BEST Results

Give a group of high school and middle school students an assortment of parts and pieces, a challenge to design and build a functioning robot in six weeks and you get BEST!

Each year, many teams accept the challenge and design some incredible robots. Here are the results of all that hard work.

2019 Results

Best Award

Place	Team
1	427 - Webster Area
2	410 - Northwestern
3	422 - Miller

Robot Competition

Place	Team
1	407 - Mitchell Christian
2	427 - Webster Area
3	422 - Miller
4	413 - Jackson County Central

Individual categories of the Best Award

Category	Team
Project Engineering Notebook	407 - Mitchell Christian
Marketing Presentation	410 - Northwestern
Team Exhibit and Interview	422 - Miller
Spirit and Sportsmanship	417 - Baltic

Other Awards

Award	Team
Most Robust Robot	427 - Webster Area
Founders Award for Creative Design	420 - Breckenridge

Denver BEST Regional Advancement

Order	Denver BEST Regional Advancement	Team #	Name
1	#1 BEST, #2 Game	427	Webster Area
2	#1 Game	407	Mitchell Christian
3	#2 BEST	410	Northwestern
4	#3 BEST, #3 Game	422	Miller

Overall BEST Placement
Best Award (For teams competing in all 5 categories.)

Place	Team #	Name
1	427	Webster
2	410	Northwestern
3	422	Miller
4	407	Mitchell Christian
5	413	Jackson County
6	417	Baltic
7	425	Arlington
8	424	Canistota
9	414	Viborg-Hurley
10	415	Northern Cass
11	405	Sunshine Bible Academy
12	418	Beresford
13	406	Mobridge-Pollock
14	412	Watertown
15	426	Freeman

Seeding Rounds Placement
Seeding Game Placement (Used for BEST Award scoring.)

Game Place	Team #	Team Name
1	407	Mitchell Christian
2	422	Miller
3	427	Webster Area
4	420	Breckenridge
5	426	Freeman
6	413	Jackson County Central
7	414	Viborg-Hurley
8	405	Sunshine Bible Academy
9	418	Beresford
10	410	Northwestern
11	406	Mobridge-Pollock
12	417	Baltic
13	425	Arlington
14	415	Northern Cass
15	412	Watertown
16	424	Canistota
17	421	Bridgewater-Emery

2018 Results

Best Award

Place	Team
1	407 – Mitchell Christian
2	413 – Jackson County Central
3	417 – Baltic

Robot Competition

Place	Team
1	417 – Baltic
2	422 – Miller Jr./Sr.
3	407 – Mitchell Christian
4	426 – Freeman

Individual categories of the BEST Award

Category	Winner
Project Engineering Notebook	407 – Mitchell Christian
Marketing Presentation	422 – Miller Jr./Sr.
Team Exhibit and Interview	413 - Jackson County Central
Spirit and Sportsmanship	412 – Watertown

Other Awards

Category	Winner
Most Robust Robot	426 – Freeman
Founders Award for Creative Design	407 – Mitchell Christian

Order	Rocky Mountain BEST Regional Advancement	Team #	Name
1	#1 BEST, #3 Game	407	Mitchell Christian
2	#1 Game, #3 BEST	417	Baltic
3	#2 BEST	413	Jackson County Central
4	#2 Game, #4 BEST	422	Miller Jr./Sr. HS
5	#5 BEST	412	Watertown
6	#4 Game	426	Freeman
7	#6 BEST	425	Arlington

Winners move on to Denver BEST Regional in Denver, CO. The competition will be Saturday, December 8 and Sunday, December 9 at Auraria Campus (hosted by Metropolitan State University of Denver). 7 teams from Jackrabbit BEST will advance to regional competition.

2018 DENVER BEST RESULTS:

Rank	Reg.	Team Name	Hub	Notebooks (30 pts.)	Presentations (25 pts.)	Spirit and Sportsmanship (10 pts.)	Team Exhibit and Interviews (20 pts.)	Game Placement	Points (15 pts.)	TOTAL (100 pts.)

