# Team 6122: Potential Energy

Bear Lake, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2016. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Bear Lake School
- Sponsors: Correct Compression, Blarney Castle Oil, Nutrien Ag Solutions
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **31.87**, rank 2040 of 3708 (45.0th percentile)
- Record: 10-20-0 over 30 matches (33% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 8.8, teleop 23.1, endgame -0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 23%, RP2 6%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | 2026mitvc | 3 | 34 | 3-9-0 | 11 | 2 | 21.8 | 16 |  |
| FIM District Ferris State Event presented by Ferris State University | 2026mibig | 6 | 22 | 5-7-0 | 21 | 7 | 31.9 | 19 |  |

## 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.

- 2017 – now: Potential Energy
- 2016: Bear Lake

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 5, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Quality | 1 | 2023 |
| Winner | 1 | 2022 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2020 |
| Skills Finalist (no longer given) | 1 | 2020 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2019 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Ferris State Event presented by Ferris State University | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by "Cone Drive by Timken" |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Calvin University Event presented by Amway |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - APTIV Division |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District West Michigan Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIM District Calvin University Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2020 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIM District Muskegon Event |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | FIM District West Michigan Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Traverse City Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | FIM District - Traverse City Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - St. Joseph Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - Traverse City Event |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | FIM District - St. Joseph Event |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 31.9 | 2040 / 3708 | 45.0 | 10-20-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 11.8 | 2093 / 3475 | 39.8 | 9-7-0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 24.4 | 1752 / 3284 | 46.7 | 11-13-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 20.3 | 976 / 3053 | 68.1 | 18-24-3 | 3 |
| 2020 | 17.3 | 1363 / 2024 | 32.7 | 8-9-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 23.9 | 530 / 3763 | 85.9 | 13-13-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 105.9 | 718 / 3617 | 80.2 | 13-16-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 76.3 | 1627 / 3331 | 51.2 | 12-12-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 22.8 | 1884 / 3114 | 39.5 | 8-14-2 | 2 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/6122](https://www.match13.com/team/6122).

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