# Team 9673: Volt Vespids

Ithaca, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2024. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Ithaca Jr Sr High School
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc_team_9673

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **46.48**, rank 1509 of 3708 (59.3th percentile)
- Record: 15-17-0 over 32 matches (47% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 9.7, teleop 36.9, endgame -0.1
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 34%, RP2 8%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Mt Pleasant Event presented by AT&T | 2026mimtp | 1 | 26 | 5-7-0 | 19 | 2 | 32.9 | 33 |  |
| FIM District Ferris State Event presented by Ferris State University | 2026mibig | 6 | 13 | 7-5-0 | 27 | 8 | 46.5 | 29 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Finalist (2026mimtp)
- Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse (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.

- 2026 – now: Volt Vespids
- 2024 – 2025: Ithaca Volt Vespids

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 4, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2026 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2026 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2024 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2024 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Ferris State Event presented by Ferris State University | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Mt Pleasant Event presented by AT&T | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Aptiv Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Mt. Pleasant Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by The Gene Haas Foundation |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 46.5 | 1509 / 3708 | 59.3 | 15-17-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 40.3 | 1137 / 3687 | 69.2 | 20-24-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 16.4 | 1515 / 3475 | 56.4 | 11-15-0 | 3 |

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

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