# Team 116: Epsilon Delta Herndon, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 1996. District FCH. ## Who backs them - School: Herndon High School - Sponsors: NASA Headquarters - Website: http://www.team116.org/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team.116 - X: https://twitter.com/team116 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herndonrobotics - GitHub: https://github.com/team116 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **41.76**, rank 1611 of 3708 (56.6th percentile) - Record: 10-18-0 over 28 matches (36% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 8.1, teleop 28.4, endgame 5.3 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 25%, RP2 6% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FCH District Alexandria VA Event presented by Qualcomm | 2026vaale | 1 | 40 | 0-3-0 | 0 | | 12.5 | 4 | | | FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | 2026mdbet | 3 | 22 | 5-7-0 | 21 | 5 | 41.8 | 30 | | | Chesapeake Robotics Icebreaker | 2026vaale1 | 30 | 28 | 1-5-0 | 8 | 7 | 56.0 | | | ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 6 - Awards: 29, over 16 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Visualization (no longer given) | 8 | 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003 | | Finalist | 3 | 2022, 2015, 2013 | | Creativity | 3 | 2019, 2011, 2005 | | Woodie Flowers | 3 | 2010, 2006, 2005 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2025, 2022 | | Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2016, 2015 | | Impact | 2 | 2016, 2008 | | Winner | 1 | 2022 | | Imagery | 1 | 2014 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2013 | | Excellence in Design (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 | | Judges' | 1 | 2007 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2006 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Excellence in Engineering, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | FCH District Alexandria VA Event presented by Qualcomm | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 8 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | CHS District Pasadena MD Event presented by Plummer Industries | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | CHS District Falls Church VA Event presented by Department of Energy | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | CHS District Severn MD Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | | Not picked | | 2023 | CHS District Timonium MD Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | CHS District Alexandria VA Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #3 Day 2 | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #2 Day 2 | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2020 | CHS District Haymarket VA Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | CHS District Oxon Hill MD Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | CHS District Haymarket VA Event sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | | Not picked | | 2018 | CHS District Greater DC Event co-sponsored by Micron | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | CHS District Northern Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Northern Maryland Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | CHS District - Northern Virginia Event sponsored by Bechtel | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | | Not picked | | 2016 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Northern Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | Greater DC Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Orlando Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Greater DC Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | New York Tech Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2013 | Washington DC Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2013 | North Carolina Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | Washington DC Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2011 | Washington DC Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2011 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | NASA VCU Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | Washington DC Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | New York City Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Galileo Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2007 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | Chesapeake Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | NASA Langley / VCU Regional | | | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 41.8 | 1611 / 3708 | 56.6 | 10-18-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 61.3 | 419 / 3687 | 88.7 | 27-20-0 | 4 | | 2024 | 18.2 | 1291 / 3475 | 62.9 | 15-13-2 | 2 | | 2023 | 35.3 | 984 / 3284 | 70.1 | 19-20-1 | 3 | | 2022 | 24.6 | 663 / 3053 | 78.3 | 19-22-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 15.4 | 1465 / 2024 | 27.6 | 4-8-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 19.1 | 1258 / 3763 | 66.6 | 12-16-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 98.6 | 996 / 3617 | 72.5 | 20-20-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 91.0 | 915 / 3331 | 72.6 | 13-14-1 | 2 | | 2016 | 33.2 | 699 / 3114 | 77.6 | 14-22-2 | 4 | | 2015 | 33.4 | 579 / 2873 | 79.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 37.3 | 675 / 2697 | 75.0 | 12-13-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 41.5 | 223 / 2510 | 91.2 | 15-18-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 8.7 | 711 / 2332 | 69.5 | 13-9-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 12.3 | 602 / 2053 | 70.7 | 14-12-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 0.2 | 1746 / 1801 | 3.1 | 2-15-2 | 3 | | 2009 | 21.6 | 316 / 1675 | 81.2 | 12-9-0 | 3 | | 2008 | 27.1 | 93 / 1498 | 93.9 | 13-12-0 | 4 | | 2007 | 20.1 | 105 / 1295 | 92.0 | 13-10-0 | 3 | | 2006 | 19.9 | 95 / 1125 | 91.6 | 14-8-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 10.4 | 256 / 747 | 65.8 | 3-3-1 | 1 | | 2004 | 21.6 | 551 / 932 | 40.9 | 5-8-0 | 2 | | 2003 | 23.1 | 147 / 785 | 81.4 | 4-10-0 | 2 | | 2002 | 10.0 | 613 / 641 | 4.4 | 4-4-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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