2025-2026 Wyoming VEX V5 Robotics Competition State Championship
- Date
- 7-Mar-2026 Add to Calendar
- Event Code
- RE-V5RC-26-4072
- Program
- VEX V5 Robotics Competition
- Event Type
- Invitational Tournament
- Event Format
- Invitational
- Field Control System
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 25
- Spots Open
- 12
- Event Region
- Wyoming
- Standard Registration Opens
- 28-Jan-2026 12:00 EST
- Registration Deadline
- 27-Feb-2026 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- March 6, 2026
- Price
- $25.00
- It is past the registration deadline.
General Info
Overview
Welcome to the 2025-2026 Wyoming V5RC State Championship. This tournament will be held at Thunder Basin High School.
Concessions
Concessions will be available.
Competition Preparation
This event is sure to be a fast-paced and exciting event. All teams should come prepared for competition. Here are a few steps that every team should take to ensure that they are prepared.
1. Review the rules and run through the inspection checklist about a week before the competition so that there is ample time for adjustments. The inspection checklist can be found on the Documents tab.
2. Check the official VEX forums at www.robotevents.com for rule updates and changes.
3. Carefully read all of the information contained in the tournament posting on RobotEvents.com
4. Pack for the event the day before the day of departure. Here are a few items that you don't want to forget.
- Goggles/Safety Glasses
- Spare parts & tools
- Batteries and chargers
- Programming cable
- power strip
- laptop computer
- Engineering notebook (if you have one, helpful for Judges, Design and Excellence Awards)
- Banners and other decorations for your team pit
- Giveaways if you have them
5. Be sure to read 101 Things You Should Know Before Your First VEX Tournament, found on the Documents tab.
6. Review the descriptions and criteria for the awards that are being given during the tournament.
7. Prepare for your interviews with the judges. Check the awards tab to see what awards will be given during the tournament.
8. Remember that safety comes first, please don't bring tools that pose a safety risk to your team, or others nearby as the venue is a very tight fit. Also, remember no grinding or other actions that create sparks are allowed in the pit area. A shop area is available for teams needing to do any cutting or grinding.
9. Understand how the game will be played. VEX participants are more than welcome to watch the referee training videos before they attend a tournament. The referee training videos can be found at www.roboticseducation.org web site, under the Volunteer Resources tab.
10. Read through the Robot troubleshooting guide. The guide can be found here .
11. Ensure your robot brain has the latest version of firmware.
Tournament Notes:
- Alliances will be 2 teams.
- All elimination matches will be one-and-done (not best-of-three matches). The finals match will be best of three.
- Ties in elimination matches will be replayed until a winner is determined.
Participation and Consent Form
All team members, coaches and adult mentors should fill out the online consent form which is good all season and for all REC run events. Note: the Create US Open is a separate event run by a different group and has its own consent form. A link to the instructions for online consent form can be found here .
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Grade Level: All
Skills Challenge Offered: Yes
Judging Format: All In-Person Judging
Skills Challenge Offered for VURC/VAIRC teams: No
Event Dates & Locations
Date: 7-Mar-2026
Venue/Location:4001 Saunders Boulevard
Gillette, Wyoming 82718
United States
Contact the Event Partner
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Agenda
TENTATIVE! Check here the week of the event to make sure you have the current agenda.
8:00: Doors open, team check-in begins, collect notebooks
9:30: Team check-in ends
Teams MUST be checked-in by 9:30, as the Match Schedule will be run at that time and CANNOT be re- run. If your team is running late, call the Event Partner or the match schedule will be run WITHOUT your team.
- 8:30 Inspection begins
- 9:15: Skills Begins
- 9:30: Inspection ends
- 10:00: Team & Driver meeting
- 10:15: Qualification matches
- 2:30: Qualification matches & Skills end
- 2:40: Alliance selection
- 3:00: Finals matches (Awards intermixed between rounds)
- 3:30: Final awards and closing
Tournament Notes:
- Alliances will be 2 teams.
- All elimination matches will be one-and-done (not best-of-three matches). The finals match will be best of three.
- Ties in elimination matches will be replayed until a winner is determined.
Volunteer
Anyone wishing to volunteer should contact Kyle Posten at [email protected] or 307 534-6184.
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy
The tournament will go on unless the interstate is closed for bad weather. Teams will need to use their best judgment on safe travel.
Refund and Payment Policies
If the Event Partner cancels the event:
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
- If the tournament is canceled for any reason a refund less a $5 RECF fee will be given to all teams.
If a Coach/Mentor completes registration for the event then chooses to withdraw or not attend:
- If a team or group of teams has already registered and cancels there will be no refund given. If you are nervous about losing your entry fee, please wait to register.
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.