December 12, 2015
The High School Division of the Omaha North VEX Robotics Tournament is one of the largest and most competitive VEX Robotics tournaments in the region.  With 80 teams competing, it is a perfect test for many of the High School teams on handling big tournament scenarios.

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 5069B (DERP.exe) from Millard North HS. The Tournament Champions were 5069B (DERP.exe) from Millard North HS, 5155A (Organized Chaos) from Cross County Robotics, and 5069D (Trojan Mustangs) from Millard North HS.

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

Omaha North Tournament – High School Division Awards

Excellence Award

5069B (DERP.exe) from Millard North HS 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

Omaha North Tournament – High School Division Champions were 5069B (DERP.exe) from Millard North HS, 5155A (Organized Chaos) from Cross County Robotics, and 5069D (Trojan Mustangs) from Millard North HS. 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

Omaha North Tournament – High School Division Finalists were 1028A (C:\DOS\RUN) from Brownell-Talbot, 1028S (Mandroids: Sarkeesibot) from Brownell-Talbot, and 5155D (EROR 404) 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

5069B (DERP.exe) from Millard North HS recorded the top Programming Skills score at 140  points.  This award also qualifies the team for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship & CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship.

Robot Skills Winner

5069B (DERP.exe) from Millard North HS recorded the top Robot Skills score at 148 points.  This award also qualifies the team for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship.

Design Award

7232J (Cyber Pirates) from Belton High School 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.  This award would have qualified the team for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship, if they were from Nebraska or Iowa.

Amaze Award

1028S (Mandroids: Sarkeesibot) from Brownell-Talbot were awarded the Amaze Award. This is awarded to a team that has built a competition robot that clearly demonstrates overall quality.  A solid mechanical design along with demonstrated robot programming, robustness, strong performance and consistency are key attributes assessed for this award.

Build Award

1064X (OPS – Team X) from Omaha North Magnet High School were awarded the Amaze Award. This is awarded to a team that has built a well crafted and constructed robot that also shows a clear dedication to safety and attention to detail.  Judges will be looking for robots that have a professional feel and quality look to them, with clear attention to detail in construction, efficient use of mechanical and electronic components, and reliability on the competition field.

Judges Award

1064A (OPS – Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North Magnet 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.

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Omaha North Tournament – High School Division
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.

Blue Division

Rank	Team #	Team Name	School	W-L-T
6	7232	Cyber Pirates	Belton High School	5-1-0
14	8675	Fuzzy Wuzzy 2.0	National Robotics Academy Inc.	3-3-0
15	1028B	SV_Wall_Hacks	Brownell-Talbot	3-3-0
22	1028Z	BT Ninth Grade	Brownell-Talbot	2-3-1
35	1045B	OPS – FRED	Benson High Magnet School	1-5-0
4	1045D	OPS – The Bunny Overload	Benson High Magnet School	5-1-0
20	1045F	OPS – BIOHAZARD	Benson High Magnet School	3-3-0
29	1049B	OPS – South Bots	Omaha South High School	1-5-0
32	1059A	OPS – Burke Gold	Burke High School	1-5-0
25	1064B	OPS – Perfectly Flawed	Omaha North Magnet High School	2-4-0
16	1064D	OPS – One Design	Omaha North Magnet High School	3-3-0
10	1064F	OPS – RoboVikings	Omaha North Magnet High School	4-2-0
26	1064H	OPS – That One Bot	Omaha North Magnet High School	2-4-0
12	1064P	OPS – Almost HD	Omaha North Magnet High School	4-2-0
27	1064S	OPS – Robo Raiders	Omaha North Magnet High School	2-4-0
11	1064U	OPS – Team U	Omaha North Magnet High School	4-2-0
28	1064X	OPS – Team X	Omaha North Magnet High School	1-4-1
8	2349A	OPS – Eagle Strike	Central High School	4-2-0
34	2349C	OPS – Purple Bots	Central High School	1-5-0
24	2349E	OPS – Team E	Central High School	2-4-0
33	3141V	Transcender	Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School	1-5-0
23	4405B	Two Thirty Seven	Skutt Catholic High School	2-4-0
36	4405D	The Unpossibles	Skutt Catholic High School	1-5-0
30	4405X	The X M.E.N.	Skutt Catholic High School	1-5-0
1	5069B	DERP.exe	Millard North HS	6-0-0
21	5069D	Trojan Mustangs	Millard North HS	2-3-1
3	5155A	Organized Chaos	Cross County Robotics	5-1-0
31	5155E	Th_	Cross County Robotics	1-5-0
7	5233J	Justice League	National Robotics Academy Inc.	5-1-0
19	5F	Rolling Thunder	Ravenna Public Schools	3-3-0
17	5R	Disqualified	Ravenna Public Schools	3-3-0
2	5W	Illuminati	Ravenna Public Schools	5-0-1
9	5Z	System Overload	Ravenna Public Schools	4-2-0
13	6456A	Bellevue West T-BOT Alpha	Bellevue West High School	4-2-0
18	7232K	Cyber Pirates	Belton High School	3-3-0
5	7232R	Cyber Pirates	Belton High School	5-1-0

