ASCE Concrete Canoe Competition

Last, but never least, we are thrilled this year to host for the very first time a high school exhibition team! From the Virginias conference, please welcome:

Miller School of Albemarle Applied Engineering Program
Canoe Name: MSA Red Salamander
Theme: Red Salamander (VA state amphibian) 🟥🦎
Weight: 215 lb.
Length: 17'

Don't worry - this fan favorite will still be making an appearance in the finals. From the Pacific Southwest conference, and past host we are happy to see

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Canoe Name: tiłhini
Theme: Connection between land, sea, and sky and collaboration with the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini, Northern Chumash Tribe of SLO
Weight: 210 lb.
Length: 19.6'

You won't want to mess with our final Wild Card team! From the great state of Texas and the Frontier conference, please welcome:

University of Texas at Tyler
Canoe Name: Supersonicoaster
Theme: Rollercoasters🎢
Weight: 246 lb.
Length: 19.3'

Fun fact - our next Wild Card is from the school where my parents met! Also, I lied before about the team with the longest drought between appearances - these folks haven't been to finals since 1997! From the Virginias conference, please welcome:

University of Virginia
Canoe Name: Cavalanche
Theme: News report of an Avalanche🪨🪨🪨
Weight: 294 lb.
Length: 17'

And what about our Wild Cards? We have another first timer from the Northeast conference, please welcome:

Northeastern University
Canoe Name: The Escape
Theme: Escape from Alcatraz⛏️🧨🔑🔒
Weight: 340 lb.
Length: 18'

Rounding out our regional representatives, with the heaviest canoe of the finals, from the India conference, let's give a warm greeting to:

Punjab Engineering College
Canoe Name: Buoyance'
Theme: Intergalactic Space🪐💫
Weight: 772 lb.
Length: 19.75'

Making their seventh appearance, but only the second time representing the newly formed Greater China conference, and traveling the furthest distance to get here, let's give a warm greeting to:

Tongji University
Canoe Name: Nostos
Theme: Greek hero returning by sea🌊
Weight: 225 lb.
Length: 19.6'

Making only their second appearance in the finals, and for the first time since 2002, please welcome from the Pacific Southwest conference:

San Diego State University
Canoe Name: La Ranita
Theme: Frogs🐸
Weight: 270 lb.
Length: 19'

Featuring the longest canoe in the field, and coming in second with the most appearances at 25, please welcome from the Mid-Pacific conference:

University of California, Berkeley
Canoe Name: Botanical
Theme: Resilience of California's native species🌵🌿🌲🍄‍🟫🪻🌸
Weight: 176 lb.
Length: 20.25'

You may have seen this team around before, making their twenty first appearance, from the Pacific Northwest conference, say hello to:

University of Washington
Canoe Name: Grand Coulee
Theme: Hydropower💧🌊
Weight: 395 lb.
Length: 19.6'