history

 
 

Team 100, The Wildhats, was founded in 1995 at Woodside High School and was the first FRC team on the West Coast. We expanded in 2003 with the addition of students from Carlmont High School and worked together until 2015 when they founded Team 199, Deep Blue. Our founding teacher and mentor, Arlene Kolber, led the Wildhats until her retirement in 2019.  

Game demands and team capabilities have grown significantly since the Wildhats’ founding year. From 1995 through 2006 all our robots were built with simple tools, and from 2007 to 2009 we worked in a machine shop at a student’s home to fabricate more advanced parts until Woodside High School opened its own. In August 2017, The Wildhats moved into a new, state-of-the-art STEM Education Center where we can fabricate all the intricate parts necessary to build robots and challenge the best teams in the world.

The Wildhats’ whimsical mascot originated with our founding mentor. It can be difficult to find all the team members in the hectic atmosphere of a robotics competition, so Ms. Kolber had us all wear hats in team colors so that she could easily identify us. The hats we wore became synonymous with Team 100 and our original mascot, a hat-wearing wildcat, became the wiggling, dancing, and jumping hat that is now an integral part of our team brand.

Learn about Team 100’s competition history at https://frcevents.firstinspires.org/team/100 and see pictures of our robots through the years here.

Recognitions

Team 100 has been honored with countless awards over the years. Below is a list of our recognitions over the years, with the most notable awards underlined.

  • 2024 - Monterey Bay Regional - Autonomous Award

  • 2023 - Silicon Valley Regional - Winner

  • 2023 - Central Valley Regional - Innovation in Control Award

  • 2019 - San Fransico Regional - Deans List Finalist

  • 2018 – San Francisco Regional - Regional Finalists

  • 2017 – Silicon Valley Regional – Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox

  • 2015 – Sacramento Regional – Entrepreneurship Award sponsored by Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers

  • 2014 – WRRF CalGames – WRRF System Design Award

  • 2014 – Sacramento Regional – Creativity Award sponsored by Xerox

  • 2013 - WRRF CalGames - Finalists

  • 2012 – WRRF CalGames – WRRF Director's Award

  • 2012 – WRRF CalGames – Tournament Finalists

  • 2012 – Sacramento Regional – Gracious Professionalism Award sponsored by Johnson & Johnson

  • 2011 – WRRF CalGames – Judges Award Winners

  • 2011 – Silicon Valley Regional – Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen

  • 2010 – Silicon Valley Regional sponsored by Google and BAE Systems – Engineering Excellence Award sponsored by Delphi

  • 2010 – Silicon Valley Regional sponsored by Google and BAE Systems – Website Award

  • 2010 – Silicon Valley Regional sponsored by Google and BAE Systems – Excellence in Design Award sponsored by Autodesk

  • 2010 – Silicon Valley Regional sponsored by Google and BAE Systems – Regional Finalists

  • 2010 – San Diego Regional – Regional Winners

  • 2009 – WRRF CalGames – Judges Award

  • 2009 – WRRF CalGames – Finalists

  • 2009 – Sacramento Regional – General Motors Industrial Design Award

  • 2008 – WRRF CalGames – Champions

  • 2008 – FIRST Championship – Championship Division Finalists - Curie

  • 2008 – Silicon Valley Regional – Regional Winner

  • 2008 – Silicon Valley Regional – Motorola Quality Award

  • 2008 – Silicon Valley Regional – Website Excellence

  • 2008 – Oregon Regional – Motorola Quality Award

  • 2007 – WRRF CalGames – Champions

  • 2007 – WRRF CalGames – Autonomous Mode Challenge Champion

  • 2007 – Davis Sacramento Regional – Motorola Quality Award

  • 2007 – Davis Sacramento Regional – Regional Winner

  • 2007 – Silicon Valley Regional – General Motors Industrial Design Award

  • 2006 – WRRF CalGames – WRRF Director's Award

  • 2006 – Davis Sacramento Regional - Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award

  • 2006 – Silicon Valley Regional – Imagery Award

  • 2004 – Silicon Valley Regional – Regional Finalist

  • 2003 – Sacramento Regional – Delphi "Driving Tomorrow's Technology" Award

  • 2002 – WRRF CalGames – Tournament Finalists

  • 2002 – WRRF CalGames – Robotic Truck Pull Champions

  • 2002 – WRRF CalGames – Human Player Finalists

  • 2002 – Silicon Valley Regional – DaimlerChrysler Team Spirit Award

  • 2002 – Silicon Valley Regional – Animation Award

  • 2001 – Sand Hill Challenge race – 1st place in the High School Speed division

  • 2001 – FIRST Western Regional Event – AutoDesk People's Choice Award for Overall Excellence

  • 2001 – FIRST Western Regional Event – Animation Award

  • 2000 – WRRF CalGames – Driver Challenge Champions

  • 2000 – Sand Hill Challenge Race – 1st place in the High School Whimsical Division

  • 1999 – NASA AMES Regional – Outstanding Defense

  • 1999 – NASA AMES Regional – Ranked 1st Place overall

  • 1999 – NASA AMES Regional – Regional Winner

  • 1998 – Sand Hill Challenge Race – 2nd place in High School Division

  • 1995 – Nationals Competition – Rookie All-Star

  • 1995 – Nationals Competition – #1 Seed

  • 1995 – Nationals Competition – Championship Winner