January 16, 2016
The Lincoln, Nebraska Public Schools VEX Robotics Competition was held on Saturday, January 16th. Twenty nine High School teams competed for a qualifying spot at 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 6813B (MW M^3) from Millard West High School. The Tournament Champions were 1064A (Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North, 5813B (Black Squirrels) from Abraham Lincoln HS, and 1064X (Team X) from Omaha North.

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

Lincoln, NE Public Schools VEX Tournament Awards

Excellence Award

6813B (MW M^3) from 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

Lincoln, NE Public Schools VEX Tournament Champions were 1064A (Nebraska Nerd Herd) from Omaha North, 5813B (Black Squirrels) from Abraham Lincoln HS, and 1064X (Team X) from Omaha North. 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

Lincoln, NE Public Schools VEX Tournament Finalists were 5069B (DERP.exe) from Millard North HS, 5069A (R.E.C.T.) from Millard North HS, and 5155E (Th_) 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

6813M (MW SpiderCats) from Millard West HS recorded the top Programming Skills score at 118 points. This award also qualifies the team for the CREATE U.S. Open Robotics Championship

Robot Skills Winner

6813B (MW M^3) from Millard West HS recorded the top Robot Skills score at 222 points.

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Lincoln, NE Public Schools VEX 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	Win – Loss
1	1064A	OPS – Nebraska Nerd Herd	Omaha North	7-0
2	5813B	Black Squirrels	Abraham Lincoln HS	7-0
3	5069B	DERP.exe	Millard North HS	6-1
4	68507C	SilverHawk bot 1	Lincoln Public Schools- LPS	6-1
5	5813A	The Kanesville Krush	Abraham Lincoln HS	5-2
6	5155A	Organized Chaos	Cross County Robotics	5-2
7	5069A	R.E.C.T	Millard North HS	5-2
8	6813B	MW M^3	Millard West HS	5-2
9	5155F	Double A	Cross County Robotics	5-2
10	6813N	MW V SQUAD	Millard West HS	4-3
11	6813C	MW LEO LIFT	Millard West HS	4-3
12	5069D	Trojan Mustangs	Millard North HS	4-3
13	1064X	OPS – Team X	Omaha North	4-3
14	5155E	Th_	Cross County Robotics	3-4
15	5069C	Mustang Ballers	Millard North HS	3-4
16	5155H	Noob Crew	Cross County Robotics	3-4
17	656C	CHS3 Squatcholl	Crete High School	3-4
18	68507A	Rocket bot 1	Lincoln Public Schools- LPS	3-4
19	32340B	Shrekt	Lincoln East HS	3-4
20	6850A	Gator Boys	Lincoln North Star HS	3-4
21	68507D	SilverHawk bot 2	Lincoln Public Schools- LPS	2-5
22	5155B	Cheese Omelet	Cross County Robotics	2-5
23	32340A	The Amazing Gonsors	Lincoln East HS	2-5
24	5155D	EROR 404	Cross County Robotics	2-5
25	68507F	Knights Gold	Lincoln Public Schools- LPS	2-5
26	6813M	MW SPIDERCATS	Millard West HS	1-6
27	5813C	Bayliss Ballerz	Abraham Lincoln HS	1-6
28	5813D	Bluff-aloes	Abraham Lincoln HS	1-6
29	5155G	Sab-bot-age	Cross County Robotics	0-7

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Lincoln, NE Public Schools VEX 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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Lincoln, NE Public Schools VEX Tournament
Programming Skills Challenge Results

rank	team	High Score	attempts
1	6813M	118	1
2	5069A	110	2
3	5069B	105	1
4	6813B	102	2
5	1064A	100	3
6	1064X	46	2
7	5813A	27	2

Lincoln, NE Public Schools VEX Tournament
Robot Skills Challenge Results

rank	team	High Score	attempts
1	6813B	222	3
2	5069B	207	2
3	6813C	179	3
4	1064A	167	2
5	6813M	148	1
6	6813N	112	2
7	656C	66	1
8	5069A	65	1
9	5813A	57	1
10	1064X	22	1
11	5155H	3	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]