# Team 7255: Mechanical Mettle

Charleston, Missouri, USA. Rookie year 2018.

## Who backs them

- School: Charleston High School
- Sponsors: Charleston R-1 Schools, Mac Con Company, Charleston Kiwanis Club, Charleston United Methodist Church, Citizen Bank, Construction Trailer Specialist, Day3 Seeds, Stan's Carpet, VFW Post 4294, Bootheel Hybrids LLC, Brittany Fitzgerald, CPA, Caring Communities, First State Bank & Trust Co Inc, Health Facilities Rehab Services, RJS Burke Partnership, West Em Medical Spa, Sonny's Solid Waste Services, Burns, Taylor, Heckemeyer, Green, Edwards & Graham, LLC, C&S Septic, Grant Financial Management, Metalweld Inc., Mid Valley Irrigation, Mikerentals, Inc, State Farm Insurance, Karen & R. Scott Matthews, Tomee Ann Britt

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **13.51**, rank 3005 of 3708 (19.0th percentile)
- Record: 5-10-0 over 15 matches (33% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 3.6, teleop 10.1, endgame -0.2
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 17%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arkansas Regional | 2026arli | 3 | 21 | 4-8-0 | 19 | 5 | 13.5 |  | 13 |
| Gateway Robotics Challenge (GRC)  | 2026mogw | 28 |  | 2-3-0 |  | 3 | 28.4 |  |  |

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 1, over 1 season

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2018 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Smoky Mountains Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | Arkansas Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | Magnolia Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Magnolia Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | Greater Kansas City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Arkansas Rock City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | St. Louis Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 13.5 | 3005 / 3708 | 19.0 | 5-10-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 9.9 | 3434 / 3687 | 6.9 | 6-16-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3.3 | 3298 / 3475 | 5.1 | 5-7-0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 12.7 | 2933 / 3284 | 10.7 | 6-8-1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 2993 / 3053 | 2.0 | 4-8-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 3589 / 3763 | 4.6 | 3-6-0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 50.0 | 3290 / 3617 | 9.0 | 4-6-0 | 2 |

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

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