# Team 4961: Shock and Awe-sum Almont, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2014. District FIM. ## Who backs them - School: Almont High School - Sponsors: Metro Bolt and Fastener, State of Michigan, Lapeer County Community Foundation, Four County Community Foundation, Lapeer Optimist Club, Pollington Machine Tool Inc., D & N Gage, NASA, EZ Operations & Consulting, KukaCares, Orchard Arbor, Schwab Industries, Glen Arbor, Ovation Engineering, Roots, Harvey Family Chiropractic, Abraham Gershonowics DDS & James Neme DDS, PC, Quest Industries, C & C Heating and Air Conditioning, Sommerfiedt & Co, ITC, Alecks Transportation, Swiss American Screw Products Inc., RCO Engineering - Website: http://frc4961.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/frc4961 - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frc4961 ## 2026 season - xP rating: **27.08**, rank 2278 of 3708 (38.6th percentile) - Record: 11-13-0 over 24 matches (46% win rate) - Rating by phase: auto 4.8, teleop 22.3, endgame 0.0 - Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 20%, RP2 5% ### Events in 2026 | Event | Key | Week | Rank | Qual record | RP | Alliance | xP | dP | ReP | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | FIM District Marysville Event | 2026mimar | 2 | 24 | 6-6-0 | 22 | | 14.8 | 12 | | | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | 2026mitry | 4 | 23 | 5-7-0 | 23 | | 27.1 | 12 | | ## Awards, all time - Blue banners: 0 - Awards: 10, over 7 seasons | Award | Won | Years | | --- | --- | --- | | Safety (no longer given) | 4 | 2018, 2017, 2016 | | Finalist | 1 | 2024 | | Team Spirit | 1 | 2019 | | Industrial Design | 1 | 2017 | | Quality | 1 | 2015 | | Highest Rookie Seed (no longer given) | 1 | 2014 | | Rookie All Star | 1 | 2014 | Still open, of the awards FIRST gave out in 2026 and 2025: Autonomous, Creativity, Engineering Inspiration, Excellence in Engineering, Gracious Professionalism, Imagery, Impact, Impact Finalist, Innovation in Control, Judges', Leadership, Rising All-Star, Team Sustainability, VOTY, Winner, Woodie Flowers. ## Playoff runs | Season | Event | Alliance | Result | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | | Not picked | | 2026 | FIM District Marysville Event | | Not picked | | 2025 | FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2025 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Haas Foundation | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIM District Macomb Event presented by DTE | | Not picked | | 2024 | FIM District Milford Event presented by GM Milford Proving Ground | Alliance 1 · 3rd pick | Finalist | | 2023 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE | | Not picked | | 2023 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 presented by Ford | | Not picked | | 2022 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event presented by DTE Foundation | | Not picked | | 2022 | FIM District Rochester Event presented by Aptiv | | Not picked | | 2020 | FIM District Macomb Community College Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Forest Hills Event | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2019 | FIM District Kettering University Event #2 | Alliance 8 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2018 | FIM District Troy Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2018 | FIM District Waterford Event | Alliance 3 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Carson Division | Alliance 4 · 3rd pick | Out before the top four | | 2017 | Michigan State Championship - Ford Division | Alliance 4 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 5 · 1st pick | Top four | | 2017 | FIM District - Waterford Event | Alliance 2 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2016 | FIM District - Kettering University Event #2 | Alliance 2 · 2nd pick | Top four | | 2015 | Galileo Division | Alliance 8 · captain | Out before the top four | | 2015 | FIRST in Michigan District Championship | | Not picked | | 2015 | FIM District - Troy Event | Alliance 7 · captain | Top four | | 2015 | FIM District - Center Line Event | Alliance 4 · 1st pick | Out before the top four | | 2014 | Troy FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | | 2014 | Howell FIRST Robotics District Competition | | Not picked | ## Every season | Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | 27.1 | 2278 / 3708 | 38.6 | 11-13-0 | 2 | | 2025 | 31.9 | 1565 / 3687 | 57.6 | 13-13-0 | 2 | | 2024 | 5.8 | 3068 / 3475 | 11.7 | 11-15-1 | 2 | | 2023 | 20.3 | 2162 / 3284 | 34.2 | 11-13-0 | 2 | | 2022 | 10.3 | 1935 / 3053 | 36.6 | 9-15-0 | 3 | | 2020 | 45.5 | 326 / 2024 | 83.9 | 7-7-0 | 2 | | 2019 | 20.5 | 1023 / 3763 | 72.8 | 16-13-1 | 4 | | 2018 | 110.3 | 581 / 3617 | 84.0 | 16-13-0 | 4 | | 2017 | 114.7 | 229 / 3331 | 93.2 | 30-29-0 | 5 | | 2016 | 26.3 | 1394 / 3114 | 55.3 | 13-17-0 | 2 | | 2015 | 47.2 | 271 / 2873 | 90.6 | Not applicable (qual average) | 4 | | 2014 | 21.2 | 1622 / 2697 | 39.9 | 11-13-0 | 2 | A season is chosen with `?year=` on this URL. 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