# Team 9176: Steel Sturgeons

Traverse City, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2023. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Greenspire School
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/steelsturgeons9176
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steel_sturgeons_9176

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **24.70**, rank 2422 of 3708 (34.7th percentile)
- Record: 9-17-1 over 27 matches (33% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 6.5, teleop 18.2, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 18%, RP2 5%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | 2026mitvc | 3 | 35 | 2-9-1 | 10 |  | 25.0 | 6 |  |
| FIM District Ferris State Event presented by Ferris State University | 2026mibig | 6 | 21 | 6-6-0 | 23 | 4 | 24.7 | 22 |  |
| West Michigan Robotics Invitational | 2026wmri | 34 | 23 | 1-2-0 | 5 | 6 | 34.3 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Gracious Professionalism Award (2026mibig)

## 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.

- 2027 – now: Steel Sturgeons
- 2023 – now: Greenspire Steel Sturgeons

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 7, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gracious Professionalism | 1 | 2026 |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2025 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2024 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2023 |
| Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2023 |
| 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, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Ferris State Event presented by Ferris State University | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Ferris State Event presented by Ferris State | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | FIM District Central Michigan University Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | Johnson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - APTIV Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIM District LSSU Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Finalist |
| 2023 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by "Cone Drive by Timken" | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 24.7 | 2422 / 3708 | 34.7 | 9-17-1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 55.9 | 549 / 3687 | 85.1 | 12-16-0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 25.9 | 632 / 3475 | 81.8 | 18-22-2 | 6 |
| 2023 | 46.3 | 478 / 3284 | 85.5 | 26-34-0 | 5 |

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

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