1	902	Grotberg Academy	Bison	26.4	20.8	9.2	19.7	1	15	91.1
2	1914	Ralston Valley High School	Front Range	26.1	21.7	7.1	16.5	3	15	86.2
3	1916	STEM HS Highlands Ranch	Front Range	27.8	21.4	7.9	18.2	17	9	84.3
4	905	Breckenridge Public School	Bison	22.2	18.8	7.7	17.7	4	15	81.4
5	407	Mitchell Christian School	Jackrabbit	24.8	21.9	6.1	18.2	14	9	80.0
6	1911	Liberty High School	Front Range	24.3	17.3	7.2	17.8	11	12	78.5
7	913	Northern Cass School	Bison	24.1	21.3	6.3	17.8	16	9	78.4
8	904	Killdeer High School	Bison	24.9	15.5	7.4	17.1	10	12	76.8
9	413	Jackson County Central High School	Jackrabbit	24.8	15.0	6.9	15.2	6	15	76.8
10	1308	DSST Byers	Rocky Mountain	25.6	16.1	6.5	13.4	2	15	76.5
11	417	Baltic School District	Jackrabbit	24.7	17.0	5.5	17.0	7	12	76.1
12	1910	Legend High School	Front Range	25.6	22.4	4.9	16.8	24	6	75.7
13	911	St. Joseph’s School	Bison	19.3	20.5	6.4	16.4	9	12	74.6
14	1322	Skyline High School	Rocky Mountain	25.0	18.8	6.6	14.4	15	9	73.7
15	1901	Academy ACL	Front Range	22.0	20.2	7.2	16.9	25	3	69.2
16	422	Miller Jr./Sr. High School	Jackrabbit	21.7	15.5	6.8	16.3	18	9	69.2
17	425	Arlington High School	Jackrabbit	24.4	15.4	8.3	16.2	27	3	67.2
18	1325	STRIVE Prep Excel / North High School	Rocky Mountain	20.4	18.0	6.7	14.9	20	6	66.0
19	1958	Branson School	SoCo	19.3	12.4	5.1	12.8	21	6	55.5
20	1955	Manzanola Jr./Sr. High School	SoCo	20.3	11.5	5.0	13.7	28	3	53.5
21	1965	Rocky Ford High School	SoCo	15.2	14.4	5.0	11.7	22	6	52.2
22	1326	Thomas Jefferson High School	Rocky Mountain	13.1	17.5	5.9	6.9	26	3	46.3

2017 Results

Best Awards Results

Place	Team
1	407 - Mitchell Christian
2	413 - Jackson County Central
3	410 - Northwestern

Robot Competition

Place	Team
1	407 - Mitchell Christian
2	426 - Freeman
3	413 - Jackson County Central
4	405 - Sunshine Bible Academy

Individual Categories of the BEST Award

Category	Team
Project Engineering Notebook	410 - Northwestern
Marketing Presentation	407 - Mitchell Christian
Team Exhibit and Interview	413 - Jackson County Central
Spirit and Sportsmanship	407 - Mitchell Christian

Other Awards

Award	Team
Most Robust Robot	407 - Mitchell Christian
Founders Award for Creative Design	427 - Webster Area
Jack's BEST Rookie Award	425 - Arlington
Software and Simulation	417 -Baltic

Northern Plains BEST

Order	Team
#1 Best, #1 Game	407 - Mitchell Christian
#2 Best, #3 Game	413 - Jackson County Central
#2 Game	426 - Freeman
#3 Best	410 - Northwestern
#4 Best	406 - Mobridge-Pollock
#5 Best	422 - Miller
#6 Best	418 - Beresford
#7 Best	412 - Watertown

Overall BEST Placement

Place	Team
1	407 - Mitchell Christian
2	413 - Jackson County Central
3	410 - Northwestern
4	406 - Mobridge-Pollock
5	422 - Miller
6	418 - Beresford
7	412 - Watertown
8	427 - Webster Area
9	405 - Sunshine Bible Academy
10	417 - Baltic
11	425 - Arlington
12	424 - Canistota
13	415 - Sioux Valley
14	429 - West Central
15	414 - Viborg-Hurley
16	423 - Plankinton
17	428 - Pacelli Catholic

Seeding Rounds Placement

Place	Team
1	407 - Mitchell Christian
2	413 - Jackson County Central
3	426 - Freeman
4	427 - Webster Area
5	405 - Sunshine Bible School
6	422 - Miller
7	415 - Sioux Valley
8	406 - Mobridge-Pollock
9	425 - Arlington
10	421 - Bridgewater-Emery
11	412 - Watertown
12	418 - Beresford
13	410 - Northwestern
14	408 - James Valley Christian
15	429 - West Central
16	431 - Madison Middle
17	424 - Canistota
18	430 - Madison High
19	417 - Baltic
20	423 - Plankinton
21	428 - Pacelli Catholic
22	416 - Highmore Harrold
23	414 - Viborg-Hurley

2016 Results

BEST Award

Place	Team
1	413 - Jackson County Central
2	407 - Mitchell Christian
3	417 - Baltic

