# Team 263: Aftershock

Ronkonkoma, New York, USA. Rookie year 1999.

## Who backs them

- School: Sachem High Schools North and East
- Sponsors: Retlif Testing Laboratories, North Atlantic Industries, BAE Systems, New York State Society of Professional Engineers Long Island Chapter
- Website: http://www.first263.org
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sachem-aftershock-frc-team-263-356163297733171
- X: https://twitter.com/frc_263
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc_263
- GitHub: https://github.com/sachemaftershock

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **99.82**, rank 629 of 3708 (83.1th percentile)
- Record: 19-16-0 over 35 matches (54% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 15.5, teleop 85.2, endgame -0.9
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 70%, RP2 15%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Regal Eagles Rampage | 2026nywz | 0 |  |  |  |  | 99.8 |  |  |
| FIRST Long Island Regional | 2026nyli2 | 3 | 12 | 5-4-0 | 22 | 5 | 100.9 |  | 33 |
| New York Tech Valley Regional | 2026nytr | 7 | 41 | 3-5-0 | 15 | 1 | 86.0 |  | 41 |
| Milstein Division | 2026mil | 8 | 43 | 5-5-0 | 20 |  | 99.8 |  |  |
| NYC Robo Replay | 2026nycrr | 32 |  |  |  |  | 100.9 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Winners (2026nytr)
- Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026nyli2)

## 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.

- 2019 – now: Aftershock
- 2007 – 2018: Sachem Aftershock
- 2004 – 2005: Aftershock

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 7
- Awards: 21, over 14 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 6 | 2026, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2010, 2001 |
| Finalist | 3 | 2025, 2019, 2015 |
| Innovation in Control | 2 | 2026, 2015 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2023, 2013 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2019 |
| Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2017 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2015 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2009 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2007 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2005 |
| Quality | 1 | 2003 |
| Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2001 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Milstein Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Regal Eagles Rampage |  |  |
| 2025 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | Hudson Valley Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Hudson Valley Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Regal Eagle Rampage |  |  |
| 2023 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIRST Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | New York City Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | SBPL2 Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #2 | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Carson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2017 | South Florida Regional  | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | Carver Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Hopper Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2015 | New York Tech Valley Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | South Florida Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Won the event |
| 2014 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2014 | Buckeye Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Connecticut Regional sponsored by UTC | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2012 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2012 | New York City Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | New York City Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2010 | New York City Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2009 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | New York City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Connecticut Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Galileo Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2004 | New York City Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2004 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | Galileo Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2003 | SBPLI Long Island Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 99.8 | 629 / 3708 | 83.1 | 19-16-0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 28.6 | 1815 / 3687 | 50.8 | 15-10-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 17.8 | 1361 / 3475 | 60.9 | 18-13-0 | 4 |
| 2023 | 33.4 | 1118 / 3284 | 66.0 | 13-12-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 25.4 | 662 / 3053 | 78.3 | 17-22-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 17.5 | 1550 / 3763 | 58.8 | 14-15-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 103.9 | 792 / 3617 | 78.1 | 21-16-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 98.0 | 620 / 3331 | 81.4 | 26-16-0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 33.0 | 742 / 3114 | 76.2 | 20-19-0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 59.6 | 110 / 2873 | 96.2 | 2-3-55 | 4 |
| 2014 | 35.7 | 818 / 2697 | 69.7 | 15-12-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 7.9 | 1937 / 2510 | 22.8 | 8-12-1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 1361 / 2332 | 41.7 | 18-16-1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 21.4 | 326 / 2053 | 84.2 | 12-8-2 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3.0 | 134 / 1801 | 92.6 | 26-13-4 | 3 |
| 2009 | 17.3 | 710 / 1675 | 57.6 | 9-16-0 | 4 |
| 2008 | 10.9 | 856 / 1498 | 42.9 | 7-13-1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 1.8 | 1204 / 1295 | 7.0 | 1-8-2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 10.7 | 266 / 747 | 64.5 | 2-5-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 38.7 | 114 / 932 | 87.9 | 13-21-0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 23.8 | 119 / 785 | 84.9 | 12-7-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11.0 | 382 / 641 | 40.5 | 7-5-0 | 1 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/263](https://www.match13.com/team/263).

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