# 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: **188.74**, rank 93 of 3708 (97.5th percentile)
- Record: 50-18-1 over 69 matches (72% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 49.1, teleop 139.9, endgame -0.3
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 98%, RP2 46%

### 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 | 134.5 | 72 |  |
| PCH District Albany Event presented by Procter & Gamble | 2026gaalb | 4 | 2 | 11-1-0 | 45 | 2 | 194.0 | 71 |  |
| Peachtree District Championship presented by Mercer University | 2026gacmp | 7 | 3 | 9-2-1 | 41 | 2 | 204.2 | 180 |  |
| Johnson Division | 2026joh | 8 | 37 | 4-6-0 | 22 | 5 | 188.7 |  |  |
| Indiana Robotics Invitational  | 2026iri | 20 | 26 | 4-5-0 | 26 | 5 | 168.7 |  |  |
| SOUTHEAST TOURNAMENT INVITATIONAL (@) NORTH GWINNETT | 2026gasuw | 29 | 12 | 4-6-0 | 20 |  | 100.5 |  |  |

### 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 | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 188.7 | 93 / 3708 | 97.5 | 50-18-1 | 6 |
| 2025 | 35.4 | 1422 / 3687 | 61.4 | 27-27-0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 3187 / 3475 | 8.3 | 8-20-1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 21.4 | 2046 / 3284 | 37.7 | 10-18-1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 2602 / 3053 | 14.8 | 11-18-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 14.6 | 2222 / 3763 | 41.0 | 18-24-0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 99.8 | 957 / 3617 | 73.6 | 34-23-0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 112.2 | 248 / 3331 | 92.6 | 41-20-2 | 5 |
| 2016 | 26.5 | 1403 / 3114 | 55.0 | 16-24-1 | 4 |
| 2015 | 20.7 | 1315 / 2873 | 54.2 | 0-0-38 | 4 |
| 2014 | 25.5 | 1373 / 2697 | 49.1 | 4-5-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 17.3 | 1138 / 2510 | 54.7 | 6-5-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1.7 | 2067 / 2332 | 11.4 | 3-6-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3.4 | 1520 / 2053 | 26.0 | 3-6-1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 487 / 1801 | 73.0 | 7-12-1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 18.4 | 591 / 1675 | 64.8 | 14-10-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 13.3 | 646 / 1498 | 56.9 | 4-5-1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2.3 | 1121 / 1295 | 13.4 | 5-10-1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 15.3 | 214 / 1125 | 81.0 | 14-14-3 | 3 |
| 2005 | 9.8 | 316 / 747 | 57.8 | 13-5-1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 38.9 | 111 / 932 | 88.2 | 21-4-2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 16.0 | 593 / 785 | 24.5 | 3-7-0 | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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