# Team 4174: Mustang Robotics

Hector, Minnesota, USA. Rookie year 2012.

## Who backs them

- School: Buffalo Lke-Hector Stewrt Jshs
- Sponsors: Medtronic, Gene Haas Foundation, Melich Photography, Melich Farms, Online Metals
- Website: http://www.blhsd.org/vnews/display.v/SEC/High%20School%7CActivities%3E%3ERobotics
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mustangrobotics4174
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc_4174

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **196.43**, rank 93 of 3708 (97.5th percentile)
- Record: 30-10-0 over 40 matches (75% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 36.7, teleop 159.7, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 98%, RP2 48%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Minnesota Bluff Country Regional | 2026mnwi | 1 | 3 | 9-2-0 | 38 | 3 | 116.5 |  | 46 |
| Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | 2026mnmi | 4 | 2 | 8-1-0 | 33 | 1 | 144.1 |  | 67 |
| Hopper Division | 2026hop | 8 | 22 | 6-4-0 | 30 | 4 | 196.4 |  |  |
| Minnesota State High School League Championship | 2026mnst | 11 | 2 | 6-1-0 | 29 | 2 | 180.8 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Winners (2026mnmi)
- Innovation in Control Award sponsored by nVent (2026mnwi)

## 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.

- 2023 – now: Mustang Robotics
- 2012 – 2022: Mustangs

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 1
- Awards: 3, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2026 |
| Winner | 1 | 2026 |
| Finalist | 1 | 2012 |

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, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | Hopper Division | Alliance 4 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2026 | Minnesota Bluff Country Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | Minnesota North Star Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2025 | Minnesota 10,000 Lakes Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Lake Superior Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | Seven Rivers Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | Minnesota North Star Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | Minnesota North Star Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2017 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2016 | Northern Lights Regional | Alliance 5 · backup robot | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Wisconsin Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Minnesota 10000 Lakes Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Northern Lights Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2012 | Wisconsin Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Finalist |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 196.4 | 93 / 3708 | 97.5 | 30-10-0 | 4 |
| 2025 | 67.2 | 297 / 3687 | 92.0 | 16-10-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 18.7 | 1229 / 3475 | 64.7 | 5-3-1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 33.3 | 1103 / 3284 | 66.4 | 5-4-1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 15.9 | 1267 / 3053 | 58.5 | 2-8-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16.9 | 1709 / 3763 | 54.6 | 6-3-0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 89.8 | 1342 / 3617 | 62.9 | 8-5-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 61.0 | 2257 / 3331 | 32.3 | 10-4-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 16.4 | 2645 / 3114 | 15.1 | 5-4-0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 13.2 | 1965 / 2873 | 31.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 1 |
| 2014 | 15.6 | 2150 / 2697 | 20.3 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8.9 | 1808 / 2510 | 28.0 | 5-5-0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2.1 | 2080 / 2332 | 10.8 | 6-6-0 | 1 |

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