# Team 5230: The Resistance

Alpena, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2014. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Alpena High School
- Sponsors (2022): State of Michigan, Employment Services Inc., Besser Foundation, Alpena County Youth and Rec, LaFarge
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/firstwildcatrobotics
- X: https://twitter.com/resistance5230
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/5230resistance

## 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.

- 2016 – 2022: The Resistance
- 2015: Enlightened Des-Bots
- 2014: 5 Below 50

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 9, over 5 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 3 | 2019, 2018, 2017 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2019 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2018 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2016 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2016 |
| Rookie All Star | 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, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | FIM District Walled Lake Event presented by Magna | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Alpena Event #2 | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Alpena Event #1 | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Alpena Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Finalist |
| 2018 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - Traverse City Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Gaylord Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Michigan State Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Traverse City Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | FIM District - Escanaba Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Traverse City Event |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Escanaba FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 | 9.3 | 2173 / 3053 | 28.8 | 12-15-1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 13.5 | 2506 / 3763 | 33.4 | 14-17-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 101.7 | 886 / 3617 | 75.5 | 22-25-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 103.2 | 462 / 3331 | 86.2 | 20-22-2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 34.4 | 632 / 3114 | 79.7 | 34-24-0 | 4 |
| 2015 | 27.1 | 897 / 2873 | 68.8 | 0-0-24 | 2 |
| 2014 | 21.7 | 1651 / 2697 | 38.8 | 15-12-0 | 2 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/5230](https://www.match13.com/team/5230).

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