The Iowa Western VEX Robotics Tournament was held on Saturday, December 5th in Council Bluffs, IA.

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 5155A (Organized Chaos) from Cross County Robotics. The Tournament Champions were 5155A (Organized Chaos) from Cross County Robotics, 3018 from Techna Pwn Robotics, and 5155D (EROR 404) from Cross County Robotics.

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

Iowa Western VEX Robotics Tournament Awards

Excellence Award

5155A (Organized Chaos) from Cross County Robotics 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

Iowa Western VEX Robotics Tournament Champions were 5155A (Organized Chaos) from Cross County Robotics, 3018 from Techna Pwn Robotics, and 5155D (EROR 404) from Cross County Robotics. 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

Iowa Western VEX Robotics Tournament Finalists were 2501J (Full Metal Jackets) from Thomas Jefferson High School, 5813B (Black Squirrels) from Abraham Lincoln High School, and 5155B (Cheese Omelet) from Cross County Robotics. The Tournament Finalist are the three team Alliance that ends second in the Elimination Rounds of the tournament.

Programming Skills Winner

2501J (Full Metal Jackets) from Thomas Jefferson High School recorded the top Programming Skills score at 123 points. This award also qualifies the team for the CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Robot Skills Winner

2501J (Full Metal Jackets) from Thomas Jefferson High School recorded the top Robot Skills score at 236 points.

Design Award

3018 from Techna Pwn Robotics 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

2501T (Where’s Aldo?) from Thomas Jefferson High School 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.

Sportsmanship Award

2501J (Full Metal Jackets) from Thomas Jefferson High School were awarded the Sportsmanship Award. This is awarded to a team that has earned the respect and admiration of the volunteers and other teams at the event. The Tournament uses ballots for this award.

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Iowa Western 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	School	Win / Loss
1	5155A	Cross County Robotics	7 / 0
2	3018	Techna Pwn Robotics	6 / 1
3	367B	Solon High School	6 / 1
4	2501J	Thomas Jefferson High School	5 / 2
5	2501T	Thomas Jefferson High School	5 / 2
6	5155E	Cross County Robotics	5 / 2
7	5813A	Abraham Lincoln High School	5 / 2
8	98158	OA BCIG High School	5 / 2
9	5813B	Abraham Lincoln High School	4 / 3
10	2501B	Thomas Jefferson High School	4 / 3
11	5813C	Abraham Lincoln High School	4 / 3
12	3018E	Techna Pwn Robotics	4 / 3
13	5155C	Cross County Robotics	4 / 3
14	5813D	Abraham Lincoln High School	3 / 4
15	367A	Solon High School	3 / 4
16	167S	Saint Stephen the Martyr School	2 / 5
17	5155F	Cross County Robotics	2 / 5
18	2501C	Thomas Jefferson High School	2 / 5
19	367E	Solon High School	2 / 5
20	5155D	Cross County Robotics	2 / 5
21	5155B	Cross County Robotics	1 / 6
22	367F	Solon High School	1 / 6
23	367C	Solon High School	1 / 6
24	367D	Solon High School	1 / 6

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Iowa Western 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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Iowa Western VEX Robotics Tournament
Programming Skills Challenge Results

Rank	Team	High Score	Attempts
1	2501J	123	2
2	5155A	38	1
3	3018	1	1

Iowa Western VEX Robotics Tournament Robot Skills
Challenge Results

Rank	Team	High Score	Attempts
1	2501J	236	3
2	2501B	167	3
3	3018	110	1
4	5155A	83	2
5	2501T	76	1
6	5155E	29	1
7	2501C	21	1
8	5813C	1	1

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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]