Results and Awards from SOLAR SPLASH 2008
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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 | 8.17 | 1 | 64.73 | 1 | 105.58 |
| 2 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | 8.14 | 1 | 78.85 | 1 | 119.55 |
| 3 | Istanbul Technical University | 7.87 | 1 | 67.20 | 1 | 106.55 |
| 4 | University of Northern Iowa | 7.81 | 1 | 85.24 | 1 | 124.29 |
| 5 | University of South Carolina | 31.08 | 1 | 100.39 | 1 | 255.79 |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 15.63 | 1 | 110.68 | 1 | 188.83 |
| 8 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | 13.42 | 1 | 161.43 | 2 | 389.96 |
| 9 | Washington State University | 11.23 | 1 | 105.57 | 2 | 267.29 |
| 10 | University of New Orleans | 10.19 | 1 | 137.18 | 1 | 188.13 |
| 11 | College of New Jersey | 11.24 | 1 | 89.92 | 1 | 146.12 |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 20.73 | 1 | 246.52 | 1 | 350.17 |
| 15 | Ecole de Technologie Superieure | 15.04 | 1 | 98.24 | 1 | 173.44 |
| 18 | University of Florida | 11.81 | 1 | 69.87 | 1 | 128.92 |
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 | 42.40 | 1 | 42.40 | |
| 2 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | 58.69 | 1 | 58.69 | |
| 3 | Istanbul Technical University | 41.40 | 1 | 41.40 | |
| 4 | University of Northern Iowa | 56.61 | 1 | 56.61 | |
| 5 | University of South Carolina | 134.88 | 1 | 134.88 | |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 50.13 | 1 | 50.13 | |
| 8 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | DNS | 1 | ||
| 9 | Washington State University | 83.34 | 1 | 83.34 | |
| 10 | University of New Orleans | 99.88 | 1 | 99.88 | |
| 11 | College of New Jersey | 52.98 | 1 | 52.98 | |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 125.20 | 1 | 125.20 | |
| 15 | Ecole de Technologie Superieure | 82.81 | 1 | 82.81 | |
| 18 | University of Florida | 57.08 | 1 | 57.08 | |
| Solar Endurance Event | |||||
| Boat # | Team | Morning Heat Distance laps | Afternoon Heat Distance laps | Total Distance laps | |
| 1 | Cedarville University | 26.75 | 26.00 | 52.75 | |
| 2 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | 24.75 | 25.50 | 50.25 | |
| 3 | Istanbul Technical University | 26.00 | 25.25 | 51.25 | |
| 4 | University of Northern Iowa | 20.50 | 21.75 | 42.25 | |
| 5 | University of South Carolina | 16.25 | 16.25 | 32.50 | |
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 10.25 | 10.00 | 20.25 | |
| 8 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | 20.00 | 21.75 | 41.75 | |
| 9 | Washington State University | 23.00 | 24.50 | 47.50 | |
| 10 | University of New Orleans | 24.25 | 21.00 | 45.25 | |
| 11 | College of New Jersey | 18.75 | 18.50 | 37.25 | |
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 14.50 | 14.50 | 29.00 | |
| 15 | Ecole de Technologie Superieure | 24.00 | 22.50 | 46.50 | |
| 18 | University of Florida | 7.50 | 0.00 | 7.50 | |
One lap was measured as 855 meters.
| Sprint Event | ||||||
| Boat # | Team | First Time(s) | Second Time(s) | Third Time(s) | Sum of Two Best Times(s) | |
| 1 | Cedarville University | 26.53 | 26.83 | 26.93 | 53.36 | |
| 2 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | 25.39 | 25.14 | 24.83 | 49.97 | |
| 3 | Istanbul Technical University | 26.88 | 27.23 | 26.50 | 53.38 | |
| 4 | University of Northern Iowa | 29.33 | 29.16 | 58.49 | ||
| 5 | University of South Carolina | 122.23 | 94.97 | 217.20 | ||
| 7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 122.23 | 40.54 | 50.58 | 91.12 | |
| 8 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | 66.44 | 57.74 | 53.48 | 111.22 | |
| 9 | Washington State University | 41.24 | 40.48 | 81.72 | ||
| 10 | University of New Orleans | 28.11 | 31.08 | 59.19 | ||
| 11 | College of New Jersey | 34.45 | 34.83 | 69.28 | ||
| 12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 117.23 | 84.42 | 84.93 | 169.35 | |
| 15 | Ecole de Technologie Superieure | 61.05 | 60.77 | 62.60 | 121.82 | |
| 18 | University of Florida | 42.07 | 45.29 | 44.25 | 86.32 | |
Boats 5 and 7 DNF in Round 1.
