# Team 8044: Denham Venom

Denham Springs, Louisiana, USA. Rookie year 2020.

## Who backs them

- School: Denham Springs High School STEM and Robotics Center & Denham Springs High School
- Sponsors: NASA, DoD STEM, The Haas Foundation, Weyerhauser
- Website: https://www.facebook.com/denhamvenom
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denhamvenom
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@frcdenhamvenom
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denham_venom
- GitHub: https://github.com/team8044

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **238.86**, rank 17 of 3708 (99.6th percentile)
- Record: 50-9-0 over 59 matches (85% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 53.6, teleop 185.2, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 100%, RP2 66%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pikes Peak Regional | 2026cosp | 1 | 5 | 9-3-0 | 40 | 1 | 223.3 |  | 69 |
| Magnolia Regional | 2026mslr | 3 | 2 | 9-0-0 | 36 | 1 | 229.3 |  | 72 |
| Bayou Regional | 2026lake | 5 | 1 | 8-0-0 | 37 | 1 | 247.4 |  | 73 (not counted) |
| Hopper Division | 2026hop | 8 | 8 | 7-3-0 | 39 | 5 | 238.9 |  |  |
| Texas Robotics Invitational | 2026txhou1 | 17 | 4 | 7-2-0 | 34 | 2 | 247.2 |  |  |
| Texas Robotics Invitational Girls Drive Tournament | 2026txhou2 | 17 |  |  |  | 7 | 234.4 |  |  |
| Indiana Robotics Invitational  | 2026iri | 20 | 2 | 7-2-0 | 38 | 2 | 258.2 |  |  |
| The Red Stick Rumble powered by Entergy | 2026rsr | 29 |  | 9-0-0 |  | 1 | 290.1 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Winners (2026lake)
- Regional Winners (2026cosp)
- Regional Winners (2026mslr)
- Quality Award (2026cosp)
- Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026lake)
- Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026mslr)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 8
- Awards: 26, over 6 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2025)

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 6 | 2026, 2025, 2024 |
| Autonomous | 4 | 2026, 2024, 2022 |
| Creativity | 3 | 2025, 2024 |
| Finalist | 3 | 2025, 2024 |
| Quality | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| Woodie Flowers | 2 | 2025, 2024 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2024, 2023 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2025 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2023 |
| Leadership | 1 | 2023 |
| Rookie Game Changer (no longer given) | 1 | 2020 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Hopper Division | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2026 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2026 | Magnolia Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | Pikes Peak Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | Einstein Field | Alliance 1 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2025 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2025 | Magnolia Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2024 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2024 | Magnolia Regional | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event |
| 2024 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2023 | Rocket City Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Bayou Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Magnolia Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2022 | Bayou Regional presented by Entergy | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2022 | Tallahassee Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 238.9 | 17 / 3708 | 99.6 | 50-9-0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 75.0 | 142 / 3687 | 96.2 | 51-14-0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 41.9 | 61 / 3475 | 98.3 | 45-17-0 | 6 |
| 2023 | 47.9 | 418 / 3284 | 87.3 | 21-23-0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 28.1 | 531 / 3053 | 82.6 | 20-13-0 | 4 |

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

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