# Team 5851: Striking Vikings

Downey, California, USA. Rookie year 2016. District CA.

## Who backs them

- School: Downey High School
- Sponsors: Mary R. Stauffer Foundation, Gene Haas Foundation, Memory of Linda G. Kennedy, Strong Hand Tools, Raytheon, Porto’s Bakery, Peak Century 21, Downey Federal Credit Union, Columbia Memorial Space Center, Kiwanis Foundation
- Website: http:///team5851.com
- X: https://twitter.com/team5851
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/strikingvikings

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **52.58**, rank 1364 of 3708 (63.2th percentile)
- Record: 15-14-0 over 29 matches (52% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 9.1, teleop 43.2, endgame 0.4
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 39%, RP2 9%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CA District San Gabriel Valley Event | 2026casgv | 4 | 13 | 6-6-0 | 24 | 8 | 50.1 | 28 |  |
| Las Vegas Regional | 2026nvlv | 6 | 15 | 6-4-0 | 25 | 6 | 52.6 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Team Spirit Award (2026casgv)
- Team Spirit Award (2026nvlv)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 19, over 9 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Team Spirit | 10 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2019, 2018 |
| Wildcard (no longer given) | 2 | 2024, 2020 |
| Winner | 1 | 2024 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2023 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2020 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2020 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2019 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2016 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2016 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, 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 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2026 | CA District San Gabriel Valley Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Utah Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Utah Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2023 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Utah Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2022 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | Del Mar Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2019 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Orange County Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Las Vegas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Los Angeles Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | San Diego Regional presented by Qualcomm | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Las Vegas Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 52.6 | 1364 / 3708 | 63.2 | 15-14-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 52.6 | 651 / 3687 | 82.4 | 13-13-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 28.2 | 477 / 3475 | 86.3 | 26-18-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 44.3 | 555 / 3284 | 83.1 | 23-8-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 21.5 | 897 / 3053 | 70.6 | 11-14-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 44.4 | 363 / 2024 | 82.1 | 13-4-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 18.1 | 1416 / 3763 | 62.4 | 12-9-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 81.1 | 1784 / 3617 | 50.7 | 9-12-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 86.7 | 1112 / 3331 | 66.6 | 11-11-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 29.9 | 1015 / 3114 | 67.4 | 15-20-0 | 3 |

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