# Team 398: The Thundering Herd

Ridgway, PA, USA. Rookie year 2000.

## Who backs them

- School: Ridgway Area High School
- Sponsors (2006): Metaldyne
- Website: http://www.ridgwayareahighschool.com

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 1, over 1 season

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 1 | 2004 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | Pittsburgh Regional |  | Top four |
| 2005 | Pittsburgh Regional |  |  |
| 2004 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Pittsburgh Regional |  | Won the event |
| 2003 | Philadelphia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2003 | Chesapeake Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2002 | NASA Langley / VCU Regional |  |  |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2006 | 5.6 | 832 / 1125 | 26.1 | 7-11-0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 5.9 | 542 / 747 | 27.5 | 4-3-1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 28.2 | 369 / 932 | 60.5 | 7-9-0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 19.4 | 380 / 785 | 51.7 | 7-9-0 | 2 |
| 2002 | 11.3 | 307 / 641 | 52.2 | 10-5-0 | 2 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/398](https://www.match13.com/team/398).

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