PF-DOC 03 / 10 — SEASON ARCHIVE2013 → 2027 · FIRST TECH CHALLENGE

SEASON
ARCHIVE

FOUNDED: 2013
PROGRAM: FTC — 8,800+ TEAMS GLOBALLY
IMPACT: 500K+ PEOPLE IN 13 YEARS

Phoenix Force, in partnership with FIRST, has been bringing FIRST Tech Challenge to Wisconsin since 2013. Every entry below is the record as it stands — the data speaks or it doesn't.

RECORD — AWARDS BY LEVEL

FIRST TECH CHALLENGE · TEAM 10100

QUALIFIERS18

25–26SHOWDOWN IN SHEBOYGAN — INSPIRE AWARD · 2ND PLACE
25–26THUMB WARS (HYBRID) — INSPIRE AWARD
24–25LAKESHORE QUALIFIER — FINALIST ALLIANCE · CAPTAIN · THINK AWARD
24–25SEVEN RIVERS QUALIFIER — FINALIST ALLIANCE · 1ST SELECTED · INSPIRE AWARD
23–24WI LAKESHORE QUALIFIER — INSPIRE AWARD
23–24WI FROZEN FRENZY — CONTROL AWARD 2ND PLACE · INNOVATE AWARD (RTX)
23–24WI GB HACKERZ QUALIFIER — MOTIVATE AWARD
22–23WI LAKESHORE QUALIFIER — JUDGES' CHOICE AWARD · THINK AWARD 2ND PLACE
22–23WI FROZEN FRENZY — THINK AWARD 3RD PLACE · WINNING ALLIANCE · 2ND SELECTED
21–22WI LAKESHORE QUALIFIER — DESIGN AWARD · INSPIRE AWARD 3RD PLACE
21–22WI PATRIOT GAMES QUALIFIER — INNOVATE AWARD (RTX) · INSPIRE AWARD 2ND PLACE · WINNING ALLIANCE · 1ST SELECTED
21–22WI FROZEN FRENZY QUALIFIER — INSPIRE AWARD · WINNING ALLIANCE · CAPTAIN
20–21WI HORTONVILLE QUALIFIER (REMOTE) — COLLINS AEROSPACE INNOVATE AWARD · INSPIRE AWARD 3RD PLACE · TOP RANKED 2ND
20–21WI HIGHLANDER REGIONAL QUALIFIER (HYBRID) — FINALIST ALLIANCE · 1ST SELECTED · INSPIRE AWARD
20–21WI KNACK ATTACK QUALIFIER (HYBRID) — THINK AWARD · WINNING ALLIANCE · 1ST SELECTED
19–20WILDCAT QUALIFIER — COLLINS AEROSPACE INNOVATE AWARD
19–20ST. LUKE'S CHURCH — DESIGN AWARD
19–20KNACK ATTACK QUALIFIER — INSPIRE AWARD 2ND PLACE · THINK AWARD · WINNING ALLIANCE · 1ST SELECTED

STATE7

25–26WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP — INSPIRE AWARD 3RD PLACE
24–25WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP — CONNECT AWARD 2ND PLACE · DEAN'S LIST FINALISTS
23–24WI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — DESIGN AWARD · CONNECT AWARD 3RD PLACE · PROMOTE AWARD 2ND PLACE · DEAN'S LIST FINALISTS
22–23WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP — DESIGN AWARD
21–22WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — WINNING ALLIANCE · 1ST SELECTED · CONTROL AWARD (ARM, INC.) 2ND PLACE · INNOVATE AWARD (RTX) 2ND PLACE
20–21WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP (HYBRID) — WINNING ALLIANCE · CAPTAIN · THINK AWARD
19–20STATE TOURNAMENT — WINNING ALLIANCE · CAPTAIN · CONTROL AWARD (ARM, INC.)

WORLDS1

24–25FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP, FTC — DEAN'S LIST WINNER

26–27

"BIO BUZZ"

SEP 2026 · MADISON, WI

SEASON IN PROGRESS

The 2026–27 BIO BUZZ season is underway — kickoff September 2026. Robot name, competitions and results will be recorded here as they happen.

OUTREACH

OUTREACH CALENDAR — IN PLANNING FOR THE BIO BUZZ SEASON

ACHIEVEMENTS

COMPETITION SEASON BEGINS FALL 2026 — RESULTS TO COME

25–26

"DECODE"

SEP 6 2025 → SPRING 2026

ROSETTA — ROBUST OPERATING SYSTEM — EMPLOYING TRIPLE THREAT ATTACK

Formal season kickoff was September 6, 2025, with an event the team organized at Hickory Hill Academy in Madison. The team was busy since April 2025 providing awareness on FIRST and helping launch new FLL and FTC teams.

