FIRST Teams are rewarded for excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, gracious professionalism and maturity, and ability to overcome obstacles.  The Robowranglers have won the following FIRST Awards:

2004 Regional Finalist (Lone Star Regional)
2004 Website Design Award (Lone Star Regional)

2003 GM Industrial Design Award (Lone Star Regional)
2003 Xerox Creativity Award (Lone Star Regional)

2002 Chairman's Award Winner (Lone Star Regional)

2001 Regional Champion (Lone Star Regional)
2001 Leadership in Control Award (Lone Star Regional)
2001 Incredible Play Award (National Championship)
2001 Awesome Cart Award Presented by Team #27 (National Championship)
2001 Best Crate/Cart Award Presented by Team #5 (National Championship)

1998 Best Play of the Day (Southwest Regional)
1998 Featherweight in the Finals (Southwest Regional)

1997 Procter & Gamble Creativity Award (Motorola Midwest Regional)
1997 Chairman's Award Finalist (National Championship)
1997 Outstanding Defense (National Championship)

1996 Chairman's Award Finalist (National Championship)

1995 Outstanding Defense (National Championship)

1994 E-Systems Best Play of the Day (National Championship)

1993 E-Systems / Dallas Christian National Champions (National Championship)

BEST Teams are rewarded for most elegant machine, creative design, most robust machine, and most photogenic machine.  The Robowranglers have won the following BEST Awards:

2001 BEST Award 3rd Place (CoCo BEST)

2000 4th Place Machine Division (CoCo BEST)

1999 BEST Award 1st Place (CoCo BEST)
1999 3rd Place Machine Division (CoCo BEST)
1999 Most Robust Machine (CoCo BEST)

Since its inception, the FIRST Robotics Competition has been about partnership among people, the impact it has on their lives and appreciation of science and technology.  The Chairman's Award recognizes a team's commitment and efforts toward achieving this goal.  It remains FIRST's most prestigious award.  Regional Award winners receive Chairman Award medallions and a unique permanent FIRST Chairman's Award Regional trophy.  The Robowranglers won the Chairman's Award at the 2002 Lone Star Regional.  To view this presentation by Andy McClellen, click here.