# Team 8193: Steel Stingers

New Lothrop, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2020. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: New Lothrop Jr Sr High School
- Sponsors: Ziola Farms, The State Bank, Curio Eyecare, Wendling Orthodontics, NoBoxx Metal Fabrication, Premier Powder Coat, Shiawassee Outdoor Services, Country Corner Feed and Seed, Elite Party Rental, Duane Jenrow and Sons

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **17.27**, rank 2786 of 3708 (24.9th percentile)
- Record: 17-12-0 over 29 matches (59% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 6.2, teleop 10.9, endgame 0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 15%, RP2 4%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Kearsley Event presented by BAE Systems | 2026mifli | 3 | 29 | 5-7-0 | 18 |  | 11.6 | 10 |  |
| FIM District Fenton Event presented by Gene Haas Foundation | 2026mifen | 6 | 15 | 7-5-0 | 27 | 2 | 17.3 | 47 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Winner (2026mifen)

## 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.

- 2024 – now: Steel Stingers
- 2023: The Steel Stingers FRC
- 2020 – 2022: The Steel Stingers

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 4, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 1 | 2026 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2025 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2020 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2020 |

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, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Fenton Event presented by Gene Haas Foundation | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | FIM District Kearsley Event presented by BAE Systems |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Wayne State Event presented by Magna | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by Haas Foundation |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by The Gene Haas Foundation | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Standish-Sterling Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by Ford |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Lansing Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 |  | Not picked |
| 2020 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 17.3 | 2786 / 3708 | 24.9 | 17-12-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 26.3 | 1980 / 3687 | 46.3 | 17-11-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 17.9 | 1348 / 3475 | 61.2 | 13-16-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 12.1 | 2985 / 3284 | 9.1 | 6-17-1 | 2 |
| 2022 | 8.5 | 2275 / 3053 | 25.5 | 9-14-1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 37.3 | 592 / 2024 | 70.8 | 7-7-0 | 1 |

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

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