The Blue Alliance
2026 Season

Team 8608 - Alpha Bots

Part of the FIRST in Michigan District
From Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
aka Jones and Sons Excavating/Woods Pools Inc./Neuropower Solutions/JML Benefits/Comcast Urethane/Safari Circuits/Swyft Robotics/Battle Creek Optimists/Michigan Kitchen Distributors/Lowes&Calhoun Christian School
Rookie Year: 2021
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Event Results

Team 8608 was 48-15-0 in official play and 51-21-0 overall in 2026.

As a member of the FIRST in Michigan district, Team 8608 ranked #31 having earned 233 points.

FIM District Lakeview Event

in Battle Creek, MI, USA
to Week 1

Team 8608 was Rank 2 with a record of 16-3-0 and won the following awards:

  • District Event Winner
  • Excellence in Engineering Award sponsored by Littelfuse

They competed in the playoffs as the 1st Pick of Alliance 1 and won the event.

Captain 2767
Pick 1 8608
Pick 2 8397

District Points Earned

Category Points
Qual Points 21
Alliance Points 16
Playoff Points 30
Award Points 5
Total Points 72
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Qualifications
Quals 2
2959 8608 4453 11407 4327 9215 117 54
Quals 10
4237 245 9203 8608 8126 10473 103 198
Quals 19
6002 8608 3875 7658 2959 7911 382 14
Quals 24
4453 6002 858 5623 11386 8608 198 285
Quals 29
9638 6002 7658 8608 5980 7226 90 126
Quals 34
9638 4237 8608 5559 10651 7256 283 79
Quals 39
6002 5623 9703 9566 8608 10651 96 202
Quals 46
8608 9215 1188 9203 9703 5676 201 60
Quals 51
5675 8397 8608 7911 5152 9703 310 52
Quals 59
9203 2767 9638 858 11407 8608 218 124
Quals 64
9239 8608 2767 9672 858 245 318 116
Quals 74
11386 10473 5675 8608 5248 3658 90 221
Semifinals
Playoff Match 1
8397 2767 8608 1188 9215 5248 253 39
Playoff Match 7
8397 2767 8608 5675 9703 5152 350 111
Playoff Match 11
8397 2767 8608 10473 4237 6002 234 276
Playoff Match 13
8397 2767 8608 5980 3875 5676 345 150
Finals
Finals 1
10473 4237 6002 8397 2767 8608 215 328
Finals 2
6002 4237 10473 8397 2767 8608 235 161
Finals 3
6002 4237 10473 8397 2767 8608 174 385

FIM District Mason Event presented by Altair

in Mason, MI, USA
to Week 4

Team 8608 was Rank 6 with a record of 13-4-0 and won the following awards:

  • District Event Winner
  • Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation

They competed in the playoffs as the 1st Pick of Alliance 2 and won the event.

Captain 5712
Pick 1 8608
Pick 2 9251

District Points Earned

Category Points
Qual Points 18
Alliance Points 15
Playoff Points 30
Award Points 5
Total Points 68
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Qualifications
Quals 7
3707 10577 10606 6078 5926 8608 89 302
Quals 13
7289 8424 6085 8608 10606 7818 85 207
Quals 20
8608 10629 7289 7056 7226 8424 87 184
Quals 24
4327 5926 10629 8424 8608 8362 132 217
Quals 31
6085 8608 11490 7226 5225 9203 209 58
Quals 39
7166 10606 910 8179 1504 8608 285 164
Quals 43
8608 7226 910 1940 4327 6591 332 104
Quals 48
8608 5225 11444 7491 3707 6591 206 149
Quals 54
9251 9237 9238 2137 4776 8608 76 391
Quals 64
11503 5712 10606 7491 8608 5704 275 173
Quals 72
5674 6085 9312 7056 6591 8608 131 279
Quals 80
10577 8608 3655 11490 2137 8374 215 259
Semifinals
Playoff Match 3
5712 9251 8608 5674 11503 3655 353 93
Playoff Match 8
5712 9251 8608 910 6085 7056 391 224
Playoff Match 11
8424 7491 3707 5712 9251 8608 140 268
Finals
Finals 1
5712 9251 8608 8374 2137 7166 260 213
Finals 2
5712 9251 8608 8374 2137 7166 269 0

FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division

in University Center, MI, USA
to Week 7

Team 8608 was Rank 6 with a record of 9-6-0

They competed in the playoffs as the 1st Pick of Alliance 4 and were eliminated in the Double Elimination Bracket (Round 3).

