# Team 9277: Sparkans

Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Rookie year 2023.

## Who backs them

- School: STEM Innovation Academy High School
- Sponsors: Alan and Shelly Norris, The Belt Shop, Delnor, Allied Projects, Graymont
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@stemiasparkans
- X: https://twitter.com/stemiasparkans
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stemiasparkans
- GitHub: https://github.com/9277-sparkans

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **82.80**, rank 827 of 3708 (77.7th percentile)
- Record: 13-22-0 over 35 matches (37% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 13.0, teleop 69.8, endgame -0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 56%, RP2 12%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Canadian Pacific Regional | 2026bcvi | 1 | 14 | 5-5-0 | 22 | 5 | 64.6 |  | 32 |
| Utah Regional | 2026utwv | 7 | 16 | 5-5-0 | 25 | 6 | 83.7 |  | 65 |
| Johnson Division | 2026joh | 8 | 70 | 2-8-0 | 9 |  | 82.8 |  |  |
| Einstein Field | 2026cmptx | 8 |  |  |  |  | 82.8 |  |  |
| FIRST Alberta Canadian Rockies Open @ KDays | 2026caab | 20 | 4 | 7-2-0 | 24 | 2 | 66.8 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional FIRST Impact Award (2026utwv)
- FIRST Leadership Award Finalist (2026bcvi)
- Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (2026bcvi)
- FIRST Impact Award Finalist (2026cmptx)

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 7, over 2 seasons
- Einstein appearances: 1 (2026)

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Leadership | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2026 |
| Impact | 1 | 2026 |
| Impact Finalist | 1 | 2026 |
| Imagery | 1 | 2025 |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2025 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Einstein Field |  |  |
| 2026 | Johnson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | Utah Regional | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Canadian Pacific Regional | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Hawaii Regional | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | Canadian Pacific Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | Canadian Pacific Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Canadian Pacific Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 82.8 | 827 / 3708 | 77.7 | 13-22-0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 36.9 | 1325 / 3687 | 64.1 | 12-16-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1.7 | 3406 / 3475 | 2.0 | 3-8-1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 14.2 | 2788 / 3284 | 15.1 | 6-8-0 | 1 |

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