Results and Awards from SOLAR SPLASH 2007
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Qualifying Event | ||||||
Boat | Team | 70m Sprint Time(s) | Sprint Attempts | Maneuver Time(s) | Maneuver Attempts | Total Time(s) |
1 | University of Arkansas | 7.34 | 1 | 76.11 | 2 | 159.56 |
2 | Cedarville University | 8.47 | 1 | 59.52 | 1 | 67.99 |
3 | United States Naval Academy | 12.06 | 1 | 80.32 | 1 | 92.38 |
4 | University of South Carolina | 9.24 | 1 | 94.07 | 1 | 103.31 |
6 | École de Technologie Supérieure | 16.24 | 1 | 94.99 | 1 | 111.23 |
7 | University of Northern Iowa | 10.23 | 1 | 85.86 | 1 | 96.09 |
9 | Middle Tennessee State University | 12.48 | 1 | 119.53 | 1 | 132.01 |
10 | Elizabethtown College | 32.42 | 1 | 90.60 | 1 | 123.02 |
12 | Marquette University | 11.32 | 1 | 120.91 | 1 | 132.23 |
13 | Louisiana State University | 19.91 | 1 | 121.60 | 1 | 141.51 |
14 | Carnegie Mellon University | 14.14 | 1 | 102.91 | 1 | 117.05 |
15 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 11.04 | 1 | 102.77 | 1 | 113.81 |
16 | Istanbul Technical University | 10.42 | 1 | 118.91 | 1 | 129.33 |
17 | Temple University | 20.34 | 1 | 84.78 | 1 | 105.12 |
18 | Kansas State University | 11.36 | 1 | 90.31 | 1 | 101.67 |
Solar Slalom Event | |||||
Boat # | Team | Time(s) | # of attempts | Resulting time(s) | |
1 | University of Arkansas | 43.47 | 1 | 43.47 | |
2 | Cedarville University | 42.33 | 1 | 42.33 | |
3 | United States Naval Academy | 62.70 | 1 | 62.70 | |
4 | University of South Carolina | 52.41 | 1 | 52.41 | |
6 | École de Technologie Supérieure | 1 | DNF | ||
7 | University of Northern Iowa | 63.16 | 1 | 63.16 | |
9 | Middle Tennessee State University | 96.87 | 1 | 96.87 | |
10 | Elizabethtown College | 93.95 | 1 | 93.95 | |
12 | Marquette University | 48.08 | 1 | 48.08 | |
13 | Louisiana State University | 80.97 | 1 | 80.97 | |
14 | Carnegie Mellon University | 89.33 | 1 | 89.33 | |
15 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 105.93 | 1 | 105.93 | |
16 | Istanbul Technical University | 43.69 | 1 | 43.69 | |
17 | Temple University | 104.73 | 1 | 104.73 | |
18 | Kansas State University | 55.89 | 1 | 55.89 |
Solar Endurance Event | |||||
Boat # | Team | Morning Heat Distance laps | Afternoon Heat Distance laps | Total Distance laps | |
1 | University of Arkansas | 21.00 | 22.25 | 43.25 | |
2 | Cedarville University | 22.75 | 22.25 | 45.00 | |
3 | United States Naval Academy | 21.00 | 21.00 | 42.00 | |
4 | University of South Carolina | 15.25 | 16.75 | 32.00 | |
6 | École de Technologie Supérieure | 18.00 | 18.50 | 36.50 | |
7 | University of Northern Iowa | 19.50 | 20.50 | 40.00 | |
9 | Middle Tennessee State University | 5.50 | 7.75 | 13.25 | |
10 | Elizabethtown College | 11.25 | 14.00 | 25.25 | |
12 | Marquette University | 11.00 | 14.75 | 25.75 | |
13 | Louisiana State University | 11.75 | 12.00 | 23.75 | |
14 | Carnegie Mellon University | 11.75 | 12.25 | 24.00 | |
15 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 19.25 | 19.75 | 39.00 | |
16 | Istanbul Technical University | 17.50 | 19.25 | 36.75 | |
17 | Temple University | 6.75 | 6.50 | 13.25 | |
18 | Kansas State University | 17.50 | 18.75 | 36.25 |
One lap was measured as 995 meters.
Sprint Event | ||||||
Boat # | Team | First Time(s) | Second Time(s) | Third Time(s) | Sum of Two Best Times(s) | |
1 | University of Arkansas | 25.39 | 24.72 | 24.91 | 49.63 | |
2 | Cedarville University | 29.34 | 27.26 | 26.91 | 54.17 | |
3 | United States Naval Academy | 110.10 | 64.85 | 41.06 | 105.91 | |
4 | University of South Carolina | 27.10 | 28.04 | 26.94 | 54.04 | |
6 | École de Technologie Supérieure | 110.10 | 59.12 | 85.64 | 144.76 | |
7 | University of Northern Iowa | 40.33 | 35.88 | 76.21 | ||
9 | Middle Tennessee State University | 110.10 | 109.18 | 219.28 | ||
10 | Elizabethtown College | 105.10 | 104.18 | 209.28 | ||
12 | Marquette University | 35.60 | 35.47 | 71.07 | ||
13 | Louisiana State University | 80.66 | 80.45 | 80.64 | 161.09 | |
14 | Carnegie Mellon University | 39.97 | 38.14 | 78.11 | ||
15 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 41.89 | 38.14 | 37.44 | 75.58 | |
16 | Istanbul Technical University | 34.31 | 33.87 | 68.18 | ||
17 | Temple University | 110.10 | 109.18 | 219.28 | ||
18 | Kansas State University | 42.71 | 42.24 | 84.95 |
USNA did not finish in Round 1.
