# Team 2998: VikingBots Richmond, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2009. District FCH. ## Who backs them - School: Thomas Jefferson High School - Sponsors: Showbest, Novelis, Trane, LULAC - League of United Latin American Citizens - Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/ - X: https://twitter.com/tjrobotics2998 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teejayrobotics2998 - GitHub: https://github.com/frc2998tjhs ## 2026 season - xP rating: **18.22**, rank 2862 of 3708 (22.8th percentile) - Record: 10-21-0 over 31 matches (32% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 4.9, teleop 13.4, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 17%, RP2 5% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | 2026vagle | 2 | 27 | 3-8-0 | 11 | | 5.4 | 7 | | | FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) | 2026vache | 3 | 30 | 1-11-0 | 7 | 1 | 18.2 | 35 | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026vache) ## 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. - 2015 – now: VikingBots - 2012 – 2014: Vikings - 2011: La Madre - 2009 – 2010: B.O.T. ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 2 - Awards: 4, over 3 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 2 | 2026, 2024 | | Finalist | 1 | 2019 | | Quality | 1 | 2019 | 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, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FCH District Chesapeake VA Event presented by Newport News Ship Yard / Hampton Roads Community Foundation (Norfolk Southern) | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2026 | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | | Not picked | | 2025 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event presented by Newport News Shipyard | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Herndon Foundation | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Ashland VA Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2023 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #2 Day 1 | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #1 Day 2 | | Not picked | | 2020 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2019 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | CHS District Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | CHS District Central Virginia Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | NASA VCU Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 18.2 | 2862 / 3708 | 22.8 | 10-21-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 20.3 | 2471 / 3687 | 33.0 | 12-15-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 5.7 | 3080 / 3475 | 11.4 | 10-17-2 | 2 | | 2023 | 14.5 | 2788 / 3284 | 15.1 | 14-12-1 | 2 | | 2022 | 9.2 | 2090 / 3053 | 31.6 | 7-13-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 50.0 | 243 / 2024 | 88.0 | 7-8-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 24.7 | 490 / 3763 | 87.0 | 37-23-1 | 4 | | 2018 | 58.7 | 2970 / 3617 | 17.9 | 10-16-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 63.1 | 2159 / 3331 | 35.2 | 4-7-1 | 1 | | 2016 | 19.0 | 2333 / 3114 | 25.1 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2015 | 12.4 | 2065 / 2873 | 28.1 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 | | 2014 | 13.2 | 2372 / 2697 | 12.1 | 1-8-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 24.7 | 648 / 2510 | 74.2 | 4-4-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 3.9 | 1579 / 2332 | 32.3 | 6-3-1 | 1 | | 2011 | 9.9 | 775 / 2053 | 62.3 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 0.7 | 1321 / 1801 | 26.7 | 2-6-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 16.4 | 800 / 1675 | 52.3 | 1-5-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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