About Us
Alex
Team Lead
My name is Alex Madruga and I am a Senior at Hagerty High school. I have participated in FTC since 7th grade and loved the hardware aspect. In my spare time, I like to run, skate and hang out with friends.
Amari
Hardware/ Multimedia
Hi, my name is Amari Patel and I am in 12th grade at Hagerty High School. I've been in FIRST since 6th grade starting with FLL and this is my 4th year of First Tech Challenge. I hope to learn more about hardware as well as notebook, outreach, fundraising, and social media. This year I hope to help our team succeed and learn so much in the process. In my spare time, I like hanging with friends, baking and gaming.
Sahil
Software
Hey, my name is Sahil Ravani and I am a senior at Hagerty High School. This is going to be my 6th year in FIRST and my 4th year in FTC. I am one of the software co-leads and I hope to improve my knowledge on odometry this year on the team. In my free time, I like playing basketball and video games. I am looking forward to having a great year ahead.
Riya
Outreach
My name is Riya Joshi. I am an 12th grader at Winter Springs High School. I joined FIRST when I was in 4th grade and since then I knew it was something I had to continue! Now it is my 9th year being a part of FIRST! I enjoy outreach and marketing and I’m hoping to explore software this season. Outside of FIRST I enjoy music, painting, and playing volleyball. I can't wait to see this season brings!
Noah
Hardware
Hi, my name is Noah Albano, and I am a 12th grader at Hagerty High School. I have four years of experience in FIRST, two them being First Lego League and three in FTC. I hope to continue working on my hardware skills as well as teach new members. I like to play video games, skateboard, and I am the biggest gator fan you will ever know.
Caralina
Outreach
Hi, my name is Caralina Denis and I am in 12th grade at Oviedo High School. I have done FIRST for 7 years and this is my third year in FTC. I enjoy digital design and outreach and hope to learn more about both. Outside of FIRST I enjoy hanging out with friends, art, baking, and gaming.
Nathan
Hardware
My name is Nathan Trebitz and I am a Senior at Hagerty High school. I have done 5 years of FLL and this is my 4th year of FTC. FIRST has given me invaluable experience with my engineering and leadership skills This year I hope be successful in the hardware aspect of robotics. I want to learn more.
Ranjiv
Software
Hi, my name is Ranjiv Sajay and I am a Senior at Hagerty High School. I have a total of 8 years of experience in FIRST. I started in fourth grade and this will be my fourth year in FTC. I will mainly be working on programing and code this year, however, I would also like to learn a bit of hardware. My hobbies include playing sports, playing different instruments and video games.
Meghna
Software
My name is Meghna Vikram and I am a Junior at Hagerty High School. This is my second year doing FIRST. I do have 4 years of experience in other forms of robotics. I’m focusing on software this year. Outside if FIRST I enjoy tennis, music and football!
Harshini
Outreach
Hey, I’m Harshini Thupili. I’m a Junior at Oviedo High School. I have been in FLL for 4 years, and this is my third year in FTC. This year I hope to improve my hardware skills. Outside of FTC, I enjoy play soccer.
Arvid
Software
Hi, my name is Arvid Vaidyanathan and I am a junior at Winter Springs High School. I competed in FLL for 4 years and this is my third year in FTC. I'm switching from focusing on hardware to focusing on software this year. I enjoy playing soccer outside of robotics.
Moitri
Outreach
Hi, my name is Moitri Santra and I’m a sophomore at Oviedo High School. I was in FLL for 5 years and this is my second year in FTC. I hope to explore the software aspect of FTC this season. Outside of robotics, I enjoy music and playing softball.
Noah
Hardware
Hi, my name is Noah Hamilla. I am a freshmen who is homeschooled. I have five years of experience in FIRST, four years I spend doing FLL and one year FLL Junior. This is my first year doing FTC and I'm excited to explore hardware and getting to know my teammates. I enjoy spending free time playing tennis, soccer, hanging out with friends, and playing instruments. (edited)
Aiden
Software
Hi, my name is Aiden Xu, and I am in 8th grade at Sanford Middle School. Currently, I am a software freshman. I have been in FIRST since 4th grade. In my 7th grade, I led a FLL team and achieved the highest possible score at my qualifier competition. In my spare time, I like to read books or code bits of software.
Caden
Hardware
Hello, I am Caden Ballentine. I am 15 years old and have been homeschooled my entire life. I have five years of experience in FIRST, four years in FLL, and one year in FLL Junior. This is my first year competing in FTC, and I love having stronger and more diverse parts. In my free time, I code with C# and play paintball on the weekends!
Jackson
Hardware
Hi, my name is Jaxon Ballentine. I am twelve years old and home schooled. I have one year of Junior FLL and three years of FLL. This is my first year in FTC. I like Math, Coding, and Cubing!