IQ Elementary School

Welcome to the 2026 Virginia Middle School VIQRC State Championship. This is a one-day event held at the Nysmith School in Herndon, VA. This event is free and open to the public. We are looking forward to an exciting day of competition. Teams must qualify for the State Championship by participating in a regional event by March 1st, 2026. Teams qualify by winning Event Region Championship qualifying awards at a regional tournament or by invitation based on the highest skills scores posted in Virginia during the season.

Date

March 15, 2026
9:00am - 5:00pm
See agenda below

Location

The Nysmith School
13625 EDS Dr.
Herndon, VA 20171

Watch the 2026 States matches here:

Teams Competing in 2026

2026 Elementary Results

Winners

Excellence Award

Royal Roboteers

Teamwork Champions

Royal Roboteers & Tech Serpents

Design Award

Delta Bots

Skills Champion

Royal Roboteers

Teamwork 2nd Place

Axel Bots & Robo Pixels

Teamwork 3rd Place

VEXCelerators & Fire Bots

Skills 2nd Place

Royal Roboteers

Skills 3rd Place

Delta Bots

Judges Award

Cybernauts

Innovate Award

Geometrix

Think Award

Galaxy Phoenix

Amaze Award

Mustangs United

Create Award

Robo Raptors

Sportsmanship Award

Inferno

Energy Award

Popcorn Popping Crew

Inspire Award

Radioactive Robots

Agenda

7:00 am – Doors Open

7:00 am – 8:30 am – Check-in, Inspections, Practice Fields Open

9:00 am – 9:30 am – Opening Ceremony, Drivers Meeting, Match Schedule distribution (Practice Fields Closed)

10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Skills Fields Open – Max of 3 attempts per type. Skills Fields close after the last qualification match. If the last qualification match is complete before 4:00 pm, the Skills Fields will close right after the last qualification match, which may be before 4:00 pm.

10:00 am – 12:00 pm – Qualification Matches

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm – Lunch Break (Skills Fields closed)

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Qualification Matches. Skills Fields close after the last qualification match. If the last qualification match is complete before 4:00 pm, the Skills Fields will close right after the last qualification match, which may be before 4:00 pm.

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm – Finals & Awards

5:00 pm – Event clean up

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