Coaches

Sarah Oelkers

Head Coach

This is the fifth year that Mrs. Oelkers has been a FIRST Robotics coach. She has been a Life Science teacher at Blooming Prairie High School since 2014. She LOVES science and enjoys sharing the world of robotics with her students. 

Brandon Oelkers

Assistant Coach

Brandon is an IT Systems Administrator at Olmsted Medical Center. This is his fouth year Assistant Coach after a year of mentoring during the rookie season.

KISHA AQUINO

Safety Team Captain 
This is Kisha Aquino's fourth year in robotics and she is a senior this year. She enjoys competing and promoting safety during our regional competition in Duluth. She has been safety captain for three years, and she has earned two UL Safety Star Awards for outstanding safety in the Wrench Warmer's Dugout. Kisha enjoys playing competitive Counter Strike: Global Offense in her free time.

JACK MATSON

Team Spirit/Mascot
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ADAM LARSON

Electrical Team
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BAYLEE SORENSEN

Social Media Captain
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D.J. STENDER

Build Team
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Jillian wigham

Business Team 
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VIRIDIANA VILLARREAL

Build Team
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cole graves

Build / Electrical Team
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charlie heimerman

Build Team 
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isaac arnold

Build / Electrical Team
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devontae freese

Safety Team
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carson wacek

Build / Electrical Team
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MORGAN CAMRY

Programming Team
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reese millam 

Game Master
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thomas donnelly

Programming Team
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halle strunk

Social Media / Sponsors Team
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ETHAN EHLERS

Build Team
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DYLAN JOHNSON

Build Team
​Dylan Johnson is a junior this year and this is his first year in robotics. He decided to join robotics to take up a new hobby to fill the winter season between cross country and baseball. When we head to Duluth for the regional, he is excited to see different places and make unique experiences. He is ready to take part in a new team experience. Dylan is capably of fluently riding a hover-board.

ASHA LIGHTHIZER

Programming Team
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SAM MICHAUD

Electrical Team
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NATALIE Scheper

Electrical Team
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ETHAN MARZOLF 

Business Team
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JOE PIRKL

Build Team
​​​​This is Joe Pirkl's first year in robotics. He is a junior this year, and he decided to join robotics for the experiences he will make with his peers. Joe is also involved in cross country and baseball. Joe is excited to meet new friends and create memories at our first regional competition in Duluth. He is able to solve a rubix's cube in fourty seconds.

Mentors

Marcus zellmer

This is Marcus's fourth year as a robotics mentor with the Wrench Warmers.  He is a 2007 BPHS grad, and is currently working insystems engineering with Boeing's Research and Technology group (BR&T).  He works with the planning and design/development team, and is currently living in St. Louis area with his wife Andrea and his two young daughters.

Matt Steiner

This is Matt's third year as a robotics mentor. He works directly with the programming team to ensure that the code is running smoothly. He also works at IBI Data as the lead Web Developer. He lives in Brownsdale with his fiancée, Wendy. 
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wendy anderson

This is Wendy's third year as a mentor and she works closely with the media team. After attending the competition three years ago, in Duluth, she became interested in being apart of this organization. She owns her own business and her favorite color is  green. In her spare time she likes to do crafts, and she was recently engaged to Matt.