SUNY Stony Brook is the 2014 Champion!
SUNY Stony Brook – Solar Splash 2014 World Champions
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Results and Awards from SOLAR SPLASH 2014
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| Qualifying Event | ||||||
| Boat # | Team | 70m Sprint Time (s) | Sprint Attempts |
Maneuver. Time (s) |
Maneuver. Attempts |
Total Time (s) |
| 1 | Cedarville University | 17.81 | 3 | 45.87 | 1 | 313.02 |
| 4 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 13.00 | 1 | 81.28 | 1 | 146.28 |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State University | 9.37 | 1 | 86.30 | 1 | 133.15 |
| 6 | The College of New Jersey | 14.42 | 1 | 108.34 | 1 | 180.44 |
| 7 | University of Arkansas | 14.94 | 1 | 84.82 | 1 | 159.52 |
| 8 | Northeastern University | 9.41 | 1 | 113.32 | 1 | 160.37 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina | 28.03 | 1 | 114.63 | 1 | 254.78 |
| 11 | University of Dayton | 13.84 | 1 | 121.48 | 2 | 312.16 |
| 12 | University of Rochester | 16.23 | 1 | 153.78 | 1 | 234.93 |
| 13 | University of North Texas | 44.40 | 1 | 137.01 | 1 | 359.01 |
Total Time is Maneuverability Time plus 5 times Sprint Time
| Solar Slalom Event | |||||
| Boat # | Team | Time (s) | # of attempts | Resulting time (s) | |
| 1 | Cedarville University | 73.71 | 1 | 73.71 | |
| 4 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 52.75 | 1 | 52.75 | |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State University | 96.37 | 1 | 96.37 | |
| 6 | The College of New Jersey | 82.20 | 1 | 82.20 | |
| 7 | University of Arkansas | 85.28 | 1 | 85.28 | |
| 8 | Northeastern University | 62.49 | 1 | 62.49 | |
| 10 | University of South Carolina | 116.52 | 1 | 116.52 | |
| 11 | University of Dayton | 80.30 | 1 | 80.30 | |
| 12 | University of Rochester | 93.10 | 1 | 93.10 | |
| 13 | University of North Texas | 152.20 | 1 | 152.20 | |
| Solar Endurance Event | |||||
| Boat # | Team | First Heat Distance laps |
Second Heat Distance laps |
Total Distance laps |
|
| 1 | Cedarville University | 13.00 | 2.75 | 15.75 | |
| 4 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 21.75 | 21.50 | 43.25 | |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State University | 17.75 | 21.00 | 38.75 | |
| 6 | The College of New Jersey | 20.25 | 22.75 | 43.00 | |
| 7 | University of Arkansas | 12.25 | 16.50 | 28.75 | |
| 8 | Northeastern University | 16.00 | 17.00 | 33.00 | |
| 10 | University of South Carolina | 4.25 | 18.50 | 22.75 | |
| 11 | University of Dayton | 22.75 | 23.00 | 45.75 | |
| 12 | University of Rochester | 8.50 | 15.50 | 24.00 | |
| 13 | University of North Texas | 11.75 | 11.50 | 23.25 | |
One lap was measured as 677 meters.
