# Team 5053: Lakers Waterford, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2014. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Our Lady of the Lakes CS - Sponsors: Nissan, Joyson Safety Systems, Knights of Columbus, Our Lady of the Lakes Catholic High School, Miba, Henninges Automotive, Michigan Department of Education, Cummins - Website: https://lakerrobotics.wordpress.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lakersteam5053 - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lakerrobotics5053 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **81.20**, rank 855 of 3708 (77.0th percentile) - Record: 8-19-0 over 27 matches (30% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 8.6, teleop 71.2, endgame 1.4 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 73%, RP2 17% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | 2026mimil | 2 | 40 | 2-10-0 | 10 | | 6.3 | 4 | | | FIM District Belleville Event presented by DTE | 2026mibel | 3 | 16 | 5-7-0 | 25 | 6 | 81.2 | 25 | | ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 4 - Awards: 14, over 8 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 4 | 2017, 2016, 2014 | | Finalist | 2 | 2025, 2020 | | Imagery | 2 | 2024, 2015 | | Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2017, 2016 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2018 | | Quality | 1 | 2017 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2014 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2014 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIM District Belleville Event presented by DTE | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2024 | FIM District Livonia Event presented by Aisin | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Woodhaven Event presented by Altair | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by Magna | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2023 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Proving Grounds | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Magna | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2020 | FIM District Milford Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Finalist | | 2019 | Buckeye Regional | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIM District Lincoln Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Milford Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIM District Belleville Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Waterford Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | Carson Division | Alliance 8 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Woodhaven Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2017 | FIM District - Ann Arbor Pioneer Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2016 | Tesla Division | | Not picked | | 2016 | Michigan State Championship | Alliance 12 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2016 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #1 | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | Carson Division | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIRST in Michigan District Championship | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Waterford Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Michigan FRC State Championship | | Not picked | | 2014 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2014 | Southfield FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 81.2 | 855 / 3708 | 77.0 | 8-19-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 43.3 | 1014 / 3687 | 72.5 | 12-21-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 11.4 | 2131 / 3475 | 38.7 | 13-18-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 32.7 | 1168 / 3284 | 64.5 | 15-16-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 20.7 | 950 / 3053 | 68.9 | 14-17-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 49.1 | 259 / 2024 | 87.2 | 11-7-0 | 3 | | 2019 | 27.9 | 188 / 3763 | 95.0 | 18-18-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 115.1 | 419 / 3617 | 88.4 | 19-12-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 114.5 | 210 / 3331 | 93.7 | 46-14-1 | 4 | | 2016 | 36.0 | 502 / 3114 | 83.9 | 43-31-0 | 5 | | 2015 | 43.2 | 359 / 2873 | 87.5 | 0-0-52 | 4 | | 2014 | 23.0 | 1557 / 2697 | 42.3 | 21-26-0 | 4 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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