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Team 2059 - The Hitchhikers

From Apex, North Carolina, USA
aka Optimist International/IBM/Makera/Caterpillar/HAAS Foundation/Solv Energy/CRS Marble and Granite/Novartis/Lenovo/I Fix it&Family/Community
Rookie Year: 2007
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Competition List:

Year Event Awards
2026 FNC District UNC Pembroke Event
2026 FNC District Wake County Event #1 District Event Finalist
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent
2025 Doyenne Inspiration East
2025 THOR East
2025 FIRST North Carolina State Championship
2025 FNC District UNC Pembroke Event District Event Winner
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent
2025 FNC District Pitt County Event District Event Finalist
Gracious Professionalism Award
2025 FNC District Wake County Event District Event Winner
Gracious Professionalism Award
2024 THOR West
2024 FIRST North Carolina District State Championship
2024 FNC District Wake County Event
2024 FNC District Orange County Event Gracious Professionalism Award
2023 THOR East
2023 Johnson Division
2023 FIRST North Carolina District State Championship Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
2023 FNC District Wake County Event Autonomous Award sponsored by Ford
2023 FNC District Johnston County Event District Event Finalist
Innovation in Control Award
2022 THOR 3
2022 FIRST North Carolina District State Championship District Championship Finalist
Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
2022 FNC District Guilford County Event Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
2022 FNC District ECU Event Gracious Professionalism Award
2021 SCRIW X
2021 FIRST North Carolina District Awards Event
2021 Game Design Challenge Event
2021 Argon Group - Game Design Challenge
2021 Magnesium Group - INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Challenge
2021 INFINITE RECHARGE At Home Challenge Event
2021 FIRST Innovation Challenge Event presented by Qualcomm
2021 Beryllium Group - FIRST Innovation Challenge
2021 Season Participation for FNC District Teams
2020 * FNC District UNC Asheville Event (Cancelled)
2020 * FNC District Guilford County Event (Cancelled)
2020 FNC District Wake County Event
2019 Galileo Division
2019 FIRST North Carolina State Championship Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
2019 FNC District Guilford County Event District Event Winner
Autonomous Award sponsored by Ford
2019 FNC District Wake County Event Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
2018 Thundering Herd of Robots (THOR)
2018 Turing Division
2018 FIRST North Carolina State Championship
2018 NC District UNC Asheville Event District Event Finalist
Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen
2018 NC District UNC Pembroke Event District Event Winner
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
2018 NC District Pitt County Event District Event Winner
Innovation in Control Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation
2017 THOR @ Raleigh
2017 SCRIW (South Carolina Robotics Invitational & Workshops)
2017 Carver Division
2017 FIRST North Carolina State Championship District Championship Finalist
2017 NC District - Raleigh Event District Event Finalist
Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Delphi
2017 NC District - Greensboro Event Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
2017 NC District - Pitt County Event Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
2016 THOR - Thundering Herd of Robots
2016 NC FIRST Robotics State Championship Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
2016 NC District - Campbell University/Johnston Community College Event
2016 NC District - UNC Asheville Event Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
2016 NC District - Wake County Event District Event Finalist
Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
2015 THOR - North Carolina Off-Season
2015 Tesla Division
2015 North Carolina Regional Regional Engineering Inspiration Award
Regional Winners
Industrial Safety Award sponsored by Underwriters Laboratories
2015 Palmetto Regional Regional Finalists
Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson
2014 North Carolina Regional Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (Rich Coutant)
Industrial Design Award sponsored by General Motors
2014 Palmetto Regional
2013 North Carolina Regional Regional Finalists
2013 Palmetto Regional
2012 Newton Division
2012 North Carolina Regional
2012 Palmetto Regional Regional Winners
Team Spirit Award sponsored by Chrysler
2011 North Carolina Regional