Robot Competition

Place	Team
1	413 - Jackson County Central
2	421 - Bridgewater-Emery
3	410 - Northwestern
4	405 - Sunshine Bible Academy

Individual Categories of the BEST Award

Category	Team
Project Engineering Notebook	410 - Northwestern
Marketing Presentation	413 - Jackson County Central
Team Exhibition and Interview	417 - Baltic
Spirit and Sportsmanship	412 - Watertown

Other Awards

Award	Team
Most Robust Robot	413 - Jackson County Central
Founders Award for Creative Design	403 - Missouri Valley Christian Academy
Jack's BEST Rookie Award	422 - Miller
Software and Simulation	Sioux Valley/Colman-Egan

Northern Plains BEST

Order	Team
#1 BEST, #1 Game	413 - Jackson County Central
#2 BEST	407 - Mitchell Christian
#2 Game	421 - Bridgewater-Emery
#3 BEST	417 - Baltic
#3 Game, #4 BEST	410 - Northwestern
#5 BEST	412 - Watertown
#6 BEST	420 - Canton Middle
#7 BEST	418 - Beresford
#8 BEST	422 - Miller
#9 BEST	406 - Mobridge-Pollock

Overall BEST Placement

Place	Team
1	412 - Jackson County Central
2	407 - Mitchell Christian
3	417 - Baltic BROS
4	410 - Northwestern
5	412 - Watertown Robotics
6	420 - Canton Hawkbots
7	418 - Beresford Watchdog
8	422 - Miller
9	406 - Mobridge Pollock
10	415 - Sioux Valley/Coleman-Egan
11	405 - Sunshine Bible Academy
12	411 - CTE Academy
13	404 - Batesland Eagles
14	427 - Webster Area
15	402 - Brookings Singularities

Seeding Rounds Placement

Place	Team
1	413 - Jackson County Central
2	405 - Sunshine Bible Academy
3	407 - Mitchell Christian
4	421 - Bridgewater-Emery
5	410 - Northwestern
6	418 - Beresford Watchdog
7	420 - Canton Hawkbots
8	403 - MVCA-Yankton
9	417 - Baltic BROS
10	423 - Plankinton
11	402 - Brookings Singularities
12	411 - CTE Academy
13	408 - James Valley Christian
14	422 - Miller
15	427 - Webster Area
16	412 - Watertown
17	415 - Sioux Valley/Coleman-Egan
18	404 - Batesland Eagles
19	426 - Freeman
20	416 - Highmore Harrold
21	429 - West Central Middle
22	430 - Madison
23	406 - Mobridge-Pollock

2015 Results

Jackrabbit BEST Robotics 2015 PAY-DIRT Results
BEST Award Results

Rank	Team
1	404 - Vermillion Middle School
2	417 - Baltic
3	403 - Vermillion High School
4	410 - Northwestern
5	413 - Jackson County Central
6	407 - Mitchell Christian
7	412 - Watertown
8	406 - Mobridge-Pollock
9	420 - Canton Middle School
10	424 - Sioux Valley
11	415 - Colman-Egan
12	418 - Beresford Middle
13	402 - Brookings Mickelson Middle

Game Competition Finals

Rank	Team
1	404 - Vermillion Middle School
2	413 - Jackson County Central
3	407 - Mitchell Christian
4	403 - Vermillion High School

Other Awards

Region Advancement

Award	Team
Most Robust Robot	413 - Jackson County Central
Founders Award for Creative Design	404 - Vermillion Middle
BEST Engineering Notebook	403 - Vermillion High
BEST Marketing Presentation	417 - Baltic
BEST Exhibit and Interview	417 - Baltic
Best Spirit and Sportsmanship	420, 413, 417 - Canton, JCC and Baltic
Software and Simulation	404 - Vermillion Middle
Jack's BEST Rookie	420 - Canton Middle

Competition Seeding Rounds

Rank	Team
1	403 - Vermillion High
2	404 - Vermillion Middle
3	413 - Jackson County Central
4	407 - Mitchell Christian
5	412 - Watertown
6	417 - Baltic
7	425 - Frederick Area
8	405 - Sunshine Bible Academy
9	427 - Webster Area
10	410 - Northwestern
11	426 - Freeman
12	420 - Canton Middle
13	411 - Sioux Falls CTE
14	424 - Sioux Valley
15	406 - Mobridge-Pollock
16	402 - Brookings Middle
17	421 - Bridgewater-Emery
18	409 - Harrisburg S. Middle
19	Sioux Falls Lincoln
20	423 - Plankinton
21	415 - Colman-Egan
22	418 - Beresford Middle
23	419 - South Central

