Compass Award

The Compass Award recognizes an adult coach or mentor who provided outstanding guidance and support for a FIRST Tech Challenge team throughout the year. The winner of the Compass Award is determined from candidates, via a submitted student video, highlighting how their mentor has helped them become an outstanding team and has truly demonstrated what it means to be a Gracious Professional.

800 recorded winners · awarded to an individual

Winners

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1st 22646 Mitspe Yam/מצפה ים Israel Championship 2025–26

1st 25171 RoboTakev FIRST Championship - FIRST Tech Challenge 2025–26

1st 248 Fatal Error New Jersey Championship 2025–26

1st 18438 Wolfpack Machina Massachusetts Championship 2025–26

2nd 23286 Lazer Robotics Massachusetts Championship 2025–26

1st 14596 XLR8 Indiana State Championship 2025–26

1st 21324 Hackin Hounds Pennsylvania Championship 2025–26

2nd 25795 Architechs Pennsylvania Championship 2025–26

3rd 32289 Cyberbears Pennsylvania Championship 2025–26

1st 25644 N.O.A.M. Nerds On A Mission Wisconsin Championship 2025–26

2nd 21355 Turtle TEK Wisconsin Championship 2025–26

3rd 16460 GEarheads Wisconsin Championship 2025–26

1st 20712 Kenny Donuts New York - NYC Championship 2025–26

1st 21788 Beta Rocks California - Los Angeles Championship 2025–26

1st 12499 Gear Up California - San Diego Championship 2025–26

2nd 21982 Inkineers California - Los Angeles Championship 2025–26

2nd 24664 RoBusted California - San Diego Championship 2025–26

3rd 49 NerdHerd 7^2 California - Los Angeles Championship 2025–26

3rd 24218 BurritoBot California - San Diego Championship 2025–26

1st 3747 The Hive Utah Championship 2025–26

1st 13737 Belton Cyber Pirates Missouri Kansas Championship 2025–26

1st 31675 ICBC-Qur'antum Mechanics FiT-Central Texas Regional Championship 2025–26

1st 31874 T.I.M.B.E.R. Bots MVCC New York - Excelsior Championship 2025–26

1st 5199 Duck Tape and a Prayer Illinois Championship 2025–26

2nd 22266 Robots R Us Illinois Championship 2025–26

1st 14627 Spare Parts Mississippi Championship 2025–26

1st 16049 SESI FTCAMB Brazil Championship 2025–26

2nd 17742 SESI BAT TECH Brazil Championship 2025–26

1st 26568 CL-RoboCity Italy Championship 2025–26

2nd 24882 milestone college zimbabwe Italy Championship 2025–26

1st 4017 RoboPandas New York - Long Island Championship 2025–26

3rd 7120 Bionica New York - Long Island Championship 2025–26

1st 23393 JFK Robotics NorCal Regional Championship 2025–26

1st 8565 TechnicBots FiT-North Texas Regional Championship 2025–26

1st 15152 Bionic Cats FiT-West & Panhandle Regional Championship 2025–26

2nd 20313 Mustang Robotics FiT-North Texas Regional Championship 2025–26

1st 25751 Dread Pirate Robotics Alabama Championship 2025–26

1st 20097 Robo Raptors Iowa Championship 2025–26

1st 8956 Team Pyrogen Louisiana Championship 2025–26

1st 14628 Emerald Arkansas Championship 2025–26

1st 772 Golden Dragons South Carolina Championship 2025–26

1st 34178 Awsaj Academy Qatar Championship 2025–26

2nd 29101 Omar Bin AlKhattab School Qatar Qatar Championship 2025–26

3rd 23123 American School of Doha Qatar Championship 2025–26

1st 17346 The Taco Terminators North Carolina Championship 2025–26

1st 4848 Chaos FiT-South Texas Regional Championship 2025–26

1st 25856 Shapleigh Cyber Sharks New Hampshire Championship 2025–26

1st 14345 R.U.R. (Ross' Universal Robots) Connecticut Championship 2025–26

2nd 19446 Team Titans Go FIRST Tech Challenge Ontario Provincial Championship 2025–26

