# Team 617: Enginerds Highland Springs, Virginia, USA. Rookie year 2001. District FCH. ## Who backs them - School: Highland Springs High School - Website: https://team617hshs.weebly.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc617 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/enginerds617_frc - GitHub: https://github.com/frc617 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **11.04**, rank 3316 of 3708 (10.6th percentile) - Record: 10-18-0 over 28 matches (36% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 3.5, teleop 7.5, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 14%, RP2 4% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | 2026vagle | 2 | 29 | 2-10-0 | 9 | 5 | 13.1 | 17 | | | FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | 2026vabla | 4 | 22 | 6-6-0 | 24 | | 11.0 | 10 | | ## 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. - 2009 – now: Enginerds - 2006 – 2008: Nerd Herd - 2003 – 2005: SPRINGERS ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 0 - Awards: 5, over 5 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Engineering Inspiration | 2 | 2003, 2002 | | Judges' | 1 | 2017 | | Finalist | 1 | 2010 | | Quality | 1 | 2009 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | | Not picked | | 2026 | FCH District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Porvair Filtration | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2025 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Volvo | | Not picked | | 2025 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event presented by Herndon Foundation | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | | Not picked | | 2024 | CHS District Ashland VA Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | CHS District Glen Allen VA Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #2 Day 1 | | Not picked | | 2022 | CHS District Greater Richmond Event #1 Day 1 | | Not picked | | 2020 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | | Not picked | | 2019 | CHS District Portsmouth VA Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | | Not picked | | 2019 | CHS District Richmond VA Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | | Not picked | | 2018 | CHS District Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | | Not picked | | 2018 | CHS District Central Virginia Event sponsored by Dominion Energy | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | CHS District - Hampton Roads Event sponsored by Newport News Shipbuilding | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | CHS District - Central Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | CHS District - Southwest Virginia Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2014 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2013 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2011 | Virginia Regional | | Not picked | | 2010 | Virginia Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Finalist | | 2009 | NASA VCU Regional | Alliance 6 (read from the playoff lineups) | Out before the top four | | 2008 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2007 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2006 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2004 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2003 | NASA / VCU Regional | | Not picked | | 2002 | NASA Langley / VCU Regional | | | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 11.0 | 3316 / 3708 | 10.6 | 10-18-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 11.1 | 3396 / 3687 | 7.9 | 6-17-1 | 2 | | 2024 | 5.7 | 3090 / 3475 | 11.1 | 9-14-1 | 2 | | 2023 | 20.7 | 2106 / 3284 | 35.9 | 12-12-2 | 2 | | 2022 | 4.0 | 2794 / 3053 | 8.5 | 6-14-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 14.8 | 1507 / 2024 | 25.6 | 3-9-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 4.3 | 3752 / 3763 | 0.3 | 6-18-0 | 3 | | 2018 | 40.2 | 3535 / 3617 | 2.3 | 7-17-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 54.3 | 2568 / 3331 | 22.9 | 12-14-0 | 2 | | 2016 | 11.4 | 2972 / 3114 | 4.6 | 6-18-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 5.4 | 2755 / 2873 | 4.1 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 | | 2014 | 20.4 | 1694 / 2697 | 37.2 | 3-6-0 | 1 | | 2013 | 7.5 | 1978 / 2510 | 21.2 | 1-7-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 6.7 | 951 / 2332 | 59.2 | 5-5-0 | 1 | | 2011 | 10.1 | 766 / 2053 | 62.7 | 1-7-1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2.3 | 253 / 1801 | 86.0 | 11-6-0 | 1 | | 2009 | 18.4 | 572 / 1675 | 65.9 | 6-3-0 | 1 | | 2008 | 9.5 | 958 / 1498 | 36.1 | 3-5-0 | 1 | | 2007 | 6.8 | 682 / 1295 | 47.4 | 5-3-0 | 1 | | 2006 | 10.7 | 425 / 1125 | 62.3 | 2-6-0 | 1 | | 2004 | 25.5 | 413 / 932 | 55.7 | 2-3-1 | 1 | | 2003 | 22.4 | 173 / 785 | 78.1 | 5-2-0 | 1 | | 2002 | 11.4 | 265 / 641 | 58.8 | 3-4-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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