# Team 1002: CircuitRunners Robotics Marietta, Georgia, USA. Rookie year 2003. District PCH. ## Who backs them - School: Joseph Wheeler High School - Sponsors: NCR, RW Smith Company, Lockheed Martin, StartProto, Parker's 3D Prints, Chick-fil-A, Sevaa Group, Wheeler Magnet Foundation Center For Advanced Studies, NASA, Farm Burger - Website: http://www.circuitrunners.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/circuitrunners - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/circuitrunners - X: https://twitter.com/circuitrunners - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/circuitrunners - GitHub: https://github.com/circuitrunners ## 2026 season - xP rating: **187.08**, rank 123 of 3708 (96.7th percentile) - Record: 50-18-1 over 69 matches (72% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 48.6, teleop 138.4, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 98%, RP2 45% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PCH District Dalton Event presented by Shaw Industries | 2026gadal | 1 | 2 | 10-1-0 | 39 | 1 | 90.1 | 72 | | | PCH District Albany Event presented by Procter & Gamble | 2026gaalb | 4 | 2 | 11-1-0 | 45 | 2 | 158.7 | 71 | | | Peachtree District Championship presented by Mercer University | 2026gacmp | 7 | 3 | 9-2-1 | 41 | 2 | 184.2 | 180 | | | Johnson Division | 2026joh | 8 | 37 | 4-6-0 | 22 | 5 | 187.1 | | | | Indiana Robotics Invitational | 2026iri | 20 | 26 | 4-5-0 | 26 | 5 | 161.0 | | | | SOUTHEAST TOURNAMENT INVITATIONAL (@) NORTH GWINNETT | 2026gasuw | 29 | 12 | 4-6-0 | 20 | | 89.3 | | | | GRITS 2026 | 2026gagr | 33 | 11 | 5-3-0 | 21 | 4 | 68.0 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026gaalb) - District Event Winner (2026gadal) - District Championship Finalist (2026gacmp) - Judges' Award (2026gacmp) - Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026gadal) - Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026gaalb) ## Name history Every name FIRST recorded for this team, newest first. A span states the first and last season the name was on the team. - 2022 – now: CircuitRunners Robotics - 2006 – 2020: The CircuitRunners - 2003 – 2005: The Circuit Runners ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 8 - Awards: 40, over 16 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Engineering Inspiration | 8 | 2025, 2018, 2010, 2009, 2007 | | Impact | 5 | 2020, 2019, 2006, 2005, 2004 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 5 | 2019, 2018, 2017, 2006, 2004 | | Finalist | 4 | 2026, 2022, 2018, 2017 | | Judges' | 3 | 2026, 2017, 2016 | | Winner | 3 | 2026, 2004 | | Team Spirit | 3 | 2016, 2004 | | Leadership | 2 | 2016, 2010 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2026 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2026 | | Team Sustainability | 1 | 2023 | | Creativity | 1 | 2022 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2019 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2003 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2003 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Quality, Rising All-Star, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Johnson Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2026 | Peachtree District Championship presented by Mercer University | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2026 | PCH District Albany Event presented by Procter & Gamble | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2026 | PCH District Dalton Event presented by Shaw Industries | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | Peachtree District Championship presented by Mercer University | | Not picked | | 2025 | PCH District Albany Event presented by Procter & Gamble | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | PCH District Dalton Event presented by Shaw Industries | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | PCH District Carrollton Event | | Not picked | | 2024 | PCH District Gwinnett Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | PCH District Macon Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | PCH District Dalton Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | PCH District Albany Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2022 | PCH District Dalton Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | Peachtree District State Championship | | Not picked | | 2019 | PCH District Albany Event presented by Procter & Gamble | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | PCH District Dalton Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Roebling Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | Peachtree District State Championship | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | PCH District Dalton Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2018 | PCH District Gainesville Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | Roebling Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | Peachtree State Championship | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2017 | PCH District - Columbus Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | PCH District - Gainesville Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | Peachtree District State Championship | | Not picked | | 2016 | PCH District - Kennesaw Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | PCH District - Albany Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | Georgia Southern Classic Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Peachtree Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Peachtree Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Peachtree Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Peachtree Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | Peachtree Regional | | | | 2007 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2004 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | Peachtree Regional | | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 187.1 | 123 / 3708 | 96.7 | 50-18-1 | 7 | | 2025 | 38.2 | 1223 / 3687 | 66.8 | 27-27-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 4.8 | 3218 / 3475 | 7.4 | 8-20-1 | 3 | | 2023 | 21.1 | 2063 / 3284 | 37.2 | 10-18-1 | 2 | | 2022 | 6.1 | 2542 / 3053 | 16.7 | 11-18-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 17.6 | 1543 / 3763 | 59.0 | 18-24-0 | 4 | | 2018 | 100.5 | 928 / 3617 | 74.4 | 34-23-0 | 5 | | 2017 | 112.3 | 272 / 3331 | 91.9 | 41-20-2 | 5 | | 2016 | 27.3 | 1270 / 3114 | 59.2 | 16-24-1 | 4 | | 2015 | 21.9 | 1138 / 2873 | 60.4 | Not applicable (qual average) | 4 | | 2014 | 22.7 | 1498 / 2697 | 44.5 | 4-5-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 13.3 | 1372 / 2510 | 45.4 | 6-5-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 2.2 | 2041 / 2332 | 12.5 | 3-6-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 4.5 | 1531 / 2053 | 25.4 | 3-6-1 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.6 | 509 / 1801 | 71.8 | 7-12-1 | 2 | | 2009 | 18.0 | 610 / 1675 | 63.6 | 14-10-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 12.5 | 663 / 1498 | 55.8 | 4-5-1 | 1 | | 2007 | 4.3 | 983 / 1295 | 24.1 | 5-10-1 | 3 | | 2006 | 14.6 | 223 / 1125 | 80.2 | 14-14-3 | 3 | | 2005 | 9.3 | 313 / 747 | 58.2 | 13-5-1 | 2 | | 2004 | 34.6 | 182 / 932 | 80.6 | 21-4-2 | 3 | | 2003 | 15.9 | 592 / 785 | 24.6 | 3-7-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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