3rd 19500 RoBEARtics FIRST Tech Challenge Ontario Provincial Championship 2025–26

1st 14841 Mighty Meadowbots Blue Nevada Championship 2025–26

1st 16265 ENIGMA New Mexico Championship 2025–26

1st 12767 Catholic Master Builders Arizona Championship 2025–26

2nd 14584 Pioneer 327 Arizona Championship 2025–26

3rd 10523 Dragons Arizona Championship 2025–26

1st 21430 BroomBots Colorado Championship 2025–26

1st 23703 Bob-Bots Oklahoma Championship 2025–26

1st 22411 Wild Squirrels North Dakota Championship 2025–26

1st 30501 Artificial unIntelligence Kentucky Championship 2025–26

1st 20139 Gigabyte Alaska Championship 2025–26

1st 26009 Coltz & Boltz Four Corners Tribal Teams Championship 2025–26

2nd 23942 Rez Kidz Four Corners Tribal Teams Championship 2025–26

1st 1885 Bobcats ASPIRE Chesapeake Championship 2025–26

1st 26253 Cyber Gs Libya Championship 2025–26

1st 3805 Atomic Robotics Washington Championship 2025–26

2nd 18225 High Definition Washington Championship 2025–26

1st 25319 Prototype South Korea Championship 2025–26

2nd 25336 Zeus South Korea Championship 2025–26

1st 28307 CON-SCIENCE Türkiye Şampiyonası 2025–26

1st 7693 TECHNADOS Michigan State Championship-SE 2025–26

2nd 5237 Loose Screws Michigan State Championship-SE 2025–26

3rd 31799 The Regenesis Project Michigan State Championship-SE 2025–26

1st 11228 OverClucked Bots Michigan State Championship-NW 2025–26

1st 24324 STRIVE Thailand Championship 2025–26

1st 11206 Devildogs FIRST Championship - FIRST Tech Challenge 2024–25

1st 23422 Shamir Israel Championship 2024–25

1st 14496 Roboctopi California - San Diego Championship 2024–25

2nd 24218 BurritoBot California - San Diego Championship 2024–25

3rd 16884 Mechanical Advantage California - San Diego Championship 2024–25

1st 4017 RoboPandas New York - Long Island Championship 2024–25

2nd 8110 Invicta New York - Long Island Championship 2024–25

3rd 8818 Portledge Hit the Switch! New York - Long Island Championship 2024–25

1st 18108 High Voltage Oregon Championship 2024–25

1st 21077 SESI SENAI FTBEN Brazil Championship 2024–25

2nd 17800 ParáTech Brazil Championship 2024–25

1st 6055 GearTicks Massachusetts Championship 2024–25

1st 21936 SaMoTech California - Los Angeles Championship SoCal 2024–25

2nd 20353 LIBERTY & JUSTICE California - Los Angeles Championship SoCal 2024–25

3rd 26504 Axle-otls California - Los Angeles Championship SoCal 2024–25

1st 288 Spare Parts Missouri Kansas Championship 2024–25

1st 5356 TARDIS MVCC Utica Championship 2024–25

1st 11329 I.C.E. Robotics FIRST Indiana Robotics State Championship 2024–25

1st 20153 Silver Wolves Pennsylvania Championship 2024–25

1st 13201 Team Hazmat Wisconsin Championship 2024–25

2nd 22526 Fondy Fire Tech Wisconsin Championship 2024–25

1st 17852 Phoenix Requiem Jamaica National Championship 2024–25

2nd 17980 AISK Hurricanes Jamaica National Championship 2024–25

3rd 16075 Crimson Crocs - Campion Jamaica National Championship 2024–25

1st 23123 American School of Doha Qatar Championship 2024–25

2nd 23112 Laffan Qatar Championship 2024–25

3rd 25432 Tariq Bin Ziyad Qatar Championship 2024–25

1st 19458 Equilibrium.exe Chesapeake Championship 2024–25

1st 19922 Iron Lions Utah Championship 2024–25

1st 23996 Whabam Illinois Championship 2024–25

1st 5126 DICE Iowa Championship 2024–25

2nd 17576 TITANS (Tomorrow’s Innovators and Thinkers Acquiring New Skills) Illinois Championship 2024–25

