# Team 5461: Victorian Engineered Robotic Nation or V.E.R.N.

Meridian, Idaho, USA. Rookie year 2015.

## Who backs them

- School: Learning for Life Post #4
- Sponsors: Micron Foundation, Mechanistic Lair, House of Design, Power Engineers, Solidworks, Boise Premier Cleaners, Open Lab Idaho, Pacific Metal, Exploring, Learning for Life and the Mountain West Council
- Website: https://www.facebook.com/ExplorerPost4/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/explorerpost4
- X: https://twitter.com/frc5461vern
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc_5461_vern

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **45.18**, rank 1501 of 3708 (59.5th percentile)
- Record: 13-17-0 over 30 matches (43% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 5.4, teleop 39.8, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 30%, RP2 7%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canadian Pacific Regional | 2026bcvi | 1 | 28 | 4-6-0 | 17 | 2 | 31.9 |  | 26 |
| Idaho Regional | 2026idbo | 4 | 21 | 5-7-0 | 23 | 8 | 45.2 |  | 32 |
| Bordie Through Time | 2026wabe | 32 | 35 | 2-8-0 | 6 |  | 35.8 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Woodie Flowers Finalist Award (2026idbo)
- Gracious Professionalism Award (2026idbo)

## 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.

- 2022 – now: Victorian Engineered Robotic Nation or V.E.R.N.
- 2015 – 2020: V.E.R.N.

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 4
- Awards: 15, over 7 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Imagery | 4 | 2024, 2023, 2022 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 3 | 2026, 2023, 2018 |
| Woodie Flowers | 3 | 2026, 2025, 2024 |
| Creativity | 2 | 2025, 2019 |
| Impact | 1 | 2024 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2024 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2019 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Judges', Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Idaho Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2026 | Canadian Pacific Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2025 | Idaho Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Arizona North Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Canadian Pacific Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Milstein Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Idaho Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Canadian Pacific Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2023 | Idaho Regional | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Orange County Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Idaho Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | Utah Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Idaho Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Central Valley Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Idaho Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Utah Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Idaho Regional | Alliance 7 · backup robot | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Idaho Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Utah Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 45.2 | 1501 / 3708 | 59.5 | 13-17-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 35.0 | 1398 / 3687 | 62.1 | 13-20-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 17.8 | 1329 / 3475 | 61.8 | 19-22-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 35.6 | 969 / 3284 | 70.5 | 14-12-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.4 | 2057 / 3053 | 32.6 | 5-9-0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 14.5 | 1524 / 2024 | 24.7 | 3-6-1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16.4 | 1828 / 3763 | 51.4 | 11-15-0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 87.1 | 1464 / 3617 | 59.5 | 10-10-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 76.6 | 1567 / 3331 | 53.0 | 6-6-0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 15.4 | 2733 / 3114 | 12.2 | 1-11-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 15.2 | 1767 / 2873 | 38.5 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |

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

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