Results

Design Award

The Design Award celebrates a team that truly understands industrial design, striking a balance between form, function, and aesthetics while meeting this season’s challenge. The team’s design process results in a robot that is efficient, effective, and inspiring in the way it tackles the game.

Second Place
4366 Westside Gold – from West Lafayette, IN, USA
Winner

25680 SHAM-ROCK-BOTICS GOLD ☘ – from Westfield, IN, USA

Reach Award

The Reach Award goes to a team that has brought new people into FIRST—whether new teams, mentors, or volunteers—and inspired them to embrace the FIRST culture, helping our community grow and thrive.

Second Place
22069 TV Junkies – from Indianapolis, IN, USA
Winner

8149 Panic in the Build Room – from Greenwood, IN, USA

Control Award

The Control Award celebrates a team that uses sensors and software to enhance their robot’s performance. With innovative solutions, like autonomous operation, smarter mechanical systems, or sensor use, they tackle game challenges with creativity and skill, showing how technology can push their robot to the next level.

Second Place
8791 Green Machine – from Greenwood, IN, USA
Winner

21931 Westside Gray – from West Lafayette, IN, USA

Innovate Award sponsored by RTX

The Innovate Award sponsored by RTX celebrates a team that has the ingenuity and inventiveness to make their designs come to life. This award is given to the team that the Judges feel has the most innovative and creative robot design solution to this season’s game. Elements of this award include elegant design, robustness and ‘out of the box’ thinking. This award may address the design of the whole robot or some sub- assembly component. The creative component needs to work consistently.

Second Place
24202 Den Defenders – from South Bend, IN, USA
Winner

13414 Circuit Breakers – from Kingman, IN, USA

Sustain Award

The Sustain Award celebrates the team that plans for the future of their program, ensuring it will thrive, long after today. They have established plans for finances, projects, or team sustainability, track their progress, and show dedication to leadership and long-term growth.

Second Place
22067 RedShift – from Indianapolis, IN, USA
Winner

22331 random() – from Fort Wayne, IN, USA

Connect Award

The Connect Award is presented to the team that has built strong connections with their local STEM community. With a clear plan and intentional steps, they grow their skills and show how teamwork and community involvement drive success in FIRST.

Second Place
8793 Wired Woodmen – from Greenwood, IN, USA
Winner

8578 Juden-Ki Robotics – from Columbus, IN, USA

Think Award

The Think Award goes to the team that best showcases their engineering journey throughout the FIRST Tech Challenge season. Judges use the team’s portfolio to see evidence of the engineering process, lessons learned, or analysis guiding their decisions. This award celebrates the team’s thoughtful approach to building their robot.

Second Place
11959 Kernel Panic – from Columbus, IN, USA
Winner

14596 XLR8 – from Osceola, IN, USA

Connect Award

The Connect Award is presented to the team that has built strong connections with their local STEM community. With a clear plan and intentional steps, they grow their skills and show how teamwork and community involvement drive success in FIRST.

Second Place
8793 Wired Woodmen – from Greenwood, IN, USA
Winner

8578 Juden-Ki Robotics – from Columbus, IN, USA

Think Award

The Think Award goes to the team that best showcases their engineering journey throughout the FIRST Tech Challenge season. Judges use the team’s portfolio to see evidence of the engineering process, lessons learned, or analysis guiding their decisions. This award celebrates the team’s thoughtful approach to building their robot.

Second Place
11959 Kernel Panic – from Columbus, IN, USA
Winner

14596 XLR8 – from Osceola, IN, USA

Inspire Award

The Inspire Award is presented to the team that embodies the best of FIRST—this team is made up of strong ambassadors, role models, and gracious competitors. This team excels across judged award categories, works together to design and build their robot, and shares their experiences, enthusiasm, and knowledge with other teams, sponsors, their community, and the Judges.

Third Place
12014 FireWires – from Osceola, IN, USA
Second Place
14954 The Teal Roborioles – from Avon, IN, USA

Winner
Here is what the Judges have to say about the winner of this Award:
As this team steps into the LIMELIGHT, they demonstrated advanced CALCULATIONS while keeping a COOL attitude. They DUG into this season, helping others NAVUGATE using and innovative AID. It’s CLEAR there was no need for REPLAY, as this team left something that won’t MELT away

11329 I.C.E. Robotics – from Bloomington, IN, USA

Advancing to the FIRST Indiana Robotics FTC State Championship

14596 XLR8

14954 The Teal Roborioles

11329 I.C.E. Robotics

22331 random()

Qualifying Tournament #1

Westfield Middle School

Event Schedule

Time Event
7-7:30 AM Volunteers Arrive
7:30 AM Pits Open
8:00-10:20 AM Judging Sessions, Robot Inspection, Field Inspection
10:30 AM Drivers Meeting
10:45 -11:00 AM Opening Ceremonies
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM Qualification Matches
12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch
12:30 Senior/Alumni/Volunteer Photo
5:00 PM Alliance Selection
5:30 – 6:30 PM Playoff Matches and Awards
7:00 PM Pits Close

Participating Teams

4366 Westside Gold
6518 Westside Black
8149 Panic in the Build Room
8578 Juden-Ki Robotics
8791 Green Machine
8793 Wired Woodmen
11329 I.C.E. Robotics
11959 Kernel Panic
12014 FireWires
13246 Steel Beaks

13295 Disaster Management
13414 Circuit Breakers
14596 XLR8
14954 The Teal Roborioles
19932 Westside Red
21931 Westside Gray
22067 RedShift
22069 TV Junkies
22331 random()
24202 Den Defenders

24549 Canine Crew
25680 SHAM-ROCK-BOTICS GOLD ☘
26448 Kill Switch
26660 Broken Gravity
30350 SHAM-ROCK-BOTICS GREEN☘
30458 MasterMinds
31732 Superchargers
32386 REO Speedwagon
32387 Iron Maiden
32536 Golden Gizmos

2025-2026 DECODETM presented by RTX

Starting September 6, 2025, FIRST® Tech Challenge teams will investigate the power of the world’s artifacts and unlock mysteries in a new challenge, DECODE™ presented by RTX.

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