# Team 3276: TOOLCATS New London - Spicer, Minnesota, USA. Rookie year 2010. ## Who backs them - School: New London-Spicer High School - Sponsors: Medtronic, Dahmes Stainless, Relco, Chappell Central, Jason Dowdey Weichert Reality - Website: https://www.nls.k12.mn.us/Page/2153#calendar4399/20200301/month - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nls-robotics - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@toolcatsrobotics3276 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toolcatrobotics3276 - GitHub: https://github.com/toolcats3276 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **166.12**, rank 189 of 3708 (94.9th percentile) - Record: 25-15-0 over 40 matches (63% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 39.2, teleop 127.3, endgame -0.4 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 95%, RP2 36% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Great Northern Regional | 2026ndgf | 2 | 4 | 7-2-0 | 30 | 1 | 155.2 | | 66 | | Minnesota Granite City Regional | 2026mnmi2 | 6 | 8 | 6-3-0 | 27 | 6 | 159.0 | | 41 | | Newton Division | 2026new | 8 | 45 | 4-6-0 | 24 | | 166.1 | | | | Minnesota State High School League Championship | 2026mnst | 11 | 22 | 3-4-0 | 15 | 4 | 122.6 | | | | Minnesota Robotics Invitational | 2026mnros | 31 | | | | | 122.6 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - Regional Winners (2026ndgf) - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026mnmi2) ## 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: TOOLCATS - 2011 – 2014: NSR - 2010: Wildcats ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 7 - Awards: 18, over 9 seasons - Einstein appearances: 1 (2025) | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 7 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2018 | | Industrial Design | 3 | 2025, 2024, 2018 | | Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2025, 2015 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2026 | | Autonomous | 1 | 2025 | | Quality | 1 | 2022 | | Finalist | 1 | 2013 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2011 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2010 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2026 | Minnesota Granite City Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | Einstein Field | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2025 | Curie Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | Minnesota Granite City Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | Minnesota Granite City Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | Great Northern Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2023 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2023 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2022 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | Minnesota North Star Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Lake Superior Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Carson Division | | Not picked | | 2018 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2017 | Seven Rivers Regional | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | Lake Superior Regional | | Not picked | | 2016 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2014 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Finalist | | 2012 | Lake Superior Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2010 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 166.1 | 189 / 3708 | 94.9 | 25-15-0 | 5 | | 2025 | 84.0 | 43 / 3687 | 98.9 | 38-10-1 | 8 | | 2024 | 45.2 | 21 / 3475 | 99.4 | 30-10-1 | 6 | | 2023 | 43.6 | 587 / 3284 | 82.2 | 14-14-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 29.9 | 451 / 3053 | 85.3 | 16-8-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 20.1 | 1053 / 3763 | 72.0 | 8-10-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 118.5 | 316 / 3617 | 91.3 | 23-15-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 107.5 | 354 / 3331 | 89.4 | 11-10-1 | 2 | | 2016 | 34.3 | 642 / 3114 | 79.4 | 8-3-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 25.4 | 1021 / 2873 | 64.5 | 0-0-14 | 2 | | 2014 | 33.0 | 945 / 2697 | 65.0 | 5-5-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 32.6 | 440 / 2510 | 82.5 | 12-5-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 7.1 | 994 / 2332 | 57.4 | 4-7-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 9.9 | 837 / 2053 | 59.3 | 6-8-0 | 1 | | 2010 | 1.7 | 478 / 1801 | 73.5 | 4-4-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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