ETS did not start in Round 1.
MTSU did not finish in Rounds 1 & 2.
Temple did not finish in Rounds 1 & 2.
SOLAR SPLASH ® 2007 Overall Results | |||||||||
Boat # | Team | Tech Rpt(90 pts) | Visual Display(40pts) | Work-man-ship(20pts) | Qual(100 pts) | Solar Slalom(100 pts) | Sprint(250 pts) | End(400 pts) | Total(1000 pts) |
2 | Cedarville University | 90 | 37 | 18 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 229.05 | 400.00 | 974.05 |
1 | University of Arkansas | 70 | 31 | 20 | 42.61 | 97.38 | 250.00 | 384.44 | 895.43 |
16 | Istanbul Technical University | 75 | 40 | 18 | 52.57 | 96.89 | 181.98 | 326.67 | 791.11 |
7 | University of Northern Iowa | 75 | 34 | 14 | 70.76 | 67.02 | 162.81 | 355.56 | 779.14 |
4 | University of South Carolina | 65 | 25 | 14 | 65.81 | 80.77 | 229.60 | 284.44 | 764.62 |
3 | United States Naval Academy | 80 | 28 | 16 | 73.60 | 67.51 | 117.15 | 373.33 | 755.59 |
15 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 50 | 31 | 10 | 59.74 | 39.96 | 164.16 | 346.67 | 701.53 |
18 | Kansas State University | 50 | 22 | 16 | 66.87 | 75.74 | 146.06 | 322.22 | 698.89 |
12 | Marquette University | 55 | 31 | 12 | 51.42 | 88.04 | 174.58 | 228.89 | 640.93 |
14 | Carnegie Mellon University | 85 | 31 | 10 | 58.09 | 47.39 | 158.85 | 213.33 | 603.65 |
6 | École de Technologie Supérieure | 80 | 31 | 16 | 61.13 | 0.00 | 85.71 | 324.44 | 598.28 |
10 | Elizabethtown College | 65 | 31 | 8 | 55.27 | 45.06 | 59.29 | 224.44 | 488.05 |
13 | Louisiana State University | 60 | 31 | 8 | 48.05 | 52.28 | 77.02 | 211.11 | 487.46 |
9 | Middle Tennessee State University | 85 | 31 | 14 | 51.50 | 43.70 | 56.58 | 117.78 | 399.56 |
17 | Temple University | 55 | 31 | 12 | 64.68 | 40.42 | 56.58 | 117.78 | 377.46 |
SOLAR SPLASH 2007 Awards | |||
Overall | |||
Collegiate World Champion | Cedarville University | ||
Second Place | University of Arkansas | ||
Third Place | Istanbul Technical University | ||
Fourth Place | University of Northern Iowa | ||
Fifth Place | University of South Carolina | ||
Sixth Place | United States Naval Academy | ||
Seventh Place | Cal-Poly Pomona | ||
Eighth Place | Kansas State University | ||
Ninth Place | Marquette University | ||
Tenth Place | Carnegie Mellon University | ||
Sprint | |||
First Place | University of Arkansas | ||
Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
Third Place | University of South Carolina | ||
Solar Endurance | |||
First Place | University of Arkansas | ||
Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
Third Place | United States Naval Academy | ||
Qualifying | |||
First Place | Cedarville University | ||
Second Place | United States Naval Academy | ||
Third Place | University of Northern Iowa | ||
Solar Slalom | |||
First Place | Cedarville University | ||
Second Place | University of Arkansas | ||
Third Place | Istanbul Technical University | ||
Technical Report | |||
Outstanding Technical Report (First) | Cedarville University | ||
Outstanding Technical Report (Second) |
Carnegie Mellon University | ||
Outstanding Technical Report (Third) | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
Visual Presentation | |||
Best Visual Display | Istanbul Technical University | ||
Visual Display (Second) | Cedarville University | ||
Design | |||
Design Achievement | École de Technologie Supérieure | ||
Outstanding System Design | Cedarville University | ||
Outstanding Solar System Design | Istanbul Technical University | ||
Outstanding Electrical System Design | Istanbul Technical University | ||
Outstanding Hull Design | Carnegie Mellon University | ||
Outstanding Drive Train Design | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
Team | |||
Most Improved Team | Cal-Poly Pomona | ||
Rookie Team with Highest Overall Score | Istanbul Technical University | ||
Notable Performance by a Rookie Team | Temple University | ||
Hottest Looking Boat | University of Arkansas | ||
Most Commercially Viable Hull | Elizabethtown College | ||
Outstanding Workmanship | University of Arkansas | ||
Perseverance Award | Louisiana State University | ||
Teamwork Award | United States Naval Academy | ||
Sportsmanship | University of South Carolina | ||
Sportsmanship | Cal-Poly Pomona |