# Team 5232: Talons

Hermantown, Minnesota, USA. Rookie year 2014.

## Who backs them

- School: Hermantown High School
- Sponsors: Gene Haas Foundation, Volkswagen of Duluth, Pachel Foundation, Hartel's Disposal, Oasis Del Norte, Harbor Pointe Credit Union, Hermantown Community Schools
- Website: http://www.talons5232.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hermantowntalons5232
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talonsrobotics5232
- GitHub: https://github.com/talon5232

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **13.76**, rank 3165 of 3708 (14.6th percentile)
- Record: 5-18-0 over 23 matches (22% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 5.5, teleop 8.3, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 14%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Northern Lights Regional | 2026mndu2 | 1 | 34 | 3-8-0 | 11 | 3 | 26.1 |  | 12 |
| Minnesota Granite City Regional | 2026mnmi2 | 6 | 50 | 1-8-0 | 6 |  | 13.8 |  | 4 |

## 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.

- 2015 – now: Talons
- 2014: Hawks Robotics

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 3
- Awards: 6, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 3 | 2024, 2023, 2016 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2024 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2023 |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2023 |

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, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Minnesota Granite City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Colorado Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | Archimedes Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Minnesota North Star Regional at La Crosse | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2022 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | Northern Lights Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional presented by the Medtronic Foundation | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Northern Lights Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Northern Lights Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Hopper Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2015 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2014 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 13.8 | 3165 / 3708 | 14.6 | 5-18-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 27.3 | 1855 / 3687 | 49.7 | 12-13-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 25.3 | 674 / 3475 | 80.6 | 25-14-0 | 5 |
| 2023 | 46.9 | 461 / 3284 | 86.0 | 28-16-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 13.6 | 1505 / 3053 | 50.7 | 6-6-0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 30.1 | 801 / 2024 | 60.5 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 17.0 | 1665 / 3763 | 55.8 | 9-11-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 79.1 | 1833 / 3617 | 49.3 | 6-7-0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 33.0 | 3197 / 3331 | 4.0 | 2-6-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 27.7 | 1227 / 3114 | 60.6 | 12-11-1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 17.0 | 1562 / 2873 | 45.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 17.2 | 2010 / 2697 | 25.5 | 5-9-0 | 1 |

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

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