Meet Our Officers
The officers are the core members of our team that manage our finances, form connections with other teams and Companies and organize our events such as volunteering for Elementary, Middle and High School Events, hosting competitions, and getting support from the University while supporting the USC community as a whole.
Kaia Barlow
——Treasurer
Kaia is a Computer Engineering Major and dreams to work at a google data center.
Kaia is a 9623S Sippy Cups alum! She enjoys doing notebook and managing the finances of the club. she has a very bubbly personality and will skate around at competitions to get around faster.
Zach Jeffcoat
——President
Zach is a jack of all trades. Majoring in IT with a minor in CS, he has a broad knowledge base spanning from cars, radios, flying, and of course, robotics.
Zach is entering into his third year of Vex. Like in all aspects of his life, he enjoys working on a bit of everything. He works with CAD, building, programming, designing custom sensors and driving. He has taken up the role of president in an effort to help with the continued success of the club.
Aaron Sawyer
——Vice President
Aaron is majoring in Mechanical Engineering.
He plays the banjo at competitions.
Brendan Fusillo
——Team Captain
Brendan is majoring in Aerospace Engineering and dreams of becoming an astronaut one day. Outside of robotics he is very passionate about band and rocketry.
Brendan has been doing robotics for 3 years and has a focus on building. As the team captain, he aspires to relate to the rest of the team by working on programming.
Sponsors
Grants
Community of Practice Grant
$5000, UofSC's Center for Integrative and Experiential Learning, 2021
Consider Getting Involved
You can directly contribute to our VEX U team's success by making a financial donation. Your support fuels our journey to victory in the world of competitive robotics. Click the link below to donate and help us reach new heights!
University of South Carolina Gamecock Robotics Giving Page