# Team 1522: DOTM - Defenders of the Multiverse Mechanicsville, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2005. District FCH. ## Who backs them - School: Hanover High School - Sponsors: Hanover County School Board, HHS Robotics Booster Club, DOTM Alumni - Website: http:///www.1522DOTM.org - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hanover.dotm1522 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **24.61**, rank 2429 of 3708 (34.5th percentile) - Record: 8-19-0 over 27 matches (30% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 4.3, teleop 20.3, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 19%, RP2 5% ### 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 | 23 | 5-7-0 | 18 | 3 | 12.7 | 12 | | | FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | 2026vabla | 4 | 30 | 2-10-0 | 11 | | 24.6 | 4 | | | Rumble 11 | 2026vagle2 | 34 | 30 | 1-4-0 | 4 | | 25.4 | | | ## 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. - 2023 – now: DOTM - Defenders of the Multiverse - 2019 – 2022: DOTM - Defenders of the Multiverse : Hanover High School - 2008 – 2018: DOTM - Defenders of the Multiverse - 2006 – 2007: Defenders of the Multiverse - 2005: Emerald Effect ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 3 - Awards: 8, over 8 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 3 | 2020, 2011, 2008 | | Finalist | 2 | 2009, 2006 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2022 | | Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2016 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2015 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | | Not picked | | 2026 | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Volvo | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Herndon Foundation | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2024 | CHS District Ashland VA Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #4 Day 1 | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #1 Day 2 | | Not picked | | 2020 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2019 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | | Not picked | | 2018 | CHS District Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | CHS District Central Virginia Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Washington DC Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2011 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | NASA VCU Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2009 | Washington DC Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | | 2007 | Palmetto Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | NASA / VCU Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 24.6 | 2429 / 3708 | 34.5 | 8-19-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 34.3 | 1438 / 3687 | 61.0 | 11-18-1 | 3 | | 2024 | 8.3 | 2618 / 3475 | 24.7 | 11-18-2 | 3 | | 2023 | 16.8 | 2529 / 3284 | 23.0 | 10-19-1 | 2 | | 2022 | 7.5 | 2342 / 3053 | 23.3 | 9-11-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 27.7 | 895 / 2024 | 55.8 | 11-9-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 17.0 | 1677 / 3763 | 55.4 | 13-13-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 100.6 | 927 / 3617 | 74.4 | 22-18-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 93.1 | 825 / 3331 | 75.3 | 21-19-2 | 4 | | 2016 | 23.2 | 1785 / 3114 | 42.7 | 12-12-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 24.6 | 980 / 2873 | 65.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 | | 2014 | 20.2 | 1710 / 2697 | 36.6 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 9.6 | 1722 / 2510 | 31.4 | 4-14-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 5.5 | 1174 / 2332 | 49.7 | 6-10-3 | 2 | | 2011 | 9.3 | 835 / 2053 | 59.4 | 16-20-0 | 3 | | 2010 | 1.6 | 524 / 1801 | 70.9 | 8-12-2 | 2 | | 2009 | 21.1 | 351 / 1675 | 79.1 | 13-9-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 14.1 | 540 / 1498 | 64.0 | 10-12-0 | 2 | | 2007 | 9.3 | 459 / 1295 | 64.6 | 5-13-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 4.6 | 950 / 1125 | 15.6 | 8-6-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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