The Blue Alliance
2026 Season

Team 8517 - Bounty Hunters

Part of the FIRST in Michigan District
From Essexville, Michigan, USA
aka Nexteer Automotive/Dow Chemical/Bay Composite/FIRST Great Lake Bay Region/SC Johnson/MDE/Larsen Graphics/Consumers Energy/Toyota/AT & T&Garber High School
Rookie Year: 2021
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Event Results

Team 8517 was 33-17-0 in official play and 39-21-0 overall in 2026.

As a member of the FIRST in Michigan district, Team 8517 ranked #37 having earned 215 points.

FIM District Midland Event presented by Dow

in Midland, MI, USA
to Week 2

Team 8517 was Rank 7 with a record of 11-6-0 and won the following awards:

  • Industrial Design Award

They competed in the playoffs as the Captain of Alliance 5 and were eliminated in the Double Elimination Bracket (Round 5).

Captain 8517
Pick 1 6753
Pick 2 9685

District Points Earned

Category Points
Qual Points 18
Alliance Points 12
Playoff Points 13
Award Points 5
Total Points 48
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Match Red Alliance Blue Alliance Scores
Qualifications
Quals 6
9661 1596 8517 3357 11527 10547 129 41
Quals 10
6067 6533 10587 5533 8517 5424 25 192
Quals 14
6533 9238 8517 9648 5216 5229 124 179
Quals 23
8517 11458 5509 1596 6073 5229 127 124
Quals 27
8517 10587 5504 8873 9736 11458 121 146
Quals 33
6067 5424 5509 7784 8517 3357 59 208
Quals 44
5229 2619 5533 9731 8517 5538 204 93
Quals 49
6753 8517 5603 3425 6073 2619 157 126
Quals 53
8517 5561 6073 9685 6033 5231 84 129
Quals 59
5509 5504 5538 5712 11527 8517 31 163
Quals 68
9661 6533 7784 8517 8873 9662 48 154
Quals 78
6753 5525 5561 201 5229 8517 166 283
Semifinals
Playoff Match 2
201 6073 2619 8517 9685 6753 169 200
Playoff Match 7
5712 5603 5166 8517 9685 6753 234 192
Playoff Match 9
8517 9685 6753 5229 3770 5561 138 136
Playoff Match 12
3357 9661 5533 8517 9685 6753 168 206
Playoff Match 13
5712 5603 5166 8517 9685 6753 241 155

FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University

in Sault Ste. Marie, MI, USA
to Week 4

Team 8517 was Rank 4 with a record of 12-6-0 and won the following awards:

  • District Event Finalist
  • Rising All-Star Award

They competed in the playoffs as the 1st Pick of Alliance 2 and were eliminated in the Finals.

Captain 10666
Pick 1 8517
Pick 2 4375

District Points Earned

Category Points
Qual Points 19
Alliance Points 15
Playoff Points 20
Award Points 5
Total Points 59
Watch All Matches
Match Red Alliance Blue Alliance Scores
Qualifications
Quals 1
9548 7814 9682 3536 9249 8517 116 230
Quals 10
4375 5424 8517 4392 10589 5547 152 98
Quals 21
9249 5878 5424 7768 8517 6077 47 318
Quals 26
7713 6098 1596 6088 9674 8517 75 201
Quals 34
10595 4967 6113 8517 10666 10605 100 185
Quals 39
4779 6121 9733 8517 9722 4398 121 250
Quals 44
6121 5547 5216 10595 4779 8517 216 209
Quals 50
6558 8517 6112 857 6088 4398 160 189
Quals 57
5424 6098 6121 4377 8517 7814 141 240
Quals 66
1596 8517 10589 6558 5314 10622 217 146
Quals 75
8517 5486 5706 6077 6637 4375 202 227
Quals 79
8517 5213 10622 6098 3452 5486 207 133
Semifinals
Playoff Match 3
8517 4375 10666 1596 7814 5314 240 229
Playoff Match 8
8517 4375 10666 7768 857 10589 175 147
Playoff Match 11
6121 6088 4779 8517 4375 10666 281 163
Playoff Match 13
8517 4375 10666 5424 4967 4392 189 175
Finals
Finals 1
6121 6088 4779 8517 4375 10666 179 0
Finals 2
6121 6088 4779 8517 4375 10666 224 131

FIRST in Michigan State Championship - DTE Energy Foundation Division

in University Center, MI, USA
to Week 7

Team 8517 was Rank 6 with a record of 10-5-0 and won the following awards:

  • Industrial Design Award

They competed in the playoffs as the Captain of Alliance 4 and were eliminated in the Double Elimination Bracket (Round 3).

Captain 8517
Pick 1 3620
Pick 2 1502

District Points Earned

Category Points
Qual Points 54
Alliance Points 39
Playoff Points 0
Award Points 15
Total Points 108
Watch All Matches
Match Red Alliance Blue Alliance Scores
Qualifications
Quals 2
8517 3620 5505 4362 8352 51 350 429
Quals 11
217 5567 7220 11493 1502 8517 269 367
Quals 15
9771 51 5144 10666 8517 3357 284 305
Quals 22
5567 6088 8517 3875 5676 5660 305 288
Quals 32
7160 9572 67 8517 6002 7220 301 352
Quals 36
8517 5676 7160 2054 67 3620 306 568
Quals 46
10633 8517 3668 2075 27 4381 143 513
Quals 52
245 8517 2075 1189 4680 3357 366 205
Quals 58
8517 5144 7769 8352 3357 245 651 160
Quals 62
10633 1506 85 8352 5907 8517 306 385
Quals 70
5505 85 4680 4362 1025 8517 266 548
Quals 77
8126 8517 51 3668 5567 6121 436 300
Semifinals
Playoff Match 2
1502 8517 3620 5660 6088 6121 446 437
Playoff Match 7
3668 27 7769 1502 8517 3620 841 437
Playoff Match 9
1502 8517 3620 67 4362 9572 434 654

Great Lakes Bay Bot Bash

in Midland, MI, USA
to

Team 8517 was Rank 9 with a record of 6-4-0

They competed in the playoffs as the 1st Pick of Alliance 4 and were eliminated in the Double Elimination Bracket (Round 4).

Captain 5086
Pick 1 8517
Pick 2 9662
Match Red Alliance Blue Alliance Scores
Qualifications
Quals 5
8517 6753 5509 5216 8873B 5229 170 361
Quals 9
5712 5193 8517 11458 8873B 5424 481 59
Quals 13
8873B 3770 5193 9662 5527 8517 176 143
Quals 17
2619 5509B 8873 8873B 8517 5982 159 175
Quals 21
5982 5603 5509 5534 8517 3770 51 185
Quals 24
8517 9255 5086 3655 5982 5527 345 83
Semifinals
Playoff Match 2
5086 9662 8517 5527 2145B 5603 231 63
Playoff Match 7
5712 11458 5193 5086 9662 8517 469 259
Playoff Match 9
5086 9662 8517 3770 8873 5229 192 166
Playoff Match 12
8608 5982 5216 5086 9662 8517 490 216
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