# Team 3042: Cobalt Catalysts Apple Valley, Minnesota, USA. Rookie year 2009. ## Who backs them - School: Eastview High School - Sponsors: GF, Power Systems Research, Microsoft - Website: http://www.team3042.org - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cobalt3042 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/eastviewcobalt - X: https://twitter.com/cobalt3042 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3042_cobalt_catalysts ## 2026 season - xP rating: **25.79**, rank 2312 of 3708 (37.7th percentile) - Record: 11-13-0 over 24 matches (46% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 7.7, teleop 18.4, endgame -0.3 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 20%, RP2 5% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | KnightKrawler Week Zero | 2026mnkk | 0 | | | | | 25.8 | | | | Lake Superior Regional | 2026mndu | 1 | 33 | 4-7-0 | 16 | | 5.4 | | 9 | | Minnesota North Star Regional | 2026mnum | 5 | 15 | 6-4-0 | 25 | 5 | 25.8 | | 20 | ## 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: Cobalt Catalysts - 2009 – 2013: The Eastview Constant ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 3 - Awards: 11, over 8 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Team Spirit | 3 | 2018, 2017, 2016 | | Leadership | 2 | 2025, 2016 | | Winner | 2 | 2016, 2014 | | Finalist | 1 | 2023 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2022 | | Woodie Flowers | 1 | 2019 | | Quality | 1 | 2018 | 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, Judges', Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | Lake Superior Regional | | Not picked | | 2026 | KnightKrawler Week Zero | | | | 2025 | Minnesota North Star Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Northern Lights Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Great Northern Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2023 | Minnesota North Star Regional at La Crosse | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Finalist | | 2023 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 5 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Minnesota North Star Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2020 | Great Northern Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Tesla Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2016 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | Hopper Division | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2014 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2014 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2013 | Minnesota North Star Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Minnesota North Star Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Minnesota North Star Regional | | Not picked | | 2009 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 25.8 | 2312 / 3708 | 37.7 | 11-13-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 28.4 | 1833 / 3687 | 50.3 | 8-11-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 13.0 | 1931 / 3475 | 44.4 | 7-11-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 28.5 | 1460 / 3284 | 55.6 | 18-21-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 20.6 | 954 / 3053 | 68.8 | 9-11-1 | 2 | | 2020 | 31.7 | 761 / 2024 | 62.4 | 2-6-1 | 1 | | 2019 | 30.0 | 94 / 3763 | 97.5 | 16-8-1 | 2 | | 2018 | 112.4 | 500 / 3617 | 86.2 | 9-14-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 105.8 | 397 / 3331 | 88.1 | 12-9-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 41.3 | 268 / 3114 | 91.4 | 25-18-0 | 5 | | 2015 | 44.8 | 326 / 2873 | 88.7 | 0-0-38 | 3 | | 2014 | 32.6 | 962 / 2697 | 64.4 | 25-16-0 | 3 | | 2013 | 17.8 | 1102 / 2510 | 56.1 | 3-5-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 6.3 | 1111 / 2332 | 52.4 | 5-4-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 4.8 | 1349 / 2053 | 34.3 | 3-8-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.6 | 556 / 1801 | 69.2 | 4-4-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 20.0 | 433 / 1675 | 74.2 | 5-4-0 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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