The Maverick Meadow Showdown
At UNO Hosted by UNO RVRSE
- Date
- 5-Dec-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- VE-U-26-66862
- Program
- VEX U Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 12
- Spots Open
- 8
- Event Region
- Nebraska
- Standard Registration Opens
- 24-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 28-Nov-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 11/21/2026
- Price
- $100.00
General Info
Competition Information:
The UNO VURC Competition is hosted by the UNO VURC team who is supported by the University of Nebraska at Omaha and the College of Information Science & Technology. The event will be held in the Milo Bail Student Center (MBSC), taking advantage of its multiple floors, open spaces, and modern facilities to create an engaging competition environment.
The competition will feature 1 field in a single division, with all teams advancing into the elimination bracket. Each team will compete in at least 6 qualification matches, and the finalized schedule for judging, skills, and matches can be found in the agenda tab. Judging will take place in the pits, and stop during lunch. Teams must bring printed copies of their engineering notebook to be considered for judged awards.
Parking:
There is open parking on campus on the day of the event, and large vehicle parking can be accommodated, please see travel info. Out-of-region teams are welcome to sign up for our event and travel support for parking or hotels could potentialy be given if asked. Any changes will be communicated promptly and while not expected, are subject to happen with an active campus. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions or concerns. Please see the parking tab for all details on parking.
Registration Information:
All participating teams must be registered with VEX Robotics and the VEX Events website and have their official team number for this event. All registration fees must be paid in full no later than two weeks before the event (Nov. 21st, 2026). Failure to comply may result in your team(s) being removed from the event. Registration fees must be paid before teams are allowed to compete, and if there is any problems or concerns please reach out to [email protected].
Food:
Check back in later for more information!
Livestream and Internet:
This event will be livestreamed on YouTube and wifi will be available in MBSC. Please see the webcast tab or our youtube channel for more details.
Grade Level: College
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 5-Dec-2026
Venue/Location:6203 South University Drive Road North
Omaha, Nebraska 68182
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Event agenda (TO BE CHANGED):
7:00AM, Venue Opens
7:15-8:30AM, Registration
7:30-9:00AM, Inspections
8:00-9:30AM, Skills All Fields
9:30-10:00AM, Opening Ceremony
10:00AM-(End of Qualifications), Skills
10:00AM-12:00PM, Qualifications
12:00-1:00PM, Lunch
1:00-3:45PM, Qualifications
3:45-5:30PM, Alliance Selection, Elimination, and Awards
Judging:
8:30AM-12:00PM, Judging
1:00-3:00PM, Judging
Volunteer
A link to the volunteer signup can be found here (The link is not up yet. check back later!). We are looking for about 10 volunteers and we appriciate the consideration!
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
We will be following UNO Policy for the closure of our facilites. UNO is well equiped to remain open and we as the event could move starting times back/around in the case of weather.
The event partner will make the decision to cancel by the night before if there are only teams from within the region competing. The event partner will make the decision to cancel by the morning before if any teams reach out that they will be making a hotel reservation to attend our event.
The VEX Events page will note if the event is on or not in the case of weather.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
In case of inclement weather and the tournament is cancelled, registration fees received will be returned.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
Refunds for non-attendance will only be given if your cancellation notice is received no later than 2 weeks prior to the event date.
Date: 5-Dec-2026
Milo Bail Student Center6203 South University Drive Road North
Omaha, Nebraska 68182
United States
Travel Info
There will be a drop off point near the back of Milo Bail Student Center, Off of South University Drive Road North, visible from Dodge Street.
Parking will be provided on campus within a 5 minute walk away from the event center. Notice will need to be given ahead of the event for busses or larger vehicle parking. Please plan accordingly with the weather.
For larger Vehicles such as short busses, 12 passenger vans, and trailers, there is two possible locations for parking: Lot D/E, or Lot F. Parking is first come first serve!
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.
Waitlist
0 teams are on the waitlist for this event.