3rd 23408 Cyberbyte Illinois Championship 2024–25

1st 19954 Mario's Mechanics Florida Championship 2024–25

2nd 16312 Sandman Florida Championship 2024–25

3rd 16724 Bender Bots - Pahokee High Florida Championship 2024–25

1st 28344 Science Lab Vietnam Championship 2024–25

1st 19896 Measure Once Cut Twice California - Northern Championship 2024–25

1st 22837 Steely Eyed Missile Lions FIT-South Regional Championship 2024–25

1st 27468 ITKAN Robotics of Sachse- Itkan Knights FiT-North Regional Championship 2024–25

2nd 17011 Mercenary Robotics FiT-North Regional Championship 2024–25

1st 23535 Titans Connecticut Championship 2024–25

1st 21393 BearBella Ontario Provincial Championship 2024–25

1st 12991 Awkward Silence Nevada Championship 2024–25

2nd 3666 Hawks Robotics Arizona Championship 2024–25

3rd 5661 Wolves Robotics Wolfpack Arizona Championship 2024–25

1st 14628 Emerald Arkansas Championship 2024–25

1st 23855 Vortex South Carolina Championship 2024–25

1st 24398 LYBOTICS HYDRA Team Libya Championship 2024–25

2nd 19294 Super Nova of Benghazi Libya Championship 2024–25

3rd 28342 Air Wizards Robotics Team Libya Championship 2024–25

1st 6556 Tempest Mississippi Championship 2024–25

1st 24140 Lavender Robotics Italy Championship 2024–25

1st 15707 Bots by the Creek North Carolina Championship 2024–25

2nd 13735 ∏∆S (PiRates) North Carolina Championship 2024–25

3rd 16072 Quantum Quacks North Carolina Championship 2024–25

1st 28238 Metal Minds Texas/Houston Region - Regional Championship 2024–25

1st 25700 BOUNDLESS New Hampshire Championship 2024–25

1st 20139 Gigabyte Alaska Championship 2024–25

1st 26857 Sweet Mysteries Oklahoma Championship 2024–25

1st 4221 Smíða Syndicate Georgia Championship 2024–25

2nd 19571 The Robo Brigade Georgia Championship 2024–25

3rd 26537 Arcturus - Artemis Georgia Championship 2024–25

1st 16817 Rocksisaan Tech Four Corners Tribal Teams Championship 2024–25

1st 25663 The Curiously Crafty Quest of Quintessential Coders Colorado Championship 2024–25

2nd 26009 Coltz & Boltz Four Corners Tribal Teams Championship 2024–25

1st 701 The GONK Squad Rhode Island Championship 2024–25

2nd 15374 Bolts and Bytes Rhode Island Championship 2024–25

3rd 13181 Free WiFi Rhode Island Championship 2024–25

1st 2835 Midwest Celestial Gods 2025 FTC Wyoming Championship 2024–25

1st 12887 Devolt Phobos New Mexico Championship 2024–25

1st 18079 Accidental Success Washington Championship 2024–25

2nd 7462 Not to Scale Washington Championship 2024–25

3rd 18225 High Definition Washington Championship 2024–25

1st 4444 Whitefield Robocats Kentucky Championship 2024–25

1st 21125 TECH DIVAS Nigeria FIRST Tech Challenge Regional Championship 2024–25

1st 25602 DaçkaBots Türkiye Championship 2024–25

1st 8646 Team KAOS Michigan FTC State Championship-NW 2024–25

1st 24324 STRIVE Thailand Championship 2024–25

1st 24253 Giggle Pickles Michigan FTC State Championship-SE 2024–25

1st 23400 UFORCE APOC Off-Season 2023–24

1st 18031 Horcruxes 2024 FIRST Championship presented by BAE Systems - FIRST Tech Challenge 2023–24

2nd 5356 TARDIS 2024 FIRST Championship presented by BAE Systems - FIRST Tech Challenge 2023–24

3rd 11780 BLUE Box 2024 FIRST Championship presented by BAE Systems - FIRST Tech Challenge 2023–24

