Robotics Team Second Place World Winners
The FIRST Championship was held in Detroit, Michigan, April 24-27, and Team 5029, the Powerstackers, coached by William Pickl, an engineering branch chief, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Business Systems Division and his wife, Teri, competed against 159 teams from around the world, taking second place. Back row: Subha Ambigapathy, coach, Michelle Flannery, mentor, William Pickl, coach, Teri Pickl, coach, Corinne Pickl, 13, Lakshmi Avanthsa, 14, Vishnu Avanthsa, 16, Krishna Suresh, 16, Justin, Chu, 23, Terence Chu, head coach, Vipin Gupta, mentor. Front row: RJ Sells, 16, Joshua Flannery, 14, Cailey Pickl, 12, Neev Gupta, 14. (Courtesy photo)