BEST Results

You get BEST by giving a group of high school and middle school students an assortment of parts and pieces and a challenge to design and build a functioning robot in just eight weeks.

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

2023 Results

Best Award

PlaceTeam
1Canistota High School
2Mitchell Christian School
3Arlington High School

Robot Competition

PlaceTeam
1Mobridge-Pollock High School
2Arlington High School
3Mitchell Christian School
4Sunshine Bible Academy

Individual Categories of the Best Award

CategoryTeam
Project Engineering NotebookNorthern Cass High School
Marketing PresentationCanistota High School
Team Exhibit and InterviewCanistota High School
Spirit and SportsmanshipMitchell Christian School

Other Awards

AwardTeam
Most Robust Robotn/a
Founders Award for Creative Designn/a

Denver BEST Regional Advancement

OrderDenver BEST Regional AdvancementTeam #Name
1#1 Best1605Canistota
2#2 Best1603Mitchell Christian
3#1 Game1608Mobridge-Pollock
4#2 Game1612Arlington High School
2022 Results

Best Award

PlaceTeam
1Northern Cass
2Webster High School
3Mitchell Christian School

Robot Competition

PlaceTeam
1Northern Cass
2Mitchell Christian School
3Webster High School

Individual Categories of the Best Award

CategoryTeam
Project Engineering NotebookCanistota High School
Marketing PresentationWebster High School
Team Exhibit and InterviewWebster High School
SoftwareCanistota High School
Spirit and SportsmanshipMitchell Christian School

Other Awards

AwardTeam
Most Robust RobotJackson County Central
Founders Award for Creative DesignNorthern Cass

Denver BEST Regional Advancement

OrderDenver BEST Regional AdvancementTeam #Name
1#1 Best1605Northern Cass
2#2 Best1603Webster
3#1 Game1608Mitchell Christian
2019 Results

Best Award

PlaceTeam
1427 – Webster Area
2410 – Northwestern
3422 – Miller

Robot Competition

PlaceTeam
1407 – Mitchell Christian
2427 – Webster Area
3422 – Miller
4413 – Jackson County Central

Individual Categories of the Best Award

CategoryTeam
Project Engineering Notebook407 – Mitchell Christian
Marketing Presentation410 – Northwestern
Team Exhibit and Interview422 – Miller
Spirit and Sportsmanship417 – Baltic

Other Awards

AwardTeam
Most Robust Robot427 – Webster Area
Founders Award for Creative Design420 – Breckenridge

Denver BEST Regional Advancement

OrderDenver BEST Regional AdvancementTeam #Name
1#1 Best, #2 Game427Webster Area
2#1 Game407Mitchell Christian
3#2 Best410Northwestern
4#3 Best, #3 Game422Miller

Overall BEST Placement

Best Award (for teams competing in all five categories)

PlaceTeam #Name
1427Webster
2410Northwestern
3422Miller
4407Mitchell Christian
5413Jackson County
6417Baltic
7425Arlington
8424Canistota
9414Viborg-Hurley
10415Northern Cass
11405Sunshine Bible Academy
12418Beresford
13406Mobridge-Pollock
14412Watertown
15426Freeman

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

Game PlaceTeam #Team Name
1407Mitchell Christian
2422Miller
3427Webster Area
4420Breckenridge
5426Freeman
6413Jackson County Central
7414Viborg-Hurley
8405Sunshine Bible Academy
9418Beresford
10410Northwestern
11406Mobridge-Pollock
12417Baltic
13425Arlington
14415Northern Cass
15412Watertown
16424Canistota
17421Bridgewater-Emery
2018 Results

Best Award

PlaceTeam
1407 – Mitchell Christian
2413 – Jackson County Central
3417 – Baltic

Robot Competition

PlaceTeam
1417 – Baltic
2422 – Miller Jr./Sr.
3407 – Mitchell Christian
4426 – Freeman

