# Team 4500: RoboHounds

Clayton, Missouri, USA. Rookie year 2013.

## Who backs them

- School: Clayton High School
- Sponsors: Clayco, Boeing, World Wide Technology, Clayton Education Foundation, Optimist Club of Clayton
- Website: https://www.robohounds.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frcteam4500
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/frcteam4500
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc4500

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **92.51**, rank 711 of 3708 (80.8th percentile)
- Record: 18-11-0 over 29 matches (62% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 25.3, teleop 66.9, endgame 0.3
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 79%, RP2 19%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oklahoma Regional | 2026okok | 1 | 33 | 4-6-0 | 16 | 4 | 59.2 |  | 29 |
| St. Louis Regional | 2026mosl | 4 | 3 | 9-1-0 | 37 | 3 | 92.5 |  | 52 |
| Gateway Robotics Challenge (GRC)  | 2026mogw | 28 |  | 2-3-0 |  | 3 | 97.1 |  |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Regional Finalists (2026okok)
- Creativity Award sponsored by Rockwell Automation (2026mosl)

## CAD

Robot CAD the team published, via the Spectrum CAD Collection. Links open on the hosting platform.

- 2024, Drivetrain, Onshape: https://cad.onshape.com/documents/104b3bc4a6bd21a50949d7ea/w/28bfeecd2f6dbd8916f780a9/e/c2e19740a89eab04cd34f1c0

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 3
- Awards: 13, over 8 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Creativity | 4 | 2026, 2025, 2024, 2016 |
| Winner | 3 | 2019, 2014 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2026, 2025 |
| Excellence in Engineering | 2 | 2019, 2017 |
| Innovation in Control | 1 | 2025 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2013 |

Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Engineering Inspiration, 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 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 3 · captain | Top four |
| 2026 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Finalist |
| 2025 | Daly Division | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Finalist |
| 2025 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | Green Country Regional | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2023 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2022 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | Galileo Division |  | Not picked |
| 2019 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Won the event |
| 2019 | Oklahoma Regional | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | Iowa Regional | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | St. Louis Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Curie Division | Alliance 4 · captain | Top four |
| 2017 | Central Illinois Regional | Alliance 6 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | South Florida Regional  | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2016 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2015 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Top four |
| 2015 | Arkansas Rock City Regional | Alliance 8 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2014 | Newton Division |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | St. Louis Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2014 | Arkansas Regional | Alliance 1 · 2nd pick | Won the event |
| 2013 | St. Louis Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 92.5 | 711 / 3708 | 80.8 | 18-11-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 73.0 | 173 / 3687 | 95.3 | 26-16-0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 29.6 | 405 / 3475 | 88.4 | 16-9-1 | 4 |
| 2023 | 29.0 | 1412 / 3284 | 57.0 | 6-7-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 25.1 | 683 / 3053 | 77.7 | 13-16-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 19.4 | 1175 / 3763 | 68.8 | 21-15-1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 78.1 | 1929 / 3617 | 46.7 | 7-14-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 129.7 | 70 / 3331 | 97.9 | 21-17-2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 30.9 | 919 / 3114 | 70.5 | 9-13-1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 48.5 | 249 / 2873 | 91.4 | 0-0-32 | 3 |
| 2014 | 29.6 | 1116 / 2697 | 58.6 | 25-22-0 | 3 |
| 2013 | 16.0 | 1243 / 2510 | 50.5 | 6-6-0 | 1 |

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

The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/4500](https://www.match13.com/team/4500).

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