# Team 1572: The Hammer Heads

San Diego, California, USA. Rookie year 2005.

## Who backs them

- School: Kearny High Educational Complex
- Sponsors (2025): Qualcomm, Gene Haas Foundation, Raytheon, DOD STEM, Focal Point, DCR Manufacturing, Career Technical Education, IMIN
- Website: http://kearnyhighrobotics.webs.com/

## 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.

- 2017 – 2025: The Hammer Heads
- 2007 – 2016: Hammer Heads
- 2005 – 2006: Team Hammer Heads

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 14, over 10 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 3 | 2016, 2011, 2006 |
| Creativity | 3 | 2012, 2011, 2007 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2019, 2018 |
| Quality | 1 | 2023 |
| Winner | 1 | 2015 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2012 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2011 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2008 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2007 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Hueneme Port Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Ventura County Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Hueneme Port Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Aerospace Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | Del Mar Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Ventura Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2017 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2017 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Ventura Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2015 | Archimedes Division  |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2015 | Inland Empire Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2014 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2014 | San Diego Regional  |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | San Diego Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2011 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2009 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2007 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2007 | San Diego Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2006 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2006 | Arizona Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025 | 24.5 | 2093 / 3687 | 43.2 | 6-3-0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 16.5 | 1469 / 3475 | 57.7 | 13-11-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 28.7 | 1413 / 3284 | 57.0 | 15-19-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 19.7 | 948 / 3053 | 69.0 | 16-12-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 29.5 | 826 / 2024 | 59.2 | 4-5-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 24.1 | 541 / 3763 | 85.6 | 13-12-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 125.9 | 225 / 3617 | 93.8 | 21-8-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 118.1 | 178 / 3331 | 94.7 | 15-7-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 30.8 | 897 / 3114 | 71.2 | 17-15-0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 43.0 | 347 / 2873 | 88.0 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 |
| 2014 | 36.1 | 727 / 2697 | 73.1 | 15-12-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 16.3 | 1115 / 2510 | 55.6 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 8.8 | 707 / 2332 | 69.7 | 12-14-1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 24.8 | 220 / 2053 | 89.3 | 20-10-0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1.9 | 348 / 1801 | 80.7 | 13-12-0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 20.1 | 411 / 1675 | 75.5 | 11-13-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 22.9 | 159 / 1498 | 89.4 | 13-13-1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 12.7 | 279 / 1295 | 78.5 | 15-10-0 | 2 |
| 2006 | 10.9 | 410 / 1125 | 63.6 | 16-11-0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 6.8 | 468 / 747 | 37.4 | 6-7-0 | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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