FLL Teams — FIRST LEGO League
WCCA Robotics has two FLL teams competing in the 2025–26 Unearthed season (archaeology theme). FIRST LEGO League is a robotics competition for students in 4th through 8th grade where teams build autonomous LEGO robots, develop an innovation project, and demonstrate core values like teamwork and discovery.
Marcus Bartholomew the Third Junior
FLL Team #61349 · 3rd Year · National Champions 🏆
Our flagship FLL team is in its third year and has a track record of excellence. Named after a LEGO shark from the FLL Submerged mission, Marcus Bartholomew the Third Junior has become the heart and soul of WCCA Robotics.
Awards & Accomplishments
2024–25 Submerged Season
🌟 Florida Sunshine Invitational
- Rising All-Star Award
🏆 Adventist Robotics Championship Tournament
- Champion's Award — 1st place overall
🏆 Adventist Robotics Florida Qualifier
- Champion's Award — 1st place overall
- Robot Game Award — 1st place (250 points, highest score!)
- Coach/Mentor Award — Daniel Plaisted
2023–24 Masterpiece Season
🏆 Adventist Robotics Florida Qualifier
- Robot Game — 2nd place
- Innovation Project — 3rd place
Photos
Watch Our Team in Action
Current Season: Unearthed (2025–26)
This year’s FLL season has an archaeology theme. Our team is diving into research about archaeological methods and challenges as they prepare for competition. Follow along on our GitHub wiki.
Innovation Project: COCOPlus Hydration Packets — a natural, freeze-dried coconut water hydration solution designed to keep archaeologists hydrated in extreme conditions.
Robo Gators of the Lost Park
FLL Team #64434
1st Year · Homeschool Team
Our newest FLL team is made up primarily of homeschool students competing for the first time in the 2025–26 Unearthed season. We’re excited to see what they accomplish!
Innovation Project: The Protection Backpack — a portable weather shield to help archaeologists work comfortably in extreme conditions.
Tournament Results
Our FLL teams compete in Adventist Robotics tournaments. See detailed match results, video timestamps, and awards from recent tournaments:
M.A.R.C.U.S.
Our FLL teams use M.A.R.C.U.S. (Multiple Amazing Robot Code Usage Selector) — an open-source robot programming framework for SPIKE Prime that provides a menu-driven system for selecting and running mission programs during competition.
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