1st 20840 The Senjus of Raleigh Adventist Robotics FTC Championship 2023–24

1st 15141 AM.I.T ASHDOD Israel Championship 2023–24

1st 12313 Hotdawgs Texas FTC State Championship 2023–24

2nd 21354 EPIC Expedition Texas FTC State Championship 2023–24

1st 8902 Cosmic Goose New Jersey 3/17/24 State Championship Tournament 2023–24

2nd 7350 Watt's NXT? New Jersey 3/17/24 State Championship Tournament 2023–24

3rd 11754 EnergySmart FTC New Jersey 3/17/24 State Championship Tournament 2023–24

1st 14423 RoboCorns Pennsylvania FTC Championship 2023–24

2nd 8468 The Javengers Pennsylvania FTC Championship 2023–24

3rd 6676 Kaleidoscope Pennsylvania FTC Championship 2023–24

1st 19922 Iron Lions Utah FTC Championship 2023–24

2nd 16028 Mecha Knights Utah FTC Championship 2023–24

3rd 8641 The Masters Utah FTC Championship 2023–24

1st 14496 Roboctopi California- San Diego SDFTC_Championship_PacificRidge 2023–24

2nd 18365 RoboNoodles California- San Diego SDFTC_Championship_PacificRidge 2023–24

3rd 24111 Coyote CODEX California- San Diego SDFTC_Championship_PacificRidge 2023–24

1st 8610 ToborTech Oregon FTC Championship 2023–24

1st 21380 Beyond Robotics California SoCal FTC Championship 2023–24

2nd 10298 Brain Stormz California SoCal FTC Championship 2023–24

3rd 21325 CyberKnights California SoCal FTC Championship 2023–24

1st 10331 ARC Hailstorm Massachusetts State Championship 2023–24

1st 8578 Juden-Ki Robotics Indiana FIN State Championship 2023–24

1st 22883 Akaki Gymnasium Zen Waves Cyprus FTC Championship 2024 2023–24

2nd 24406 Pascal Lefkosia Tech Tigers Cyprus FTC Championship 2024 2023–24

1st 14236 Slight Malfunction Mississippi FTC Championship 2023–24

1st 8120 Electric Hornets Ohio Championship 2023–24

2nd 12768 INNOV-8 Ohio Championship 2023–24

3rd 10464 The Bionic Tigers Ohio Championship 2023–24

1st 12736 Electric Mayhem Green New York-Excelsior MVCC Utica Championship 2023–24

1st 8110 Invicta New York - Long Island FIRST Long Island Championship 2023–24

1st 8365 Gearmasters New York-NYC FTC CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 2023–24

2nd 24047 Roboctopus New York-NYC FTC CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 2023–24

3rd 20789 Paranoid Androids On Steroids New York-NYC FTC CHAMPIONSHIP 2023 2023–24

1st 7961 MotorDame Missouri Kansas Regional Championship @ 7:30 AM 2023–24

1st 19367 Greendale Robotics: ALIEN WI FTC State Championship 2023–24

2nd 21355 Turtle TEK WI FTC State Championship 2023–24

3rd 16310 Rising Rhinobots WI FTC State Championship 2023–24

1st 13017 Event Horizon LA FTCLouisiana - Regional Championship 2023–24

1st 14491 Nerdettes FTC Alabama State Championship 2023–24

1st 8620 Wormgear Warriors Illinois State Championship 2023–24

1st 12783 Norwalk RoboWarriors Purple Iowa Championship 2023–24

2nd 15410 Welded Warriors Illinois State Championship 2023–24

1st 327 The Lobotomists South Carolina Regional Championship 2023–24

1st 23502 Sinergy FTC Team Brazil FIRST TECH CHALLENGE - NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2023–24

