# Team 518: Blue Steel

Grand Rapids, MI, USA. Rookie year 2001. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Ottawa Hills High School
- Sponsors (2010): GRAPCEP Davenport, Gumbo, Steelcase, GE Aviation Systems, IST

## 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: 0
- Awards: 1, over 1 season

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2001 |

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, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2010 | Ann Arbor FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2009 | West Michigan FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2009 | Lansing FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2008 | West Michigan Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2007 | West Michigan Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2006 | West Michigan Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2005 | West Michigan Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2004 | West Michigan Regional | Alliance 4 (read from the playoff lineups) | Top four |
| 2003 | West Michigan Regional |  | Out before the top four |
| 2002 | Western Michigan Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 0.9 | 1080 / 1801 | 40.1 | 11-13-2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 11.3 | 1484 / 1675 | 11.4 | 8-16-0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 13.3 | 652 / 1498 | 56.5 | 5-3-0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 3.0 | 1049 / 1295 | 19.0 | 6-3-0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 6.2 | 791 / 1125 | 29.7 | 1-8-0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 7.5 | 456 / 747 | 39.0 | 3-14-0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 46.4 | 24 / 932 | 97.5 | 11-8-0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 21.0 | 273 / 785 | 65.3 | 6-4-0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 11.8 | 175 / 641 | 72.8 | 5-4-0 | 1 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/518](https://www.match13.com/team/518).

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