Results and Awards from SOLAR SPLASH 2006
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2006 Event Photos
| Qualifying Event | ||||||
| Boat | Team | 70m Sprint Time(s) | Sprint Attempts | Maneuver Time(s) | Maneuver Attempts | Total Time(s) |
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1
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Cedarville University | 8.42 | 1 | 83.51 | 1 | 91.93 |
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2
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University of Arkansas | 8.15 | 1 | 75.60 | 2 | 159.35 |
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3
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Cal-Poly Pomona | 41.41 | 1 | 95.31 | 2 | 232.03 |
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4
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United States Naval Academy | 9.92 | 1 | 65.17 | 1 | 75.09 |
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5
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Washington State University | 12.77 | 1 | 83.18 | 1 | 95.95 |
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6
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Webb Institute | 9.84 | 1 | 65.74 | 1 | 75.58 |
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7
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University of South Carolina | 9.29 | 1 | 83.64 | 1 | 92.93 |
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8
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University of Northern Iowa | 14.68 | 1 | 96.33 | 1 | 111.01 |
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10
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École de Technologie Supérieure | 13.80 | 1 | 88.70 | 1 | 102.50 |
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11
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Middle Tennessee State University | 14.61 | 1 | 88.67 | 1 | 103.28 |
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12
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Geneva College | 10.28 | 1 | 89.62 | 1 | 99.90 |
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13
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University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | 26.67 | 1 | 294.01 | 1 | 320.68 |
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14
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Long Beach Polytechnic | 21.98 | 1 | 106.38 | 1 | 128.36 |
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18
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Carnegie Mellon University | 39.84 | 1 | 188.17 | 1 | 228.01 |
| 21 | University of Miami | 34.23 | 1 | 137.27 | 1 | 171.50 |
#1 Cedarville and #14 Long Beach both struck buoys in the Maneuverability run (10 s penalty)
| Solar Slalom Event | |||||
| Boat # | Team | Time (s) | # of attempts | Resulting time(s) | |
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1
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Cedarville University | 37.03 | 1 | 37.03 | |
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2
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University of Arkansas | 54.64 | 1 | 54.64 | |
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3
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Cal-Poly Pomona | 181.25 | 1 | 181.25 | |
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4
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United States Naval Academy | 59.21 | 1 | 59.21 | |
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5
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Washington State University | 63.86 | 1 | 63.86 | |
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6
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Webb Institute | 50.47 | 1 | 50.47 | |
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7
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University of South Carolina | 49.99 | 1 | 49.99 | |
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8
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University of Northern Iowa | 54.86 | 1 | 54.86 | |
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10
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École de Technologie Supérieure | 102.81 | 1 | 102.81 | |
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11
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Middle Tennessee State University | 73.44 | 1 | 73.44 | |
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12
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Geneva College | 47.30 | 1 | 47.30 | |
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13
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University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | 112.47 | 1 | 112.47 | |
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14
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Long Beach Polytechnic | 82.50 | 1 | 82.50 | |
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18
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Carnegie Mellon University | 161.26 | 1 | 161.26 | |
| 21 | University of Miami | 141.29 | 1 | 141.29 | |
#11 MTSU struck a buoy (5 s penalty)
| Solar Endurance Event | |||||
| Boat # | Team | Morning Heat Distance laps | Afternoon Heat Distance laps | Total Distance laps | |
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1
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Cedarville University | 16.25 | 11.00 | 27.25 | |
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2
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University of Arkansas | 19.25 | 19.75 | 39.00 | |
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3
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Cal-Poly Pomona | 17.00 | 8.75 | 25.75 | |
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4
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United States Naval Academy | 18.25 | 19.25 | 37.50 | |
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5
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Washington State University | 14.75 | 16.50 | 31.25 | |
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6
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Webb Institute | 13.50 | 15.00 | 28.50 | |
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7
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University of South Carolina | 15.50 | 15.75 | 31.25 | |
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8
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University of Northern Iowa | 10.50 | 8.25 | 18.75 | |
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10
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École de Technologie Supérieure | 19.75 | 21.00 | 40.75 | |
|
11
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Middle Tennessee State University | 7.25 | 6.50 | 13.75 | |
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12
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Geneva College | 13.25 | 13.25 | 26.50 | |
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13
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University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | 11.25 | 11.50 | 22.75 | |
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14
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Long Beach Polytechnic | 12.50 | 13.00 | 25.50 | |
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18
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Carnegie Mellon University | 8.75 | 9.00 | 17.75 | |
| 21 | University of Miami | 8.00 | 8.00 | 16.00 | |
One lap was measured as 1180 meters.
