The 2026 LEGO champs of North Dakota
The results of the 2026 FIRST LEGO League Robotics North Dakota State Championship are in
On February 7, the UND College of Engineering & Mines was proud to host the North Dakota FIRST LEGO League Robotics State Championship. Bringing together talented 9-14-year-olds from across North Dakota, the championship was held at the UND Memorial Union and was open to the public.
North Dakota Champions
This award recognizes the team that embodies the FIRST LEGO League experience by fully embracing our Core Values while achieving excellence and innovation in both the robot game and the project. The first-place winner is eligible to participate in the next level of competition. The second-place winner is the alternate team.
Champions Award
- Second Runner-Up: The Megalodons (Team #74187) — Invited to attend the Georgia Tech Invitational
- First Runner-Up: Super Squirrels (Team #59846) — Invited to attend WPI (WAFFLE) Annual FLL event in Massachusetts
- Champion: Byte Bots (Team #66673) — Plan to attend the World Festival in Texas
Other Awards
Robot Performance Awards
This award recognizes a team that scores the most points during the Robot Game. Teams compete in at least three 2.5-minute matches and their highest score counts.
- First Place: Byte Bots (Team #66673)
- Second Place: Super Squirrels (Team #59846)
Robot Design Awards
This award recognizes a team that designs a mechanically sound robot that can perform challenge missions. This team utilizes concise, reusable code that allows their robot to perform challenge missions autonomously and consistently. The team uses engineering practices and a well-developed strategy to design and build a high-performing robot.
- First Place: Brickologist (Team #64328)
- Second Place: Elk Ridge Ex-Bots (Team #59542)
Innovation Project Awards
This award recognizes a team that has a comprehensive understanding of the problem they have identified and a solution with good potential to solve the problem researched. A team that effectively communicates the problem they have identified and their proposed solution to both the judges and other potential supporters.
- First Place: Kindred Koders (Team #69084)
- Second Place: The Brick Bobs (Team #69395)
Core Values Awards
This award celebrates a team that is empowered by their First LEGO League experience and displays extraordinary enthusiasm and spirit. A team that can accomplish more together through shared goals than they could as individuals.
- First Place: Bison Brick Busters (Team #45658)
- Second Place: Subterra (Team #53714)
Coach/Mentor Award
Coaches and mentors inspire their teams to do their best. This award goes to the coach or mentor whose leadership and guidance is clearly evident and best exemplifies the FIRST Core Values.
2026 Winner: Rebecca Schug — Williston Ancient Dragons (Team #48133)
About The FIRST LEGO League
The FIRST LEGO League educational program provides preschool and school-aged children with an ideal introduction to research, engineering and programming. It sparks early interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) while fostering teamwork and communication skills.
During the 2025–2026 FIRST season, FIRST AGE presented by Qualcomm, teams take on UNEARTHED, an archaeology-inspired challenge that invites students to uncover the past to discover the future using STEM skills, collaboration and LEGO technology.
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