Approximately 500 K-12 students attended the 2022 VEX Robotics Arkansas state championships at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville on March 10-12.
“These teams began competing in October to qualify for the state championship,” said Sarah Burnett, STEM project coordinator at Arkansas Tech. “Only the best of the best get in. These students have worked diligently over the season to perfect their robot designs, engineering notebook, programming and game strategy. Of the 118 teams in attendance, 52 of those teams qualified for the VEX World Championships to be hosted in May in Dallas, Texas.”
The 2022 VEX Robotics Arkansas state championships at ATU were sponsored by PotlatchDeltic and Suddenlink.
Team awards earned at the 2022 VEX Robotics Arkansas state championships are listed below.
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VEX IQ DIVISION
Excellence Award: Team Legends, Lakeside Elementary School (Lake Village)
Teamwork Champion Award: Team Legends, Lakeside Elementary School (Lake Village)
Teamwork Champion Award: Team End Game, Lakeside Elementary School (Lake Village)
Teamwork 2nd Place Award: Team Stormbots 1, Russellville Intermediate School
Teamwork 2nd Place Award: Team Trailblazers, Lakeside Elementary School (Lake Village)
Design Award: Team RoboCats, Episcopal Collegiate School (Little Rock)
Robot Skills Champion: Team Legends, Lakeside Elementary School (Lake Village)
Innovate Award: Team Robotic Masters, Williams Magnet Elementary School (Little Rock)
MIDDLE SCHOOL VEX IQ DIVISION
Excellence Award: Team Hercules, J. William Fulbright Junior High School (Bentonville)
Teamwork Champion Award: Team Hercules, J. William Fulbright Junior High School (Bentonville)
Teamwork Champion Award: Team Hephaestus, J. William Fulbright Junior High School (Bentonville)
Teamwork 2nd Place Award: Team Krakatoa, Woodland Junior High School (Fayetteville)
Teamwork 2nd Place Award: Team Robo-Slayers, Lakeside Middle School (Lake Village)
Teamwork 3rd Place Award: Team Robo Runners, Lakeside Middle School (Lake Village)
Teamwork 3rd Place Award: Team Poseidon, J. William Fulbright Junior High School (Bentonville)
Teamwork 4th Place Award: Team Aries, J. William Fulbright Junior High School (Bentonville)
Teamwork 4th Place Award: Team Athena, J. William Fulbright Junior High School (Bentonville)
Design Award: Team Poseidon, J. William Fulbright Junior High School (Bentonville)
Robot Skills Champion: Team Robo-Slayers, Lakeside Middle School (Lake Village)
Innovate Award: Team Lowest Common Denominator, Our Lady of the Holy Souls (Little Rock)
Think Award: Team Hephaestus, J. William Fulbright Junior High School (Bentonville)
Amaze Award: Team Robo-Slayers, Lakeside Middle School (Lake Village)
Build Award: Team Hades, J. William Fulbright Junior High School (Bentonville)
Create Award: Team Athena, J. William Fulbright Junior High School (Bentonville)
MIDDLE SCHOOL VRC DIVISION
Excellence Award: Team X Heat, Bryant Junior High School
Tournament Champions: Phillip Cook, McGehee High School
Tournament Champions: Team Gray Heat, Bryant Junior High School
Tournament Finalists: Team Girls Will Be Girls, Nashville Junior High School
Tournament Finalists: Team The Guys Retreaded, Nashville Junior High School
Design Award: Team Blue Heat, Bryant Junior High School
Robot Skills Champion: Phillip Cook, McGehee High School
Innovate Award: Team Girls Will Be Girls, Nashville Junior High School
Think Award: Phillip Cook, McGehee High School
Amaze Award: Team Krypton, Ramay Junior High School (Fayetteville)
HIGH SCHOOL VRC DIVISION
Excellence Award: Team Gold Dusk, Bentonville West High School (Centerton)
Tournament Champions: Team Gold Dusk, Bentonville West High School (Centerton)
Tournament Champions: Team Yeet, Russellville High School
Tournament Finalists: Team Gravy, Fayetteville High School East
Tournament Finalists: Team Hurricane Katrina, The Academies at Jonesboro High School
Tournament Semifinalists: Team Centurions, Russellville High School
Tournament Semifinalists: Team Harbingers, Russellville High School
Tournament Semifinalists: Team Phoenix Red, Don Tyson School of Innovation (Springdale)
Tournament Semifinalists: Team Matrix, Community Team (Higginson)
Design Award: Team White Striped, Bentonville High School
Robot Skills Champion: Team Gold Dusk, Bentonville West High School (Centerton)
Innovate Award: Team Hurricane Katrina, The Academies at Jonesboro High School
Think Award: Team Yeet, Russellville High School
Amaze Award: Team 5691X, Bryant High School
Build Award: Team S, Russellville High School
Create Award: Team Explosive Chaos, McGehee High School
