# Team 176: Aces High

Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA. Rookie year 1996. District NE.

## Who backs them

- School: Connecticut 4-H Foundation, Inc. & 4-H & Windsor Locks High School & Suffield High School
- Sponsors: Illinois Tool Works (ITW), Amiel P. Zak Fund, Collins Aerospace
- Website: https://www.facebook.com/AcesHigh176/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aceshigh176
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aceshigh176

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **195.92**, rank 76 of 3708 (98.0th percentile)
- Record: 49-15-0 over 64 matches (77% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 50.7, teleop 144.8, endgame 0.4
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 98%, RP2 48%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NE District Western NE Event | 2026mawne | 2 | 1 | 11-1-0 | 46 | 1 | 227.4 | 73 |  |
| NE District Waterbury Event | 2026ctwat | 3 | 2 | 11-1-0 | 47 | 1 | 246.2 | 72 |  |
| New England FIRST District Championship - Newsom Division presented by GE Aerospace | 2026necmp2 | 7 | 16 | 6-6-0 | 34 | 2 | 181.7 | 105 |  |
| Daly Division | 2026dal | 8 | 11 | 7-3-0 | 32 | 3 | 195.9 |  |  |
| CIAC CT State Championship 2026 | 2026ctgla | 11 | 3 | 5-1-0 | 23 | 3 | 213.3 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Winner (2026mawne)
- District Event Winner (2026ctwat)
- Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026ctwat)
- Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026necmp2)
- Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026mawne)
- Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026dal)

## CAD

Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform.

- 2011, Comp Robot, STEP: https://grabcad.com/library/2011-176-aces-high-1

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 23
- Awards: 80, over 24 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 22 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2011, 2010, 2007, 2006, 2004, 1999 |
| Finalist | 16 | 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2007, 2006, 2004, 2003, 2000 |
| Quality | 8 | 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2014, 2012 |
| Autonomous | 5 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2022 |
| Innovation in Control | 4 | 2026, 2015 |
| Industrial Design | 4 | 2023, 2022, 2019 |
| Leadership | 3 | 2023 |
| Judges' | 2 | 2025, 2003 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2024, 2022 |
| Creativity | 2 | 2016, 2002 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2015, 2005 |
| Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 2 | 2001, 1999 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2014 |
| Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2005 |
| VOTY | 1 | 2004 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2002 |
| Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2001 |
| Best Play of the Day (no longer given) | 1 | 1999 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Daly Division | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2026 | New England FIRST District Championship - Newsom Division presented by GE Aerospace | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2025 | Galileo Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | New England FIRST District Championship - Sosik Division presented by GE Aerospace | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | Galileo Division | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2024 | New England FIRST District Championship - Richardson Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2024 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2023 | Milstein Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | New England FIRST District Championship | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | New England FIRST District Championship - WILSON Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2023 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2022 | Roebling Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | New England FIRST District Championship | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | New England FIRST District Championship - Titanium Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2022 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2020 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2019 | Daly Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | New England District Championship | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | NE District Western NE Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2019 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2018 | Darwin Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | New England District Championship | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | NE District Hartford Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | NE District Waterbury Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2017 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Galileo Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | New England District Championship | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2016 | NE District - Hartford Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | NE District - UMass-Dartmouth Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2015 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | NE FIRST District Championship presented by United Technologies |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2015 | NE District - Pioneer Valley Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four |
| 2015 | NE District - Waterbury Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | New England FRC Region Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Hartford District Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2014 | UNH District Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2013 | Pine Tree Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2013 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Festival de Robotique FRC a Montreal Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2011 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | BAE Systems/Granite State Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2010 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Northeast Utilities FIRST Connecticut Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Washington DC  Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2009 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Connecticut Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Washington DC  Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2008 | Galileo Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Connecticut Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Suffield Shakedown |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2007 | Greater Toronto Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2007 | UTC Connecticut Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2007 | Winter War Zone |  | Won the event |
| 2006 | Newton Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |
| 2006 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event |
| 2006 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2005 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | UTC New England Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Newton Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2004 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional |  | Won the event |
| 2003 | Central Florida Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | UTC New England Regional |  | Finalist |
| 2003 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | Newton Division | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | J&J Mid Atlantic Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 195.9 | 76 / 3708 | 98.0 | 49-15-0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 75.3 | 136 / 3687 | 96.3 | 45-17-0 | 6 |
| 2024 | 40.5 | 83 / 3475 | 97.6 | 49-17-0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 59.7 | 70 / 3284 | 97.9 | 56-15-0 | 6 |
| 2022 | 51.8 | 16 / 3053 | 99.5 | 65-6-0 | 5 |
| 2020 | 73.7 | 24 / 2024 | 98.9 | 18-0-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 29.2 | 124 / 3763 | 96.7 | 54-13-1 | 5 |
| 2018 | 136.4 | 53 / 3617 | 98.6 | 53-18-0 | 5 |
| 2017 | 88.2 | 1037 / 3331 | 68.9 | 15-12-1 | 5 |
| 2016 | 45.3 | 172 / 3114 | 94.5 | 47-30-0 | 8 |
| 2015 | 41.9 | 390 / 2873 | 86.5 | 1-2-70 | 7 |
| 2014 | 53.4 | 281 / 2697 | 89.6 | 38-21-0 | 6 |
| 2013 | 41.5 | 225 / 2510 | 91.1 | 19-11-1 | 4 |
| 2012 | 11.5 | 488 / 2332 | 79.1 | 18-13-1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 29.9 | 125 / 2053 | 94.0 | 25-12-0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1.7 | 496 / 1801 | 72.5 | 14-18-5 | 3 |
| 2009 | 28.0 | 79 / 1675 | 95.3 | 17-12-1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 25.5 | 115 / 1498 | 92.4 | 21-14-0 | 5 |
| 2007 | 9.8 | 481 / 1295 | 62.9 | 28-13-1 | 5 |
| 2006 | 12.3 | 357 / 1125 | 68.3 | 25-11-3 | 4 |
| 2005 | 5.6 | 569 / 747 | 23.9 | 3-16-0 | 3 |
| 2004 | 41.5 | 60 / 932 | 93.7 | 18-15-1 | 4 |
| 2003 | 30.2 | 6 / 785 | 99.4 | 26-13-0 | 3 |
| 2002 | 12.3 | 86 / 641 | 86.7 | 17-14-2 | 3 |

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