Class of '25, Sophomores

Kian Baker
Robot Programming Committee Member
1st year on Team 701
Kian is interested to learn more about the team and his interests, and enjoys playing video games in his free time.

Elijah Capalla
Robot Programming Committee Member &
Business Manager
2nd year on Team 701
Elijah’s favorite part of being on the team is the friendly competition between the scouting and robot programming committees. Outside of school, he enjoys drawing, listening to music, and video games. After high school, he wants to major in computer science or engineering.

Chris Ekstrom
Electrical Committee Member
2nd year on Team 701
Chris enjoys working with different committees and using various tools. During his free time, he enjoys playing video games.

Christopher Erickson
Electrical Committee Member
1st year on Team 701
Christopher loves to see the robot come to life, and during his free time, he enjoys playing video games.

Carl Ewert
Mechanical Committee Member
2nd year on Team 701
Carl enjoys hanging out with his friends on the team. Outside of school, Carl plays tennis.

Noah Guerra
Mechanical Committee Member
2nd year on Team 701
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 usually practices digital art using an iPad, or he is just reading. In the future, he would like to attend The California Institute of Technology to major in aerospace engineering.

Sophia Manog
Electrical Committee Member
1st year on Team 701
Sophia enjoys the team environment and community, and likes working with the people. Outside of school, she does dance and likes to draw and read. In the future, she would like to study some kind of engineering.

Jesse Melendres
Robot Programming Committee Member
2nd year on Team 701
Jesse’s favorite part of being on the team so far is the opportunity to practice programming. In his spare time, he likes playing video games, playing piano, and reading. After high school, he wants to go to UCLA and major in software engineering.

Elijah Minglana
Electrical Committee Member
1st year on Team 701
Elijah enjoys the tools he gets to use and tasks he gets to do on the team, especially crimping and using screws. Outside of school, he practices taekwondo and plays the flute.

Maya Minglana
Design Committee Member
1st year on Team 701
Maya has liked learning how to model parts using CAD software. In her spare time, she likes drawing and learning how to 3D model in Blender. After high school, she wants to go to UC Davis.

Angelo Pagoulatos
Mechanical Committee Member
1st year on Team 701
Angelo has fun in robotics committee working with his friends. Outside of school, he likes to play video games, talk with friends, watch anime and TV shows, and learn new things. Later in life, he would like to study computer science or engineering.

Michael Pierandozzi
Robot Programming Committee Member
2nd year on Team 701
Mikey enjoys the team and the amazing people on it. In his time outside of robotics, Mikey loves to program and play video games. In the future, he would like to go to UC Davis to study Computer Science.

Angelo Ramos
Design Committee Member
2nd year on Team 701
Angelo enjoys creating new designs and the discussion within the team. In his spare time, he likes gaming, listening to music, and watching anime. After high school, he wants to go to Cal Poly and major in aeronautical engineering.

Liam Relph
Electrical Committee Member
2nd year on Team 701
Liam enjoys working together with his friends on the team. In his spare time, he enjoys playing video games. In the future, Liam would like to study factory design engineering.

Randell Saddi
Mechanical Committee Member
2ndt year on Team 701
Randell finds robotics fun and entertaining. He enjoys gaming outside of school.

Jackson Stewart
Robot Programming Committee Member
2nd year on Team 701
Jackson appreciates the cooperation of the team. Outside of robotics, Jackson enjoys baseball and video games. In the future, he would like to go to UC Davis to study Computer Science.

Koah Tran
Robot Programming Head
2nd year on Team 701
What Koah enjoys most about being on team 701 is having the opportunity to learn the language of coding in C++, which he finds beneficial. Outside of school, Koah likes to play video games and play the piano. In the future, Koah hopes to attend UC Davis and major in medical sciences.