| Sprint Event | ||||||
| Boat # | Team | First Time(s) | Second Time(s) | Third Time(s) | Sum of Two Best Times(s) | |
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1
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Cedarville University | 27.42 | 27.06 | 27.74 | 54.48 | |
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2
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University of Arkansas | 28.42 | 29.12 | 27.18 | 55.60 | |
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3
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Cal-Poly Pomona | 75.32 | 175.45 | 250.77 | ||
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4
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United States Naval Academy | 38.28 | 36.40 | 74.68 | ||
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5
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Washington State University | 174.02 | 41.47 | 41.38 | 82.85 | |
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6
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Webb Institute | 34.78 | 33.13 | 67.91 | ||
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7
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University of South Carolina | 31.70 | 29.59 | 28.45 | 58.04 | |
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8
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University of Northern Iowa | 48.65 | 50.49 | 99.14 | ||
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10
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École de Technologie Supérieure | 52.44 | 148.07 | 200.51 | ||
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11
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Middle Tennessee State University | 53.51 | 67.78 | 59.84 | 113.35 | |
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12
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Geneva College | 39.02 | 38.62 | 77.64 | ||
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13
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University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | 131.35 | 175.45 | 306.80 | ||
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14
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Long Beach Polytechnic | 75.53 | 60.45 | 58.37 | 118.82 | |
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18
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Carnegie Mellon University | 169.02 | 170.45 | 339.47 | ||
| 21 | University of Miami | 145.73 | 147.82 | 143.07 | 288.80 | |
#13 Puerto Rico left their lane in Round 2
#3 Cal-Poly Pomona had a DNS in Round 2
#10 ETS had a DNS in Round 3
| SOLAR SPLASH ® 2006 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) |
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2
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University of Arkansas | 75 | 31 | 18 | 47.12 | 67.77 | 244.96 | 382.82 | 866.68 |
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1
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Cedarville University | 90 | 40 | 20 | 81.68 | 100.00 | 250.00 | 267.48 | 849.17 |
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4
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United States Naval Academy | 85 | 28 | 18 | 100.00 | 62.54 | 182.38 | 368.10 | 844.02 |
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7
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University of South Carolina | 80 | 34 | 16 | 80.80 | 74.07 | 234.67 | 306.75 | 826.29 |
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6
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Webb Institute | 65 | 19 | 16 | 99.35 | 73.37 | 200.56 | 279.75 | 753.04 |
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5
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Washington State University | 55 | 22 | 14 | 78.26 | 57.99 | 164.39 | 306.75 | 698.39 |
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12
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Geneva College | 75 | 22 | 12 | 75.17 | 78.29 | 175.43 | 260.12 | 698.00 |
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10
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École de Technologie Supérieure | 70 | 0 | 14 | 73.26 | 36.02 | 67.93 | 400.00 | 661.20 |
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8
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University of Northern Iowa | 65 | 25 | 14 | 62.64 | 62.50 | 132.38 | 184.05 | 545.57 |
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14
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Long Beach Polytechnic | 40 | 22 | 12 | 58.50 | 44.88 | 114.63 | 250.31 | 542.32 |
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11
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Middle Tennessee State University | 70 | 25 | 14 | 72.71 | 50.42 | 120.16 | 134.97 | 487.26 |
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3
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Cal-Poly Pomona | 55 | 22 | 10 | 32.36 | 20.43 | 54.31 | 252.76 | 446.87 |
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13
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University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | 50 | 37 | 10 | 23.42 | 32.92 | 44.39 | 223.31 | 421.05 |
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18
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Carnegie Mellon University | 65 | 28 | 12 | 32.93 | 22.96 | 40.12 | 174.23 | 375.25 |
| 21 | University of Miami | 45 | 22 | 10 | 43.78 | 26.21 | 47.16 | 157.06 | 351.21 |
| SOLAR SPLASH 2006 Awards | |||
| Overall | |||
| Collegiate World Champion | University of Arkansas | ||
| Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Third Place | United States Naval Academy | ||
| Fourth Place | University of South Carolina | ||
| Fifth Place | Webb Institute | ||
| Sixth Place | Washington State University | ||
| Seventh Place | Geneva College | ||
| Eighth Place | École de Technologie Supérieure | ||
| Ninth Place | University of Northern Iowa | ||
| Tenth Place | Long Beach Polytechnic | ||
| Sprint | |||
| First Place | University of Arkansas | ||
| Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Third Place | University of South Carolina | ||
| Solar Endurance | |||
| First Place |
École de Technologie Supérieure | ||
| Second Place | University of Arkansas | ||
| Third Place | United States Naval Academy | ||
| Qualifying | |||
| First Place | United States Naval Academy | ||
| Second Place | Webb Institute | ||
| Third Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Solar Slalom | |||
| First Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Second Place | Geneva College | ||
| Third Place | University of South Carolina | ||
| Technical Report | |||
| Outstanding Technical Report (First) | Cedarville University | ||
| Outstanding Technical Report (Second) | United States Naval Academy | ||
| Outstanding Technical Report (Third) | University of South Carolina | ||
| Visual Presentation | |||
| Best Visual Display | Cedarville University | ||
| Visual Display (Second) | University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | ||
| Design | |||
| Design Achievement | United States Naval Academy | ||
| Outstanding System Design | University of South Carolina | ||
| Outstanding Solar System Design | University of Arkansas | ||
| Outstanding Electrical System Design | École de Technologie Supérieure | ||
| Outstanding Hull Design | United States Naval Academy | ||
| Outstanding Drive Train Design | Webb Institute | ||
| Team | |||
| Most Improved Team | École de Technologie Supérieure | ||
| Rookie Team with Highest Overall Score | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
| Notable Performance by a Rookie Team | Carnegie Mellon University | ||
| Hottest Looking Boat | Cedarville University | ||
| Most Commercially Viable Hull | University of Northern Iowa | ||
| Outstanding Workmanship | Cedarville University | ||
| Perseverence Award | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
| Teamwork Award | University of Miami | ||
| Sportsmanship | University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez | ||
| Sportsmanship | Washington State University | ||