General Info
Welcome to the 2027 Utah VIQRC "Level Up" Middle School State Championship!
The Middle School State Championship will be held at Syracuse Junior High on Saturday, February 27, from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. We are happy to welcome the top 40 middle school teams in Utah!
- We are giving out a TON of awards!
- Teams will submit digital notebooks. Please upload your notebook link to Robot Events by Friday, February 19, 2027.
- There will be a costume contest. The team with the best costumes will win a prize!
- There will be a pit decorating contest. The team with the best pit will win a prize!
- We will have a parade of teams at the beginning of the tournament. Each team can make a poster with their team's number/name on it for the parade.
- State Championship shirts are provided for each team again this year (up to 6 members).
- Student of the year awards will be given out again this year.
- Concessions will be sold for $1 each.
The 2027 Utah VIQRC "Level Up" Middle School State Championship has been granted VEX Robotics World Championship spots.
If a team double-qualifies for a World Championship spot, the state’s next highest ranking team from the State Championship Skills Rankings receives the invitation. World Championship invitations from the Skills Standings are offered after the results of the State Championship have been posted at events.vex.com, and will not be announced at the State Championship.
World Championship qualifying awards and invitations are issued to teams whether or not the teams have expressed an intention to attend the event. Unaccepted World Championship invitations are not offered or transferred to other teams.
- Venue
- Syracuse Junior High
- Address
- 1450 South 2000 West, Syracuse, Utah 84075, United States
- Dates
- February 27, 2027
- Grade Level
- Middle School
- Skills Challenge
- Yes
- Judging Format
- Remote Engineering Notebooks
Registration & Logistics
- Event Type
- Invitational Tournament
- Event Format
- In-Person
- Field Control
- N/A
- Capacity
- 40
- Spots Open
- 40
- Event Region
- Utah
- Max Registrations per Org
- 12
- Standard Registration Opens
- 31-Jul-2026 12:00 EDT
- Registration Deadline
- 19-Feb-2027 12:00 EST
- Payment Deadline
- 19-Feb-2026 17:00 EST
- Price
- $125.00
Agenda
| Time | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 7:30 AM | Tournament Set-up | |
| 8:00 AM - 9:30 AM | Team Set-up, Check-in, & Inspection | |
| 9:30 AM - 10:00 AM | Event Meeting | |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Teamwork Challenges | |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Skills Challenges* | |
| 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Judging** | |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Teamwork Challenges | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Skills Challenges* | |
| 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM | Judging** | |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Finals (Teamwork Challenge) | |
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Awards |
Travel Info
This event will be held at Syracuse Junior High: 1450 S 2000 W, Syracuse, UT 84075
Judging Format
The judging format for the State Championship will follow the following 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. Notebooks must be submitted by Friday, February 19, 2027.
Volunteer
If you want to help, please contact Jessica Constant at jconstant@dsdmail.net
Emergency/Bad-Weather Policy
If we are unable to have the tournament due to weather, you will be notified and the tournament will be re-scheduled.
- Excellence Award (VIQRC)
- Teamwork Champion Award (VIQRC)
- Robot Skills Champion (VIQRC)
- Amaze Award (VIQRC)
- Build Award (VIQRC)
- Create Award (VIQRC)
- Design Award (VIQRC)
- Energy Award (VIQRC)
- Innovate Award (VIQRC)
- Inspire Award (VIQRC)
- Judges Award (VIQRC)
- Sportsmanship Award (VIQRC)
- Think Award (VIQRC)