 The team first entered the competition in 2000 with its Hammerhead AUV , weighing 98 kg ( 220 pounds ) . They placed seventh in the field of twelve . According to Daryl Davidson , the executive director of AUVSI , " The Amador group really broke the ice by being the first high school team at the competition ... It caught everybody off @-@ guard and their enthusiasm was very infectious . " 
