# Team 9106: Spires

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2023. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Catholic Central High School
- Sponsors: Meijer, Array of Engineers, Gene Haas Foundation, NK Manufacturing Technologies, Koops Automation Systems, Alro Steel, Haworth, Randstad Digital, NDIA Michigan, Trinity Health, Knights of Columbus (Clyde Park #4362), Benteler, DePriest Family Foundation, Quints, Rysdyk Family

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **37.20**, rank 1818 of 3708 (51.0th percentile)
- Record: 15-14-0 over 29 matches (52% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 8.3, teleop 28.4, endgame 0.5
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 33%, RP2 7%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Lake City Event presented by AT&T | 2026milac | 2 | 19 | 6-6-0 | 23 |  | 15.4 | 12 |  |
| FIM District Muskegon Event presented by RENK | 2026mimus | 3 | 24 | 4-8-0 | 19 | 3 | 37.2 | 43 |  |
| West Michigan Robotics Invitational | 2026wmri | 34 |  |  |  |  | 37.2 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Winner (2026mimus)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 3, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 1 | 2026 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2023 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2023 |

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, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Muskegon Event presented by RENK | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | FIM District Lake City Event presented by AT&T |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Kentwood Event presented by Dematic |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Berrien Springs Event presented by Edgewater Automation |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Muskegon Event presented by Renk | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Battle Creek Event presented by Parker Hannifin | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Kentwood Event presented by Dematic | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Calvin University Event presented by Amway |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 37.2 | 1818 / 3708 | 51.0 | 15-14-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 30.1 | 1722 / 3687 | 53.3 | 8-16-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 8.6 | 2579 / 3475 | 25.8 | 15-13-0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 36.3 | 956 / 3284 | 70.9 | 10-16-0 | 3 |

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