Captain 1498
Pick 1 8608
Pick 2 3602

District Points Earned

Category Points
Qual Points 54
Alliance Points 39
Playoff Points 0
Award Points 0
Total Points 93
Watch All Matches
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Qualifications
Quals 2
9210 5577 247 4855 8608 4398 187 376
Quals 8
5114 9245 3602 5577 7250 8608 364 467
Quals 16
3656 2586 5114 9210 8608 8424 261 228
Quals 21
3572 5193 2586 3656 3602 8608 452 400
Quals 29
302 244 3767 8608 9255 201 257 471
Quals 36
8608 2611 3767 3602 1684 3572 538 256
Quals 42
3414 3602 6528 1023 2767 8608 304 486
Quals 50
8608 5114 226 1076 5462 7598 255 205
Quals 56
302 8608 5193 6090 4855 7250 329 493
Quals 63
862 8608 1498 5982 469 9245 413 304
Quals 72
8424 226 862 8608 3414 9215 314 394
Quals 78
5046 8767 8608 6090 2767 5193 321 452
Semifinals
Playoff Match 2
3602 1498 8608 3572 7250 1684 372 326
Playoff Match 7
2586 2767 6090 3602 1498 8608 546 365
Playoff Match 9
3602 1498 8608 2611 201 1076 303 367

Archimedes Division

in Houston, TX, USA
to

Team 8608 was Rank 4 with a record of 10-2-0

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

Captain 8608
Pick 1 3476
Pick 2 1261
Pick 3 9032
Watch All Matches
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Qualifications
Quals 12
6459 4096 2847 8608 3572 9401 438 558
Quals 20
548 4646 1731 4096 8608 4272 396 554
Quals 29
4728 9470 8608 131 1189 5010 663 503
Quals 40
2851 7166 8608 8817 4728 5665 513 227
Quals 57
3476 5338 167 6907 103 8608 395 521
Quals 69
8608 5468 3045 2960 4593 9771 519 361
Quals 81
587 8608 1241 9032 8884 9427 484 392
Quals 90
2075 5066 1511 1868 8608 2106 409 744
Quals 110
1501 3284 9084 8608 10021 5010 217 636
Quals 123
1648 7407 2583 9126 11387 8608 468 289
Semifinals
Playoff Match 4
8608 1261 3476 2106 1868 4646 431 487
Playoff Match 6
131 5468 7166 8608 1261 3476 360 629

Indiana Robotics Invitational

in Indianapolis, IN, USA
to

Team 8608 was Rank 38 with a record of 3-6-0

They competed in the playoffs as the 2nd Pick of Alliance 5 and were eliminated in the Double Elimination Bracket (Round 2).

Captain 3641
Pick 1 1002
Pick 2 8608
Pick 3 2468
Watch All Matches
Match Red Alliance Blue Alliance Scores
Qualifications
Quals 7
1720 8608 4499 11415 930 5712 442 347
Quals 12
8608 484 8085 3641 1261 1833 397 755
Quals 18
1833 1024 8608 5907 3940 359 549 659
Quals 27
1792 1768 8608 5687 4028 10021 672 863
Quals 34
9032 2468 8608 1741 2767 1732 520 392
Quals 45
8085 1987 234 8608 3176 2377 486 441
Quals 53
67 2056 3414 8608 234 4028 551 354
Quals 65
1023 1002 9032 195 8608 5687 598 845
Quals 70
6721 7890 27 1261 8608 4143 623 465
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