# Team 4734: The Iron Plainsmen

Lubbock, Texas, USA. Rookie year 2013. District FIT.

## Who backs them

- School: Monterey Senior High School
- Sponsors: Texas Workforce Commission, Bayer Crop Science, Gene Haas Foundation, One Off Custom Fabrication, Teinert Metals, Parkhill Engineering, Optimum, Thin Line Software, Battery Joe, Advanced Graphix, Lubbock Bolt Bin, Triple J Chophouse & Brew Co
- Website: http://www.firstinspires.org/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/montereyplainsmenrobotics
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ironplainsmenrobotics4734
- X: https://twitter.com/mhsroboticslbk

## 2026 season

- xP rating: **63.70**, rank 1134 of 3708 (69.4th percentile)
- Record: 20-22-0 over 42 matches (48% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 11.4, teleop 51.7, endgame 0.7
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 46%, RP2 10%

### Events in 2026

| Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FIT District San Antonio Event | 2026txsan | 2 | 11 | 7-5-0 | 25 | 7 | 52.2 | 26 |  |
| FIT District Amarillo Event | 2026txama | 5 | 8 | 8-4-0 | 29 | 5 | 47.5 | 33 |  |
| FIRST In Texas District Championship - Mercury Division | 2026txcmp1 | 7 | 37 | 3-9-0 | 16 |  | 63.7 | 24 |  |

### Awards in 2026

- Team Sustainability Award sponsored by Dow (2026txama)

## 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: The Iron Plainsmen
- 2013: Monterey Robotics

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 5, over 4 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Innovation in Control | 2 | 2025, 2024 |
| Team Sustainability | 1 | 2026 |
| Judges' | 1 | 2025 |
| Entrepreneurship (no longer given) | 1 | 2022 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | FIRST In Texas District Championship - Mercury Division |  | Not picked |
| 2026 | FIT District Amarillo Event | Alliance 5 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2026 | FIT District San Antonio Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIRST In Texas District Championship - Mercury Division |  | Not picked |
| 2025 | FIT District Amarillo Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2025 | FIT District San Antonio Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIT District Amarillo Event | Alliance 7 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2024 | FIT District Waco Event |  | Not picked |
| 2023 | FIT District Amarillo Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2023 | FIT District Waco Event |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIRST In Texas District Championship - Mercury Division |  | Not picked |
| 2022 | FIT District Amarillo Event | Alliance 6 · 1st pick | Out before the top four |
| 2022 | FIT District Dripping Springs Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2020 | FIT District Dripping Springs Event | Alliance 5 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2019 | FIT District Del Rio Event | Alliance 6 · 2nd pick | Out before the top four |
| 2019 | FIT District Amarillo Event | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Alamo Regional | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four |
| 2018 | Hub City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | Alamo Regional | Alliance 4 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2017 | Hub City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Hub City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2016 | Alamo Regional sponsored by Rackspace Hosting |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Hub City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2015 | Alamo Regional sponsored by Rackspace Hosting |  | Not picked |
| 2014 | Hub City Regional |  | Not picked |
| 2013 | Hub City Regional |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 63.7 | 1134 / 3708 | 69.4 | 20-22-0 | 3 |
| 2025 | 48.9 | 780 / 3687 | 78.9 | 20-21-0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 14.6 | 1728 / 3475 | 50.3 | 13-14-0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 24.9 | 1713 / 3284 | 47.9 | 15-13-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 10.7 | 1993 / 3053 | 34.7 | 17-22-1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 15.0 | 1483 / 2024 | 26.7 | 8-9-0 | 3 |
| 2019 | 13.7 | 2427 / 3763 | 35.5 | 11-18-1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 45.5 | 3415 / 3617 | 5.6 | 11-15-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 78.1 | 1529 / 3331 | 54.1 | 13-11-0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 20.1 | 2249 / 3114 | 27.8 | 9-10-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 2615 / 2873 | 9.0 | 0-0-21 | 2 |
| 2014 | 12.5 | 2380 / 2697 | 11.8 | 4-8-0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8.6 | 1866 / 2510 | 25.7 | 5-6-0 | 1 |

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

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