# Team 1086: Blue Cheese

Glen Allen, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2003. District FCH.

## Who backs them

- School: Deep Run High School
- Sponsors: Powertrain Control Solutions, Midas of Richmond, Watson Machine Corp, Showbest Fixture Corp
- Website: http://www.bluecheese1086.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc1086
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/1086bluecheese
- X: https://twitter.com/frc1086
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluecheeserobotics
- GitHub: https://github.com/bluecheese1086

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **137.16**, rank 333 of 3708 (91.0th percentile)
- Record: 28-18-0 over 46 matches (61% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 27.3, teleop 109.8, endgame 0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 94%, RP2 33%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | 2026vagle | 2 | 4 | 9-3-0 | 32 | 3 | 77.7 | 41 |  |
| FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) | 2026vache | 3 | 7 | 8-4-0 | 33 | 4 | 108.1 | 48 |  |
| FIRST Chesapeake District Championship presented by C-CAM, VSU, Go Tec, and NASA | 2026chcmp | 7 | 22 | 6-5-0 | 31 | 5 | 137.2 | 57 |  |
| WVROX | 2026wvrox | 22 | 21 | 10-14-0 | 51 |  | 114.0 |  |  |
| Rumble 11 | 2026vagle2 | 34 |  |  |  |  | 114.0 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Championship FIRST Leadership Award Semi-Finalist (2026vache)
- District Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX (2026vagle)
- Industrial Design Award (2026vache)

## CAD

Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform.

- 2026, Configurable drivetrain for X2st Modules, Onshape: https://henrico.onshape.com/documents/5830493c59c96de2a14b5f32/w/eee78c06e8cb87038ed72553/e/a10fcbcc8143ed9624804449
- 2025, Comp Robot, Onshape: https://henrico.onshape.com/documents/4298135b1628b8946460de4d/w/4d0457fe199dcea6e0e957c8/e/a2d3bdc8542a373f596b09b2
- 2021, Comp Robot, STEP/IGES: https://www.chiefdelphi.com/t/team-1086-2020-2021-cad-release/398825

## 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.

- 2008 – now: Blue Cheese
- 2004 – 2007: Pirates

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 29
- Awards: 80, over 22 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 2 (2010, 2016)

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Impact | 18 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2008 |
| Winner | 9 | 2020, 2016, 2010, 2009, 2008 |
| Leadership | 8 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2020, 2019, 2015, 2013 |
| Finalist | 7 | 2025, 2023, 2022, 2017, 2015, 2010 |
| Imagery | 7 | 2024, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2004 |
| Team Spirit | 5 | 2016, 2014, 2013, 2009, 2005 |
| Judges' | 4 | 2025, 2024, 2019, 2014 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 4 | 2018, 2017, 2016 |
| Industrial Design | 3 | 2026, 2017, 2012 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2026, 2010 |
| Quality | 2 | 2025, 2010 |
| Innovation in Control | 2 | 2019, 2018 |
| Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2013, 2010 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 2 | 2007, 2006 |
| Autonomous | 1 | 2022 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2013 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 |
| Website (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2008 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Gracious Professionalism, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship presented by C-CAM, VSU, Go Tec, and NASA | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2026 | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Milstein Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event presented by Newport News Shipyard | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist |
| 2025 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Herndon Foundation | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2024 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2022 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #2 Day 2 | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #1 Day 2 | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2020 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event |
| 2019 | Tesla Division |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2019 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | CHS District Southwest Virginia Event sponsored by Anton Paar | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | CHS District Central Virginia Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2016 | Einstein Field | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | Carver Division | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2015 | Curie Division | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2015 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2014 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Chesapeake Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | North Carolina Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2012 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Washington DC  Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Einstein Field |  |  |
| 2010 | Galileo Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2010 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2010 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2009 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | NASA VCU Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2008 | Newton Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2007 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2006 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | NASA / VCU Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | NASA / VCU Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 137.2 | 333 / 3708 | 91.0 | 28-18-0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 56.7 | 531 / 3687 | 85.6 | 31-25-1 | 7 |
| 2024 | 27.2 | 550 / 3475 | 84.2 | 29-21-0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 33.0 | 1148 / 3284 | 65.1 | 19-28-1 | 3 |
| 2022 | 30.2 | 428 / 3053 | 86.0 | 25-16-1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 51.0 | 226 / 2024 | 88.9 | 17-3-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 20.4 | 1011 / 3763 | 73.2 | 16-35-1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 111.1 | 538 / 3617 | 85.1 | 19-23-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 61.1 | 2304 / 3331 | 30.8 | 21-32-1 | 6 |
| 2016 | 43.0 | 221 / 3114 | 92.9 | 41-22-0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 38.5 | 473 / 2873 | 83.6 | 1-2-37 | 3 |
| 2014 | 40.9 | 626 / 2697 | 76.8 | 13-22-0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 19.2 | 1015 / 2510 | 59.6 | 11-14-0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 13.7 | 328 / 2332 | 86.0 | 15-12-0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 27.6 | 167 / 2053 | 91.9 | 14-15-1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 4.8 | 10 / 1801 | 99.5 | 37-6-4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 28.4 | 76 / 1675 | 95.5 | 13-7-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 28.5 | 67 / 1498 | 95.6 | 17-6-1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 15.2 | 239 / 1295 | 81.6 | 13-7-0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 11.9 | 383 / 1125 | 66.0 | 7-4-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 11.4 | 908 / 932 | 2.6 | 5-8-0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 13.1 | 718 / 785 | 8.5 | 0-7-0 | 1 |

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