# Team 34: Rockets Athens, Alabama, USA. Rookie year 1997. ## Who backs them - School: Family/Community & Limestone Co Career Tech Ctr - Sponsors: AUVSI Pathfinder Foundation, Boeing, FIRST in Alabama, Leidos, Limestone County Legislative Delegation, Limestone County Board of Education - Website: http://www.team34rockets.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rocketsteam34 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team_34_rockets ## 2026 season - xP rating: **39.56**, rank 1718 of 3708 (53.7th percentile) - Record: 4-16-0 over 20 matches (20% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 5.7, teleop 32.7, endgame 1.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 28%, RP2 7% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oklahoma Regional | 2026okok | 1 | 44 | 1-9-0 | 6 | | 11.7 | | 5 | | Rocket City Regional | 2026alhu | 6 | 36 | 3-7-0 | 17 | | 39.6 | | 14 | ### Awards in 2026 - Quality Award (2026alhu) ## 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. - 2006 – now: Rockets - 2003 – 2005: Rocket City Robotics ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 8 - Awards: 49, over 19 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Website (no longer given) | 7 | 2009, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2003 | | Finalist | 6 | 2025, 2017, 2010, 2008, 2004, 2001 | | Quality | 4 | 2026, 2012, 2010, 2003 | | Imagery | 4 | 2007, 2005, 2002 | | Impact | 3 | 2025, 2024, 2008 | | Team Spirit | 3 | 2024, 2009, 2003 | | Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 3 | 2006, 2003 | | Winner | 3 | 2003, 2002 | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2025, 2004 | | Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2025, 2005 | | Leadership | 2 | 2024, 2018 | | Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2018, 2009 | | Judges' | 2 | 2003, 1998 | | Wildcard (no longer given) | 1 | 2017 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2011 | | Sportsmanship (no longer given) | 1 | 2007 | | Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2006 | | Creativity | 1 | 2004 | | Driving Tomorrow's Technology (no longer given) | 1 | 2000 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Excellence in Engineering, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2026 | Oklahoma Regional | | Not picked | | 2025 | Galileo Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Archimedes Division | | Not picked | | 2024 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2024 | Magnolia Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2023 | St. Louis Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2022 | Tallahassee Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | Smoky Mountains Regional | Alliance 1 · backup robot | Top four | | 2019 | Rocket City Regional | | Not picked | | 2018 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | Arkansas Rock City Regional | | Not picked | | 2017 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2016 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | Arkansas Rock City Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2014 | Bayou Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | North Carolina Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2012 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2011 | Smoky Mountain Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2011 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2010 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2009 | Lone Star Regional | Alliance 8 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2009 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2008 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2007 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2007 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2007 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Davis Sacramento Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2006 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2005 | Newton Division | | Not picked | | 2005 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four | | 2005 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Curie Division | | Not picked | | 2004 | Palmetto Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2004 | Peachtree Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist | | 2003 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2003 | Lone Star Regional | | Won the event | | 2003 | Peachtree Regional | | Won the event | | 2002 | St. Louis Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | Lone Star Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Won the event | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 39.6 | 1718 / 3708 | 53.7 | 4-16-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 15.9 | 2914 / 3687 | 21.0 | 16-20-0 | 3 | | 2024 | 4.0 | 3237 / 3475 | 6.9 | 9-23-0 | 3 | | 2023 | 24.9 | 1712 / 3284 | 47.9 | 7-14-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 9.7 | 2122 / 3053 | 30.5 | 7-15-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 19.5 | 1158 / 3763 | 69.2 | 11-10-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 69.8 | 2349 / 3617 | 35.1 | 9-14-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 92.2 | 869 / 3331 | 73.9 | 16-15-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 24.8 | 1626 / 3114 | 47.8 | 10-13-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 32.4 | 672 / 2873 | 76.6 | 0-0-14 | 1 | | 2014 | 32.4 | 972 / 2697 | 64.0 | 5-5-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 16.0 | 1245 / 2510 | 50.4 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 9.9 | 658 / 2332 | 71.8 | 7-4-1 | 1 | | 2011 | 18.6 | 403 / 2053 | 80.4 | 14-12-0 | 2 | | 2010 | 2.3 | 257 / 1801 | 85.8 | 12-6-1 | 1 | | 2009 | 24.7 | 171 / 1675 | 89.8 | 12-10-1 | 2 | | 2008 | 22.5 | 166 / 1498 | 89.0 | 19-10-1 | 2 | | 2007 | 22.6 | 71 / 1295 | 94.6 | 15-17-1 | 3 | | 2006 | 12.9 | 329 / 1125 | 70.8 | 22-17-1 | 3 | | 2005 | 11.8 | 207 / 747 | 72.4 | 14-17-0 | 3 | | 2004 | 42.3 | 51 / 932 | 94.6 | 18-14-1 | 3 | | 2003 | 23.9 | 112 / 785 | 85.8 | 28-10-0 | 3 | | 2002 | 12.5 | 53 / 641 | 91.9 | 15-7-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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