# Team 2551: Penguin Empire

Novato, California, USA. Rookie year 2008. District CA.

## Who backs them

- School: San Marin High School
- Sponsors: School Fuel, Hennessey Fund, Rotary of Novato (sunrise), Thompson Builders, Boeing, Dreamworks, Nilsen Family
- Website: https://penguinempirerobotics.weebly.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/penguinempirerobotics
- GitHub: https://github.com/penguinempire

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **30.92**, rank 2074 of 3708 (44.1th percentile)
- Record: 12-14-0 over 26 matches (46% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 7.8, teleop 23.1, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 22%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CA District San Francisco Event | 2026casnf | 2 | 8 | 8-4-0 | 30 | 5 | 49.3 | 29 |  |
| CA District East Bay Event | 2026caetb | 5 | 30 | 4-8-0 | 19 |  | 30.9 | 9 |  |
| Capital City Classic | 2026cacc | 34 | 34 | 3-6-0 | 9 |  | 35.3 |  |  |

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 8, over 5 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 3 | 2024, 2023, 2008 |
| Creativity | 2 | 2022 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2023 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2018 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2008 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | CA District East Bay Event |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | CA District San Francisco Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | East Bay Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | San Francisco Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2019 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2019 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | San Francisco Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2011 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Sacramento Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | Sacramento Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | UC Davis Sacramento Regional | Alliance 2 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 30.9 | 2074 / 3708 | 44.1 | 12-14-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 25.6 | 1980 / 3687 | 46.3 | 7-13-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 21.2 | 1011 / 3475 | 70.9 | 18-12-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 46.8 | 462 / 3284 | 86.0 | 26-17-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 30.8 | 384 / 3053 | 87.5 | 21-12-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 21.3 | 890 / 3763 | 76.4 | 21-16-0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 100.8 | 915 / 3617 | 74.7 | 9-12-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 65.8 | 2048 / 3331 | 38.5 | 3-5-1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 17.5 | 2531 / 3114 | 18.7 | 1-7-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 20.0 | 1271 / 2873 | 55.8 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 25.7 | 1258 / 2697 | 53.4 | 7-7-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 5.2 | 2225 / 2510 | 11.4 | 3-8-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 1265 / 2332 | 45.8 | 3-6-1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 11.0 | 685 / 2053 | 66.7 | 6-4-0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1.2 | 744 / 1801 | 58.7 | 5-7-2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 19.8 | 429 / 1675 | 74.4 | 1-7-1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 24.0 | 139 / 1498 | 90.8 | 13-5-1 | 2 |

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

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