Carroll Takes Third Place in the Overall Concrete Canoe Competition
Carroll College placed third out of ten schools that entered the competition - Carroll College, Montana Tech, Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State University, Portland State University, St. Martin's University, University of Alaska - Anchorage, University of Idaho, University of Washington, and Washington State University. Carroll was behind the University of Idaho taking first place and the University of Washington taking second. Carroll also won second place for its display of ‘Mighty Mo' in the PE Center, and third place for its technical paper describing the design. The competition is part of the Pacific Northwest Conference of ASCE Student Chapters annual meeting.
Read more from the Helena Independent Record about the Concrete Canoe Competition
National Competition
The ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition (NCCC) provides students with a practical application of the engineering principles they learn in the classroom, along with important team and project management skills they will need in their careers. The event challenges the students' knowledge, creativity and stamina, while showcasing the versatility and durability of concrete as a building material.
Each year, the NCCC, which is held in mid-June, is hosted by an ASCE Student Organization. Teams qualify for the NCCC by placing first in one of the 18 conference competitions held throughout the United States during the spring. Teams placing second in a conference competition behind a university that finished in the top five at the previous year's national competition are also invited. To be eligible to compete the entrant school must be a recognized ASCE Student Chapter or ASCE International Student Group.
The winners of the ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition are determined by compiling the team's total number of points from the academic and race portions of the competition. Academic scholarships totaling $9,000 are awarded to the winning teams' undergraduate civil engineering program.
Selection of the academic scholarship winner(s) is determined by the local ASCE Student Organization. The scholarship must be be used toward satisfying tuition reimbursements only, and can not be used to fund current or future Concrete Canoe competitions. ASCE must be notified in writing of the academic scholarship winner(s) prior to the distribution of funds to the recipients.
Note: In order for a steel bridge or concrete canoe team to advance to nationals ASCE requires that the sponsoring school:
• Be in good standing with ASCE (have submitted an annual report and paid dues)
• Participate in the technical or professional paper competition; and
• Participate in the regional business meeting; and
• Qualify from your conference in the respective event.
Competition awards are distributed as follows:
- 1st place overall winner -- $5,000 scholarship & trophy
- 2nd place overall winner -- $2,500 scholarship & trophy
- 3rd place overall winner -- $1,500 scholarship & trophy
- 4th place overall winner -- commemorative plaque
- 5th place overall winner -- commemorative plaque
Special plaques are also awarded to the top team in the following individual categories:
- Best design paper
- Best oral presentation
- Best final product
- Men's slalom/endurance race
- Women's slalom/endurance race
- Men's sprint race
- Women's sprint race
- Spirit of Competition
Special plaques are also given in honor of:
R. John Craig - former ASCE Committee on Student Services member who was a driving force behind organization of the National Concrete Canoe Competition - to the team that has the fastest time in the coed race.
Appropriate awards shall be presented to teams finishing second through fifth in each individual competition event. Each team receives a commemorative plaque for their participation in the National Concrete Canoe Competition, and all ten official team members receive a certificate of participation.
Head Judge
Jerry Bowser, PE
Helena Sand and Gravel
P. O. Box 5960
Helena, MT 59604-5960
(406) 441-9611 Office
(406) 459-3701 Cell
jbowser -is-at- oldcastlematerials -dot- com
Judges
Mike Wood
Ash Grove Cement
Bill Lloyd, PE
Great West Engineering
Bill Wiegand, PE
Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
Mike Meredith, PE
Stahly Engineering & Associates
Other Information
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