# Team 2338: Gear It Forward Oswego, Illinois, USA. Rookie year 2008. ## Who backs them - School: Oswego High School & Oswego East High School - Sponsors: Caterpillar Inc., School District 308, Molex, TE Connectivity, Chameleon Consulting Group - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/oswegofirst - X: https://twitter.com/first2338 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/first_2338 - GitHub: https://github.com/team2338 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **172.02**, rank 169 of 3708 (95.5th percentile) - Record: 28-13-0 over 41 matches (68% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 33.9, teleop 138.4, endgame -0.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 96%, RP2 38% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter | 2026ilch | 4 | 4 | 7-3-0 | 31 | 3 | 159.8 | | 91 | | Miami Valley Regional | 2026ohmv | 5 | 8 | 6-3-0 | 29 | 2 | 217.1 | | 63 | | Daly Division | 2026dal | 8 | 34 | 5-5-0 | 24 | 3 | 172.0 | | | | Illinois State Championship | 2026ilnap | 15 | 5 | 4-2-0 | 21 | 1 | 190.5 | | | | ROCK RIVER ROBOTICS OFF-SEASON COMPETITION | 2026ilrr | 21 | 2 | 5-0-0 | 21 | 2 | 182.9 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Regional Winners (2026ilch) - Regional Winners (2026ohmv) - Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX (2026dal) - Regional Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX (2026ilch) ## 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/2011-2338-gear-it-forward-1 ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 16 - Awards: 48, over 18 seasons - Einstein appearances: 1 (2015) | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 10 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2015, 2013 | | Finalist | 7 | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2009 | | Engineering Inspiration | 6 | 2026, 2024, 2023, 2020, 2018 | | Impact | 5 | 2023, 2022, 2017, 2016, 2015 | | Leadership | 4 | 2025, 2023, 2022, 2013 | | Judges' | 3 | 2017, 2015, 2012 | | Team Spirit | 3 | 2016, 2011, 2010 | | Autonomous | 2 | 2025, 2020 | | Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2025, 2024 | | Quality | 2 | 2022, 2019 | | Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2016, 2013 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2020 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2008 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Daly Division | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2026 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2026 | Midwest Regional Presented by Baxter | Alliance 3 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | Milstein Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | Hopper Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Roebling Division | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2022 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2022 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2020 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Won the event | | 2019 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | Carson Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2016 | Arkansas Rock City Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | Einstein Field | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2015 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2015 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2015 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2014 | Crossroads Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Galileo Division | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2012 | Queen City Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2011 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2011 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2008 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2008 | Midwest Regional | Alliance 1 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 172.0 | 169 / 3708 | 95.5 | 28-13-0 | 5 | | 2025 | 82.3 | 51 / 3687 | 98.6 | 40-11-1 | 5 | | 2024 | 37.0 | 152 / 3475 | 95.7 | 30-15-0 | 5 | | 2023 | 59.8 | 69 / 3284 | 97.9 | 35-11-0 | 6 | | 2022 | 39.8 | 143 / 3053 | 95.3 | 32-10-1 | 6 | | 2020 | 69.8 | 36 / 2024 | 98.3 | 16-1-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 19.9 | 1088 / 3763 | 71.1 | 18-8-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 108.7 | 608 / 3617 | 83.2 | 18-25-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 106.2 | 388 / 3331 | 88.4 | 13-21-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 47.0 | 147 / 3114 | 95.3 | 29-14-0 | 4 | | 2015 | 61.8 | 87 / 2873 | 97.0 | 3-2-46 | 5 | | 2014 | 71.8 | 51 / 2697 | 98.1 | 23-11-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 45.6 | 164 / 2510 | 93.5 | 30-13-0 | 4 | | 2012 | 10.8 | 567 / 2332 | 75.7 | 12-13-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 23.8 | 255 / 2053 | 87.6 | 11-11-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2.1 | 317 / 1801 | 82.4 | 7-14-3 | 2 | | 2009 | 18.6 | 552 / 1675 | 67.1 | 12-13-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 11.4 | 798 / 1498 | 46.8 | 9-9-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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