Individual Categories of the BEST Award

CategoryWinner
Project Engineering Notebook407 – Mitchell Christian
Marketing Presentation422 – Miller Jr./Sr.
Team Exhibit and Interview413 – Jackson County Central
Spirit and Sportsmanship412 – Watertown

Other Awards

CategoryWinner
Most Robust Robot426 – Freeman
Founders Award for Creative Design407 – Mitchell Christian
OrderRocky Mountain BEST
Regional Advancement		Team #Name
1#1 Best, #3 Game407Mitchell Christian
2#1 Game, #3 Best417Baltic
3#2 Best413Jackson County Central
4#2 Game, #4 Best422Miller Jr./Sr.
5#5 Best412Watertown
6#4 Game426Freeman
7#6 Best425Arlington

Winners move on to Denver BEST Regional in Denver, Colorado. The competition will be Saturday, Dec. 8, and Sunday, Dec. 9, at Auraria Campus (hosted by Metropolitan State University of Denver). Seven teams from ±¬ÁϳԹÏÍø BEST will advance to regional competition.

2018 Denver BEST Results:

RankReg.Team NameHubNotebooks (30 points)Presentations (25 points)Spirit and Sportsmanship (10 points)Team Exhibit and Interviews
(20 points)		Game PlacementPoints (15 points)Total (100 points)
1902Grotberg AcademyBison26.420.89.219.711591.1
21914Ralston Valley High SchoolFront Range26.121.77.116.531586.2
31916STEM High School Highlands RanchFront Range27.821.47.918.217984.3
4905Breckenridge Public SchoolBison22.218.87.717.741581.4
5407Mitchell Christian School±¬ÁϳԹÏÍø24.821.96.118.214980.0
61911Liberty High SchoolFront Range24.317.37.217.8111278.5
7913Northern Cass SchoolBison24.121.36.317.816978.4
8904Killdeer High SchoolBison24.915.57.417.1101276.8
9413Jackson County Central High School±¬ÁϳԹÏÍø24.815.06.915.261576.8
101308DSST ByersRocky Mountain25.616.16.513.421576.5
11417Baltic School District±¬ÁϳԹÏÍø24.717.05.517.071276.1
121910Legend High SchoolFront Range25.622.44.916.824675.7
13911St. Joseph’s SchoolBison19.320.56.416.491274.6
141322Skyline High SchoolRocky Mountain25.018.86.614.415973.7
151901Academy ACLFront Range22.020.27.216.925369.2
16 422Miller Jr./Sr. High School±¬ÁϳԹÏÍø21.715.56.816.318969.2
17425Arlington High School±¬ÁϳԹÏÍø24.415.48.316.227367.2
181325Strive Prep Excel/North High SchoolRocky Mountain20.418.06.714.920666.0
191958Branson SchoolSoCo19.312.45.112.821655.5
201955Manzanola Jr./Sr. High SchoolSoCo20.311.55.013.728353.5
211965Rocky Ford High SchoolSoCo15.214.45.011.722652.2
221326Thomas Jefferson High SchoolRocky Mountain13.117.55.96.926346.3
2017 Results

Best Awards Results

PlaceTeam
1407 – Mitchell Christian
2413 – Jackson County Central
3410 – Northwestern

Robot Competition

PlaceTeam
1407 – Mitchell Christian
2426 – Freeman
3413 – Jackson County Central
4405 – Sunshine Bible Academy

Individual Categories of the BEST Award

CategoryTeam
Project Engineering Notebook410 – Northwestern
Marketing Presentation407 – Mitchell Christian
Team Exhibit and Interview413 – Jackson County Central
Spirit and Sportsmanship407 – Mitchell Christian

Other Awards

AwardTeam
Most Robust Robot407 – Mitchell Christian
Founders Award for Creative Design427 – Webster Area
Jack's BEST Rookie Award425 – Arlington
Software and Simulation417 – Baltic

