# Team 4173: Bark Bots Mount Vernon, Washington, USA. Rookie year 2012. District PNW. ## Who backs them - School: Mount Vernon High School - Sponsors: Mount Vernon High School CTE, Boeing, Barnhart, Janicki, Kiwanis Club of Mount Vernon - Website: https://www.imvert.net - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/barkbots4173 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bark.bots_4173 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **32.62**, rank 1986 of 3708 (46.5th percentile) - Record: 8-18-0 over 26 matches (31% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 10.8, teleop 21.8, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 23%, RP2 6% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | 2026wasno | 2 | 30 | 3-9-0 | 11 | | 4.1 | 4 | | | PNW District Auburn Event | 2026waahs | 4 | 20 | 5-7-0 | 24 | 7 | 32.6 | 19 | | ## 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: Bark Bots - 2020 – 2025: IMVERT (Mount Vernon Robotics Team) - 2018 – 2019: IMVERT (Interscholastic Mount Vernon Engineering Robotics Team) - 2012 – 2017: Bulldogs ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 2 - Awards: 11, over 7 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Imagery | 3 | 2019, 2018, 2017 | | Winner | 2 | 2020, 2017 | | Team Spirit | 2 | 2019, 2017 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2022 | | Finalist | 1 | 2017 | | Judges' | 1 | 2015 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Gracious Professionalism, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | PNW District Auburn Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | | Not picked | | 2025 | PNW District Auburn Event | | Not picked | | 2025 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | | Not picked | | 2024 | PNW District Sammamish Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2024 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | PNW District Sammamish Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2022 | PNW District Sammamish Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2022 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2020 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2019 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | PNW District Mount Vernon Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | PNW District Glacier Peak Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2018 | PNW District Mount Vernon Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Pacific Northwest District Championship | | Not picked | | 2017 | PNW District - Auburn Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist | | 2017 | PNW District - Mount Vernon Event | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2016 | PNW District - Mount Vernon Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | PNW District - Auburn Mountainview Event | Alliance 3 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | PNW District - Mount Vernon Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | PNW District - Glacier Peak Event | | Not picked | | 2014 | PNW FIRST Robotics Central Washington University District Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | PNW FIRST Robotics Mt. Vernon District Event | | Not picked | | 2013 | Central Washington Regional | | Not picked | | 2012 | Seattle Olympic Regional | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 32.6 | 1986 / 3708 | 46.5 | 8-18-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 18.3 | 2658 / 3687 | 27.9 | 9-15-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 17.7 | 1333 / 3475 | 61.7 | 13-16-0 | 2 | | 2023 | 22.4 | 1929 / 3284 | 41.3 | 14-13-0 | 3 | | 2022 | 10.6 | 1886 / 3053 | 38.2 | 8-20-1 | 2 | | 2020 | 23.6 | 1058 / 2024 | 47.8 | 11-7-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 12.8 | 2771 / 3763 | 26.4 | 9-17-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 81.6 | 1707 / 3617 | 52.8 | 11-16-1 | 2 | | 2017 | 58.0 | 2387 / 3331 | 28.3 | 24-26-0 | 3 | | 2016 | 23.2 | 1783 / 3114 | 42.8 | 13-13-1 | 3 | | 2015 | 8.6 | 2505 / 2873 | 12.8 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 | | 2014 | 15.4 | 2175 / 2697 | 19.4 | 10-15-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 2.1 | 2459 / 2510 | 2.0 | 4-7-0 | 1 | | 2012 | 0.4 | 2317 / 2332 | 0.6 | 4-6-1 | 1 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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