# Team 159: Alpine Robotics Fort Collins, Colorado, USA. Rookie year 1998. ## Who backs them - School: Poudre High School - Sponsors: Nordson Medical, Advanced Micro Devices Inc, GST Power Service Group, Wolf Robotics, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Advanced Energy, Metal Distributors, Dynamic Group Circuit Design, Exponential Engineering, Fort Collins Plastics, Noosa Yoghurt, 4Rivers Equipment, US Engineering - Website: https://www.alpinerobotics.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alpinerobotics - X: https://twitter.com/alpinerobotics - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alpinerobotics159 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **1.71**, rank 3503 of 3708 (5.5th percentile) - Record: 8-15-0 over 23 matches (35% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 1.9, teleop -0.1, endgame -0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 9%, RP2 3% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Pikes Peak Regional | 2026cosp | 1 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 30 | 7 | 57.0 | | 25 | | Denver Regional | 2026code | 6 | 55 | 1-8-0 | 7 | | 1.7 | | 4 | ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 5 - Awards: 20, over 13 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 4 | 2018, 2017, 2012, 2005 | | Impact | 4 | 2008, 2007, 2006, 2002 | | Quality | 2 | 2025, 2010 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2012, 2001 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2018 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2014 | | Website (no longer given) | 1 | 2007 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2006 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2005 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2004 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Denver Regional | | Not picked | | 2026 | Pikes Peak Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | Minnesota North Star Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Colorado Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Utah Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2020 | Utah Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Colorado Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Orange County Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Utah Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2017 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Hub City Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2016 | Colorado Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Colorado Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | South Florida Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Colorado Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Utah Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Colorado Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2011 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Colorado Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2004 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | Silicon Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Newton Division | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2002 | Pacific Northwest Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 1.7 | 3503 / 3708 | 5.5 | 8-15-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 36.9 | 1328 / 3687 | 64.0 | 8-13-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 11.6 | 2119 / 3475 | 39.0 | 6-14-2 | 2 | | 2023 | 22.3 | 1945 / 3284 | 40.8 | 5-10-0 | 1 | | 2022 | 19.7 | 1026 / 3053 | 66.4 | 6-9-0 | 1 | | 2020 | 23.1 | 1081 / 2024 | 46.6 | 4-6-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 14.7 | 2193 / 3763 | 41.7 | 9-10-1 | 2 | | 2018 | 117.7 | 343 / 3617 | 90.5 | 16-14-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 84.2 | 1245 / 3331 | 62.6 | 26-16-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 15.4 | 2744 / 3114 | 11.9 | 5-6-0 | 1 | | 2015 | 7.2 | 2566 / 2873 | 10.7 | 0-0-20 | 2 | | 2014 | 23.8 | 1501 / 2697 | 44.4 | 10-12-1 | 2 | | 2013 | 7.0 | 2010 / 2510 | 19.9 | 7-4-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 13.0 | 386 / 2332 | 83.5 | 11-7-1 | 1 | | 2011 | 10.0 | 834 / 2053 | 59.4 | 10-12-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2.0 | 353 / 1801 | 80.4 | 6-12-3 | 2 | | 2009 | 16.9 | 767 / 1675 | 54.2 | 6-10-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 5.9 | 1282 / 1498 | 14.4 | 5-10-1 | 2 | | 2007 | 6.5 | 744 / 1295 | 42.6 | 7-11-0 | 2 | | 2006 | 15.3 | 215 / 1125 | 81.0 | 9-11-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 15.5 | 78 / 747 | 89.7 | 16-10-0 | 2 | | 2004 | 18.7 | 703 / 932 | 24.6 | 6-12-0 | 2 | | 2003 | 17.4 | 508 / 785 | 35.3 | 5-10-1 | 2 | | 2002 | 11.2 | 318 / 641 | 50.5 | 11-10-2 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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