2nd 24527 Ragnarok Brazil FIRST TECH CHALLENGE - NATIONAL TOURNAMENT 2023–24

1st 14725 Java the Hutts Florida Championship 2023–24

2nd 16312 Sandman Florida Championship 2023–24

3rd 16249 Excaliper Florida Championship 2023–24

1st 8381 M California NorCal Regional Championship 2023–24

1st 12675 Hermit Social Club CA-SoCal FTC - ILT7 - FVHS Saturday 2023–24

2nd 21980 Bread Pandas CA-SoCal FTC - ILT7 - FVHS Saturday 2023–24

3rd 5390 VistaNova CA-SoCal FTC - ILT7 - FVHS Saturday 2023–24

1st 14523 Free of Charge FiT-North Area Championship 2023–24

1st 3708 Iron Eagles Optimus FiT-Central Area Championship 2023–24

2nd 19587 EPIC Odyssey FiT-North Area Championship 2023–24

1st 17346 The Taco Terminators North Carolina FTC State Championship 2023–24

1st 25314 NGT's Open Robot Vietnam FIRST Tech Challenge 2023-24 2023–24

1st 9879 Root Negative One Arkansas FTC Championship 2023–24

1st 21470 LYBOTICS Super speed Team Libya Regional Robotics Championship 2023–24

1st 25034 Shanyrak Kazakhstan Central Asia Championship 2023–24

2nd 24881 BILievers-quattuor-Zenith Kazakhstan Central Asia Championship 2023–24

1st 6282 Simi Valley Robotics CA-SoCal FTC - ILT6 - MHS Sunday 2023–24

2nd 10298 Brain Stormz CA-SoCal FTC - ILT6 - MHS Sunday 2023–24

3rd 21380 Beyond Robotics CA-SoCal FTC - ILT6 - MHS Sunday 2023–24

1st 21325 CyberKnights CA-SoCal FTC - ILT5 - MHS Saturday 2023–24

2nd 4348 RoboKnights CA-SoCal FTC - ILT5 - MHS Saturday 2023–24

3rd 25 Rock N' Roll Robots CA-SoCal FTC - ILT5 - MHS Saturday 2023–24

1st 10541 Duckasaurus Rex Robotics Wyoming FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship 2024 2023–24

1st 18793 Mechanical Masters Colorado FTC State Championship 2023–24

1st 11004 Cantina Crew FiT-W&P Area Championship 2023–24

2nd 11004 Cantina Crew FiT-W&P Area Championship 2023–24

1st 24847 Ellipse New Hampshire FTC State Championship 2023–24

1st 14365 Summit Knights OH OSU Newark Qualifier 2023–24

1st 130 Blazing Spirits Connecticut FTC State Championship Presented by University of Connecticut 2023–24

3rd 16008 Armored Artemises Connecticut FTC State Championship Presented by University of Connecticut 2023–24

1st 18421 Unscheduled Disassembly Arizona Championship 2023–24

1st 13003 Electromanders Idaho FTC State Championship 2023–24

2nd 6088 Bolts, Nuts, and Bots Idaho FTC State Championship 2023–24

2nd 18625 Trivium Knightmares Arizona Championship 2023–24

3rd 6174 Automatons Arizona Championship 2023–24

1st 13076 The Argonauts Minnesota FTC State Championship 2023–24

1st 10368 The Level Ups Oklahoma Regional Championship 2023–24

1st 16633 Marist 16633 Georgia FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship 2023–24

1st 16075 Crimson Crocs - Campion Jamaica National Championship 2023–24

1st 14727 The Mortar Kentucky State Championship 2023–24

2nd 11347 CircuitRunners Robotics - Blackout Georgia FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship 2023–24

