# Team 2399: The Fighting Unicorns Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA. Rookie year 2008. ## Who backs them - School: Hathaway Brown School - Sponsors: Rockwell Automation, Gene Haas Foundation, Ball, Novelis, Unicorn Friends and Families - Website: http:///www.team2399.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefightingunicorns - X: https://twitter.com/frc2399 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc2399 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **122.60**, rank 430 of 3708 (88.4th percentile) - Record: 24-16-0 over 40 matches (60% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 21.3, teleop 101.3, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 82%, RP2 21% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Buckeye Regional | 2026ohcl | 3 | 6 | 8-3-0 | 33 | 4 | 85.7 | | 49 | | Miami Valley Regional | 2026ohmv | 5 | 19 | 5-4-0 | 25 | 8 | 115.1 | | 81 | | Daly Division | 2026dal | 8 | 28 | 5-5-0 | 25 | | 122.6 | | | | Ohio State Championship | 2026ohsc | 11 | 15 | 3-2-0 | 14 | 4 | 92.9 | | | | Central Ohio Robotics Invitational | 2026ohcol | 31 | 4 | 4-1-0 | 16 | 3 | 83.8 | | | | Voltage Valley Vibe | 2026ohwar | 33 | 14 | 2-3-0 | 10 | 6 | 70.9 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Regional FIRST Impact Award (2026ohmv) - Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026ohcl) ## 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. - 2016 – now: The Fighting Unicorns - 2012 – 2015: Fighting Unicorns - 2011: TeamHB2399 - 2008 – 2010: TeamHB ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 2 - Awards: 24, over 11 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Leadership | 5 | 2025, 2020, 2016, 2012 | | Excellence in Engineering | 4 | 2026, 2024, 2017, 2016 | | Team Spirit | 3 | 2023, 2017, 2013 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2023, 2015 | | Creativity | 2 | 2017, 2016 | | Impact | 1 | 2026 | | Judges' | 1 | 2025 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2025 | | Team Sustainability | 1 | 2023 | | Finalist | 1 | 2017 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2017 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2009 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2009 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Quality, Rising All-Star, VOTY, Winner. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Daly Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2026 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four | | 2025 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | Milstein Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | Miami Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | Miami Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Carson Division | | Not picked | | 2017 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2017 | Finger Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Queen City Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | Tesla Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | Greater Pittsburgh Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Midwest Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Pittsburgh Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Queen City Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | Pittsburgh Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 122.6 | 430 / 3708 | 88.4 | 24-16-0 | 6 | | 2025 | 63.3 | 375 / 3687 | 89.9 | 22-19-0 | 5 | | 2024 | 21.1 | 1012 / 3475 | 70.9 | 10-11-1 | 5 | | 2023 | 54.0 | 227 / 3284 | 93.1 | 25-17-0 | 4 | | 2022 | 18.9 | 1000 / 3053 | 67.3 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 24.0 | 553 / 3763 | 85.3 | 8-3-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 88.4 | 1401 / 3617 | 61.3 | 9-15-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 91.1 | 914 / 3331 | 72.6 | 21-16-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 35.9 | 509 / 3114 | 83.7 | 11-10-1 | 2 | | 2015 | 21.9 | 1139 / 2873 | 60.4 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 23.7 | 1424 / 2697 | 47.2 | 9-14-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 22.8 | 715 / 2510 | 71.5 | 10-11-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 9.4 | 631 / 2332 | 73.0 | 10-10-0 | 2 | | 2011 | 7.7 | 994 / 2053 | 51.6 | 5-3-1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0.9 | 1006 / 1801 | 44.2 | 3-9-0 | 1 | | 2009 | 14.2 | 1148 / 1675 | 31.5 | 11-12-0 | 2 | | 2008 | 7.2 | 1190 / 1498 | 20.6 | 2-7-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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