Results and Awards from SOLAR SPLASH 2009
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2009 Event Photos
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Qualifying Event | ||||||
Boat | Team | 70m Sprint Time (s) | SprintAttempts | Maneuver Time(s) | Maneuver Attempts | Total Time(s) |
1 | Cedarville University | 8.09 | 1 | 63.60 | 1 | 104.05 |
2 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | 8.62 | 1 | 88.25 | 1 | 131.35 |
4 | University of Northern Iowa | 13.48 | 1 | 88.18 | 1 | 155.58 |
5 | University of New Orleans | 9.99 | 2 | 69.92 | 1 | 169.82 |
6 | College of New Jersey | 11.93 | 1 | 148.12 | 1 | 207.77 |
7 | Washington State University | 10.71 | 1 | 122.74 | 1 | 421.77 |
9 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | 10.17 | 1 | 87.78 | 1 | 138.63 |
10 | Carnegie Mellon | 12.49 | 1 | 112.73 | 1 | 175.18 |
11 | University of Southampton | 12.61 | 1 | 69.42 | 1 | 132.47 |
12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 11.45 | 1 | 116.86 | 1 | 174.11 |
14 | Geneva College | 10.96 | 1 | 94.20 | 1 | 149.00 |
15 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | |||||
16 | Elizabethtown College | 25.02 | 1 | 94.36 | 1 | 219.46 |
17 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 39.46 | 1 | 129.63 | 1 | 326.93 |
18 | Kansas State University – Salina | 11.60 | 1 | 100.09 | 1 | 158.09 |
19 | University of North Florida | 20.24 | 1 | 105.79 | 1 | 312.78 |
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 | 35.65 | 1 | 35.65 | |
2 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | 72.84 | 1 | 72.84 | |
4 | University of Northern Iowa | 40.05 | 1 | 40.05 | |
5 | University of New Orleans | 83.59 | 1 | 83.59 | |
6 | College of New Jersey | 38.36 | 1 | 38.36 | |
7 | Washington State University | 59.48 | 1 | 59.48 | |
9 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | 92.54 | 1 | 92.54 | |
10 | Carnegie Mellon | 60.96 | 1 | 60.96 | |
11 | University of Southampton | 53.10 | 1 | 53.10 | |
12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 61.07 | 1 | 61.07 | |
14 | Geneva College | 46.28 | 1 | 46.28 | |
15 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | 1 | |||
16 | Elizabethtown College | 98.67 | 1 | 98.67 | |
17 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 215.28 | 1 | 215.28 | |
18 | Kansas State University – Salina | 61.77 | 1 | 61.77 | |
19 | University of North Florida | 122.58 | 1 | 122.58 |
Solar Endurance Event | |||||
Boat # | Team | Morning Heat Distance laps | Afternoon Heat Distance laps | Total Distance laps | |
1 | Cedarville University | 25.25 | 26.25 | 51.50 | |
2 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | 20.00 | 20.50 | 40.50 | |
4 | University of Northern Iowa | 22.25 | 22.75 | 45.00 | |
5 | University of New Orleans | 27.25 | 28.50 | 55.75 | |
6 | College of New Jersey | 19.25 | 19.00 | 38.25 | |
7 | Washington State University | 25.25 | 25.00 | 50.25 | |
9 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | 23.75 | 24.75 | 48.50 | |
10 | Carnegie Mellon | 11.50 | 10.75 | 22.25 | |
11 | University of Southampton | 14.00 | 17.75 | 31.75 | |
12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 8.25 | 17.75 | 26.00 | |
14 | Geneva College | 15.50 | 16.25 | 31.75 | |
15 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | 0.00 | |||
16 | Elizabethtown College | 9.00 | 13.50 | 22.50 | |
17 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 7.75 | 1.75 | 9.50 | |
18 | Kansas State University – Salina | 22.00 | 22.50 | 44.50 | |
19 | University of North Florida | 12.25 | 7.75 | 20.00 |
One lap was measured as 840 meters.