2014 Results

BEST Award Results

Rank	Team
1	Northwestern
2	Colman-Egan
3	Watertown
4	Baltic
5	Vermillion High
6	Jackson County Central
7	CTE Academy
8	Mobridge-Pollock
9	Mitchell Second Chance
10	Brookings
11	Harrisburg S. Middle
12	Beresford
13	Warner

Robotics Competition Results

Rank	Team
1	Vermillion High
2	Northwestern
3	Vermillion Middle
4	Watertown

Other Awards

Award	Team
Most Robust Robot	Watertown
Founders Award for Creative Design	Mitchell Christian
BEST Engineering Notebook	Baltic
BEST Marketing Presentation	Jackson County Central
BEST Exhibit and Interview	Baltic
BEST Spirit and Sportsmanship	Mobridge-Pollock

Regional Advancement

Northwestern
Vermillion High
Colman-Egan
Watertown
Vermillion Middle
Baltic
Jackson County Central
CTE Academy

Competition Seeding Rounds

Rank	Team
1	Vermillion High
2	Vermillion Middle
3	Northwestern
4	Watertown
5	Mitchell Christian
6	Colman-Egan
7	Brookings
8	Sunshine Bible Academy
9	Sioux Valley
10	Jackson County Central
11	CTE Academy
12	Baltic
13	Beresford
14	Mitchell Middle
15	Hinton, IA
16	Harrisburg S. Middle
17	Mitchell Second Chance
18	Mobridge-Pollock
19	Warner
20	Plankinton

2013 Results

Jackrabbit BEST Robotics 2013 Gatekeeper Results

BEST Award Results

Rank	Team
1	Jackson County Central
2	Watertown
3	Baltic
4	Mitchell Christian
5	Colman-Egan
6	Northwestern
7	Brookings
8	Mobridge-Pollock
9	Mitchell Second Chance
10	CTE Academy
11	Warner
12	Sunshine Bible Academy

Robotics Competition Results

Rank	Team
1	Jackson County Central
2	Baltic
3	CTE Academy
4	Watertown

Robotics Semifinals

Rank	Team
1	Jackson County Central
2	Baltic
3	Watertown
4	CTE Academy
5	Colman-Egan
6	Brookings
7	Mitchell Christian
8	Sunshine Bible Academy

Robotics Wildcard

Rank	Team
1	CTE Academy
2	Mitchell Second Chance
3	Mobridge-Pollock
4	Northwestern

Other Awards

Award	Team
Most Robust Robot	Jackson County Central
Founders Award for Creative Design	Jackson County Central
BEST Engineering Notebook	Baltic
BEST Marketing Presentation	Jackson County Central
BEST Exhibit and Interview	Watertown
BEST Spirit and Sportsmanship	Watertown

Seeding

Rank	Team
1	Jackson County Central
2	Colman-Egan
3	Watertown
4	Brookings
5	Mitchell Christian
6	Baltic
7	Sunshine Bible Academy
8	CTE Academy
9	Mitchell Second Chance
10	Warner
11	Mobridge-Pollock
12	Northwestern

Videos and Pictures

Best Award

Robot Competition

Individual categories of the Best Award

Other Awards

Denver BEST Regional Advancement

Overall BEST Placement Best Award (For teams competing in all 5 categories.)

Seeding Rounds PlacementSeeding Game Placement (Used for BEST Award scoring.)

Best Award

Robot Competition

Individual categories of the BEST Award

Other Awards

2018 DENVER BEST RESULTS:

Best Awards Results

Robot Competition

Individual Categories of the BEST Award

Other Awards

Northern Plains BEST

Overall BEST Placement

Seeding Rounds Placement

BEST Award

Robot Competition

Individual Categories of the BEST Award

Other Awards

Northern Plains BEST

Overall BEST Placement

Seeding Rounds Placement

Jackrabbit BEST Robotics 2015 PAY-DIRT Results BEST Award Results

Game Competition Finals

Other Awards

Region Advancement

Competition Seeding Rounds

BEST Award Results

Robotics Competition Results

Other Awards

Regional Advancement

Competition Seeding Rounds

Jackrabbit BEST Robotics 2013 Gatekeeper Results

BEST Award Results

Robotics Competition Results

Robotics Semifinals

Robotics Wildcard

Other Awards

Seeding

Overall BEST Placement
Best Award (For teams competing in all 5 categories.)

Seeding Rounds Placement
Seeding Game Placement (Used for BEST Award scoring.)

Jackrabbit BEST Robotics 2015 PAY-DIRT Results
BEST Award Results