2019 VEX VRC Signature Event: Mark Leon Invitational
The 2019 Mark Leon VEX Invitational Event took place at the St. Louis school Honolulu, Hawaii from July 15 through July 19. Teams from Hawaii, United States, and China, participated in this event for a berth World Championship by winning the Excellence Award. Our team, team 394A came in 23rd out of 25 with 2 wins and 8 losses, but came in 8th place for skills. We made it to Round of 16 with our alliance partners being Team 2437B Lancer Robotics. However, we lost a very lost a very close match, losing 30 to 31. .
Team 4142B Pearl City High School won the Excellence Award and was Tournament Champion along with team 4442X Navigator Robotics. We were able to win the “Energy Award” for displaying a high level of enthusiasm and passion at this event. Many other awards handed out. All in all, we were able to learn many new things and gain more experience from this tournament.