# Team 28: Pierson Whalers Sag Harbor, New York, USA. Rookie year 1996. ## Who backs them - School: Pierson Middle High School - Sponsors: Sag Harbor UFSD, Sag Harbor Fire Department, Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor Ambulance, Sag Harbor Boosters Club, Teachers Association of Sag Harbor, Sag Harbor Inn - Website: http:///piersonrobotics.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team-28-pierson-robotics-106009585386760 - X: https://twitter.com/first_team28 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/piersonrobotics ## 2026 season - xP rating: **24.91**, rank 2407 of 3708 (35.1th percentile) - Record: 6-4-0 over 10 matches (60% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 6.8, teleop 18.1, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 21%, RP2 5% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIRST Long Island Regional | 2026nyli2 | 3 | 24 | 5-4-0 | 18 | 3 | 24.9 | | 23 | ### Awards in 2026 - Team Spirit Award (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. - 2009 – now: Pierson Whalers - 2004 – 2008: Mission Impossible ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 2 - Awards: 14, over 13 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 3 | 2014, 2004, 2001 | | Judges' | 3 | 2003, 2000, 1998 | | Creativity | 2 | 2019, 2015 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2026 | | Rising All-Star | 1 | 2025 | | Impact | 1 | 2023 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2016 | | Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2014 | | Winner | 1 | 2002 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 · 3rd pick | Top four | | 2025 | FIRST Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | New York City Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIRST Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Johnson Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | New York Tech Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIRST Long Island Regional #1 | | Not picked | | 2022 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #1 | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | New York Tech Valley Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #1 | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Finger Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | SBPLI Long Island Regional #1 | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Not picked | | 2015 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2014 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Finalist | | 2013 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2012 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2011 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2009 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2006 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2003 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | | Out before the top four | | 2002 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 24.9 | 2407 / 3708 | 35.1 | 6-4-0 | 1 | | 2025 | 19.7 | 2518 / 3687 | 31.7 | 5-5-0 | 1 | | 2024 | 9.3 | 2454 / 3475 | 29.4 | 6-13-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 20.8 | 2098 / 3284 | 36.1 | 10-20-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 14.2 | 1440 / 3053 | 52.9 | 12-11-1 | 2 | | 2019 | 23.0 | 669 / 3763 | 82.2 | 9-16-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 84.7 | 1554 / 3617 | 57.1 | 5-9-0 | 1 | | 2017 | 73.5 | 1702 / 3331 | 48.9 | 5-5-0 | 1 | | 2016 | 28.5 | 1139 / 3114 | 63.4 | 5-5-0 | 1 | | 2015 | 17.1 | 1542 / 2873 | 46.3 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 | | 2014 | 40.8 | 576 / 2697 | 78.7 | 17-11-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 44.9 | 172 / 2510 | 93.2 | 10-6-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 9.9 | 601 / 2332 | 74.3 | 6-6-1 | 1 | | 2011 | 17.7 | 375 / 2053 | 81.8 | 8-4-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.8 | 409 / 1801 | 77.3 | 5-8-0 | 1 | | 2009 | 22.9 | 245 / 1675 | 85.4 | 7-6-1 | 1 | | 2008 | 8.4 | 1074 / 1498 | 28.3 | 5-8-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 8.2 | 535 / 1295 | 58.7 | 5-10-2 | 1 | | 2006 | 14.2 | 243 / 1125 | 78.5 | 9-5-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 37.0 | 142 / 932 | 84.9 | 12-5-0 | 1 | | 2003 | 25.9 | 50 / 785 | 93.8 | 6-5-0 | 1 | | 2002 | 11.6 | 230 / 641 | 64.2 | 13-3-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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