P.K. Yonge’s JV robotics team wins state competition

Press release from P.K. Yonge

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The JV robotics team from P.K. Yonge, FIRST Technical Challenge Team 18317: Steel Eels, won the Florida State Championship, which was held in Winter Haven, Florida.

The Eels won the Design Award, won 1st Place in their Division, became the 1st Place Seeded Alliance Captain, and won the Florida State Championships.

You can watch the awards presentation here (2 minutes).

Currently, the team is ranked #1 out of 221 FIRST Technical Challenge Teams in the State of Florida and has the highest score in the state of Florida in a single game.

The team will be traveling to FIRST World Championships to compete with their robot next week!

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