General Info
General Info
Thank you for registering for the HVHS Milligan Matchup Tournament for VEX V5RC. We are excited to have you participate. We are excited to have your teams come to compete in this innagural event to help inspire creativity and innovation among our local teams.
Thank you for registering! See you soon!
- Venue
- Milligan University
- Address
- 1 Blowers Boulevard, Elizabethton, Tennessee 37682, United States
- Dates
- January 23, 2027
- Grade Level
- High School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- All In-Person Judging
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Open Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- Smart Field Control
- Capacity
- 32
- Spots Open
- 28
- Event Region
- Tennessee
- Max Registrations per Org
- 8
- Standard Registration Opens
- 29-Oct-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 5-Jan-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- January 16, 2027
- Price
- $90.00
Agenda
Agenda
Please keep in mind this schedule is tenative. Teams need to be prepared for inspection as soon as they arrive as inspection will close at 9:00AM promptly.
Volunteer check-in 7:30 AM
Team Check-in 7:00 AM
Inspection 7:15 AM - 9:00 AM
Skills runs : The skills field is first come, first serve. The field will be open at 7:30 (once a team has passed inspection). Skills are first come, first serve. Please be patient. The robot must be present to be in the skills line. Teams without a robot will be asked to move out of the line.
Drivers meeting 09:00 AM
Qualifying Matches 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Lunch 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Qualifying matches resume at 1:00 PM and run until all matches are finished (we plan for each team to run 7 to 8 matches)
Skills will close once the last qualifying match has been scored! Teams in line will not be given the chance to run once the last match is scored.
Alliance Selection 2:15 PM
Eliminations 2:30 PM - until finished
Awards 4:00 PM
Closing Remarks 4:30 PM
Clean-up 4:30 PM until done
Judging Format
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.
Volunteer
Volunteer Running an event takes many volunteers. We are always in need of volunteers to assist the day of the event. Lunches are provided for all volunteers in addition to drinks and snacks the day of the event. Volunteers for the event will need to be present by 7:30AM until the end of the event which is normally no later than 4:30PM. • Volunteers for the judges role must be 18 years of age or older an not in high school • Head referee must be 21 years of age. • The head referee must be certified through the pd.vex.com. • Field reset volunteers are needed and can be range from upper elementary to adult ages. • Scorekeepers are needed and ages can range from highschool age 16 to adults ages. Feel free to signup as a volunteer using the following link: LINK SOON Please contact the event partner if you would have any additional questions. Scott Reis scottreis@carterk12.net
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
Emergency/Bad Weather Policy Milligan University will require the event to be canceled due to inclement weather. Please watch for an update from the event partner if the event must be rescheduled or canceled due to weather. This is a January event in an area that commonly gets inclement weather. Updates will be sent out as the event approaches but be prepared for changes.