May 17, 2018
Congratulations to the MPA robotics team on qualifying for the State Tournament! Catch the team in action at the Minnesota State Robotics Tournament on Saturday, May 19, at Mariucci Arena on the University of Minnesota campus! Out of about 215 First Robotics teams in the state, only the top 36 are invited to the tournament, so this is great honor and achievement for the MPA team! It is the second time in the seven-year history of the team that the MPArors will participate at State. Their matches begin at 8:30 AM! The full schedule, traffic information, and livestream information can be found below. We can’t wait to see you there supporting our awesome students!
Minnesota State Robotics Tournament
(Details from MNFIRST)
Opening Ceremonies: 8:15am
Qualification Rounds: 8:30am-12:30pm
Lunch Break: 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Qualification Rounds: 1:30pm -3:30pm
Alliance Selection: 3:30pm-3:45pm
Playoff round: 4:00pm until completion with awards following immediately (approximately 5:15pm)
Traffic Restrictions
MNDOT is going to close I-94 in both directions between I-394 and I-35W for the first 3 weekends in May. Also, I-394 west is scheduled to close from downtown Minneapolis to Highway 100 from 10 p.m. May 18 to 5 a.m. May 21. This is to restripe for an additional lane once we start closing lanes of I-35W in June. Traffic will use the HOV lane.
I-35W@94 https://www.dot.state.mn.us/35w94/index.html
GrandStadium.TV will be webcasting the event. See their scheduling page for the link (https://help.grandstadium.tv/grandstadium-schedule-of-events/ ) There is a small fee to watch the video stream.
