Latest Regional Championship Qualifiers as of Jan 16th

Another busy weekend of Vex Robotics tournaments in Nebraska and Iowa. At three tournaments with about 100 teams competing, we saw seven new teams qualify for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship from the Lincoln, NE Public Schools VEX Robotics Tournament, Marrs Magnet Middle School Tournament and the Lincoln Internmediate Tournament in Mason City, IA. UPDATED Jan 26th @10:30 am: We had 367D entered in both High School and Middle School. We removed the mistake from the High School list, this is a Middle School Qualification.

Congratulations to the three newly qualified High School teams who will be competing at the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship: 5233J (Justice League) from National Robotics Academy, Inc2501T (Where’s Aldo?) from Thomas Jefferson HS, and 1064X (Team X) from Omaha North.

Congratulations to the four newly qualified Middle School teams who will be competing at the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship: 985F (Process of Alumination) from Mary Our Queen School, 5233M (The Shield) from National Robotics Academy1073B (OPS – Trojans) from Marrs Magnet MS, and 367D (Trial & Error) from Solon MS.

The VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship will host 44 of the best High School VEX Robotics teams and 32 of the best Middle School VEX Robotics teams from Iowa and Nebraska. This post is an unofficial list of the teams have currently qualified for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championships as of December 12th, 2015. Check out the full details of who has qualified below. Note: This post is unofficial, it should not be used in an official capacity.

Current Heartland Regional Robotics Championship Qualifiers

High School Qualifiers

  1. 5069Y / Vexy Mustangs
    Millard North HS
  2. 1028A / C:DOSRUN
    Brownell-Talbot
  3. 2501J / Full Metal Jackets
    Thomas Jefferson HS
  4. 1028S / Mandroids: Sarkeesibot
    Brownell-Talbot
  5. 3018 / Techna Pwn
    Techna Pwn Robotics
  6. 5813B  / Black Squirrels
    Abraham Lincoln High School
  7. 8675 / Fuzzy Wuzzy 2.0
    National Robotics Academy
  8. 6685A / Vexecutioners
    Millard South High School
  9. 6685R / Vexorsism
    Millard South High School
  10. 5155C / Oops…We’re a Team
    Cross County Robotics
  11. 5155A / Organized Chaos
    Cross County Robotics
  12. 5155D / EROR 404
    Cross County Robotics
  13. 5069B / DERP.exe
    Millard North HS
  14. 5069D / Trojan Mustangs
    Millard North HS
  15. 2501B / Optimus Dime
    Thomas Jefferson HS
  16. 2501C / Point Blank Jackets
    Thomas Jefferson HS
  17. 5053A / Pioneer 1
    Fort Calhoun HS
  18. 6813B / MW M^3
    Millard West HS
  19. 1064A / Nebraska Nerd Herd
    Omaha North
  20. 3141A / Irrational
    Gross Catholic HS
  21. 5233J / Justice League
    National Robotics Academy, Inc
  22. 2501T / Where’s Aldo?
    Thomas Jefferson HS
  23. 1064X / OPS – Team X
    Omaha North

Middle School Qualifiers

  1. 985A / Enlightened Luddites
    Mary Our Queen
  2. 1073A / Decoded
    Marrs Magnet Middle School
  3. 1073F / Ghost Riders
    Marrs Magnet Middle School
  4. 1054C / Liftin Away
    McMillan Magnet Middle School
  5. 985C / Robohawks
    Mary Our Queen School
  6. 1073E / Computer Maniacs
    Marrs Magnet Middle School
  7. 3919C / Young Guns
    St. Patrick’s Catholic School
  8. 3018V / Vexcalibur
    Techna Pwn Robotics
  9. 3141R / Random Bits
    Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School, and
  10. 985B / Spartans
    Mary Our Queen School
  11. 985E / RoboDragons
    Mary Our Queen School
  12. 985F / Process of Alumination
    Mary Our Queen School
  13. 5233M / The Shield
    National Robotics Academy
  14. 1073B / OPS – Trojans
    Marrs Magnet MS
  15. 367D / Trial & Error
    Solon MS

How do teams qualify for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship?

The qualification process for the VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship is similar to the last season with State Championships. The primary difference is, in past seasons only Nebraska tournaments qualified for the Nebraska State Championships (and vice versa). Now VEX Robotics tournaments in both Nebraska and Iowa can qualify teams for the VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship. The number of Regional qualifying spots at these tournaments depends on the size of the tournament:

Level 1: 16 – 23 teams will qualify up to 3 teams
Tournament Champions (2 teams)
Excellence Award winner (1 team)

Level 2: 24-59 teams will qualify up to 5 teams
Tournament Champions (3 teams)
Excellence Award winner(s) (1-2 teams) *
* The 2nd Excellence award is for mixed tournaments that host HS & MS. An excellence award can be given to one High School and Middle School team in those cases.

Level 3: 60+ teams will qualify up to 8 teams
Tournament Champions (3 teams)
Design Award winner (1 team)
Robot Skills Champion (1 team)
Programming Skills Champion (1 team)
Excellence Award winner(s) (1-2 teams) *
* The 2nd Excellence award is for mixed tournaments that host HS & MS. An excellence award can be given to one High School and Middle School team in those cases.

Skills Challenge will qualify 5+ teams
Skills rankings from all official events will be included in the VRC rankings.
The top 5 high school/middle school teams from both Nebraska and Iowa (5 total, not 5 from each State.) as of February 8th, 2016 in each skill challenge will be automatic qualifiers. (Pending availability additional teams may also qualify in order of ranking.)

Qualifying for the World Championships at the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship

Forty-four of the best High School VEX Robotics teams from both states will compete for nine qualifying spots to compete at the World Championships. The nine qualifying spots are achieved through the following awards:

  • Tournament Champions (3 teams)
  • Excellence Award Winner (1 team)
  • Design Award Winner (1 team)
  • Programming Skills Winner (1 team)
  • Programming Skills Finalist (1 team)
  • Robot Skills Champion (1 team)
  • Robot Skills Finalist (1 team)

The Middle School Division of the VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship is a similar setup, with some minor differences. The Middle School tournament size will be 32 teams. There will be five World qualifying spots that are achieved through the following awards:

  • Tournament Champions (3 teams)
  • Excellence Award Winner (1 team)
  • Programming Skills Champion (1 team)

If there are any duplicates in for the above awards in either division, the remaining open World Championship Qualifying spots will be filled by the top skills challenge Scores.

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