# Team 1711: RAPTORS

Traverse City, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2006. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Traverse City Central High Sch
- Sponsors: Britten Inc., Strata Design, Cone Drive, RJG, Inc., Cox Machine, Northwestern Michigan College, Bill Marsh Buick GMC, DTE Energy Foundation, Great Lakes Stainless, American Solutions for Business, Jimmy Johns
- Website: http://www.raptors1711.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/raptors1711
- X: https://twitter.com/team1711raptors
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/raptors1711

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **46.54**, rank 1469 of 3708 (60.4th percentile)
- Record: 24-18-1 over 43 matches (56% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 11.4, teleop 35.1, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 29%, RP2 7%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Mt Pleasant Event presented by AT&T | 2026mimtp | 1 | 23 | 6-6-0 | 20 | 6 | 38.7 | 26 |  |
| FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | 2026mitvc | 3 | 8 | 8-3-1 | 33 | 5 | 58.0 | 47 |  |
| FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | 2026micmp3 | 7 | 25 | 7-5-0 | 31 |  | 46.5 | 48 |  |
| Ferris State Roboday | 2026mibr | 29 | 15 | 3-3-0 | 10 | 6 | 38.4 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX (2026mimtp)
- Judges' Award (2026micmp3)
- Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow (2026mitvc)

## 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.

- 2019 – now: RAPTORS
- 2013 – 2018: Raptors
- 2008 – 2012: SCI-MA-TECH Raptors
- 2007: SCI-MA-TECH

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 10
- Awards: 51, over 18 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2015)

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Imagery | 11 | 2025, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008 |
| Finalist | 6 | 2024, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2012 |
| Team Spirit | 5 | 2025, 2018, 2015, 2011, 2010 |
| Winner | 5 | 2024, 2022, 2015 |
| Impact | 5 | 2022, 2021, 2016, 2014, 2012 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 4 | 2026, 2018, 2015, 2013 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 3 | 2019, 2014, 2012 |
| Autonomous | 2 | 2025, 2023 |
| Industrial Design | 2 | 2022, 2019 |
| Quality | 2 | 2020, 2017 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2026 |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2026 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2025 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2023 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2018 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2014 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Mt Pleasant Event presented by AT&T | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Mt. Pleasant Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event |
| 2024 | FIM District Lake City Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - FORD Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by "Cone Drive by Timken" | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Calvin University Event presented by Amway | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2022 | FIM District Calvin University Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | FIM District Muskegon Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Darwin Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Gaylord Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - Traverse City Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2017 | FIM District - Gaylord Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Michigan State Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Traverse City Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2015 | Einstein Field | Alliance 6 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Carson Division | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Won the event |
| 2015 | FIRST in Michigan District Championship | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2015 | FIM District - Traverse City Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2015 | FIM District - Kettering University Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Michigan FRC State Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Escanaba FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2013 | St Joseph FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Michigan FRC State Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist |
| 2012 | Kettering University FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2010 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Lansing FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | West Michigan Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Great Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 46.5 | 1469 / 3708 | 60.4 | 24-18-1 | 4 |
| 2025 | 41.9 | 1041 / 3687 | 71.8 | 20-23-0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 26.1 | 611 / 3475 | 82.4 | 31-20-0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 35.4 | 979 / 3284 | 70.2 | 23-20-0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 31.7 | 354 / 3053 | 88.4 | 33-22-1 | 5 |
| 2020 | 43.1 | 380 / 2024 | 81.3 | 9-6-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 20.1 | 1085 / 3763 | 71.2 | 15-15-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 118.9 | 342 / 3617 | 90.6 | 28-34-0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 90.5 | 940 / 3331 | 71.8 | 24-20-1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 31.5 | 850 / 3114 | 72.7 | 21-21-2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 44.3 | 329 / 2873 | 88.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 6 |
| 2014 | 48.4 | 368 / 2697 | 86.4 | 20-22-0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 38.3 | 286 / 2510 | 88.6 | 14-14-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 11.2 | 483 / 2332 | 79.3 | 28-17-2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6.0 | 1285 / 2053 | 37.4 | 5-20-1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1.8 | 402 / 1801 | 77.7 | 16-24-5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 12.7 | 1369 / 1675 | 18.3 | 9-17-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 9.1 | 1004 / 1498 | 33.0 | 4-4-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 4.0 | 1026 / 1295 | 20.8 | 2-4-2 | 1 |

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