2024 Engineering Machine Design Championship

Rochester Community & Technical College
Rochester, Minnesota

Friday, April 19, 2024

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Champions

2024 Senior Division

CHAMPIONS

Team #32

Pius XI

Coach: Cathy Zurawski
Pius XI Catholic High School

2024 Junior Division

CHAMPIONS

Team #15

The Brainiacs

Coach: Eric Paulson
Cotter Junior High School

2024 Senior Division

Reserve Champions

Team #44

New Berlin Eisenhower

Coach: Dana McLean & Devin McKinnon
New Berlin Eisenhower

2024 Junior Division

Reserve Champions

Team #8

Losing Your Marbles Over Reverse Engineering the Human Body Throughout History

Coach: Tamara Schram
Akron-Westfield

Results

2024 EMDC CHAMPIONS – JUNIOR DIVISION

th Place – Team #4 Awesome All-Graders, Coach: Peter Johnson | Pine Island Engineering Club

th Place – Team #7 The Scientific Amputees, Coach: Barry Melcher | St. Francis de Sales

th Place – Team #14 Hand It Over and Run!, Coach: Brad Blue | New Century School

rd Place – Team #17 Crazy Cardiologists, Coach: Katie Aamold | Alexandria Community Christian School

Reserve Champion – Team #8 Losing Your Marbles Over Reverse Engineering the Human Body Throughout History, Coach: Tamara Schram | Akron-Westfield

Champion – Team #15 The Brainiacs, Coach: Eric Paulson | Cotter Junior High School


2024 EMDC CHAMPIONS – SENIOR DIVISION

th Place – Team #46 Body Builders, Coach: Susan Carlson | West Hancock High School

th Place – Team #33 Senior Scientists, Coach: Amy Price | Sumner-Fredericksburg High School

th Place – Team #36 Williams Bay Engineering Club, Coach: Amanda Anderson | Williams Bay High School

rd Place – Team #40 Marty McFly’s Mechanics, Coach: Tammy Rademacher | Waunakee High School

Reserve Champion – Team #44 New Berlin Eisenhower, Coach: Dana McLean & Devin McKinnon | New Berlin Eisenhower

Champion – Team #32 Pius XI, Coach: Cathy Zurawski | Pius XI Catholic High School


REDESIGN ROUND – JUNIOR DIVISION

4th Place – Team #5 Koren Academy, Coach: Ben Koren | Homeschool

3rd Place –  Team #18 The Chosen Ones, Coach: Alexa Hurd | Wildlands School

Reserve Champion – Team #6 Mount Ayr 5th Grade Totally Awesome Geniuses, Coach: Dara Greenland | Mount Ayr Community Schools

Champion – Team #10 Tot Bot, Coach: Jennifer Henderson | Pine Harbor Christian Academy


REDESIGN ROUND – SENIOR DIVISION

4th Place – Team #34 BioCoug Innovators, Coach: Amy Price | Sumner-Fredericksburg High School

3rd Place – Team #42 Doc Rebels, Coach: Paula Mortenson | Southland Physics

Reserve Champion – Team #37 Knight Stars, Coach: Randy Van Genderen | Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial

Champion – Team #41 Atomic Smash, Coach: Tammy Rademacher | Waunakee High School


TEAM BALLOT

Best Technical Construction | for a machine with the best overall construction, fit, and finish.

Team #44 New Berlin Eisenhower, Coach: Dana McLean & Devin McKinnon | New Berlin Eisenhower

Most Creative Use of Materials | for being the team that used unusual objects to build their machine or used an everyday object in a new fun way.

Team #6 Mount Ayr 5th Grade Totally Awesome Geniuses, Coach: Dara Greenland | Mount Ayr Community Schools

Theme Award | for being the team that best identifies and communicates the competition theme.

Junior Team #22 On Short Notice, Coach: Alexa Hurd | Wildlands School

Senior Team #35 Technology Doctors, Coach: Nora Gathje | Chatfield High School

Theme Originality | for being the team that had the most unique interpretation of the annual theme.

Team #37 Knight Stars, Coach: Randy Van Genderen | Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial


BALLOT

People’s Choice | for being the fan favorite.

Junior Team #1 The Boney Botz, Coach: Peter Johnson | Pine Island Engineering Club

Senior Team #34 BioCoug Innovators, Coach: Amy Price | Sumner-Fredericksburg High School


BEST IN CATEGORY (Based on Prelim Round)

Best Team Journal – Junior Division

Team #15 The Brainiacs, Coach: Eric Paulson | Cotter Junior High School

Best Team Journal – Senior Division

Team #32 Pius XI, Coach: Cathy Zurawski | Pius XI Catholic High School

Best Team Presentation – Junior Division

Team #15 The Brainiacs, Coach: Eric Paulson | Cotter Junior High School

Best Team Presentation – Senior Division

Team #32 Pius XI, Coach: Cathy Zurawski | Pius XI Catholic High School


JUDGE DELIBERATION

College & Career Ready Award | for being the team that exemplified skills in applied knowledge, effective relationships, and workplace skills.

Team #44 New Berlin Eisenhower, Coach: Dana McLean | New Berlin Eisenhower

Most Innovative Advanced Component | for being the team with the most creative or ingenious advanced component step.

Team #32 Pius XI, Coach: Cathy Zurawski | Pius XI Catholic High School

Most Innovative Step | for being the team with the most creative or ingenious step/transfer of energy.

Team #5 Koren Academy, Coach: Ben Koren | Homeschool

Persistence Award | for being the team that displayed grit and persistence.

Team #13 Brainiacs, Coach: Brad Blue | New Century School

Reimagined Resources | for being the team that made the best use of recycled materials.

Team #33 Senior Scientists, Coach: Amy Price | Sumner-Fredericksburg High School

Seamless Design | for being the team that had the most seamless machine design.

Team #15 The Brainiacs, Coach: Eric Paulson | Cotter Junior High School