# Team 4456: Mech Cadets

Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Rookie year 2013. District FCH.

## Who backs them

- School: St John's College High School
- Website: https://frc4456.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc4456
- GitHub: https://github.com/team4456

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **72.55**, rank 936 of 3708 (74.8th percentile)
- Record: 12-16-0 over 28 matches (43% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 9.5, teleop 63.0, endgame 0.0
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 49%, RP2 10%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | 2026mdbet | 3 | 18 | 6-6-0 | 23 | 7 | 32.8 | 22 |  |
| FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | 2026vabla | 4 | 14 | 6-6-0 | 28 | 7 | 72.5 | 23 |  |

## 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.

- 2014 – now: Mech Cadets
- 2013: SJC Robotics

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 2
- Awards: 4, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Years |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Winner | 2 | 2018, 2016 |
| Creativity | 1 | 2020 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2013 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Finalist, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Industrial Design, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Quality, Rising All-Star, Team Spirit, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Woodie Flowers.

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FCH District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event presented by Bechtel | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | CHS District Pasadena MD Event presented by Plummer Industries |  | Not picked |
| 2024 | CHS District Severn MD Event | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 7 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event | Alliance 6 · captain | Top four |
| 2023 | CHS District Blacksburg VA Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #2 Day 2 | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2022 | CHS District Greater DC Event #1 Day 2 | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2020 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event sponsored by Accenture | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship | Alliance 8 · captain | Top four |
| 2019 | CHS District Owings Mills MD Event sponsored by Leidos | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2019 | CHS District Bethesda MD Event sponsored by Bechtel | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship |  | Not picked |
| 2018 | CHS District Central Maryland Event sponsored by Leidos | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | CHS District Greater DC Event co-sponsored by Micron | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2017 | Carson Division |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2017 | CHS District - Greater DC Event sponsored by Accenture | Alliance 1 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | CHS District - Northern Virginia Event sponsored by Bechtel | Alliance 8 · captain | Top four |
| 2016 | FIRST Chesapeake District Championship sponsored by Booz Allen Hamilton |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | CHS District - Northern Maryland Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2016 | CHS District - Greater DC Event | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | Greater DC Regional | Alliance 3 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Chesapeake Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2014 | Greater DC Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Chesapeake Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Washington DC  Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 72.5 | 936 / 3708 | 74.8 | 12-16-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 22.3 | 2287 / 3687 | 38.0 | 13-13-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 20.4 | 1077 / 3475 | 69.0 | 17-16-1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 37.0 | 884 / 3284 | 73.1 | 23-18-2 | 3 |
| 2022 | 11.7 | 1772 / 3053 | 42.0 | 9-15-0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 44.1 | 353 / 2024 | 82.6 | 7-7-0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 25.1 | 453 / 3763 | 88.0 | 29-18-3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 84.2 | 1580 / 3617 | 56.3 | 21-24-0 | 3 |
| 2017 | 102.3 | 512 / 3331 | 84.7 | 32-25-0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 27.8 | 1224 / 3114 | 60.7 | 21-22-1 | 3 |
| 2015 | 20.9 | 1211 / 2873 | 57.9 | Not applicable (qual average) | 2 |
| 2014 | 22.3 | 1527 / 2697 | 43.4 | 15-11-0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 15.3 | 1187 / 2510 | 52.7 | 4-11-1 | 2 |

A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL.

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