Seniors
Noah - is a senior member of the team. He has served on several sub-teams including strategizing for the new game this season, working with the build team, assisting with outreach, designing team merch, and has recently taken on the scouting lead position for the MegaHertz.
Kaylee - is a senior and in her fourth season on the MegaHertz team. After Kaylee tried out a little bit of just about everything during her rookie season, she became our team’s safety captain two years ago. She was named Safety All-Star at the 2023 Iowa Regional and at the 2024 Lake Superior Regional!
Sam - is a senior and a co-captain for our team. He works with the CAD and programming team, is a 3D printer expert, and assisted with building the robot. He also serves as the team’s driver. Sam is always willing to lead the way during outreach activities and fundraising as well.
Juniors
Junior Isaac - is in his third season and is our team’s co-captain this year. He has taken on the lead role in programming this year. He assists the build team, dedicating numerous hours to designing parts and bot construction. Last season he served as our human player and has been a major asset to the pit crew with his efficiency and problem solving skills.
Jacob - is in his third season with Team 2847. He has spent time supporting the build, media, and Impact teams, serving as an Impact presenter in 2023. At competitions, he is excited to meet and make connections with other teams.
Christian - is in his first season with Team 2847. He has been an enthusiastic builder, jumping in wherever he is needed. He has also joined the pit crew and served as human player in our first regional competition this year.
Ainsley - following in the footsteps of her older siblings (and dad), joined The Megahertz as a freshman. She has worn many hats on our team, assisting in the areas of marketing, building, outreach, presenting our Impact Award entry for the team and producing the Impact video in 2023.
Wylee - joined the team last season. He has been a dedicated build team member and leader in the pit, showing perseverance as he faced and overcame several challenges in his subsystem. Wylee earned all state academic honors last year.
Ethan - is in his first season with Team 2847. His past welding experience has made him essential for our wiring team. We’re excited to have him on board!
Luna - joined Team 2847 this year. She got her feet wet working on our kitbot and has supported our Impact team.
Illyana - joined last year. She has worked with the build and business teams and is a frequent outreach participant. She has become our resident swerve expert and keeps our robot moving! Her enthusiasm and infectious energy is a great bonus for our team.
Junior Emma - is a third-year returning member to Team 2847. She has spent her time on the team supporting our marketing, outreach projects, and Impact Award efforts as well as the build team. This season she has taken on a new challenge with the CAD subteam.
Katie - joined us this year. She has been a jack-of-all-trades, helping the build team, creating animations, and crafting writing samples for our Impact submission.
Sophomores
Gabbie - is a sophomore and is participating in her second season of FIRST Robotics. She is up for any project has, worked with the build team on the robot, field, kit bot and bumpers and has joined the Impact subteam this year.
Leon - recently joined the MegaHertz and has spent his time in the shop assisting the build team.
Isaac - joined the team this last year during the off season. He had the opportunity to learn all aspects of FIRST competition at our off-season event and has taken that knowledge with him to assist the build team this season.
Jacob (JK) - followed in the footsteps of his dad and older brother to join the Megahertz team this year. He has become a valuable field crew member and worked with our build team on their various projects.
Colton - is a returning member of the team having joined the MegaHertz in his freshman year. He has shown drive and commitment to the build team and has proved to be an able assistant.
Freshman
Tyler - is another former junior high robotics team member who has become an important part of the build team in his first season with Team 2847. He serves on the pit crew at competitions, as well.
Michael - joined The MegaHertz this season after honing his skills on the junior high robotics team. He assists the build team, helps out with outreach, and scouts during competitions.
Mentors
Mentors 2024 - Left to right: Sam Viesselman, Logan Kahler, Celia Simpson, Robert Malo, Cindy Viesselman, Bryan Kastning and Jason Nelson. Missing: Noah Johnson, Chad Moeller, and Sam Cave
Head Mentor Sam Viesselman is a MegaHertz alumni (FHS 2011 graduate). He served as an assistant mentor in 2017 and has been the head mentor since the 2018 season. He is a software engineer at Kahler Automation in Fairmont.
Assistant Mentor Logan Kahler has been with the team since 2019 and specializes in programming. He is the Chief Software Architect at Kahler Automation in Fairmont.
Assistant Mentor Celia Simpson joined the MegaHertz during the 2022-23 season. She assists with build and business teams. Celia is an alumni of the team (2018 FHS graduate). She works as a Community and Business Development Specialist with CEDA.
Robert Malo joined the team as an assistant mentor during the 2020 season and works with the CAD and build teams. He is a design engineer at Precision Tool, Inc., in New Ulm.
Assistant Mentor Cindy Viesselman joined Team 2847 in 2018. She is a retired educator. She works with fundraising, marketing, social media and logistics for the team.
Bryan Kastning is a new assistant mentor for the team this year. He works with the build team. Bryan is employed at Olson Rentals.
Assistant Mentor Jason Nelson joined the MegaHertz during its 2022 season. He supervises the wiring and other aspects of building the robot. Jason is the Network Administrator for Martin County.
Noah Johnson (missing from photo) is in his third year of mentoring. He works with the programming sub-team. He is employed at Kahler Automation as a software developer.
Chad Moeller (missing from photo) joined the MegaHertz last season. He assists the build team with their many projects. Chad is a local farmer.
Sam Cave (missing from photo) is new to the MegaHertz mentor team. He works with the build team. He is employed at Kahler Automation.