January 16, 2016
The Lincoln Intermediate VEX tournament was held in Mason City, Iowa. A very competitive tournament of both High School and Middle School teams competed for qualifying spots at the VRC Heartland Regional Robotics Championship. Notably, they saw world ranked Robot Skills scores posted by 2501B and 2501J. 2501B was 10th in the world with a score of 314. 2501J was 12th in the world with a score of 310.
This tournament qualified four teams for the Heartland Regional Robotics Championship, the Excellence Award winner and the three Tournament Champion teams. The High School Excellence award was awarded to team 5233J (Justice League) from National Robotics Academy, Inc. The Middle School Excellence award was awarded to team 985A (Enlightened Luddites) from Mary Our Queen School. The Tournament Champions were 2501B (Optimus Dime) from Thomas Jefferson HS, 2501T (Where’s Aldo?) from Thomas Jefferson HS, and 367D (Trial & Error) from Solon MS.
A great performance by these teams and the rest of the field! Check out the results below. Continue reading