# Team 4398: Gladiators Traverse City, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2012. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: St Francis High School - Sponsors: Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools, Curiousworx, Quarkmine, Chateau Chantal, Britten, CRM, Bill Marsh Auto Group, GTACS Families and Friends - Website: https://team4398.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/team4398 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gladiators_4398 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **119.06**, rank 476 of 3708 (87.2th percentile) - Record: 31-17-0 over 48 matches (65% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 25.1, teleop 94.5, endgame -0.6 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 87%, RP2 24% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | 2026mitvc | 3 | 7 | 8-4-0 | 34 | 3 | 105.0 | 66 | | | FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University | 2026milsu | 4 | 1 | 12-0-0 | 48 | 1 | 124.1 | 50 | | | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | 2026micmp2 | 7 | 22 | 4-8-0 | 28 | 7 | 119.1 | 72 | | ### Awards in 2026 - District Event Winner (2026mitvc) - Quality Award (2026milsu) - Rising All-Star Award (2026mitvc) - Rising All-Star Award (2026micmp2) ## 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: Gladiators - 2013 – 2022: Imprimis Deo - 2012: RoboGlads ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 3 - Awards: 12, over 6 seasons | Award | Won | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | Winner | 3 | 2026, 2025, 2017 | | Rising All-Star | 2 | 2026 | | Industrial Design | 2 | 2025, 2024 | | Quality | 1 | 2026 | | Creativity | 1 | 2025 | | Leadership | 1 | 2025 | | Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2023 | | Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2012 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Consumers Energy Foundation Division | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2026 | FIM District LSSU Event presented by Lake Superior State University | Alliance 1 · captain | Top four | | 2026 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | Johnson Division | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIRST in Michigan State Championship - Hemlock Semiconductor Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District LSSU Event presented by LSSU | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Won the event | | 2025 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by Cone Drive | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District Central Michigan University Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2024 | FIM District LSSU Event | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIM District LSSU Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | | 2023 | FIM District Traverse City Event presented by "Cone Drive by Timken" | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2022 | FIM District Traverse City Event | | Not picked | | 2020 | FIM District Traverse City Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIM District Traverse City Event | | Not picked | | 2019 | FIM District Muskegon Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIM District Gaylord Event | | Not picked | | 2018 | FIM District Traverse City Event | | Not picked | | 2017 | FIM District - Traverse City Event | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event | | 2017 | FIM District - Gaylord Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | FIM District - Traverse City Event | | Not picked | | 2016 | FIM District - Standish-Sterling Event | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIM District - Traverse City Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Standish Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2014 | Southfield FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2013 | Bedford FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2013 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Traverse City FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2012 | Gull Lake FIRST Robotics District Competition | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 119.1 | 476 / 3708 | 87.2 | 31-17-0 | 3 | | 2025 | 50.9 | 711 / 3687 | 80.7 | 35-21-1 | 6 | | 2024 | 16.9 | 1466 / 3475 | 57.8 | 10-15-1 | 6 | | 2023 | 27.8 | 1509 / 3284 | 54.1 | 15-16-0 | 4 | | 2022 | 6.5 | 2537 / 3053 | 16.9 | 3-8-1 | 1 | | 2020 | 9.5 | 1783 / 2024 | 11.9 | 5-7-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 11.6 | 2970 / 3763 | 21.1 | 4-20-0 | 2 | | 2018 | 78.9 | 1900 / 3617 | 47.5 | 13-11-0 | 2 | | 2017 | 108.0 | 330 / 3331 | 90.1 | 16-13-2 | 2 | | 2016 | 28.0 | 1216 / 3114 | 61.0 | 12-12-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 25.1 | 1045 / 2873 | 63.6 | 0-0-28 | 2 | | 2014 | 31.5 | 1021 / 2697 | 62.2 | 16-18-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 2.3 | 2380 / 2510 | 5.2 | 5-19-0 | 2 | | 2012 | 6.7 | 1050 / 2332 | 55.0 | 14-12-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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