Lincoln Trail VEX IQ Robotics Competition Open Tournament

Mix & Match Elementary and Middle School Teams

Date
17-Jan-2026 Add to Calendar
Event Code
RE-VIQRC-25-2903
Program
VEX IQ Robotics Competition
Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control System
N/A
Capacity
24
Spots Open
5
Event Region
Indiana
Max Registrations per Organization
4
Priority Registration Opens
27-Oct-2025 16:00 EDT
Standard Registration Opens
6-Dec-2025 16:00 EST
Registration Deadline
14-Jan-2026 16:00 EST
Payment Deadline
20-Dec-2025 16:00 EST
Price
$50.00
This event is closed to registration because:
  • It is past the registration deadline.

General Info

Welcome to this year's elementary VEX IQ Robotics Competition!  We are located at 13726 N. St. Rd. 245, Lamar, IN 47550 (close to Holiday World).  This tournament is for students experiencing their first or second year of VEX Robotics.  Most of the teams at our event will not compete at other events, unless they happen to win and participate in the state championship.  Our tournament offers the following:

  • In person judging
  • Robot skills
  • Engineering notebook judging
  • Team interviews

Grade Level: All

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: All In-Person Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 17-Jan-2026

Venue/Location:
Lincoln Trail Elementary School
Indiana 245
Lamar, Indiana 47550
United States

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Agenda

All times listed are CST (central standard time)

Agenda (subject to change)

 (7:00-7:30) CST Doors open Teams Check in and inspection

(7:45 CST)  Skills Open 

(8:00-8:45 CST) Inspection, Final registration

(8:45-9:00 CST) Drivers Meeting in Gym, Announcements, Pledge of Allegiance

 (9:00-11:30 CST) Qualification matches

(11:30-12:30 CST ) Lunch Break, Concessions available, Skills closed for lunch

(12:30-2:30 CST) Qualification matches

 (2:45-?CST) Finals Matches (Top 12 teams go to finals)

(3:00 CST) Announce Skills Winners and tournament winners

Volunteer

Volunteers are awlays welcome!  If you would like to volunteers, please reach out to Mr. Lawalin at [email protected].  

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

If the tournament is cancelled due to bad weather, we will refund the registration fee minus the $5.00 for  VEX charges.  You will be notified the night before if we have to cancel.

If the tournament is held and you cannot come for some reason, refunds will not be issued.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event: 

Refunds wil be issued back to each school as soon as possible.  

If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:

No refunds will be issued if a team chooses not to participate.  

Payment Deadline is December 20th, 2025. Not paying by this date may mean that your team may be placed on the waitlist to make room for another team.

Judging Format

All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. Teams should bring a physical copy of their notebook to submit to the judges.