# Team 2945: Steel Mustangs

Manitou Springs, Colorado, USA. Rookie year 2009.

## Who backs them

- School: Manitou Springs High School
- Sponsors: Manitou Springs School District 14, Verizon Foundation, Cooper Automotive, The Gene Haas Foundation, Argosy Foundation, Southern Colorado Robotics, Manitou Springs Kiwanis, Mastech Machine Automation and Slicing Technology, Tayco, Staples Connect
- Website: http://www.manitourobotics.com
- X: https://twitter.com/manitourobotics
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mshs_robotics_2945

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **38.58**, rank 1721 of 3708 (53.6th percentile)
- Record: 7-14-0 over 21 matches (33% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 9.7, teleop 28.9, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 25%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pikes Peak Regional | 2026cosp | 1 | 33 | 3-9-0 | 13 |  | 16.2 |  | 4 |
| Denver Regional | 2026code | 6 | 36 | 4-5-0 | 17 |  | 38.6 |  | 11 |
| Kendrick Castillo Memorial Tournament (KCMT) | 2026cokc | 32 | 25 | 4-8-0 | 18 |  | 35.0 |  |  |

## 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.

- 2014 – now: Steel Mustangs
- 2010 – 2013: B.A.N.G.
- 2009: B.A.N.G (Bolts And Nuts Gang)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 6, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 3 | 2024, 2022 |
| Winner | 2 | 2023, 2020 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2023 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Denver Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Pikes Peak Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Arizona North Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2024 | Green Country Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Hueneme Port Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2020 | Del Mar Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Won the event |
| 2019 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Del Mar Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2013 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2011 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2010 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2009 | Colorado Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 38.6 | 1721 / 3708 | 53.6 | 7-14-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 34.2 | 1445 / 3687 | 60.8 | 10-11-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 26.0 | 626 / 3475 | 82.0 | 17-14-1 | 3 |
| 2023 | 37.8 | 848 / 3284 | 74.2 | 16-21-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 20.4 | 907 / 3053 | 70.3 | 17-17-0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 45.5 | 325 / 2024 | 84.0 | 13-5-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16.3 | 1841 / 3763 | 51.1 | 13-11-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 64.1 | 2694 / 3617 | 25.5 | 4-7-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 58.8 | 2341 / 3331 | 29.7 | 6-5-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 18.7 | 2375 / 3114 | 23.7 | 3-8-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 20.4 | 1238 / 2873 | 56.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 37.9 | 656 / 2697 | 75.7 | 6-7-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8.6 | 1839 / 2510 | 26.7 | 6-15-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 5.7 | 1135 / 2332 | 51.4 | 6-6-1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 9.3 | 836 / 2053 | 59.3 | 4-7-1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1.5 | 557 / 1801 | 69.1 | 7-5-2 | 1 |
| 2009 | 10.9 | 1548 / 1675 | 7.6 | 1-6-0 | 1 |

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

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