# Team 5547: The Talons

Hale, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2015. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Hale High School
- Sponsors: Reilly Contracting, The Bradley Insurance Agency (MEEMIC Insurance), Happy Acres Real Estate, Wilson and Sons Septic Service, Hale Hardware, D.O.D Stem Grant
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thetalons5547
- X: https://twitter.com/thetalons5547

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **17.82**, rank 2889 of 3708 (22.1th percentile)
- Record: 12-15-0 over 27 matches (44% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 1.2, teleop 16.6, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 17%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Lake City Event presented by AT&T | 2026milac | 2 | 20 | 6-6-0 | 23 | 2 | 30.2 | 14 |  |
| FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University | 2026milsu | 4 | 28 | 5-7-0 | 22 |  | 17.8 | 10 |  |

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 7, over 6 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 3 | 2025, 2019, 2016 |
| Winner | 2 | 2022, 2017 |
| Team Spirit | 2 | 2015 |

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 Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIM District Lake City Event presented by AT&T | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District LSSU Event presented by LSSU | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Escanaba Event presented by Highline Fast | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2024 | FIM District LSSU Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Lake City Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District LSSU Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Standish-Sterling Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2020 | FIM District St. Joseph Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2019 | FIM District Marysville Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | FIM District Alpena Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Escanaba Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Dow Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2017 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2016 | FIM District - Lake Superior State University Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2016 | FIM District - Standish-Sterling Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Escanaba Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | FIM District - Great Lakes Bay Region Event |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | FIM District - Standish Event |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 17.8 | 2889 / 3708 | 22.1 | 12-15-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 51.1 | 704 / 3687 | 80.9 | 23-23-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 14.0 | 1782 / 3475 | 48.7 | 15-15-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 32.8 | 1132 / 3284 | 65.5 | 15-11-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 10.5 | 1906 / 3053 | 37.6 | 19-27-1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 24.6 | 1016 / 2024 | 49.8 | 8-7-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 19.9 | 1111 / 3763 | 70.5 | 13-17-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 95.6 | 1111 / 3617 | 69.3 | 17-14-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 99.1 | 598 / 3331 | 82.1 | 26-23-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 29.9 | 984 / 3114 | 68.4 | 21-23-0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 19.8 | 1295 / 2873 | 54.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 4 |

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