# Team 6493: Red Steel

University Center, Michigan, USA. Rookie year 2017. District FIM.

## Who backs them

- School: Great Lakes Bay Early College & Midland Academy of Advanced and Creative Studies
- Sponsors (2018): Michigan Department of Education, Dow Chemical, Argosy FRC Rookie Grant, Nexteer
- Website: https://www.facebook.com/redsteel6493/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/redsteel6493
- X: https://twitter.com/redsteel6493
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redsteel6493

## 2026 season

This team has no 2026 season on this site. It either did not compete that year, or the season is not one this site holds.

## Awards, all time

- Blue banners: 0
- Awards: 4, over 2 seasons

| Award | Won | Seasons |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Excellence in Engineering | 1 | 2018 |
| Safety (no longer given) | 1 | 2018 |
| Rookie All Star | 1 | 2017 |
| Rookie Inspiration (no longer given) | 1 | 2017 |

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

## Playoff runs

| Season | Event | Alliance | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | FIM District Alpena Event | Alliance 2 · captain | Out before the top four |
| 2018 | FIM District Midland Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - Shepherd Event |  | Not picked |
| 2017 | FIM District - Midland Event |  | Not picked |

## Every season

| Season | xP | Rank | Percentile | Record | Events |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2018 | 96.2 | 1087 / 3617 | 70.0 | 16-10-0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 70.0 | 1921 / 3331 | 42.3 | 10-14-0 | 4 |

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The same page for a person: [https://www.match13.com/team/6493](https://www.match13.com/team/6493).

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