Class of '25, Seniors
Elijah Capalla
Media Manager
4th year on Team 701
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Elijah joined robotics after interacting with a 2 week robotics camp in his elementary school. Elijah's favorite part of the robotics program is collaborating with others of similar interests and expressing his passion for media and photography/videography. Outside of school, he does digital art, listens to music, and leads in the AAPI and photography club. After high school, he aims to major in civil engineering in UC Berkeley, SJSU, or CalPoly.
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Christopher Erickson
Electrical Engineering Committee Member
3rd year on Team 701
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Christopher's passion in robotics came from his childhood of building things, whether it was helping out family members or minifigures. He loves to see the robot come to life and being able to share funny videos with friends. During his free time, he enjoys playing video games, playing WarHammer with friends, and doing airsoft. He plans on joining the navy or going to college.
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Carl Ewert
Operations Director
4th year on Team 701
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Carl joined the team because engineering has been one of his greatest passions and wanted to develop his skills in the field. He enjoys working through problems and finding solutions through trial and error. Outside of robotics, he loves watching YouTube videos, hanging out with his sister, and going out to family gatherings. In the future, he plans on applying to UC Davis to study medicine.​
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Brayden Gray
Mechanical Engineering Committee Member
2nd year on Team 701
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Brayden joined robotics to practice STEM skills for college since he already does carpentry with his dad. He enjoys the atmosphere of working with tools, bits, etc. When time permits, he enjoys sorting out parts into their respected areas. Outside of school, he likes working on his projects, playing MonsterHunter, and doing airsoft.
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Noah Guerra
Business Manager
4th year on Team 701
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Noah says that so far, the collaboration between everyone in his committee has made everything really fun for him, and causes him to look forward to robotics. Outside of school, he works with an internship for NASA and does digital art. In the future, he would like to attend The California Institute of Technology to major in mechanical engineering.
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Dior Guevara
Mechanical Engineering Committee Member
2nd year on Team 701
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Dior joined robotics to fill up their downtime with a productive hobby. In their free time, they enjoy crocheting, playing girls golf for the school, and engaging in card games with their friends. After high school, they plan on applying to a college with a promising medicinal program.
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Sophia Manog
Electrical Engineering Lead
3rd year on Team 701
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Sophia became interested with robotics after being recommended it by close friends during her sophomore year. With a bubbly personality, she enjoys the community robotics brings, and loves being with her rookies. Outside of school, she does dance and likes to draw and read. In the future, she would like to study towards an engineering degree.
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Jesse Melendres
Software Engineering Lead
4th year on Team 701
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Jesse’s interest in software engineering came from exposure from his parents about STEM projects in the world. A man of niche interests, his favorite part of being on the team is the opportunity to practice programming with previously C++ and now Java. In his spare time, he enjoys learning about military warcraft, writing fantasy stories, and hanging out with his girlfriend. After high school, he wants to go to UCLA and major in software engineering.
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Angelo Ramos
Design Head
4th year on Team 701
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Angelo learned about FRC in 4th grade during our Travis Elementary Demo and became immersed in engineering. He enjoys the freedom to design parts and going to competitions to see the fruits of our labor in action. In his spare time, he builds PCs and works with the AAPI and Faith Rosarium Club. After high school, he plans on pursuing an aviation job, either in the air force or space force.
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Liam Relph
Electrical Engineering Committee Member
4th year on Team 701
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Liam affiliated with robotics since he wants to pursue the best of his ability in electrical work. For the most part, his main drive to attend robotics meetings is to work with his friends on the team, especially with his friend, Chris. In his spare time, he enjoys playing video games like Factorio and BattleCats, talking with friends via Discord, and sharing videos. In the future, Liam would like to study factory design engineering.
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Randell Saddi
Software Engineering Committee Member
3rd year on Team 701
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Randell joined robotics after he gained free time from resigning from the boys varsity volleyball. Nevertheless, he was enthralled with robotics from the start and wanted to pursue it even further. Outside of school, he likes talking with friends on social media, playing online multiplayer games and hanging out with his brother, an alumni of the team. After high school, he plans going to college to pursue a degree in computer engineering.
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Khoa Tran
Engineering Director
4th year on Team 701
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Khoa's interest in robotics started all the way from elementary school, where he participate in a two week robotics program by Center Elementary. What Khoa enjoys most about being on team 701 is the work environment and supervising each committee's progress. Outside of school, Khoa hangs out with friends and pratices his culture with his family. In the future, Khoa hopes to attend UC Davis and major in biological sciences.
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