# 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: **35.82**, rank 1863 of 3708 (49.8th percentile)
- Record: 11-13-0 over 24 matches (46% win rate)
- Rating by phase: auto 6.4, teleop 29.9, endgame -0.6
- Ranking-point odds for this robot: RP1 29%, RP2 7%

### 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 |  | 17.2 | 12 |  |
| FIM District Troy Event presented by Aptiv Foundation | 2026mitry | 4 | 23 | 5-7-0 | 23 |  | 35.8 | 12 |  |

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 10, over 7 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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 | 35.8 | 1863 / 3708 | 49.8 | 11-13-0 | 2 |
| 2025 | 34.6 | 1472 / 3687 | 60.1 | 13-13-0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 4.5 | 3192 / 3475 | 8.1 | 11-15-1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 19.8 | 2202 / 3284 | 33.0 | 11-13-0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 11.3 | 1911 / 3053 | 37.4 | 9-15-0 | 3 |
| 2020 | 47.3 | 294 / 2024 | 85.5 | 7-7-0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 20.2 | 1042 / 3763 | 72.3 | 16-13-1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 114.3 | 438 / 3617 | 87.9 | 16-13-0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 112.2 | 247 / 3331 | 92.6 | 30-29-0 | 5 |
| 2016 | 25.7 | 1511 / 3114 | 51.5 | 13-17-0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 44.4 | 335 / 2873 | 88.4 | 0-0-55 | 4 |
| 2014 | 20.3 | 1770 / 2697 | 34.4 | 11-13-0 | 2 |

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

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