OUTREACH

42 OUTREACH EVENTS · 223K+ PEOPLE REACHED · 3,400+ TEAM HOURS

STEM BRIDGE SESSION — 15+ STUDENTS → NEW FTC TEAMS STARTED

VISIT TO NASA HEADQUARTERS, WASHINGTON DC

NATIONAL ADVOCACY DAY AT CAPITOL HILL — REPRESENTING WI FOR STEM FUNDING

ACHIEVEMENTS

INSPIRE AWARD — SHOWDOWN IN SHEBOYGAN · 2ND PLACE

INSPIRE AWARD — THUMB WARS (HYBRID)

INSPIRE AWARD 3RD PLACE — WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP

24–25

"INTO THE DEEP"

SEP 6 2024 → APR 2025 · WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

CRABIER

The team was busy since May 2024 inspiring and providing awareness on FIRST and helping launch new FLL and FTC teams — including a July trip to the Chicago Regional Invitational and representing Wisconsin at the SASA national STEM advocacy event in Washington DC.

OUTREACH

CHICAGO REGIONAL INVITATIONAL — JULY 2024

SASA NATIONAL ADVOCACY DAY AT CAPITOL HILL — WITH SENATORS

SATURDAY CAMPS — EVERY SATURDAY AT SEQUOYA LIBRARY

BRIDGE SESSION, 20+ STUDENTS → NEW FTC TEAM LAUNCHED

21 OUTREACH EVENTS · JUL 2024 – MAR 2025

"ROBOT IN 30HRS" VIDEO — 5K+ VIEWS ↗

ACHIEVEMENTS

FINALIST ALLIANCE · CAPTAIN + THINK AWARD — LAKESHORE QUALIFIER

FINALIST ALLIANCE · 1ST SELECTED + INSPIRE AWARD — SEVEN RIVERS QUALIFIER

CONNECT AWARD 2ND PLACE + DEAN'S LIST FINALISTS — WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP

DEAN'S LIST WINNER — FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP, FTC

23–24

"CENTERSTAGE"

SEP 2023 → SPRING 2024

PICASSO — PIXEL INTAKE COLLECTOR AND SUPER SMOOTH OPERATOR

Busy all summer with STEM camps and library events, the team kicked the season off by building a robot in 30 hours — then carried PICASSO through qualifiers to the Wisconsin State Championship. Off the field, Phoenix Force hosted the Phoenix Fury qualifier on November 18 — the first FTC qualifier in Dane County in seven years, reaching 500+ students.

OUTREACH

HOSTED PHOENIX FURY — WI QUALIFIER, NOV 18 · 500+ STUDENTS →

"ROBOT IN 30HRS" KICKOFF VIDEO — 10K+ VIEWS ↗

SUMMER STEM CAMPS + LIBRARY EVENTS — ALL SUMMER LONG

ACHIEVEMENTS

INSPIRE AWARD — WI LAKESHORE QUALIFIER (Q1)

CONTROL AWARD 2ND PLACE + INNOVATE AWARD (RTX) — WI FROZEN FRENZY

MOTIVATE AWARD — WI GB HACKERZ QUALIFIER

DESIGN AWARD + CONNECT AWARD 3RD PLACE + PROMOTE AWARD 2ND PLACE + DEAN'S LIST FINALISTS — WI STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

PICASSO lit up in a darkened room, LEDs streaking across its frame — FIG. 02 — PICASSO, SZN 23–24BEST ROBOT DESIGN · WI STATE

22–23

"POWERPLAY"

SEP 2022 → MAR 11 2023

ACUTE — THE ANGLED, COMPACT, ULTRA, TECHNOLOGICAL ELBOW — "A CUTE ROBOT"

The key to working smarter is knowing the difference between motion and direction. Results matter in the finals — but the journey is what stays as inspiration and memories for life.

OUTREACH

CANDY ROBOT — HALLOWEEN + VALENTINE'S DAY OUTREACH

MAKER FAIRE MKE — OUTREACH ROBOT DEMO

TEAM BOOTH + SCOUTING — FROZEN FRENZY QUALIFIER

ACHIEVEMENTS

JUDGES' CHOICE AWARD + THINK AWARD 2ND PLACE — WI LAKESHORE QUALIFIER

THINK AWARD 3RD PLACE + WINNING ALLIANCE · 2ND SELECTED — WI FROZEN FRENZY

QUALIFIED FOR WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIP — MAR 11 2023

DESIGN AWARD — WISCONSIN CHAMPIONSHIP

HALL OF FAME — TOP 6 ALLIANCE SCORE, WI CHAMPIONSHIPS

PRE-ARCHIVE — 2013 → 2022

BEFORE THE NAMED ROBOTS

21–22"FREIGHT FRENZY" — WISCONSIN STATE WINNING TEAM · CONTROL + INNOVATE 2ND AT STATE · INSPIRE — FROZEN FRENZY Q

20–21"ULTIMATE GOAL" — WISCONSIN STATE WINNING CAPTAIN · THINK AWARD AT STATE · INSPIRE — HIGHLANDER Q

19–20"SKYSTONE" — WISCONSIN STATE WINNING CAPTAIN · CONTROL AWARD AT STATE · INSPIRE 2ND — KNACK ATTACK Q

2013TEAM FOUNDED — BRINGING FTC TO WISCONSIN, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FIRST

※ FULL ROBOT DOSSIERS — IN PREPARATION. AWAITING TEAM RECORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY.

FTC INFO — FTC EVENTS ↗ORANGE ALLIANCE ↗FTC SCOUT ↗PRIOR FTC GAMES — FIRST ARCHIVE ↗