# Team 2539: Krypton Cougars Palmyra, Pennsylvania, USA. Rookie year 2008. District FMA. ## Who backs them - School: Hershey High School & Palmyra Area Senior High Sch - Sponsors: TE Connectivity, UMPA Credit Card Processing, Comcast NBCUniversal, Gene Haas Foundation, Dechert Dynamics, Hershey Chocolate, Drew Martin, First Davis Mechanical, 1825 Inn Bed & Breakfast, C&D Rigging, Lemco Electric, PA American Water, Del-A-Ches Fishing, GL Capital, Miller Bixler NAPA, Finkenbinder Funeral Homes, Funck's Restaurants, Sterling Machine Technology, Irvin Services - Website: https://www.Team2539.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstteam2539 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@kryptoncougars2539 - X: https://twitter.com/firstteam2539 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc2539 - GitHub: https://github.com/frc2539 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **203.27**, rank 73 of 3708 (98.1th percentile) - Record: 43-20-1 over 64 matches (67% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 43.7, teleop 159.5, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 98%, RP2 51% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | 2026pahat | 1 | 5 | 9-3-0 | 37 | 2 | 91.8 | 51 | | | FMA District Bensalem Event | 2026paben | 4 | 6 | 8-3-1 | 36 | 2 | 120.1 | 53 | | | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | 2026mrcmp | 7 | 2 | 9-3-0 | 49 | 1 | 186.4 | 204 | | | Archimedes Division | 2026arc | 8 | 24 | 6-4-0 | 29 | 8 | 203.3 | | | | Duel on the Delaware | 2026njdd | 16 | 19 | 1-3-0 | 7 | 2 | 170.8 | | | | RoboJAWN | 2026paphi1 | 19 | 17 | 2-6-0 | 14 | | 107.9 | | | | WVROX | 2026wvrox | 22 | 5 | 15-9-0 | 76 | | 172.2 | | | | Ramp Riot XXVI | 2026parr | 34 | 2 | 5-0-0 | 23 | 1 | 195.3 | | | | HAVOC | 2026pahor | 35 | 1 | 4-0-0 | 17 | 1 | 217.5 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Championship Winner (2026mrcmp) - District Event Finalist (2026paben) - District Championship FIRST Leadership Award Semi-Finalist (2026pahat) - Judges' Award (2026arc) - Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026pahat) ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 10 - Awards: 48, over 12 seasons - Einstein appearances: 1 (2022) | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 9 | 2026, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2017, 2014 | | Winner | 9 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 | | Autonomous | 4 | 2025, 2023, 2021, 2020 | | Innovation in Control | 4 | 2022, 2019 | | Safety (no longer given) | 4 | 2020, 2014, 2013 | | Leadership | 3 | 2026, 2025, 2024 | | Creativity | 3 | 2024, 2018, 2014 | | Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2026, 2023 | | Judges' | 2 | 2026, 2018 | | Quality | 2 | 2025, 2024 | | Team Spirit | 2 | 2025, 2017 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2024 | | Skills Winner (no longer given) | 1 | 2021 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2008 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2008 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2026 | FMA District Bensalem Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2026 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | Hopper Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | Curie Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four | | 2024 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | Milstein Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist | | 2023 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2023 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2022 | Einstein Field | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2022 | Turing Division | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2022 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2022 | FMA District Seneca Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist | | 2022 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2020 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2019 | FMA District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2019 | FMA District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2018 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship | | Not picked | | 2018 | MAR District Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | MAR District Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIRST Mid-Atlantic District Championship sponsored by Johnson & Johnson | | Not picked | | 2017 | MAR District - Springside Chestnut Hill Academy Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2016 | MAR District - Westtown Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | MAR District - Upper Darby Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | MAR District - Hatboro-Horsham Event | | Not picked | | 2014 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Springside Chestnut Hill District Competition | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2014 | MAR FIRST Robotics Hatboro-Horsham District Competition | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Mid-Atlantic Robotics FRC Region Championship | | Not picked | | 2013 | Springside - Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2013 | Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Chestnut Hill FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Hatboro-Horsham FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2011 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | | 2008 | Philadelphia Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 203.3 | 73 / 3708 | 98.1 | 43-20-1 | 9 | | 2025 | 80.4 | 94 / 3687 | 97.5 | 47-15-0 | 7 | | 2024 | 45.6 | 32 / 3475 | 99.1 | 48-15-1 | 7 | | 2023 | 59.4 | 96 / 3284 | 97.1 | 57-15-0 | 7 | | 2022 | 41.0 | 137 / 3053 | 95.5 | 52-16-0 | 10 | | 2020 | 37.5 | 553 / 2024 | 72.7 | 7-8-0 | 4 | | 2019 | 28.3 | 220 / 3763 | 94.2 | 41-16-3 | 7 | | 2018 | 113.5 | 471 / 3617 | 87.0 | 17-23-0 | 7 | | 2017 | 88.4 | 1030 / 3331 | 69.1 | 24-19-3 | 4 | | 2016 | 32.0 | 799 / 3114 | 74.4 | 13-14-0 | 3 | | 2015 | 12.3 | 2070 / 2873 | 28.0 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 22.0 | 1554 / 2697 | 42.4 | 23-24-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 34.2 | 372 / 2510 | 85.2 | 24-19-1 | 3 | | 2012 | 9.3 | 648 / 2332 | 72.2 | 10-15-1 | 2 | | 2011 | 11.1 | 671 / 2053 | 67.3 | 3-6-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.2 | 742 / 1801 | 58.8 | 2-6-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 12.9 | 1341 / 1675 | 20.0 | 1-8-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 16.7 | 365 / 1498 | 75.7 | 6-5-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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