# Team 9776: Gator Gears

Swartz Creek, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2024. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Genesee Academy
- Sponsors: AZ Company, Insight Health Systems, The Golden Balance, Kettering University, Complete Health Systems, Luhaz's Grandpa, Ship Addict
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/team_9776

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **44.70**, rank 1557 of 3708 (58.0th percentile)
- Record: 14-18-0 over 32 matches (44% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 7.1, teleop 37.1, endgame 0.5
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 32%, RP2 7%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIM District Battle Creek Event presented by BlueOval Battery Park Michigan | 2026mibat | 4 | 31 | 4-8-0 | 17 | 2 | 32.3 | 36 |  |
| FIM District Fenton Event presented by Gene Haas Foundation | 2026mifen | 6 | 12 | 7-5-0 | 29 | 7 | 44.7 | 26 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- District Event Finalist (2026mibat)
- Rising All-Star Award (2026mibat)

## 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.

- 2025 – now: Gator Gears
- 2024: GA Robotics

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 3, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finalist | 1 | 2026 |
| Rising All-Star | 1 | 2026 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2025 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIM District Fenton Event presented by Gene Haas Foundation | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIM District Battle Creek Event presented by BlueOval Battery Park Michigan | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 5 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #1 presented by Haas Foundation | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Troy Event #2 presented by Magna | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2024 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by The Gene Haas Foundation | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Top four |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 44.7 | 1557 / 3708 | 58.0 | 14-18-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 43.2 | 1016 / 3687 | 72.5 | 28-16-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 2561 / 3475 | 26.3 | 16-16-0 | 2 |

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