VEX IQ · Middle School

BRE "Halloween" Middle School Tournament-PM MS: VEX IQ Robotics Competition, Afternoon, MS Only, Remote Engineering Notebooks

October 24–24, 2026 Bluff Ridge Elementary School Syracuse, Utah

VEX VIQRC Other event in Syracuse, Utah, United States Oct 24, 2026. 27 teams.

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Tentative schedule from RECF FOUNDATION (pdf) (updated March 23, 2026).

General Info

General Info

It's Halloween Time!

Bluff Ridge Elementary invites you to join us for our VEX IQ Robotics Competition Halloween Time for MIDDLE SCHOOL Teams!

We are welcoming 28 teams to our school to compete. We will run a full event with both Teamwork and Skills Challenges. This will be a qualifier for the Utah State Championship!*

Please note that we will NOT be accepting physical Engineering Notebooks for judging at this event. All notebook sumissions should be submitted digitally no later than 6:00 pm on Friday, October 16, 2026. No engineering notebooks will be judged on the day of the event.

*Qualifying criteria must be met.

Concessions will be available to purchase at the event. All proceeds from the concessions will go to our VEX Robotics program to support and grow our program. Cash, and card are accepted as of this time.

Afternoon Event:

  • 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Team Set-up, Check-in, & Inspection
  • 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm Drivers’ meeting
  • 2:20 pm - 4:20 pm Teamwork Challenges (6 matches for each team)
  • 4:30 pm - 4:50 pm Finals Matches
  • 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm Awards
  • 2:15pm - 4:00 pm Skills Challenges*/Judging**

*Each team will be allowed 3 skills runs for both Driver Skills and Autonomous Skills.

**Judging will include judging for the Excellence Award, Design Award, and Judges Award. . Teams wanting to be eligible for these awards, must submit a link to their digital engineering notebook no later than 6:00pm on Friday, October 16, 2026.

If we have all teams checked in and inspected prior to 1:50, we will move the driver meeting up and begin the tournament and open Skills fields for competition.

Venue
Bluff Ridge Elementary School
Address
2680 South 775 West, Syracuse, Utah 84075, United States
Dates
October 24, 2026
Grade Level
Middle School
Skills Challenge
Yes
Judging Format
All In-Person Judging

Registration & Logistics

Event Type
Open Tournament
Event Format
In-Person
Field Control
N/A
Capacity
28
Spots Open
1
Event Region
Utah
Max Registrations per Org
6
Standard Registration Opens
28-Aug-2026 12:00 EDT
Registration Deadline
23-Oct-2026 16:00 EDT
Payment Deadline
10/16/2026
Price
$50.00

Agenda

Afternoon Event:

  • 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm Team Set-up, Check-in, & Inspection
  • 2:00 pm - 2:20 pm Drivers’ meeting/practice matches
  • 2:20 pm - 4:20 pm Teamwork Challenges (6 matches for each team)
  • 4:30 pm - 4:50 pm Finals Matches
  • 4:50 pm - 5:00 pm Awards
  • 2:20 pm - 4:00 pm Skills Challenges*/Judging**

**Judging will include judging for the Excellence Award, Design Award, and Judges Award. Teams wanting to be eligible for these awards, must submit a link to their digital engineering notebook no later than 6:00pm on Friday, October 16, 2026.

If we have all teams checked in and inspected prior to 1:50, we will move the driver meeting up and begin the tournament and open Skills fields for competition.

Judging Format

Digital Engineering Notebook Submissions / In Person Team Interviews: Team interviews will be conducted in-person at the event. Engineering notebooks will be submitted digitally for evaluation via a link found within the "My Account" panel of the team contact. All submissions must be made by 6:00pm on Friday, October 16, 2026.

Volunteer

Volunteer Interested in volunteering for our event or know someone who is? We LOVE our volunteers and could not host a tournament without them. Please contact: Nichole Christensen at nichristensen @dsdmail.net and put VEXIQ Volunteer in the subject line.

Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy

Emergency/Bad Weather Policy If weather makes traveling dangerous for teams, please stay home. If we must cancel the tournament due to dangerous weather situations, we will re-schedule if possible. As much notice due to inclement weather will be given as possible.

Division Finals

Division 1

# Red Team Score Blue Team
1
5813H Hammerhead Sharks Layton, Utah
123.0
5813S Shark Tank Layton, Utah
2
50802A The Student Drivers Kaysville, Utah
102.0
62026A Titanium Ducks Kaysville, Utah
3
62026E Baggeti Spaghetti Kaysville, Utah
98.0
75054B Mechanical Thunder Erda, Utah
4
68186Z The Empire Strikes Bot Clearfield, Utah
96.0
99340A The 4 Nerds Tooele, Utah
5
422R Turtle Pirates West Point, Utah
92.0
75054A Mechanical Thunder Erda, Utah
6
62026C Street Sleepers Kaysville, Utah
60.0
75054C Mechanical Thunder Erda, Utah
7
5813X [Insert Shark Name] Layton, Utah
36.0
80020A The Bunting Bots Broomfield, Colorado
8
5813Y Shark Byte Layton, Utah
19.0
80020J The Broken Plastic Shafts Broomfield, Colorado
  • Excellence Award - Middle School (IQ)
    5813S Shark Tank Layton, Utah
  • Teamwork Champion Award (IQ)
    5813S Shark Tank Layton, Utah
    5813H Hammerhead Sharks Layton, Utah
  • Design Award (IQ)
    68186Z The Empire Strikes Bot Clearfield, Utah
  • Robot Skills Champion (IQ)
    5813H Hammerhead Sharks Layton, Utah
  • Judges Award (IQ)
    99340A The 4 Nerds Tooele, Utah