St. Margaret Mary VIQRC Middle School Tournament; Omaha, NE

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General Info

VIQRC MS Invitational Tournament at St. Margaret Mary Catholic School

Middle School Tournament

Welcome to the St. Margaret Mary Catholic School - VIQRC MS Invitational Tournament, which will take place on Saturday, November 22, 2025.

Disclaimer: If either the Middle School or Elementary tournament has fewer than 16 teams, both will be combined into a blended event to ensure all teams remain eligible for State Championship qualification.

What to Expect:

Participants will design and build robots to conquer the challenges presented by the current VIQRC game, Mix and Match.

You can explore the game details in-depth here: https://www.vexrobotics.com/iq/competition/viqc-current-game.

Judging, Notebooks & Interviews

There will not be Juding at this tournament.

Competition Preparation

To ensure a successful competition, we recommend that teams come prepared. Review the Mix and Match Game Manual, run through the Robot Inspection Checklist, and ensure your team runs the latest programming and firmware version.

Registration Fee

All teams must pay the registration fee before attending the tournament.

Participation and Consent Form:

All team members, coaches, and adult mentors should complete the online consent form, which is good all season and for all RECF-run events. Instructions for the form can be found here.

Grade Level: Middle School

Skills Challenge Offered: Yes

Judging Format: No Judging

Event Dates & Locations

Date: 22-Nov-2025

Venue/Location:

St. Margaret Mary's Church
6116 Dodge Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68132
United States

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Agenda

(Tentative Agenda)

Saturday, November 22, 2025

8:00am: Doors open for teams

8:00am - 8:45am: Team Registration & Inspection

8:45am - 9:00am: - Opening Ceremony / Drivers and Coaches Meeting

8:15am - 12:00pm: Skills Challenge (Please complete skills at your earliest convenience) - Will start as volunteers are ready.

10:00am - 12:00pm: Qualification Matches

12:00pm - 12:30pm: Lunch

12:30am - (Last Qual Match): Skills Challenge

12:30pm - 3:00pm: Qualification Matches

3:00pm - 3:30pm: Final Alliance Matches / Awards

Volunteer

Get Inspired and Have Fun! Join the excitement by volunteering with a team that helps make this event successful for the students involved.

Volunteer Signup:

You can sign up to volunteer for this tournament by contacting Katie Lauer at [email protected]

Experience level: No previous experience is needed for most volunteer positions, and you can even bring your kids for a family activity (for example, Field Resetter is an ideal position for young children).

Time Commitment: For most positions, you can register for an entire day or just a portion of the day as your schedule permits.

Want to learn more about these volunteer roles and expectations? Visit the REC Foundation website to view position descriptions and access volunteer training materials. Once you have an assigned volunteer role, please carefully review all guides and training materials posted on the Volunteer Resources page before the event.

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy

For weather-related cancellations, we will monitor weather conditions and decide by 5 p.m. the night before the event.

In case of bad weather conditions or possible cancellations, please visit the event on RobotEvents.com, where we will post updates about the event status as needed. If any questions arise, please get in touch with Brandon Petersen at 712-828-5179 on the event day.

Refund and Payment Policies

If the Event Partner cancels the event:

Refunds will be issued if we need to cancel due to weather or if the host site needs to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances.

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

Full refunds minus the $5.00 processing fee will be available until one week before the Tournament. After that, refunds based on special circumstances may be made at the discretion of the event partner.

We ask that participants contact Katie Lauer for refund requests. Refunds can take up to 2 months to process following the event.

Katie Lauer
[email protected]

Judging Format

There will not be judging at this tournament.