc136
190	153	Worcester Polytechnic Institute & Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science Extensor	Worcester, MA		1997frc153
191	154	Xerox Corporation & Joseph C. Wilson Magnet High School X-Cats	Webster, NY		1997frc154

Award list

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Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
Johnson & Johnson Mid-Atlantic Regional Champion
105	75	Massachusetts Electric / New England Electric & Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Charlton, MA		1997frc75
Runner-Up
63	49	GPU Energy & McDowell Senior High School	Erie, PA		1997frc49
Number One Seed
Procter & Gamble Creativity Award
153	125	Ortho Pharmaceutical / Rutgers University & Somerset County Vocational Technical Schools	Bridgewater, NJ		1997frc125
Honeywell Leadership in Control Award
Motorola Quality Award
Johnson & Johnson Best Sportsmanship Award
120	92	NASA Lewis Research Center / TRW, Inc. / Battelle Memorial Institute / Centerior Energy & East Technical High School Scarabian Knights	Cleveland, OH		1997frc92
Chrysler Team Spirit Award (Friday)
41	26	Cordis Corporation / Johnson & Johnson & Watchung Hills Regional High School The Warriors	Warren, NJ		1997frc26
Rookie All-Star
Best Offensive Round
62	45	Freudenberg - NOK & Jesse Remington High School	Manchester, NH		1997frc45
Outstanding Defense
100	86	NASA Ames Research Center & Woodside High School BORG (Bayarea Organization for Robotic Games)	Moffett Field, CA		1997frc86
Best Play of the Day
35	117	Process Control Automation & Montague High School Montague Robocats	Montague, MI		1997frc117
Lightest Machine in Finals
Most Photogenic
105	75	Massachusetts Electric / New England Electric & Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Charlton, MA		1997frc75
Chrysler Team Spirit Award (Saturday)
Judges' Dead Ringer Award
26	20	Brooks Family / Poly Vac, Inc. & Pinkerton Academy RAW CHAOS	Derry, NH		1997frc20
Special Judges' Award (Friday)
124	100	Northeast Utilities / U.S. Coast Guard Academy & Montville High School / The Williams School	Waterford, CT		1997frc100
Special Judges' Award (Saturday)
36	25	Codem Systems, Inc. & Derryfield School Codem CyberCats	Merrimack, NH	The Troll	1997frc25
Special Judges' Sportsmanship Award
118	89	NASA Johnson Space Center & Clear Brook High School / Clear Creek High School / Clear Lake High School	Houston, TX	Integral	1997frc89

Top ten

Seed	Team number	Season number	Team name	Team location	Robot	Archive link
1	105	75	Massachusetts Electric / New England Electric & Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School	Charlton, MA		1997frc75
2	63	49	GPU Energy & McDowell Senior High School	Erie, PA		1997frc49
3	41	26	Cordis Corporation / Johnson & Johnson & Watchung Hills Regional High School The Warriors	Warren, NJ		1997frc26
4	Template:1997frc46	5	35	117	Process Control Automation & Montague High School Montague Robocats	Montague, MI		1997frc117
6	Template:1997frc32	7	153	125	Ortho Pharmaceutical / Rutgers University & Somerset County Vocational Technical Schools	Bridgewater, NJ		1997frc125
8	Template:1997frc77	9	Template:1997frc154	10	Template:1997frc40

Gallery

• Additional photos on the FRC Archive
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  Team 119 reaches over team 52 in a match [1]

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  A still of team 160 during a match on the A field [2]

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  Woodie Flowers starting a match [3]