# 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: **78.44**, rank 888 of 3708 (76.1th percentile) - Record: 12-16-0 over 28 matches (43% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 10.3, teleop 68.6, endgame -0.5 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 67%, RP2 15% ### 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 | 34.8 | 22 | | | FCH District Blacksburg VA Event presented by Ball | 2026vabla | 4 | 14 | 6-6-0 | 28 | 7 | 78.4 | 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 | Seasons | | --- | --- | --- | | 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 | 78.4 | 888 / 3708 | 76.1 | 12-16-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 23.6 | 2218 / 3687 | 39.9 | 13-13-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 21.4 | 1006 / 3475 | 71.1 | 17-16-1 | 2 | | 2023 | 37.7 | 878 / 3284 | 73.3 | 23-18-2 | 3 | | 2022 | 13.6 | 1619 / 3053 | 47.0 | 9-15-0 | 2 | | 2020 | 45.0 | 343 / 2024 | 83.1 | 7-7-0 | 1 | | 2019 | 27.3 | 231 / 3763 | 93.9 | 29-18-3 | 3 | | 2018 | 84.2 | 1642 / 3617 | 54.6 | 21-24-0 | 3 | | 2017 | 101.5 | 512 / 3331 | 84.7 | 32-25-0 | 4 | | 2016 | 27.3 | 1292 / 3114 | 58.5 | 21-22-1 | 3 | | 2015 | 21.5 | 1257 / 2873 | 56.3 | 0-0-24 | 2 | | 2014 | 21.0 | 1708 / 2697 | 36.7 | 15-11-0 | 2 | | 2013 | 16.1 | 1239 / 2510 | 50.7 | 4-11-1 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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