Northern Plains BEST

OrderTeam
#1 Best, #1 Game407 – Mitchell Christian
#2 Best, #3 Game413 – Jackson County Central
#2 Game426 – Freeman
#3 Best410 – Northwestern
#4 Best406 – Mobridge-Pollock
#5 Best422 – Miller
#6 Best418 – Beresford
#7 Best412 – Watertown

Overall BEST Placement

PlaceTeam
1407 – Mitchell Christian
2413 – Jackson County Central
3410 – Northwestern
4406 – Mobridge-Pollock
5422 – Miller
6418 – Beresford
7412 – Watertown
8427 – Webster Area
9405 – Sunshine Bible Academy
10417 – Baltic
11425 – Arlington
12424 – Canistota
13415 – Sioux Valley
14429 – West Central
15414 – Viborg-Hurley
16423 – Plankinton
17428 – Pacelli Catholic

Seeding Rounds Placement

PlaceTeam
1407 – Mitchell Christian
2413 – Jackson County Central
3426 – Freeman
4427 – Webster Area
5405 – Sunshine Bible School
6422 – Miller
7415 – Sioux Valley
8406 – Mobridge-Pollock
9425 – Arlington
10421 – Bridgewater-Emery
11412 – Watertown
12418 – Beresford
13410 – Northwestern
14408 – James Valley Christian
15429 – West Central
16431 – Madison Middle
17424 – Canistota
18430 – Madison High
19417 – Baltic
20423 – Plankinton
21428 – Pacelli Catholic
22416 – Highmore Harrold
23414 – Viborg-Hurley
2016 Results

BEST Award

PlaceTeam
1413 – Jackson County Central
2407 – Mitchell Christian
3417 – Baltic

Robot Competition

PlaceTeam
1413 – Jackson County Central
2421 – Bridgewater-Emery
3410 – Northwestern
4405 – Sunshine Bible Academy

Individual Categories of the BEST Award

CategoryTeam
Project Engineering Notebook410 – Northwestern
Marketing Presentation413 – Jackson County Central
Team Exhibition and Interview417 – Baltic
Spirit and Sportsmanship412 – Watertown

Other Awards

AwardTeam
Most Robust Robot413 – Jackson County Central
Founders Award for Creative Design403 – Missouri Valley Christian Academy
Jack's BEST Rookie Award422 – Miller
Software and SimulationSioux Valley/Colman-Egan

Northern Plains BEST

OrderTeam
#1 Best, #1 Game413 – Jackson County Central
#2 Best407 – Mitchell Christian
#2 Game421 – Bridgewater-Emery
#3 Best417 – Baltic
#3 Game, #4 Best410 – Northwestern
#5 Best412 – Watertown
#6 Best420 – Canton Middle
#7 Best418 – Beresford
#8 Best422 – Miller
#9 Best406 – Mobridge-Pollock

Overall BEST Placement

PlaceTeam
1412 – Jackson County Central
2407 – Mitchell Christian
3417 – Baltic BROS
4410 – Northwestern
5412 – Watertown Robotics
6420 – Canton Hawkbots
7418 – Beresford Watchdog
8422 – Miller
9406 – Mobridge Pollock
10415 – Sioux Valley/Coleman-Egan
11405 – Sunshine Bible Academy
12411 – CTE Academy
13404 – Batesland Eagles
14427 – Webster Area
15402 – Brookings Singularities

Seeding Rounds Placement

PlaceTeam
1413 – Jackson County Central
2405 – Sunshine Bible Academy
3407 – Mitchell Christian
4421 – Bridgewater-Emery
5410 – Northwestern
6418 – Beresford Watchdog
7420 – Canton Hawkbots
8403 – MVCA-Yankton
9417 – Baltic BROS
10423 – Plankinton
11402 – Brookings Singularities
12411 – CTE Academy
13408 – James Valley Christian
14422 – Miller
15427 – Webster Area
16412 – Watertown
17415 – Sioux Valley/Coleman-Egan
18404 – Batesland Eagles
19426 – Freeman
20416 – Highmore Harrold
21429 – West Central Middle
22430 – Madison
23406 – Mobridge-Pollock
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