# Team 5235: Gears of Fortune

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

## Who backs them

- School: Chesaning Union High School
- Sponsors: Nexteer
- Website: https://www.team5235.com/

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **14.20**, rank 3137 of 3708 (15.4th percentile)
- Record: 8-20-0 over 28 matches (29% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 4.4, teleop 9.8, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 16%, RP2 5%

### 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 | 35 | 3-9-0 | 12 |  | 7.9 | 7 |  |
| FIM District Kearsley Event presented by BAE Systems | 2026mifli | 3 | 37 | 3-9-0 | 14 | 2 | 14.2 | 30 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Engineering Inspiration Award sponsored by SpaceX (2026mifli)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 3, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 2 | 2023, 2022 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2026 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, 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, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Kearsley Event presented by BAE Systems | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Mt Pleasant Event presented by AT&T |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by Haas Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by The Gene Haas Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - CONSUMERS ENERGY Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Lakeview Event #1 presented by Parker-Hannifin | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Lansing Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2020 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIM District Midland Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Marysville Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Howell Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #2 |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Howell Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #1 |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Lansing Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2015 | FIM District - Kettering University Event |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Great Lakes Bay Region FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Southfield FIRST Robotics District Competition |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 14.2 | 3137 / 3708 | 15.4 | 8-20-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 29.0 | 1757 / 3687 | 52.4 | 10-18-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4.8 | 3219 / 3475 | 7.4 | 7-17-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 26.4 | 1571 / 3284 | 52.2 | 17-25-2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 7.9 | 2269 / 3053 | 25.7 | 16-15-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 11.8 | 1674 / 2024 | 17.3 | 4-8-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 13.7 | 2507 / 3763 | 33.4 | 9-16-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 88.1 | 1412 / 3617 | 61.0 | 12-17-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 73.0 | 1721 / 3331 | 48.3 | 11-14-1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 17.0 | 2587 / 3114 | 16.9 | 8-16-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 13.4 | 1948 / 2873 | 32.2 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 19.0 | 1825 / 2697 | 32.3 | 9-15-0 | 2 |

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

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