# Team 2523: Tech Storm

Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, USA. Rookie year 2008. District NE.

## Who backs them

- School: St Johnsbury Academy
- Sponsors: FIRST in Vermont, Vermont Aerospace Industries, Archimedes Aerospace, Momentum Manufacturing Group, MVP Robotics
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/techstorm2523
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frc2523
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc2523

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **53.01**, rank 1297 of 3708 (65.0th percentile)
- Record: 13-13-0 over 26 matches (50% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 13.6, teleop 39.4, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 34%, RP2 8%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| NE District UNH Event | 2026nhdur | 4 | 22 | 6-6-0 | 27 |  | 41.2 | 12 |  |
| NE District UVM Event | 2026vtbur | 5 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 32 | 8 | 53.0 | 29 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Rising All-Star Award (2026vtbur)

## 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.

- 2015 – now: Tech Storm
- 2013: Angry Nerds
- 2012: The Hilltoppers
- 2008 – 2011: Lab Rats

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 7, over 7 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rising All-Star | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| Winner | 2 | 2019, 2015 |
| Quality | 1 | 2017 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2016 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2008 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Leadership, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | NE District UVM Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | NE District UNH Event |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | NE District UVM Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | NE District Pine Tree Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | NE District UNH Event | Alliance 7 · 3rd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | NE District Pine Tree Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | NE District WPI Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | NE District Western NE Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | New England District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | NE District Pine Tree Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | NE District SE Mass Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2018 | NE District Greater Boston Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | NE District Pine Tree Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | New England District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | NE District - Pine Tree Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | NE District - Worcester Polytechnic Institute Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | NE District - Pine Tree Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | NE District - UNH Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | NE District - Rhode Island Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2015 | NE District - Pioneer Valley Event |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Boston Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | WPI Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2009 | Connecticut Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | Connecticut Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 53.0 | 1297 / 3708 | 65.0 | 13-13-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 30.4 | 1666 / 3687 | 54.8 | 9-22-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11.6 | 2093 / 3475 | 39.8 | 12-14-1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 20.7 | 2112 / 3284 | 35.7 | 6-18-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 22.2 | 778 / 3763 | 79.3 | 27-17-0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 104.6 | 775 / 3617 | 78.6 | 11-17-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 90.2 | 956 / 3331 | 71.3 | 19-24-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 20.1 | 2202 / 3114 | 29.3 | 5-19-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 32.1 | 616 / 2873 | 78.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2013 | 10.2 | 1651 / 2510 | 34.2 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 1488 / 2332 | 36.2 | 4-6-0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 10.0 | 769 / 2053 | 62.6 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0.8 | 1144 / 1801 | 36.5 | 7-8-4 | 1 |
| 2009 | 13.4 | 1287 / 1675 | 23.2 | 5-3-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 11.6 | 744 / 1498 | 50.4 | 5-3-0 | 1 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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