# Team 2980: Whidbey Island Wildcats Oak Harbor, Washington, USA. Rookie year 2009. District PNW. ## Who backs them - School: Oak Harbor High School - Sponsors: Island Thrift, Oak Harbor Rotary Club, Blue Mountain Electric, IDEX Corporation, NASWI CPOA, Whidbey Island Robotics Club - Website: http://www.team2980.wixsite.com/team2980 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/whidbey-island-wildcats-robotics-club-962716297102618 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whidbey_island_robotics_club ## 2026 season - xP rating: **44.40**, rank 1525 of 3708 (58.9th percentile) - Record: 8-17-0 over 25 matches (32% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 7.7, teleop 26.8, endgame 9.9 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 23%, RP2 6% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | 2026wasno | 2 | 28 | 3-9-0 | 11 | 2 | 14.1 | 16 | | | PNW District Auburn Event | 2026waahs | 4 | 30 | 4-8-0 | 18 | | 44.4 | 13 | | | Washington Girl’s Generation | 2026wagg | 33 | 23 | 5-7-0 | 18 | | 37.9 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Finalist (2026wasno) - District Championship FIRST Leadership Award Semi-Finalist (2026wasno) - Gracious Professionalism Award (2026wasno) - Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow (2026waahs) ## 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. - 2022 – now: Whidbey Island Wildcats - 2010 – 2020: The Whidbey Island Wild Cats - 2009: Oak Harbor Robotics Club ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 9 - Awards: 35, over 13 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Engineering Inspiration | 8 | 2025, 2023, 2019, 2018, 2014 | | Impact | 8 | 2024, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015 | | Leadership | 5 | 2026, 2025, 2018, 2015 | | Gracious Professionalism | 4 | 2026, 2024, 2018, 2012 | | Team Spirit | 4 | 2023, 2022, 2016, 2014 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 2 | 2016, 2014 | | Finalist | 1 | 2026 | | Team Sustainability | 1 | 2026 | | Judges' | 1 | 2022 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2021 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Imagery, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Quality, Rising All-Star, VOTY, Winner. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | PNW District Auburn Event | | Not picked | | 2026 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | Alliance 2 · 3rd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | Milstein Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | PNW District Auburn Event | | Not picked | | 2025 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | | Not picked | | 2024 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | | Not picked | | 2024 | PNW District Bonney Lake Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2023 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | | Not picked | | 2023 | PNW District Auburn Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2023 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | PNW District Sammamish Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | | Not picked | | 2019 | PNW District Auburn Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | PNW District Mount Vernon Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2018 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | PNW District Mount Vernon Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | Pacific Northwest District Championship | | Not picked | | 2017 | PNW District - Auburn Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | PNW District - Mount Vernon Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | Pacific Northwest District Championship sponsored by Autodesk | | Not picked | | 2016 | PNW District - Auburn Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | PNW District - Mount Vernon Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | Pacific Northwest District Championship | | Not picked | | 2015 | PNW District - Auburn Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | PNW District - Mount Vernon Event | | Not picked | | 2014 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2014 | Autodesk PNW FRC Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | PNW FIRST Robotics Central Washington University District Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2014 | PNW FIRST Robotics Mt. Vernon District Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2013 | Seattle Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Seattle Cascade Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Seattle Cascade Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Microsoft Seattle Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Microsoft Seattle Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 44.4 | 1525 / 3708 | 58.9 | 8-17-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 24.0 | 2133 / 3687 | 42.2 | 10-24-0 | 4 | | 2024 | 17.7 | 1331 / 3475 | 61.7 | 19-22-2 | 5 | | 2023 | 28.6 | 1427 / 3284 | 56.6 | 17-24-1 | 4 | | 2022 | 13.4 | 1531 / 3053 | 49.9 | 10-17-1 | 2 | | 2019 | 14.2 | 2391 / 3763 | 36.5 | 16-25-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 105.3 | 747 / 3617 | 79.4 | 18-16-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 82.7 | 1299 / 3331 | 61.0 | 13-26-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 31.8 | 811 / 3114 | 74.0 | 22-28-1 | 6 | | 2015 | 11.3 | 2194 / 2873 | 23.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 3 | | 2014 | 20.4 | 1687 / 2697 | 37.5 | 25-28-0 | 4 | | 2013 | 6.5 | 2087 / 2510 | 16.9 | 2-7-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 6.4 | 1006 / 2332 | 56.9 | 4-6-1 | 1 | | 2011 | 6.1 | 1256 / 2053 | 38.8 | 2-8-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0.6 | 1368 / 1801 | 24.1 | 2-5-2 | 1 | | 2009 | 11.4 | 1513 / 1675 | 9.7 | 2-5-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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