# Team 226: Hammerheads Troy, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 1997. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Troy High School - Sponsors: General Motors, Magna, thyssenkrupp, Michigan Department of Education, Kettering University, GMI Alumni Association, BAE Systems, Tebis America, Sandler EAM Consulting Group - Website: http://www.hammerhead226.org/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc226 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/team226hammerheads - X: https://twitter.com/frc226 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc226 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **104.31**, rank 596 of 3708 (83.9th percentile) - Record: 28-18-0 over 46 matches (61% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 20.2, teleop 84.0, endgame 0.1 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 79%, RP2 19% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Lake City Event presented by AT&T | 2026milac | 2 | 3 | 9-3-0 | 37 | 3 | 116.2 | 64 | | | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | 2026mitry | 4 | 7 | 9-3-0 | 40 | 5 | 132.6 | 35 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | 2026micmp2 | 7 | 23 | 5-7-0 | 28 | | 104.3 | 36 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | 2026micmp | 7 | | | | | 104.3 | | | | Rainbow Rumble | 2026mirr | 21 | 24 | 3-7-0 | 20 | 8 | 91.8 | | | | 2026 Michigan Advanced Robotics Competition (MARC) | 2026marc | 24 | 11 | 7-8-0 | 32 | 4 | 63.4 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District FIRST Impact Award (2026milac) - District Event Finalist (2026milac) - Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (2026micmp) - Quality Award (2026mitry) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2019, Comp Robot, STEP: https://grabcad.com/library/frc-226-full-robot-assembly-2019-1 ## 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. - 2007 – now: Hammerheads - 2004 – 2006: TEC CReW Hammerheads - 2003: TEC CReW ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 23 - Awards: 74, over 22 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Impact | 15 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2010, 2008 | | Finalist | 9 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2015 | | Leadership | 8 | 2023, 2022, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016 | | Engineering Inspiration | 7 | 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2013 | | Judges' | 5 | 2013, 2009, 2008, 2000 | | Winner | 4 | 2024, 2023, 2020, 2003 | | Quality | 3 | 2026, 2011, 2010 | | Woodie Flowers | 3 | 2026, 2024, 2013 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 3 | 2017, 2015, 2011 | | Website (no longer given) | 3 | 2010, 2009 | | Team Sustainability | 2 | 2025, 2024 | | Creativity | 2 | 2023, 2012 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2024 | | Skills Winner (no longer given) | 1 | 2020 | | Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2019 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2016 | | Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2014 | | Imagery | 1 | 2014 | | Coopertition (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 | | Excellence in Design (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2007 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Excellence in Engineering, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Rising All-Star, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | | | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District Lake City Event presented by AT&T | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | Daly Division | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Division | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2025 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District Lake City Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | Milstein Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2024 | FIM District Troy Event #1 presented by Aptiv | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by Autokiniton | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2023 | Hopper Division | Alliance 8 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - CONSUMERS ENERGY Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2023 | FIM District Troy Event #1 presented by Aptiv | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | FIM District Wayne State University Event presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - APTIV Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Magna | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District St. Joseph Event presented by Whirlpool | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2020 | FIM District St. Joseph Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | FIM District Forest Hills Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2019 | FIM District Troy Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Detroit Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2018 | Michigan State Championship - Dow Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIM District Forest Hills Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Troy Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Gaylord Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist | | 2018 | IN District St. Joseph Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Curie Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Woodhaven Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | IN District - St. Joseph Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Midland Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Tesla Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIRST in Michigan District Championship | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2015 | FIM District - West Michigan Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Howell FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2013 | Bedford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2013 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Michigan FRC State Championship | | Not picked | | 2012 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2012 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition State Championship | | Not picked | | 2011 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2011 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2011 | Waterford FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2010 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2010 | Cass Tech FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2009 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2009 | Michigan FIRST Robotics Competition State Championship | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Detroit FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | West Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2006 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2005 | Detroit Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2005 | Pittsburgh Regional | | | | 2004 | Midwest Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | Great Lakes Regional | | | | 2003 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2003 | Great Lakes Regional | | Won the event | | 2003 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Western Michigan Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Great Lakes Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 104.3 | 596 / 3708 | 83.9 | 28-18-0 | 6 | | 2025 | 73.4 | 168 / 3687 | 95.5 | 40-18-1 | 8 | | 2024 | 28.3 | 469 / 3475 | 86.5 | 39-25-0 | 10 | | 2023 | 51.3 | 300 / 3284 | 90.9 | 47-24-0 | 10 | | 2022 | 37.7 | 188 / 3053 | 93.9 | 17-22-3 | 11 | | 2020 | 62.7 | 76 / 2024 | 96.3 | 15-4-1 | 4 | | 2019 | 30.6 | 75 / 3763 | 98.0 | 47-26-2 | 7 | | 2018 | 114.6 | 431 / 3617 | 88.1 | 39-34-0 | 8 | | 2017 | 117.6 | 166 / 3331 | 95.0 | 35-34-0 | 6 | | 2016 | 39.1 | 337 / 3114 | 89.2 | 16-16-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 57.7 | 123 / 2873 | 95.8 | 0-2-57 | 6 | | 2014 | 47.4 | 419 / 2697 | 84.5 | 11-19-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 35.3 | 370 / 2510 | 85.3 | 12-16-0 | 3 | | 2012 | 12.8 | 405 / 2332 | 82.7 | 22-22-0 | 3 | | 2011 | 29.7 | 130 / 2053 | 93.7 | 30-29-0 | 4 | | 2010 | 3.1 | 133 / 1801 | 92.7 | 28-21-8 | 4 | | 2009 | 23.0 | 245 / 1675 | 85.4 | 22-26-1 | 4 | | 2008 | 6.3 | 1260 / 1498 | 15.9 | 8-13-2 | 4 | | 2007 | 19.6 | 129 / 1295 | 90.1 | 14-9-2 | 3 | | 2006 | 14.7 | 239 / 1125 | 78.8 | 7-8-0 | 2 | | 2005 | 6.8 | 490 / 747 | 34.5 | 9-11-1 | 2 | | 2004 | 35.2 | 185 / 932 | 80.2 | 7-7-0 | 2 | | 2003 | 20.3 | 317 / 785 | 59.7 | 14-7-0 | 3 | | 2002 | 11.3 | 310 / 641 | 51.7 | 7-8-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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