| SOLAR SPLASH ® 2008 Overall Results | ||||||||||
| Place | Boat # | Team | Tech Report(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) |
| 1 | 1 | Cedarville University | 88 | 40 | 18 | 100.00 | 97.64 | 234.12 | 400.00 | 977.76 |
| 2 | 3 | Istanbul Technical University | 84 | 40 | 18 | 99.09 | 100.00 | 234.03 | 388.63 | 963.74 |
| 3 | 2 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | 82 | 31 | 16 | 88.31 | 70.54 | 250.00 | 381.04 | 918.90 |
| 4 | 4 | University of Northern Iowa | 80 | 40 | 16 | 84.95 | 73.13 | 213.58 | 320.38 | 828.04 |
| 5 | 10 | University of New Orleans | 70 | 22 | 14 | 56.12 | 41.45 | 211.06 | 343.13 | 757.76 |
| 6 | 11 | College of New Jersey | 90 | 34 | 14 | 72.26 | 78.14 | 180.32 | 282.46 | 751.18 |
| 7 | 9 | Washington State University | 75 | 37 | 10 | 39.50 | 49.68 | 152.87 | 360.19 | 724.24 |
| 8 | 15 | Ecole de Technologie Superieure | 80 | 34 | 20 | 60.87 | 49.99 | 102.55 | 352.61 | 700.02 |
| 9 | 8 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | 86 | 28 | 14 | 27.07 | 0.00 | 112.32 | 316.59 | 583.98 |
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7 | Carnegie Mellon University | 84 | 31 | 14 | 55.91 | 82.59 | 137.10 | 153.55 | 558.15 |
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5 | University of South Carolina | 86 | 34 | 18 | 41.28 | 30.69 | 57.52 | 246.45 | 513.93 |
| 12 | 12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 75 | 25 | 14 | 30.15 | 33.07 | 73.77 | 219.91 | 470.89 |
| 13 | 18 | University of Florida | 65 | 31 | 12 | 81.90 | 72.53 | 144.72 | 56.87 | 464.02 |
| SOLAR SPLASH 2008 Awards | |||
| Overall | |||
| Collegiate World Champion | Cedarville University | ||
| Second Place |
Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Third Place | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | ||
| Fourth Place | University of Northern Iowa | ||
| Fifth Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Sixth Place | College of New Jersey | ||
| Seventh Place | Washington State University | ||
| Eighth Place | Ecole de Technologie Superieure | ||
| Ninth Place | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | ||
| Tenth Place | Carnegie Mellon University | ||
| Sprint | |||
| First Place | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | ||
| Second Place | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Third Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Solar Endurance | |||
| First Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Second Place | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | ||
| Third Place | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Qualifying | |||
| First Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Second Place | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Third Place | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | ||
| Solar Slalom | |||
| First Place | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Third Place | Carnegie Mellon University | ||
| Technical Report | |||
| Outstanding Technical Report (First) | College of New Jersey | ||
| Outstanding Technical Report (Second) | Cedarville University | ||
| Outstanding Technical Report (Third) | University of South Carolina (tie) University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B (tie) |
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| Visual Presentation | |||
| Best Visual Display | University of Northern Iowa | ||
| Visual Display (Second) | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Visual Display (Third) | Cedarville University | ||
| Design | |||
| Design Achievement | Ecole de Technologie Superieure | ||
| Outstanding System Design | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Outstanding Solar System Design | University of Northern Iowa | ||
| Outstanding Electrical System Design | College of New Jersey | ||
| Outstanding Hull Design | University of South Carolina | ||
| Outstanding Drive Train Design | College of New Jersey | ||
| Team | |||
| Most Improved Team | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Rookie Team with Highest Overall Score | University of Florida | ||
| Notable Performance by a Rookie Team | University of Florida | ||
| Hottest Looking Boat | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Most Commercially Viable Hull | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Outstanding Workmanship | Ecole de Technologie Superieure | ||
| Perseverance Award | University of New Orleans | ||
| Teamwork Award | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
| Sportsmanship | Washington State University | ||
| Sportsmanship | Carnegie Mellon University | ||