Congratulations to the 73 FIRST LEGO League Challenge teams that participated in one of the four, Quad Cities FIRST LEGO League Challenge qualifying events. The teams were from 26 different Iowa and Illinois home communities.
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A huge thanks to:
- Our ~ 140 event volunteers who provided excellent support for our events including many FIRST Alumni! Among our volunteers as emcees were STEM Champions, 2024 Miss Iowa Teen Avery Bradley of Muscatine and past QCESC President and new Iowa Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Chris Cournoyer.
- The Putnam Museum and the John Deere World Headquarters who hosted two events each!
- FIRST LEGO League Program Delivery Partners from Iowa and Illinois including Yamille Pérez from Iowa State University and Dee Karabowicz from FIRST Illinois who attended in person to support.
- Event coverage by WQAD (channel 8) from the Sunday, 15Dec24 event and ahead of the event by WVIK NPR!
Results and Photos for the Events are below:
Saturday, 7Dec24 Quad City – Davenport Qualifier (Putnam Museum)
Sunday, 8Dec24 Quad City – Davenport Qualifier
Saturday, 14Dec24 Quad City – Moline Qualifier (John Deere World Headquarters)
- Robot scoreboard with team listing
- Awards
- Event photos
Sunday, 15Dec24 Quad City – Moline Qualifier (John Deere World Headquarters)
Illinois Based Teams:
- Teams from Illinois that qualified, will next be competing at one of eight sectional events being held between January 11 and February 1.
- Winning teams from the sectionals will then compete at the State of Illinois Championship on February 15, 2025 in Elgin.
Iowa Based Teams:
- Teams from Iowa that qualified, will be competing at the Iowa State Championship being held on Saturday, February 1, 2025 at Iowa State University in Ames.