Teams Qualify for VEX Worlds

Five CCS Teams Earn VEX World Championship Berths

Congratulations to five Cabarrus County Schools elementary VEX Robotics teams for earning world championship berths. Three teams from Weddington Hills Elementary and teams from Hickory Ridge Elementary and Coltrane-Webb Elementary qualified during tournaments held recently in Cabarrus County. The VEX Robotics World Championships event will be held in Dallas, Tx., from April 25-May 4.

Photos of State Competition Events Courtesy Dave Parisi

Hickory Ridge Elementary Cowboy Robotics and Weddington Hills Rapid Robotics were named the 2023 Elementary IQ State Champions.

Teams and members:

*Weddington Hills Elementary Gear Girls

Ava Adam
Allie Hartley
Lily Kyslinger
Addie Kyslinger
Ella Sninchack
Coaches: Farrah Milby, Kate Highsmith

*Weddington Hills Elementary Friction Fighters

Henry Smith
Colin Meendering
Noah Highsmith
Coaches: Farrah Milby, Kate Highsmith

*Weddington Hills Elementary Rapid Robotics

Carson Printy
Jackson Brauer
Cooper Guerity
Jet Cook
Coaches: Farrah Milby, Kate Highsmith

*Hickory Ridge Elementary Cowboy Robotics

Connor Edwards
Brandon Yarbrough
Bryn Otlewski
Aubree Robinson
Cole Neifer
Oliver Truong
Coaches: Kristen Truong, Raiford Bonnell

*Coltrane-Webb STEM Elementary Robotic Starz

Dhanya Bodasingu
Jessa Frye
Vedhika Iyer
Zeus Patricio Anorve
Ishaan Raj Vignesh Babu
Coaches – Jennifer Koerner, Jordan Johnson, Claudia Koerner