FTC Team 5501
Background
Team 5501 was founded during the 2011/2012 school year. They have went through many different names including: The Knights Who Say Ni, League of Shadows, USS Enterprise and currently VW Robotics.
They have competed in 5 different states to win multiple awards, including the most prestigious FTC recognition, the Inspire Award. They have had multiple State Championship and Super Regional appearances as well as an appearance at the World Championships in St. Louis, MO.
Meet The Team
Seniors: Noah Spath, Hayden Dowler
Juniors: Bella Wise, Emma West, Delani Knoch
Sophomores: Noah Krites, Noah Hillery, Stone Matthews
Freshmen: Blake Okuley, Caden Savage
Accomplishments
2024/2025: Into The Deep
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
2023/2024: Centerstage
- Finalist Alliance - 2nd Team Selected (Van Wert, OH)
- Motivate Award 2nd Place (Walnut Hills, OH)
- Finalist Alliance - 2nd Team Selected (Newark, Ohio)
2022/2023: Power Play
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
- Inspire Award 3rd Place (Van Wert, OH)
- Finalist Alliance - 2nd Team Selected (Van Wert, OH)
- Design Award (Van Wert, OH)
- Promote Award 1st Place (Wapak, OH)
- Motivate Award 3rd Place (Wapak, OH)
2021/2022: Freight Frenzy
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
- Inspire Award 3rd Place (Kirtland, OH)
- Design Award (Van Wert, OH)
- 7th Place Finish (Remote Qualifier)
- Finalist Alliance Captain (Wapak, OH)
2020/2021: Ultimate Goal
*Remote Events Due To COVID-19
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
- Design Award (Flying Pig Qualifier)
- Design Award 2nd Place (Out Of This World Qualifier)
- Innovate Award 2nd Place (Out Of This World Qualifier)
2019/2020: Skystone
*Season Cut Short Due To COVID-19
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
- Design Award (Newark, OH)
- Inspire Award (Wapakoneta, OH)
- Winning Alliance - 1st Team Selected (Wapakoneta, OH)
- Finalist Alliance Captain (Van Wert, OH)
2018/2019: Rover Rukus
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
- Connect Award 3rd Place (Ohio State Championship)
- Design Award 3rd Place (Ohio State Championship)
- Winning Alliance Captain (Van Wert, OH)
- Promote Award (Dayton, OH)
- Connect Award (Dayton, OH)
2017/2018: Relic Recovery
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
PA STATE ADVANCEMENT
EAST SUPER REGIONAL ADVANCEMENT
- Winning Alliance Captain (PA State Championship)
- Promote Award Finalist (PA State Championship)
- Promote Award (Ohio State Championship)
- Inspire Award - 3rd Place (Upper St. Clair, PA)
- Think Award Finalist (Upper St. Clair, PA)
- Motivate Award (Upper St. Clair, PA)
- Finalist Alliance - 2nd Team Selected (Dayton, OH)
- Connect Award - 2nd Place (Dayton, OH)
- PTC Design Award - 3rd Place (Dayton, OH)
- Motivate Award - 3rd Place (Dayton, OH)
2016/2017: Velocity Vortex
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
IN STATE ADVANCEMENT
NORTH SUPER REGIONAL ADVANCEMENT
- Rockwell Collins Innovate Award (IN State Championship)
- Inspire Award - 3rd Place (IN State Championship)
- Winning Alliance - 1st Team Selected (OH State Championship)
- Winning Alliance Captain (Van Wert, OH)
- Control Award (Griffith, IN)
- Inspire Award - 2nd Place (Griffith, IN)
- Finalist Alliance - 1st Team Selected (Griffith, IN)
- Rockwell Collins Innovate Award Finalist (Griffith, IN)
- Finalist Alliance Captain (Dayton, OH)
- Rockwell Collins Innovate Award (Dayton, OH)
- Motivate Award - 3rd Place (Dayton, OH)
- Compass Award (Dayton, OH)
2015/2016: Res-Q
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
- PTC Design Award (OH State Championship)
- Inspire Award (Cleveland, OH)
- Winning Alliance - 1st Team Selected (Cleveland, OH)
- Promote Award (Cleveland, OH)
- Connect Award (Dayton, OH)
- Motivate Award Finalist (Dayton, OH)
2014/2015: Cascade Effect
- Promote Award (Columbus, OH)
- Inspire Award - 3rd Place (Columbus, OH)
- Think Award Finalist (Columbus, OH)
- Connect Award Finalist (Columbus, OH)
2013/2014: Block Party
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
NORTH SUPER REGIONAL ADVANCEMENT
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP ADVANCEMENT
- Winning Alliance - 2nd Team Selected (Cincinnati, OH)
- Promote Award (Cincinnati, OH)
- Compass Award Finalist (Cincinnati, OH)
- Winning Alliance - 1st Team Selected (Dayton, OH)
- PTC Design Award Finalist (Dayton, OH)
- Compass Award Finalist (Dayton, OH)
- Promote Award Finalist (Dayton, OH)
- PTC Design Award (Gary, IN)
- Promote Award Finalist (Super Regionals - Iowa City, IA)
- Compass Award (Super Regionals - Iowa City, IA)
- Advancement To World Championships - 2nd Place After Qualifications
- Compass Award Winner (World Championships - St. Louis, MO)
- Finished 7th In our Division and 12th Overall (World Championships)
2012/2013: Ring It Up
OH STATE ADVANCEMENT
- Inspire Award - 2nd Place (Dayton, OH)
