# Team 500: Team 500/Team USA

New London, CT, USA. Rookie year 2001.

## Who backs them

- School: Westerly, RI  High School
- Sponsors (2009): U.S. Coast Guard Academy, USCG Foundation, USCG Alumni Association & Local Supporters & Grosso Regional Vocational Technical High School & Local Home School Community & New London Magnet High School
- Website: http://www.cgateam500.org/

## 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.

## 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.

- 2007 – 2009: Team 500/Team USA
- 2003 – 2006: The Bears

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 7, over 5 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rookie All Star | 2 | 2001 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2007 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2006 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2005 |
| Website (no longer given) | 1 | 2005 |
| Leadership in Control (no longer given) | 1 | 2004 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | Connecticut Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four |
| 2008 | Suffield Shakedown |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional | Alliance 7 (read from the playoff lineups) | Finalist |
| 2006 | SBPLI Long Island Regional | Alliance 5 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2004 | UTC New England Regional | Alliance 3 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2003 | BAE SYSTEMS Granite State Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | UTC New England Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2009 | 14.7 | 1082 / 1675 | 35.4 | 3-5-0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 12.9 | 679 / 1498 | 54.7 | 3-11-0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0.0 | 1273 / 1295 | 1.7 | 5-10-0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 17.7 | 147 / 1125 | 87.0 | 10-7-0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 30.4 | 301 / 932 | 67.8 | 4-8-1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 23.0 | 148 / 785 | 81.3 | 6-5-0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 10.3 | 561 / 641 | 12.5 | 1-7-0 | 1 |

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

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