The Mundelein High School Robotics Team, led by MHS Physics Instructor Manny Aldana, took first place last weekend in the first VEX Robotics Competition Qualifying Tournament in Illinois this season. The MHS team beat out 23 other high school teams to claim the championship.

With the win, the Mustangs are automatic participants in the state robotics tournament in March as well as an invitation to the CREATE US OPEN Robotics Tournament in April.

“I am proud of how our team of freshmen students used their engineering skills in troubleshooting their robots throughout the competition,” Aldana explained. “Our students represented Mundelein very well by carrying themselves professionally throughout the competition,” he said.

The team will compete again in the coming weekends.