| Sprint Event | ||||||
| Boat # | Team | First Time (s) |
Second Time (s) |
Third Time (s) |
Sum of Two Best Times (s) |
|
| 1 | Cedarville University |
DNF
|
38.35 | DQ | 153.40 | |
| 4 | SUNY – Stony Brook |
49.64
|
45.23 | 44.12 | 89.35 | |
| 5 | Middle Tennessee State University |
DNF
|
45.99 | DNF | 183.96 | |
| 6 | The College of New Jersey |
65.33
|
76.05 | 54.66 | 119.99 | |
| 7 | University of Arkansas |
99.50
|
99.59 | DNS | 199.09 | |
| 8 | Northeastern University |
40.03
|
66.20 | 42.01 | 82.04 | |
| 10 | University of South Carolina |
109.53
|
DNS | DNS | 438.12 | |
| 11 | University of Dayton |
61.45
|
57.30 | 56.40 | 113.70 | |
| 12 | University of Rochester |
DQ
|
48.18 | 93.18 | 141.36 | |
| 13 | University of North Texas |
163.22
|
146.80 | DNF | 310.02 | |
#10 Rochester crossed the 100m buoy in the wrong lane in the first sprint round
#1 Cedarville left their lane in the Sprint finals
| SOLAR SPLASH ® 2014 Overall Results | ||||||||||
| Rank | Boat # |
Team | Tech Rpt (90 pts) | Visual Display (40 pts) |
Work- man- ship(20 pts) |
Qual (100 pts) | Solar Slalom (100 pts) | Sprint (250 pts) | End. (400 pts) | Total (1000 pts) |
| 1 | 4 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 80 | 29 | 12 | 91.02 | 100.00 | 229.55 | 378.14 | 919.71 |
| 2 | 8 | Northeastern University | 77 | 35 | 11 | 83.03 | 84.41 | 250.00 | 288.52 | 828.96 |
| 3 | 6 | The College of New Jersey | 84 | 31 | 16 | 73.79 | 64.17 | 170.93 | 375.96 | 815.85 |
| 4 | 11 | University of Dayton | 77 | 31 | 16 | 42.65 | 65.69 | 180.39 | 400.00 | 812.73 |
| 5 | 5 | Middle Tennessee State University | 74 | 32 | 20 | 100.00 | 54.74 | 111.49 | 338.80 | 731.03 |
| 6 | 7 | University of Arkansas | 76 | 29 | 14 | 83.47 | 61.86 | 103.02 | 251.37 | 618.71 |
| 7 | 12 | University of Rochester | 86 | 38 | 12 | 56.68 | 56.66 | 145.09 | 209.84 | 604.26 |
| 8 | 1 | Cedarville University | 90 | 40 | 18 | 42.54 | 71.56 | 133.70 | 137.70 | 533.51 |
| 9 | 13 | University of North Texas | 83 | 20 | 14 | 37.09 | 34.66 | 66.16 | 203.28 | 458.18 |
| 10 | 10 | University of South Carolina | 70 | 25 | 10 | 52.26 | 45.27 | 46.81 | 198.91 | 448.25 |
| SOLAR SPLASH 2014 Awards | |||
| Overall | |||
| Collegiate World Champion | SUNY – Stony Brook | ||
| Second Place | Northeastern University | ||
| Third Place | The College of New Jersey | ||
| Fourth Place | University of Dayton | ||
| Fifth Place | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
| Sixth Place | University of Arkansas | ||
| Seventh Place | University of Rochester | ||
| Eighth Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Ninth Place | University of North Texas | ||
| Tenth Place | University of South Carolina | ||
| Sprint | |||
| First Place | Northeastern University | ||
| Second Place | SUNY – Stony Brook | ||
| Third Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Solar Endurance | |||
| First Place | University of Dayton | ||
| Second Place | SUNY – Stony Brook | ||
| Third Place | The College of New Jersey | ||
| Qualifying | |||
| First Place | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
| Second Place | SUNY – Stony Brook | ||
| Third Place | University of Arkansas | ||
| Solar Slalom | |||
| First Place | SUNY – Stony Brook | ||
| Second Place | Northeastern University | ||
| Third Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Technical Report | |||
| Outstanding Technical Report (First) | Cedarville University | ||
| Outstanding Technical Report (Second) | University of Rochester | ||
| Outstanding Technical Report (Third) | The College of New Jersey | ||
| Visual Presentation | |||
| Best Visual Display | Cedarville University | ||
| Visual Display (Second) | University of Rochester | ||
| Visual Display (Third) | Northeastern University | ||
| Design | |||
| Outstanding System Design | Cedarville University | ||
| Design Achievement | University of North Texas | ||
| Outstanding Solar System Design |
Cedarville University | ||
| Outstanding Electrical System Design | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
| Outstanding Hull Design | University of Arkansas | ||
| Outstanding Drive Train Design | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
| Team | |||
| Most Improved Team | Northeastern University | ||
| Outstanding Workmanship | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
| Perseverance Award | University of Rochester | ||
| Teamwork Award | The College of New Jersey | ||
| Sportsmanship | University of Dayton | ||