# Team 9245: Laker Dreadnoughts

Pigeon, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2023. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Laker High School
- Sponsors: AgriValley Communications, Autokiniton, Bergman Builders, Buchholz Transport, Har Jo's Ben Franklin, Huron Casting, McCain Plumbing and Heating, TAAZ Seed Sales, Thumb Bank and Trust
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc.9245

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **145.81**, rank 279 of 3708 (92.5th percentile)
- Record: 35-24-0 over 59 matches (59% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 33.7, teleop 112.5, endgame -0.4
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 91%, RP2 28%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Marysville Event | 2026mimar | 2 | 2 | 10-2-0 | 42 | 2 | 141.6 | 61 |  |
| FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | 2026mitry | 4 | 8 | 8-4-0 | 38 | 4 | 174.2 | 42 |  |
| FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | 2026micmp2 | 7 | 13 | 7-5-0 | 37 | 8 | 140.2 | 84 |  |
| Newton Division | 2026new | 8 | 53 | 4-6-0 | 21 |  | 145.8 |  |  |
| Wolverine Robotics Competition | 2026miwrc | 22 | 9 | 3-3-0 | 17 | 4 | 171.0 |  |  |
| Kettering Kickoff - Day 2 2026 | 2026mifli2 | 28 | 23 | 2-6-0 | 8 | 5 | 101.8 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Finalist (2026mimar)
- Industrial Design Award (2026mitry)
- Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026micmp2)
- Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026mimar)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 9, over 3 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Creativity | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2026, 2023 |
| Industrial Design | 1 | 2026 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2026 |
| Quality | 1 | 2025 |
| Winner | 1 | 2025 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2023 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Marysville Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2025 | Hopper Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Division | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by Haas Foundation | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by The Gene Haas Foundation | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship presented by DTE Foundation - APTIV Division |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIM District Standish-Sterling Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Finalist |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 145.8 | 279 / 3708 | 92.5 | 35-24-0 | 6 |
| 2025 | 71.5 | 198 / 3687 | 94.7 | 45-16-1 | 12 |
| 2024 | 21.3 | 1017 / 3475 | 70.8 | 15-14-0 | 7 |
| 2023 | 35.7 | 998 / 3284 | 69.6 | 20-24-0 | 4 |

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