St. Peter robotics team makes championships for 1st time in 8 years

The St. Peter Area Robotics’ Nordic Storm (FRC 3018) team qualified for the FIRST Robotics Competition Championships after winning the Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional Tournament on Saturday, April 6 in Minneapolis.

The world championships will be held April 17-20 in Houston, Texas, and this is the first time since 2016 that the Nordic Storm FRC team has qualified for this event.

The Nordic Storm (FRC 3018) team joined forces with Inconceivable (FRC 2530), KnightKrawler (FRC 2052), and King Tec (FRC 2169) to form the victorious alliance in the CRESCENDOSM competition. To see a video of this alliance, go to FIRSTRoboticsCompetition YouTube page and find the video titled, “ Qualification 21 — 2024 Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional .”

St. Peter High School team members on the Nordic Storm (FRC 3018) squad include Alex Bur, Micah Stoll, Allan Nienow and Isam Ibahim. Other team members include Caleb Cain, Wyatt Hahn, and Jamison Hahn from Minnesota New Country School. Mentors for the team include Luke Borowy, Carmen Carlyle, Gigi Dobosenski, Matt Dobosenski, Max Narvaez, Chuck Niederriter, Kristal Peterson, and Matt Peterson.

Robotics Competition (FRC) is designed for students in grades 9-12 with teams of up to 100 students. The students meet for practice three-plus times a week. The challenge was released in early January and the team had up to the tournament to build and program their robot to complete the challenge. The team built prototype robots before settling on a final design.

As a community team, Nordic Storm relies on the generosity of their sponsors for entry fees, travel, and other associated costs. The 2024 regular season top sponsors for Nordic Storm are Medtronic, Gustavus Adolphus College, Cambria, Hiniker Company, and Mankato Eagles Club #269. To donate towards the Worlds Tournament costs, check out the funding site freefunder.com/campaign/3018-nordic-storm or text ROBOT to 206-672-7222.

To learn more about the St. Peter Area Robotics program, go to saintpeterrobotics.org , send an email to info@saintpeterrobotics.org , or call 507-933-0808.