January 16, 2016
Middle School teams competed at the Marrs MS VEX Robotics Tournament to qualifiy for the VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship.

This tournament qualified four teams for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship, the Excellence Award winner and the three Tournament Champion teams. The Excellence award was awarded to team 985F (Process of Alumination) from Mary Our Queen School. The Tournament Champions were 1073A  (OPS – Decoded) from Marrs Magnet MS, 5233M (The Shield) from National Robotics Academy, Inc, and 1073B (OPS – Trojans) from Marrs Magnet MS.

A great performance by these teams and the rest of the field! Check out the results below.

Marrs MS VEX Robotics Tournament Awards

Excellence Award

985F (Process of Alumination) from Mary Our Queen School were awarded the Excellence Award. This is awarded to a team that exemplifies overall excellence in building a well rounded VEX robotics program. This award also qualifies the team for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship & CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Tournament Champions

Marrs MS VEX Robotics Tournament Champions were 1073A  (OPS – Decoded) from Marrs Magnet MS, 5233M (The Shield) from National Robotics Academy, Inc, and 1073B (OPS – Trojans) from Marrs Magnet MS. The Tournament Champions are the three team Alliance that wins the Elimination Rounds of the tournament. This award also qualifies the team for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship & CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Tournament Finalist

Marrs MS VEX Robotics Tournament Finalists were 3919C (TEAMNAME) from St. Patrick’s MS, 3919D (TEAMNAME) from St. Patrick’s MS, and 3141R (TEAMNAME) from Gross Catholic. The Tournament Finalist are the three team Alliance that ends second in the Elimination Rounds of the tournament.

Programming Skills Winner

1073A  (OPS – Decoded) from Marrs Magnet MS recorded the top Programming Skills score at 63 points. This award also qualifies the team for the CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Robot Skills Winner

1073A  (OPS – Decoded) from Marrs Magnet MS recorded the top Robot Skills score at 112  points.

Design Award

5233M (The Shield) from National Robotics Academy, Inc were awarded the Design Award. This is awarded to a team that demonstrates an organized and professional approach to the design process, project and time management and team organization.

Judges Award

5233M (The Shield) from National Robotics Academy, Inc were awarded the Judges Award. This is awarded to a team the judges decide is deserving of special recognition.  Judges consider a number of possible criteria for this award, such as team displays of special attributes, exemplary effort and perseverance at the event, and team accomplishments or endeavors throughout the season that may not fall under existing awards – but are nonetheless deserving of special recognition.

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Marrs MS VEX Robotics Tournament Qualification Round Results

The tournament starts with Qualification Rounds, which are used to determine how you rank during the tournament. This rank is used during alliance selection, where 3 teams are paired off with each other. Each alliance competes in the Elimination rounds, which determines the Tournament Champions and Finalists. The Tournament Champions qualify for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship.

Rank	Team #	Team Name	School	wins	losses
1	1073A	OPS – Decoded	Marrs Magnet	6	0
2	5233M	The Shield	NRAI	6	0
3	3919C	Young Guns	St. Patrick’s Catholic School	5	1
4	3919D	Brobots	St. Patrick’s Catholic School	5	1
5	1054B	OPS – DDos	McMillan Magnet	5	1
6	1073H	OPS – Falcon Strike 2	Marrs Magnet	5	1
7	3919B	JackBOTs	St. Patrick’s Catholic School	4	2
8	1073F	OPS – Ghost Riders	Marrs Magnet	4	2
9	985F	Process of Alumination	Mary Our Queen	4	2
10	7043F	Kn1ghts of the N3t	St. Cecilia School	4	2
11	3018E	EMC^2	Techna Pwn Robotics	3	3
12	1068C	OPS – Big Bang Bears	Bryan MS	3	3
13	1060A	OPS – 21 Bolt Street	Buffett Magnet	3	3
14	1068B	OPS- Frankilin The Turtle	Bryan MS	3	3
15	3018V	VEXcalibur	Techna Pwn Robotics	3	3
16	1054A	OPS – Team A	McMillan Magnet	3	3
17	1073D	OPS – 6 Nova	Marrs Magnet	3	3
18	1073B	OPS – Trojans	Marrs Magnet	2	4
19	1068A	OPS – MMU	Bryan MS	2	4
20	1073G	OPS – Falcon Strike 1	Marrs Magnet	2	4
21	1073E	OPS – Computer Maniacs	Marrs Magnet	2	4
22	3141R	Random Bits	Gross Catholic HS	1	5
23	985D	Not Found in Nature	Mary Our Queen	1	5
24	5233Y	Mini-Marks	NRAI	1	5
25	5233K	DC West Rookies	NRAI	1	5
26	5233A	Falcon Fortress	NRAI	1	5
27	7043E	Av3ng3rs	St. Cecilia School	1	5
28	1060B	OPS – We Will Box You	Buffett Magnet	1	5

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Marrs MS VEX Robotics Tournament Elimination Rounds

The Elimination Rounds are used to determine the Tournament Champions. During the Elimination Rounds, Alliances of three different teams are formed. Each leg of the Bracket is a best of three, with each team in the alliance getting the opportunity to compete.

The Tournament Champions qualify for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship

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Marrs MS VEX Robotics Tournament
Programming Skills Challenge Results

rank	team	high score	attempts
1	1073A	63	3
2	985F	29	3
3	985D	29	2
4	3919B	14	1
5	1060B	12	1
6	7043E	3	2

Marrs MS VEX Robotics Tournament
Robot Skills Challenge Results

rank	team	highscore	attempts
1	1073A	112	3
2	1073F	78	3
3	3141R	47	3
4	985F	39	1
5	985D	36	3
6	3919B	28	1
7	7043F	15	3
8	5233Y	10	1
9	7043E	4	2

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Note: There is a lot in this post, everything is unofficial. This is done as a summary of the event, and in no way should be used in an official capacity. Do not hesitate to email [email protected]