# Team 2059: The Hitchhikers Apex, North Carolina, USA. Rookie year 2007. District FNC. ## Who backs them - Sponsors: Optimist International, IBM, Makera, Caterpillar, HAAS Foundation, Solv Energy, CRS Marble and Granite, Novartis, Lenovo, I Fix it - Website: http://www.team2059.org/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team2059 - X: https://twitter.com/team2059 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team2059 - GitHub: https://github.com/team2059 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **94.74**, rank 680 of 3708 (81.7th percentile) - Record: 31-17-0 over 48 matches (65% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 11.2, teleop 83.4, endgame 0.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 75%, RP2 17% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FNC District Wake County Event #1 | 2026ncwak | 1 | 1 | 10-2-0 | 36 | 1 | 92.1 | 63 | | | FNC District UNC Pembroke Event | 2026ncpem | 4 | 6 | 8-4-0 | 32 | 3 | 88.2 | 45 | | | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | 2026nccmp | 7 | 13 | 7-5-0 | 27 | 7 | 94.7 | 78 | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Finalist (2026ncwak) - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026ncwak) ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 8 - Awards: 46, over 13 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Gracious Professionalism | 11 | 2025, 2024, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 | | Finalist | 10 | 2026, 2025, 2023, 2022, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013 | | Winner | 7 | 2025, 2019, 2018, 2015, 2012 | | Innovation in Control | 5 | 2026, 2025, 2023, 2018 | | Imagery | 5 | 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018 | | Autonomous | 2 | 2023, 2019 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2017 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2015 | | Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2015 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2014 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2014 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2012 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Impact, Impact Finalist, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FNC District UNC Pembroke Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | FNC District Wake County Event #1 | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FNC District UNC Pembroke Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | FNC District Pitt County Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2025 | FNC District Wake County Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | FIRST North Carolina District State Championship | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FNC District Wake County Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FNC District Orange County Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | Johnson Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIRST North Carolina District State Championship | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FNC District Wake County Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FNC District Johnston County Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2022 | FIRST North Carolina District State Championship | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2022 | FNC District Guilford County Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FNC District ECU Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2020 | FNC District Wake County Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Galileo Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FNC District Guilford County Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | FNC District Wake County Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | Turing Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | NC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2018 | NC District UNC Pembroke Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2018 | NC District Pitt County Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | Carver Division | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2017 | NC District - Raleigh Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2017 | NC District - Greensboro Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | NC District - Pitt County Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NC FIRST Robotics State Championship | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NC District - Campbell University/Johnston Community College Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | NC District - UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | NC District - Wake County Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2015 | Tesla Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2015 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2014 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2013 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2013 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2012 | North Carolina Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2011 | North Carolina Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 94.7 | 680 / 3708 | 81.7 | 31-17-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 50.9 | 708 / 3687 | 80.8 | 45-23-1 | 6 | | 2024 | 20.9 | 1058 / 3475 | 69.6 | 24-21-1 | 4 | | 2023 | 42.3 | 643 / 3284 | 80.4 | 32-24-1 | 4 | | 2022 | 21.6 | 887 / 3053 | 71.0 | 22-26-1 | 4 | | 2020 | 20.3 | 1211 / 2024 | 40.2 | 5-9-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 21.1 | 897 / 3763 | 76.2 | 38-23-0 | 5 | | 2018 | 122.9 | 235 / 3617 | 93.5 | 60-22-0 | 6 | | 2017 | 100.1 | 556 / 3331 | 83.3 | 48-29-2 | 7 | | 2016 | 32.2 | 798 / 3114 | 74.4 | 39-27-0 | 5 | | 2015 | 53.5 | 171 / 2873 | 94.1 | 2-2-39 | 3 | | 2014 | 42.7 | 569 / 2697 | 78.9 | 19-8-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 32.4 | 444 / 2510 | 82.3 | 15-11-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 5.9 | 1190 / 2332 | 49.0 | 16-22-0 | 3 | | 2011 | 4.7 | 1361 / 2053 | 33.7 | 4-5-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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