# Team 1498: The Polar Pilots

Richmond, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2005. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Macomb County 4-H & Anchor Bay High School
- Sponsors: Tom Line, Delecke Welding, Goretski Farms, Dick and Norma Sarns, Gene Haas Foundation, DCS Waterjet, Laminair Systems, Becki Brice, Natalie Bytner, The Schember Family, United Therapeutics

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **157.96**, rank 223 of 3708 (94.0th percentile)
- Record: 40-20-0 over 60 matches (67% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 33.5, teleop 124.3, endgame 0.2
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 94%, RP2 33%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Marysville Event | 2026mimar | 2 | 4 | 9-3-0 | 38 | 3 | 170.0 | 46 |  |
| FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | 2026mitry | 4 | 6 | 9-3-0 | 42 | 4 | 165.7 | 43 |  |
| FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | 2026micmp2 | 7 | 5 | 9-3-0 | 45 | 4 | 154.3 | 96 |  |
| Curie Division | 2026cur | 8 | 21 | 7-3-0 | 30 | 6 | 158.0 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Rising All-Star Award (2026mitry)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 4, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rising All-Star | 3 | 2026, 2025 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2025 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Curie Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Marysville Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by Haas Foundation | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 158.0 | 223 / 3708 | 94.0 | 40-20-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 60.0 | 446 / 3687 | 87.9 | 28-26-0 | 5 |

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