Gold Division

Rank	Team #	Team Name	School	W-L-T
1	1970K	Knight Shift	Mount Michael Benedictine HS	6-0-0
2	1028A	C:\DOS\RUN	Brownell-Talbot	6-0-0
3	1064R	OPS – North R	Omaha North Magnet HS	5-1-0
4	5069C	Mustang Ballers	Millard North HS	5-1-0
5	3141A	Irrational	Daniel J. Gross Catholic HS	5-1-0
6	1028S	Mandroids: Sarkeesibot	Brownell-Talbot	5-1-0
7	5155F	Double A	Cross County Robotics	5-1-0
8	7232P	Cyber Pirates	Belton HS	5-1-0
9	1064T	OPS – High Voltage	Omaha North Magnet HS	5-1-0
10	1064C	OPS – YA~BA~DE	Omaha North Magnet HS	4-2-0
11	7232Z	Cyber Pirates	Belton HS	4-2-0
12	1045A	OPS – Legion of Doom	Benson High Magnet School	4-2-0
13	5069A	R.E.C.T	Millard North HS	4-2-0
14	2349D	OPS – Bionic Eagles	Central HS	4-2-0
15	6456B	Bellevue West T-BOT Bravo	Bellevue West HS	4-2-0
16	4405C	DeezNutsNBolts	Skutt Catholic HS	3-3-0
17	1064A	OPS – Nebraska Nerd Herd	Omaha North Magnet HS	3-3-0
18	7232J	Cyber Pirates	Belton HS	3-3-0
19	5155D	EROR 404	Cross County Robotics	3-3-0
20	5X	Extreme Robotics	Ravenna Public Schools	3-3-0
21	5069Y	Bringin’ Vexy Back	Millard North HS	3-3-0
22	1881A	Duchesne Academy	Duchesne Academy	3-3-0
23	1045E	OPS – A ARON	Benson High Magnet School	3-3-0
24	1064E	OPS – Semper Gumby	Omaha North Magnet HS	2-4-0
25	1045C	OPS – The Mighty Bunnies	Benson High Magnet School	2-4-0
26	2349B	OPS – Purple Talon	Central HS	2-4-0
27	4405A	Masked Men	Skutt Catholic HS	2-4-0
28	1049C	OPS – Pack Attack	Omaha South HS	2-4-0
29	1049A	OPS – Mechanical Bulls	Omaha South HS	2-4-0
30	1970T	Your Worst Knightmare	Mount Michael Benedictine HS	1-5-0
31	1064V	OPS – Team V	Omaha North Magnet HS	1-5-0
32	5J	Celtic Thunder	Ravenna Public Schools	1-5-0
33	6202T	Moment of Force	Moment of Force	1-5-0
34	5D	The Foundary	Ravenna Public Schools	1-5-0
35	4405E	The VEX	Skutt Catholic HS	1-5-0
36	1064G	OPS – Vikingbot 5000	Omaha North Magnet HS	0-6-0
37	1064J	OPS – EngiNerds	Omaha North Magnet HS	0-6-0
38	5155B	Cheese Omelet	Cross County Robotics	0-6-0

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Omaha North Tournament – High School Division
Division 1 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.

Blue Division

Gold Division

Championship Bracket

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Omaha North Tournament – High School Division
Programming Skills Challenge Results

Rank	Team	High Score	Attempts
1	5069B	140	3
2	1064A	126	1
3	1028S	121	1
4	5155A	111	1
5	5233J	73	1
6	1028A	67	1
7	5069A	65	1
8	1064V	63	2
9	1064P	51	1
10	1064F	51	1
11	1045A	40	1
12	1064X	21	1
13	6202T	19	3
14	2349A	11	1
15	6456B	4	1
16	1064C	1	1

Omaha North Tournament – High School Division
Robot Skills Challenge Results

Rank	Team	High Score	Attempts
1	5069B	148	4
2	1045D	136	4
3	1064A	129	1
4	5069A	125	1
5	2349A	121	1
6	1970K	103	3
7	1028A	77	1
8	4405C	72	5
9	1064J	72	1
10	5233J	71	1
11	1064R	70	2
12	1064V	63	1
13	3141A	59	1
14	1064P	52	3
15	1045A	47	1
16	4405B	39	4
17	1064S	39	2
18	1064B	35	1
19	7232K	32	1
20	7232	29	1
21	7232P	21	2
22	5R	20	3
23	1045C	17	3
24	6202T	16	4
25	1064D	13	1
26	1064X	9	1
27	1064U	5	1
28	7232J	2	2
29	1064T	1	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]