# Team 9496: LYNK Spindale, North Carolina, USA. Rookie year 2024. District FNC. ## Who backs them - School: Inspire Carolina - Sponsors: Fountain Electric, The McKeithans, Century Fire Protection, Vannoy Construction, Parton Lumber, West Coast Products - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lynkfrc - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lynkfrc - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lynkfrc - GitHub: https://github.com/lynkrobotics ## 2026 season - xP rating: **233.69**, rank 23 of 3708 (99.4th percentile) - Record: 70-13-0 over 83 matches (84% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 56.4, teleop 177.5, endgame -0.2 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 99%, RP2 65% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FSC District North Charleston Event presented by SCDE & City of North Charleston Recreation | 2026sccha | 1 | 1 | 11-1-0 | 45 | 1 | 243.3 | | | | FNC District Wake County Event #2 | 2026ncwk2 | 3 | 1 | 11-1-0 | 46 | 1 | 254.6 | 73 | | | FNC District UNC Pembroke Event | 2026ncpem | 4 | 2 | 10-2-0 | 43 | 1 | 250.8 | 72 | | | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | 2026nccmp | 7 | 1 | 11-1-0 | 52 | 1 | 248.9 | 189 | | | Galileo Division | 2026gal | 8 | 6 | 8-2-0 | 38 | 5 | 233.7 | | | | South Carolina Robotics And Practicals | 2026scsc | 26 | 5 | 5-5-0 | 25 | 1 | 202.4 | | | | Chezy Champs | 2026cc | 29 | 14 | 4-6-0 | 25 | 7 | 227.7 | | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026ncwk2) - District Event Winner (2026sccha) - District Event Winner (2026ncpem) - District Championship Finalist (2026nccmp) - Industrial Design Award (2026gal) - Quality Award (2026ncwk2) - Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026sccha) - Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026nccmp) - Autonomous Award sponsored by Google.org (2026ncpem) ## CAD Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform. - 2026, Comp Robot, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/768d7890bafac55a2a891aae/w/a270c1901be101ad8a97909d/e/df73afab8b112242516b9ad0 - 2025, Comp Robot – 2025 Build Log, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/252eb205bc1699323c399c2a/w/52c536258375c75fa1eb94d0/e/9f7ebb6dd6e0f50473c3d0d4?renderMode=0&uiState=681a89ea27d6386382148d66 - 2024, Comp Robot, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/3c47a08b245703615675d7b5/w/02886f1c8b7d2674dc3733c3/e/f9bfccfbeeadb92a2ffe2e16 ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 11 - Awards: 25, over 3 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 11 | 2026, 2025, 2024 | | Autonomous | 3 | 2026, 2024 | | Innovation in Control | 3 | 2026, 2025 | | Rookie All Star | 2 | 2024 | | Finalist | 1 | 2026 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2026 | | Quality | 1 | 2026 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2025 | | Leadership | 1 | 2024 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2024 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Judges', Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Galileo Division | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 1 · captain | Finalist | | 2026 | FNC District UNC Pembroke Event | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2026 | FNC District Wake County Event #2 | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2026 | FSC District North Charleston Event presented by SCDE & City of North Charleston Recreation | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | Hopper Division | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIRST North Carolina State Championship | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | FNC District Mecklenburg County Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2025 | PCH District Gainesville Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | Archimedes Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2024 | FIRST North Carolina District State Championship | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | FNC District Mecklenburg County Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | | 2024 | FNC District UNC Asheville Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2024 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 1 · captain | Won the event | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 233.7 | 23 / 3708 | 99.4 | 70-13-0 | 7 | | 2025 | 81.1 | 61 / 3687 | 98.4 | 72-7-2 | 7 | | 2024 | 42.8 | 43 / 3475 | 98.8 | 74-18-0 | 8 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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