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 | 123.0 | ||
| 2 | 102.0 | ||
| 3 | 98.0 | ||
| 4 | 96.0 | ||
| 5 | 92.0 | ||
| 6 | 60.0 | ||
| 7 | 36.0 | ||
| 8 | 19.0 |
- Excellence Award - Middle School (IQ)
- Teamwork Champion Award (IQ)
- Design Award (IQ)
- Robot Skills Champion (IQ)
- Judges Award (IQ)