# Team 1262: The STAGS Martinsville, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2004. District FCH. ## Who backs them - School: New College Institute - Sponsors: Boys and Girls Club of the Blue Ridge, American Electric Power, MHC After 3&Boys & Girls Clubs of America&Bassett High School&Magna Vista High School&Martinsville High School&New College Institute&Carlisle School - Website: https://www.newcollegeinstitute.org/robotics-team - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stags1262 - X: https://twitter.com/team1262stags - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stags1262 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **84.77**, rank 775 of 3708 (79.1th percentile) - Record: 21-21-0 over 42 matches (50% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 10.7, teleop 74.0, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 58%, RP2 12% ### 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 | 5 | 8-4-0 | 31 | 3 | 53.1 | 37 | | | FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | 2026vabla | 4 | 6 | 8-4-0 | 37 | 4 | 95.4 | 35 | | | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship presented by C-CAM, VSU, Go Tec, and NASA | 2026chcmp | 7 | 51 | 3-8-0 | 15 | | 84.8 | 18 | | | WVROX | 2026wvrox | 22 | 20 | 10-14-0 | 51 | | 92.5 | | | | Southern Virginia Showdown | 2026vari | 31 | 8 | 4-3-0 | 17 | 5 | 87.9 | | | | Rumble 11 | 2026vagle2 | 34 | 9 | 3-2-0 | 13 | 6 | 98.0 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Quality Award (2026vagle) - Imagery Award in honor of Jack Kamen (2026vabla) ## 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. - 2027 – now: The STAGS - 2009 – now: the STAGS - 2007 – 2008: STAGS - 2006: The Hatchett - 2004 – 2005: Peak Perfection ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 4 - Awards: 35, over 15 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Imagery | 16 | 2026, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2009, 2008, 2007 | | Finalist | 6 | 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016 | | Winner | 4 | 2019, 2018, 2013, 2012 | | Team Spirit | 3 | 2024, 2020, 2018 | | Quality | 2 | 2026, 2012 | | Safety (no longer given) | 2 | 2020, 2019 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2024 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2018 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship presented by C-CAM, VSU, Go Tec, and NASA | | Not picked | | 2026 | FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Volvo | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Herndon Foundation | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2023 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | | Not picked | | 2023 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #2 Day 1 | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #1 Day 1 | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2020 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | Tesla Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | CHS District Southwest Virginia Event sponsored by Anton Paar | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | CHS District Central Virginia Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2017 | Daly Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2017 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Carver Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2016 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2013 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2012 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2011 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | NASA VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2007 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 84.8 | 775 / 3708 | 79.1 | 21-21-0 | 6 | | 2025 | 41.8 | 1049 / 3687 | 71.6 | 13-16-2 | 5 | | 2024 | 21.0 | 1024 / 3475 | 70.6 | 22-23-1 | 4 | | 2023 | 21.0 | 2076 / 3284 | 36.8 | 16-23-1 | 4 | | 2022 | 29.2 | 439 / 3053 | 85.6 | 21-19-1 | 4 | | 2020 | 41.5 | 424 / 2024 | 79.1 | 11-5-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 24.4 | 515 / 3763 | 86.3 | 38-21-0 | 5 | | 2018 | 125.3 | 234 / 3617 | 93.6 | 39-22-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 97.3 | 676 / 3331 | 79.7 | 32-25-2 | 5 | | 2016 | 40.7 | 292 / 3114 | 90.7 | 39-25-0 | 5 | | 2015 | 26.0 | 893 / 2873 | 68.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 | | 2014 | 44.6 | 465 / 2697 | 82.8 | 5-6-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 32.3 | 418 / 2510 | 83.4 | 14-10-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 13.1 | 349 / 2332 | 85.1 | 13-11-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 7.5 | 1028 / 2053 | 50.0 | 4-5-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.9 | 342 / 1801 | 81.1 | 2-6-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 18.5 | 549 / 1675 | 67.3 | 4-3-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 17.0 | 350 / 1498 | 76.7 | 9-5-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 8.1 | 554 / 1295 | 57.3 | 5-2-1 | 1 | | 2006 | 12.3 | 336 / 1125 | 70.2 | 4-10-1 | 2 | | 2004 | 10.1 | 919 / 932 | 1.4 | 0-5-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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