# Team 4375: Westend Gearbusters Ishpeming, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2012. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Westwood High School - Sponsors: Eagle Mine, Cleveland Cliffs, UPPCO, SEMCO, 41 Auto Sales, Bell Auxiliary, Moyle Contracting, Negaunee Elks Lodge #1116, Community Foundation of Marquette County, Integrated Design (IDI), Lyle Warner-Edward Jones, UP Home Health and Hospice, Superior Extrusion, First Bank, Argonics, Wattson & Wattson Jewelers, Upper Peninsula Rehab Medicine Associates, Range Bank - Website: https://westendgearbusters.site123.me/ - X: https://twitter.com/westendgearbus1 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **50.35**, rank 1361 of 3708 (63.3th percentile) - Record: 14-19-0 over 33 matches (42% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 9.0, teleop 41.4, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 33%, RP2 7% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University | 2026milsu | 4 | 25 | 5-7-0 | 23 | 2 | 38.3 | 33 | | | FIM District Escanaba Event | 2026miesc | 6 | 26 | 5-7-0 | 23 | 6 | 50.3 | 17 | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Finalist (2026milsu) ## 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: Westend Gearbusters - 2012 – 2013: Patriots ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 0 - Awards: 5, over 3 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Finalist | 3 | 2026, 2025 | | Innovation in Control | 1 | 2025 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2017 | 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', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIM District LSSU Event presented by LSSU | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2025 | FIM District Escanaba Event presented by Highline Fast | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist | | 2024 | FIM District LSSU Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Escanaba Event presented by Highline | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District LSSU Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District Escanaba Event presented by Highline Fast | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Kingsford Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2020 | FIM District Kingsford Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | FIM District Alpena Event #2 | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2019 | FIM District Kingsford Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIM District - Standish Event | | Not picked | | 2014 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Escanaba FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2013 | Grand Blanc FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2013 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Gull Lake FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 50.4 | 1361 / 3708 | 63.3 | 14-19-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 39.8 | 1135 / 3687 | 69.2 | 20-29-1 | 3 | | 2024 | 18.3 | 1280 / 3475 | 63.2 | 14-14-1 | 2 | | 2023 | 23.1 | 1848 / 3284 | 43.7 | 12-16-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 16.9 | 1184 / 3053 | 61.2 | 16-15-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 40.7 | 449 / 2024 | 77.9 | 10-7-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 20.9 | 939 / 3763 | 75.1 | 13-18-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 100.1 | 945 / 3617 | 73.9 | 15-13-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 75.6 | 1610 / 3331 | 51.7 | 14-13-2 | 2 | | 2016 | 29.4 | 1037 / 3114 | 66.7 | 13-15-1 | 2 | | 2015 | 15.3 | 1740 / 2873 | 39.4 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 23.1 | 1469 / 2697 | 45.5 | 11-16-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 9.0 | 1803 / 2510 | 28.2 | 10-14-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 4.3 | 1465 / 2332 | 37.2 | 10-12-2 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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