# Team 5279: Bionic Eagles

Altavista, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2014. District CHS.

## Who backs them

- School: Alta Vista Combined School
- Sponsors (2020): Altavista Chamber of Commerce, Mid-Atlantic Broadband
- Website: http://www.team5279.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team5279
- X: https://twitter.com/team5279
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/altavistarobotics

## 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 – 2020: Bionic Eagles
- 2015: Altavista Bionic Eagles
- 2014: ACS

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 11, over 5 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2018, 2016 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2018, 2017 |
| Winner | 2 | 2017, 2016 |
| Engineering Inspiration | 1 | 2019 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2018 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2016 |
| Quality | 1 | 2016 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2015 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | CHS District Southwest Virginia Event sponsored by Anton Paar | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2018 | CHS District Central Virginia Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Darwin Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2017 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2017 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Curie Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2016 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four |
| 2015 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Virginia Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2020 | 17.1 | 1374 / 2024 | 32.1 | 5-6-1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 13.2 | 2569 / 3763 | 31.7 | 8-19-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 73.1 | 2157 / 3617 | 40.4 | 15-29-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 87.8 | 1056 / 3331 | 68.3 | 35-24-6 | 5 |
| 2016 | 34.5 | 620 / 3114 | 80.1 | 43-17-0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 15.7 | 1805 / 2873 | 37.2 | 0-0-8 | 1 |
| 2014 | 11.3 | 2452 / 2697 | 9.1 | 2-6-1 | 1 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/5279](https://www.match13.com/team/5279).

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