2nd 22638 CC1BOT - Clarendon College Jamaica National Championship 2023–24

3rd 15059 Cyber Lions - Calabar Jamaica National Championship 2023–24

3rd 14821 Team Rocket Georgia FIRST Tech Challenge State Championship 2023–24

1st 23112 Laffan Qatar FTC Centerstage 2023–24

2nd 25404 RTE Robotics Qatar FTC Centerstage 2023–24

3rd 25432 Tariq Bin Ziyad Qatar FTC Centerstage 2023–24

1st 24260 Out Of the Blue NC FTC Islamic Association of Raleigh 2023–24

1st 701 The GONK Squad Rhode Island FIRST Tech Challenge Championship 2023–24

1st 23667 The Nano Ninjas NV League Tournament - Northern Nevada 2023–24

1st 18858 ARC NV League Tournament - Southern Nevada 2023–24

2nd 16158 VC Silver Circuits NV League Tournament - Northern Nevada 2023–24

1st 9432 Blood, Sweat, & Gears CA-SoCal FTC - ILT4 - PHS Sunday 2023–24

2nd 7831 Titan CA-SoCal FTC - ILT4 - PHS Sunday 2023–24

1st 19589 Falcons Robotics Washington State Championship 2023–24

1st 7832 Gear Gurus CA-SoCal FTC - ILT3 - PHS Saturday 2023–24

2nd 6372 Patriotic Robotics CA-SoCal FTC - ILT3 - PHS Saturday 2023–24

1st 16617 Swift-A-Maize FiT-W&P Amarillo League Tournament 2023–24

1st 22411 Wild Squirrels North Dakota FTC State Championships 2023–24

2nd 14793 Pun-ishers North Dakota FTC State Championships 2023–24

3rd 9963 Comets North Dakota FTC State Championships 2023–24

1st 9581 Techno Tigers NC FTC Smithfield-Selma High School 2023–24

1st 9993 StormBots NC FTC Southern Guilford High School (Sat) 2023–24

1st 13353 Circuit Breakers Chesapeake FTC Championship 2023–24

3rd 19458 Equilibrium.exe Chesapeake FTC Championship 2023–24

1st 11444 Garnet Squadron SC West Qualifying Tournament 2023–24

1st 20324 Greenwood Mechanical Eagles FL North East Florida League Tournament 2023–24

1st 12802 We Will Bot You OH Miami University Qualifier 2023–24

2nd 4969 Robot-X OH Miami University Qualifier 2023–24

3rd 8719 Quantum Leap OH Miami University Qualifier 2023–24

1st 12313 Hotdawgs FiT-South Area Championship 2023–24

1st 8996 Definitely Not The Pink Team FL Space Coast League Tournament 2023–24

1st 14725 Java the Hutts FL Gulf Coast League Tournament 2023–24

1st 21584 Spare Parts FL ROBOT League Tournament 2023–24

2nd 6323 The Pink Team FL Space Coast League Tournament 2023–24

3rd 4717 Mechromancers FL Space Coast League Tournament 2023–24

1st 5325 The Muses CA-SoCal FTC - ILT2 - DBHS Sunday 2023–24

2nd 14863 RGB CA-SoCal FTC - ILT2 - DBHS Sunday 2023–24

1st 19510 VolTech CA-SoCal FTC - ILT1 - DBHS Saturday 2023–24

2nd 19516 The Huskyteers CA-SoCal FTC - ILT1 - DBHS Saturday 2023–24

1st 8300 Pi Rho Eagles NC FTC J.M. Alexander Middle School 2023–24

1st 10464 The Bionic Tigers OH Walnut Hills Qualifier 2023–24

1st 23855 Vortex SC East Qualifying Tournament 2023–24

1st 19013 G-Force India FIRST Tech Challenge Championship 2023-24 2023–24

1st 16626 Radical Raiders FL AeroCoast League Tournament 2023–24

1st 9277 Hazmat Robotics Explosives FL Orlando Robotics League Tournament 2023–24

2nd 9930 Robo-Knights FL Orlando Robotics League Tournament 2023–24

3rd 10650 Hazmat Robotics Biohazards FL Orlando Robotics League Tournament 2023–24

1st 12649 Code Blooded MN FTC Combined League Sun. Jan. 21 2023–24

1st 22178 Infrared MN FTC Combined League, Sat. Jan. 20 2023–24

1st 9581 Techno Tigers NC FTC Thales Academy 2023–24

1st 10348 Gear Masters New Mexico FTC Regional Championship 2023–24

1st 24392 Zero Malaysia FIRST Tech Challenge Championship 2023–24

1st 16232 Chaska Circuit Breakers MN FTC Burnsville Sun. Jan 14 2023–24

1st 23415 Nano-TacoBots NC FTC Ascend Leadership Academy 2023–24

1st 23790 Ride the Robot NH Windham Qualifier #2 2023–24

1st 8962 TimeCrafters MN FTC Burnsville Sat. Jan 13 2023–24

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