# Team 5231: The Radical Jays

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

## Who backs them

- School: Shepherd High School
- Sponsors: First in Michigan, Shepherd Public Schools, Nexteer Automotive, Bill's Custom Fab, Inc., Great Lakes Bay Region (GLBR), Argosy, Aircraft Precision Products (APPI), Highland Plastics, WDS Enterprises, Inc., MLT Transport, L.L.C, Brink's Machine Company, Pleasant Optics
- Website: http://5231rad.weebly.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **-3.33**, rank 3605 of 3708 (2.8th percentile)
- Record: 6-18-0 over 24 matches (25% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 0.0, teleop -3.3, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 9%, RP2 3%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Mt Pleasant Event presented by AT&T | 2026mimtp | 1 | 36 | 3-9-0 | 11 |  | 9.5 | 7 |  |
| FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow | 2026mimid | 2 | 37 | 3-9-0 | 12 |  | -3.3 | 6 |  |

## 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.

- 2023 – now: The Radical Jays
- 2014 – 2022: Radical Jays

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 3, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 1 | 2023 |
| Finalist | 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, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIM District Mt Pleasant Event presented by AT&T |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Mt. Pleasant Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Central Michigan University Event |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by Magna |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | FIM District Jackson Event presented by Spring Arbor and Consumers | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIM District Lansing Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIM District Shepherd Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | FIM District Forest Hills Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | FIM District Shepherd Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - Shepherd Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Midland Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Lansing Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Midland Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Great Lakes Bay Region Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Standish Event |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Great Lakes Bay Region FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 4 · captain | Finalist |
| 2014 | Howell FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | -3.3 | 3605 / 3708 | 2.8 | 6-18-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 25.9 | 2018 / 3687 | 45.3 | 12-12-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 9.5 | 2425 / 3475 | 30.2 | 8-16-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 16.4 | 2562 / 3284 | 22.0 | 15-15-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 13.4 | 1648 / 3053 | 46.0 | 10-16-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 10.0 | 3296 / 3763 | 12.4 | 6-17-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 54.9 | 3104 / 3617 | 14.2 | 6-18-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 62.8 | 2228 / 3331 | 33.1 | 11-15-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 18.8 | 2401 / 3114 | 22.9 | 8-16-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 14.8 | 1882 / 2873 | 34.5 | 0-0-24 | 3 |
| 2014 | 41.0 | 622 / 2697 | 77.0 | 18-13-0 | 3 |

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

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