# 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: **51.70**, rank 1387 of 3708 (62.6th percentile)
- Record: 14-19-0 over 33 matches (42% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 9.2, teleop 42.5, endgame -0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 39%, RP2 9%

### 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 | 38.2 | 33 |  |
| FIM District Escanaba Event | 2026miesc | 6 | 26 | 5-7-0 | 23 | 6 | 51.7 | 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 | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 51.7 | 1387 / 3708 | 62.6 | 14-19-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 40.3 | 1134 / 3687 | 69.3 | 20-29-1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 18.8 | 1258 / 3475 | 63.8 | 14-14-1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 23.6 | 1816 / 3284 | 44.7 | 12-16-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 17.0 | 1254 / 3053 | 58.9 | 16-15-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 40.8 | 471 / 2024 | 76.8 | 10-7-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 19.7 | 1115 / 3763 | 70.4 | 13-18-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 97.8 | 1028 / 3617 | 71.6 | 15-13-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 76.8 | 1598 / 3331 | 52.0 | 14-13-2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 30.8 | 932 / 3114 | 70.1 | 13-15-1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 15.9 | 1784 / 2873 | 37.9 | 0-0-24 | 2 |
| 2014 | 26.0 | 1342 / 2697 | 50.3 | 11-16-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 9.1 | 1812 / 2510 | 27.8 | 10-14-0 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4.4 | 1496 / 2332 | 35.9 | 10-12-2 | 2 |

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