GARDEN CITY, KS – March 8, 2025 – Students from Challenger Intermediate delivered outstanding performances at the Kansas VEX IQ State Championship held Saturday in Garden City, bringing home multiple prestigious awards including the State Championship title.
Team Alpha, consisting of Caden Enos, Liam Van Strien, Trenton Teel, Caleb Norman, and CJ Decker, dominated the competition by securing their fourth consecutive Excellence Award and their second Teamwork Champion award. Both achievements qualify the team for the World Tournament in Dallas, Texas. The team was crowned Kansas VEX IQ State Champions, continuing their remarkable streak of success in robotics competitions.
The school's success extended beyond Team Alpha, with multiple teams placing high in the rankings:
Team Hotel (Brandon Young, Noah Weigant, Lincoln Travis, and Elias Tector) earned an impressive second-place finish overall in the State Tournament.
Team Bravo (Charley Burd, Levi Barnickle, Charlie Nelson, Mitchell Spiker, and Carr McNatt) secured fifth place overall, narrowly missing third place by just six points.
Team Charlie (Gabriella Adversalo, Isabel Rios, Finley Wells, Annabelle Hartwell, and Becca Khosravipour) won the prestigious State Design Award, recognizing their innovative engineering approach.
The teams competed against 24 other teams from across Kansas, showcasing their programming, design, and problem-solving abilities. The VEX IQ Challenge provides students with exciting, open-ended robotics challenges that enhance their STEM skills through hands-on, student-centered learning.
Team Alpha will now prepare to represent Challenger Intermediate School and Kansas at the VEX IQ World Championship May 12th-14th in Dallas, Texas, where they will compete against top teams from around the globe.