Help the ROCORI Ratcheteers 4728 FIRST Robotics Team get to the FIRST World Championships!

We are ROCORI Ratcheteers 4728, a small but mighty FIRST Robotics team from Cold Spring, Minnesota! After months of hard work, dedication, and innovation, our team won the Seven Rivers Regional Competition in La Crosse, Wisconsin, earning an invitation to the 2025 FIRST Robotics Championship in Houston, Texas! We also proudly received the Excellence in Engineering Award, recognizing our team's outstanding design and engineering innovation at the same event.

Our students: John Leither, Daniel Leither, Colin Lehn, Finn Krekelberg, Tesfahun Bonitto, Kason Kerzman, Michael Eisenshenk, and Mason Vogt

Our coaches and mentors: Jay Femrite, Amy Krohn, Riley Donat, Silas Ruffi, Caleb Donat, Carter Donat, and Justin Fischer

Now, we need your help to get to the World Championship!

Attending Worlds is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our 8 students and 7 mentors, and we need help covering the cost.

Our Fundraising Goal:

$5,750 – event registration

$6,225 – airfare and public transportation in Houston

$5,000 - hotel accommodations for our team

Additional costs – shipping our competition pit/materials

Total fundraising goal of $17,500

How You Can Help:

Donate – Every contribution, big or small, brings us closer to Houston!

Share – help spread the word to others who support the members of our team, our Rocori community, and STEM education.

Sponsor Us – Businesses can partner with us and gain recognition in our outreach.

Why It Matters:

FIRST Robotics is about more than just robots – it’s about preparing our students to become engineers, innovators, and leaders of tomorrow! By supporting ROCORI Ratcheteers 4728, you’re investing in STEM Education, hands-on learning, and a future of possibilities for these amazing and bright students!

To see our reveal video for our 2025 robot, GRAYDUCK, follow this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s77oXkdzNjw

Our website is https://www.rocorirobotics.com/

Follow us on social media at:

https://www.facebook.com/rocori.frc4728

https://www.instagram.com/frc4728/?hl=en

Our Current Standings:

World Ranking: 65^th in the world (out of 3,704 teams)
Minnesota State Ranking: 2^nd in MN (out of 190 teams)

Thank you for believing in us and helping the ROCORI Ratcheteers 4728 showcase our passion and skills on the world stage!

Help ROCORI Ratcheteers 4728 get to the FIRST World Championships in Houston Texas!

ROCORI Ratcheteers 4728 FIRST Robotics Team

Team Members