# Team 5920: VIKotics

Palouse, Washington, USA. Rookie year 2016. District PNW.

## Who backs them

- School: Palouse School
- Sponsors: Washington FIRST Robotics, W.F. Halpin Math & Science Foundation, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc., Gene Haas Foundation
- Website: http:///www.garpal.net

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **43.35**, rank 1602 of 3708 (56.8th percentile)
- Record: 15-15-0 over 30 matches (50% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 4.7, teleop 39.4, endgame -0.7
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 40%, RP2 9%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PNW District Oregon State Fair Event | 2026orsal | 1 | 16 | 6-6-0 | 25 | 1 | 50.7 | 37 |  |
| PNW District SunDome Event | 2026wayak | 3 | 18 | 5-7-0 | 25 | 8 | 43.3 | 20 |  |
| Bordie Through Time | 2026wabe | 32 |  |  |  |  | 43.3 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Winner (2026orsal)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 3
- Awards: 13, over 7 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 3 | 2026, 2023, 2017 |
| Team Spirit | 2 | 2022, 2018 |
| Gracious Professionalism | 2 | 2017, 2016 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 2 | 2016 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2020 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2017 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2016 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2016 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | PNW District SunDome Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | PNW District Oregon State Fair Event | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | PNW District SunDome Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | PNW District Oregon State Fair Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | PNW District SunDome Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | PNW District Clackamas Academy Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | PNW District SunDome Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | PNW District Clackamas Academy Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2022 | Pacific Northwest FIRST District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | PNW District West Valley Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | PNW District SunDome Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | PNW District West Valley Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | PNW District West Valley Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | PNW District SunDome Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Pacific Northwest District Championship | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | PNW District West Valley Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2018 | PNW District SunDome Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Pacific Northwest District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | PNW District - Central Washington University Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | PNW District - West Valley Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | Carver Division |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Pacific Northwest District Championship sponsored by Autodesk |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | PNW District - Central Washington University Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | PNW District - West Valley Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 43.4 | 1602 / 3708 | 56.8 | 15-15-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 45.5 | 903 / 3687 | 75.5 | 16-15-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 13.8 | 1846 / 3475 | 46.9 | 13-16-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 33.5 | 1109 / 3284 | 66.3 | 21-26-0 | 4 |
| 2022 | 24.5 | 713 / 3053 | 76.7 | 20-22-0 | 4 |
| 2020 | 44.3 | 364 / 2024 | 82.1 | 7-8-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 21.4 | 832 / 3763 | 77.9 | 13-16-0 | 3 |
| 2018 | 97.3 | 1053 / 3617 | 70.9 | 23-23-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 82.2 | 1332 / 3331 | 60.0 | 25-23-0 | 3 |
| 2016 | 27.2 | 1308 / 3114 | 58.0 | 32-22-1 | 5 |

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