# Team 1503: Spartonics

Niagara Falls, ON, Canada. Rookie year 2005.

## Who backs them

- School: Westlane Secondary School
- Sponsors (2014): District School Board of Niagara, General Motors St. Catharines Powertrain, Airbus Helicopters, Ontario Power Generation
- Website: http:///www.spartonics.org

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## 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.

- 2010 – 2014: Spartonics
- 2005 – 2009: GM Spartonics

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 9
- Awards: 19, over 8 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2011)

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 7 | 2013, 2011, 2006 |
| Finalist | 4 | 2012, 2008, 2007, 2005 |
| Creativity | 2 | 2013, 2011 |
| Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2011, 2010 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2012 |
| Quality | 1 | 2012 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2011 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Greater Toronto East Regional  | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2013 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Greater Toronto West Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2013 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2012 | Waterloo Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2012 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Einstein Field |  | Top four |
| 2011 | Newton Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2011 | Greater Toronto East Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2011 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2010 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Waterloo Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2010 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2009 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2009 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2009 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Galileo Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2008 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2008 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2007 | Waterloo Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2007 | Great Lakes Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2006 | Newton Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2006 | Greater Toronto Regional |  | Won the event |
| 2006 | Waterloo Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2006 | Great Lakes Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2005 | Curie Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2005 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2005 | Waterloo Regional |  | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 60.7 | 155 / 2697 | 94.3 | 16-13-1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 42.6 | 214 / 2510 | 91.5 | 27-15-0 | 4 |
| 2012 | 15.5 | 229 / 2332 | 90.2 | 20-10-0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 36.9 | 33 / 2053 | 98.4 | 41-9-0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 2.4 | 229 / 1801 | 87.3 | 22-17-3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 32.5 | 19 / 1675 | 98.9 | 22-12-0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 28.4 | 71 / 1498 | 95.3 | 23-17-0 | 4 |
| 2007 | 23.8 | 56 / 1295 | 95.7 | 30-24-0 | 4 |
| 2006 | 36.3 | 7 / 1125 | 99.5 | 40-12-0 | 4 |
| 2005 | 14.7 | 95 / 747 | 87.4 | 22-17-0 | 3 |

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