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2026 season · 5-2

The league’s firstback-to-backchampions.

The Sharks beat the Fort Lauderdale Lions 19-17 in Lakeland to win the 2026 Grid League Championship. They beat the Lions for the 2025 title too.

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2026 record 5-22 straight titles5-0 in the playoffs since 2025

23Race records held

Match formats
19-17 over the Lions in the Championship21-15 over the Bandits for the West title21-14 over the Venom in the wildcard round23-13 over the Palms in Lakeland18-17 over the Breakers on opening day2 straight championships, a league first

2026 results

Sharks results since 2017
Miami · May 23Final
SWFLSharks 18
Palm BeachBreakers 17
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Lakeland · Jun 20Final
SWFLSharks 23
South BeachPalms 13
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New York · Aug 8Final
Fort LauderdaleLions 19
SWFLSharks 18
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New York · Aug 9Final
Tampa BayBrigade 19
SWFLSharks 18
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Lakeland · Oct 3Wildcard round
SWFLSharks 21
Las VegasVenom 14
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Lakeland · Oct 4West final
SWFLSharks 21
HoustonBandits 15
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Lakeland · Oct 4Championship
SWFLSharks 19
Fort LauderdaleLions 17
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Sharks win

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Meet the Sharks

Head coach Francisco “Fico” Gomez runs a 20-player roster with two captains, Chelsea Raineri and Sam Martin. Players race as strength specialists, bodyweight specialists or utility players.

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Chelsea Raineri
Chelsea Raineri
#2 · Bodyweight Specialist · Captain
Nick Shappee
Nick Shappee
#23 · Utility Player
Zaien Zafra
Zaien Zafra
#3 · Strength Specialist
Valerie Gunning
Valerie Gunning
#15 · Utility Player

2026 roster

Quentin AmbriosoDerek AndersonDavid BlattChawkeen GrahamValerie GunningRoderick HollowayBlake KidderKelsey KielJacy KuhlmanJessi KuhlmanBreezy LeinsSam MartinKyra MilliganSammy NalleyChelsea RaineriBrandon SchipperNick ShappeeSedona TownsendSydney WitterZaien Zafra

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