Our Team History
FRC 4131 was founded at Liberty High School as the Botty Builders in the fall of 2011 and had about ten students in total and three mentors. In 2013 the club re-branded as the Iron Patriots to more closely associate ourselves with our school. As the years went on, the club grew to include an average of 30 students and 15 mentors (which include many team alumni). In the eleven years since kickoff, we have attended multiple PNW championships and in 2016 (Stronghold) were able to compete in the World Championships which were held in St. Louis.
We are proud of all our past accomplishments and can’t wait to see what is yet to come!
AWARDS WE'VE WON
2026 (Rebuilt)
Glacier Peak District Event:
FIRST Impact Award
SunDome District Event:
Team Sustainability Award
FIRST Leadership Award Semifinalist: Theo Kim and Jewel Malit
2025 (Reefscape)
Glacier Peak District Event:
FIRST Impact Award
SunDome District Event:
Creativity Award
2024 (Crescendo)
Glacier Peak District Event:
FIRST Impact Award
SunDome District Event:
Dean's List Semifinalist: Akash Krishna
Sammamish District Event:
District Event Finalist
PNW Championship Event:
FIRST Impact Award
Dean's List Finalist: Akash Krishna
FIRST Championship:
Team Sustainability Award
Dean's List Award Winner: Akash Krishna
2023 (Charged Up)
Glacier Peak District Event:
District Engineering Inspiration Award
District Event Finalist
SunDome District Event:
District FIRST Impact Award
Auburn District Event:
Dean's List Semifinalist: Akash Krishna
Innovation in Control Award
PNW Championship Event:
FIRST Impact Award
Dean's List Finalist: Akash Krishna
2022 (Rapid React)
Auburn District Event:
District Chairman's Award
Bonney Lake District Event:
District Engineering Inspiration Award
PNW Championship Event:
Excellence in Engineering Award
2021 (Infinite Recharge)
Dean's List Finalist: Serena Sherwood
Dean's List Semifinalist: Juli Malit
2020 (Infinite Recharge)
Glacier Peak District Event:
District Chairman's Award
2019 (Destination: Deep Space)
Auburn District Event:
Entrepreneurship Award
Yakima Sundome District Event:
Entrepreneurship Award
Auburn Mountainview District Event:
Entrepreneurship Award
Dean's List Semifinalist: Matthew Oberg
PNW Championships:
Dean's List Finalist: Matthew Oberg​
2018 (Power Up)
Auburn District Event:
Imagery Award
Auburn Mountainview District Event:
Engineering Inspiration Award​
2017 (Steamworks)
Auburn District Event:
District Event Finalist
Dean's List Semifinalist: Mai-Linh Tran
Dean's List Semifinalist: Joe Bergin​
2016 (Stronghold)
Auburn Mountainview District Event:
Excellence in Engineering Award
Auburn District Event:
Industrial Design Award
District Event Finalist
PNW Championships:
Qualified for World Championships​
2014 (Aerial Assist)
Auburn Mountainview District Event:
Team Spirit Award
Shorewood District Event:
Judges Award
Dean's List Finalist: Christine Chappelle
Pacific Northwest Championship:
Gracious Professionalism Award
Dean's List Finalist: Christine Chappelle