4rd Annual VIQRC, ES/MS Goddard Open
VEX IQ Robotics Competition, ES/MS Blended, All In-Person Judging
- Date
- 7-Feb-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-VIQRC-25-3059
- Program
- VEX IQ Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control System
- N/A
- Capacity
- 54
- Spots Open
- 6
- Event Region
- Kansas
- Max Registrations per Organization
- 12
- Standard Registration Opens
- 31-Oct-2025 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 31-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 24-Jan-2026 22:00 EST
- Price
- $20.00
- This event has reached capacity. Teams on waitlist may still be added.
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
The event will take place at Challenger Intermediate Schooll in the main gym. The robot inspection table will be located at the north entrance of the school. Each team will be provided a table to serve as their pit on the east side of the gym floor. During matches, teams will report to the staging tables for each match. Driving skill and programming skill challenges will be available during qualification matches and are the responsibility of each team to complete at apporopriate times.
This is a qualifying tournament for the State Tournament. We will be awarding Teamwork Champions, Skills Champions, Design, Judges, and Excellence Awards.
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Eligible Teams:
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 7-Feb-2026
Venue/Location:325 North Walnut Street
Goddard, Kansas 67052
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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8:00am: Doors open for teams
8:00am - 8:30am: Team Registration & Inspection
8:30am - 9:00am: - Opening Ceremony / Drivers and Coaches Meeting
9:00am - 12:00pm: Skills Challenge (Please complete skills at your earliest convenience)
9:00am - 12:00pm: Qualification Matches
12:30pm - 1:00pm: Lunch
12:30pm - Last Match: Skills Matches
12:30pm - 3:30pm: Qualification Matches (Skills fields close at the conclusion of the final qualification match regardless of the time.)
3:30pm - 4:00pm: Final Alliance Matches
4:00pm: Awards and Closing Ceremony
Volunteer
If you are interested in volunteering in any way please email Doug or Rochelle Mann.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
In the event of weather or other emergency, if we are not able to postpone the event to the next weekend; the event will be cancelled. Teams will be notified as soon as possible.
Refund and Payment Policies
Teams that need to withdraw from the event before the event deadline and produce an invoice showing payment will be refunded, minus a $5 processing fee, in full at our earliest convenience. Teams that withdraw between the event deadline and the day of the event will receive NO refund, unless as determined by the Event Partner that there are extenuating circumstances (these will be rare).
In the event of a weather postponement, the event deadline will be shifted to 3 days after teams are initially informed of the postponement.
If the Event Partner cancels the event: Refunds will be given within one month of the cancelled event.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend: No refund will be given within 72 hours of the competition.
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging - The Team Interviews and Engineering Notebooks will be judged in-person the day of the event. If teams use a digital notebook, please bring a printed copy for the judges the day of the event. Please organize the pages in the correct order and if possible, put in a binder or report cover.