Sprint Event | ||||||
Boat # | Team | First Time(s) | Second Time(s) | Third Time(s) | Sum of Two Best Times (s) | |
1 | Cedarville University | 27.00 | 26.22 | 26.00 | 52.22 | |
2 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | 28.39 | 27.42 | 27.37 | 54.79 | |
4 | University of Northern Iowa | 30.18 | 29.89 | 30.03 | 59.92 | |
5 | University of New Orleans | 22.86 | 22.54 | 22.32 | 44.86 | |
6 | College of New Jersey | 26.72 | 26.93 | 27.10 | 53.65 | |
7 | Washington State University | 39.53 | 110.50 | 39.51 | 79.04 | |
9 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | 40.64 | 41.67 | 39.84 | 80.48 | |
10 | Carnegie Mellon | 39.46 | 51.54 | 40.47 | 79.93 | |
11 | University of Southampton | 47.96 | 47.59 | 50.18 | 95.55 | |
12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 144.68 | 38.52 | 44.06 | 82.58 | |
14 | Geneva College | 41.60 | 41.40 | 83.00 | ||
15 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | |||||
16 | Elizabethtown College | 100.00 | 89.71 | 115.14 | 189.71 | |
17 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 139.68 | 110.50 | 250.18 | ||
18 | Kansas State University – Salina | 41.14 | 41.30 | 41.01 | 82.15 | |
19 | University of North Florida | 45.86 | 105.50 | 41.13 | 86.99 |
SOLAR SPLASH ® 2009 Overall Results | ||||||||||
Place | Boat # |
Team | Tech Rpt (90 pts) | Visual Display (40pts) | Workman-ship(20pts) | Qual(100 pts) | Solar Slalom(100 pts) | Sprint(250 pts) | End(400 pts) | Total(1000 pts) |
1 | 1 | Cedarville University | 80 | 40 | 18 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 214.76 | 369.51 | 922.27 |
2 | 5 | University of New Orleans | 77 | 28 | 20 | 61.27 | 42.65 | 250.00 | 400.00 | 878.92 |
3 | 4 | University of Northern Iowa | 82 | 34 | 20 | 66.88 | 89.01 | 187.17 | 322.87 | 801.93 |
4 | 6 | College of New Jersey | 80 | 37 | 20 | 50.08 | 92.94 | 209.04 | 274.44 | 763.49 |
5 | 3 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | 82 | 28 | 12 | 79.22 | 48.94 | 204.69 | 290.58 | 745.43 |
6 | 9 | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | 85 | 28 | 18 | 75.06 | 38.52 | 139.35 | 347.98 | 731.91 |
7 | 7 | Washington State University | 67 | 22 | 14 | 24.67 | 59.94 | 141.89 | 360.54 | 690.03 |
8 | 18 | Kansas State University – Salina | 73 | 19 | 18 | 65.82 | 57.71 | 136.52 | 319.28 | 689.33 |
9 | 14 | Geneva College | 73 | 22 | 16 | 69.83 | 77.03 | 135.12 | 227.80 | 620.79 |
10 | 11 | University of Southampton | 82 | 19 | 14 | 78.55 | 67.14 | 117.37 | 227.80 | 605.86 |
11 | 12 | Middle Tennessee State University | 82 | 25 | 20 | 59.76 | 58.38 | 135.81 | 186.55 | 567.49 |
12 | 10 | Carnegie Mellon | 85 | 31 | 14 | 59.40 | 58.48 | 140.31 | 159.64 | 547.83 |
13 | 16 | Elizabethtown College | 90 | 31 | 12 | 47.41 | 36.13 | 59.12 | 161.43 | 437.09 |
14 | 19 | University of North Florida | 0 | 0 | 16 | 33.27 | 29.08 | 128.92 | 143.50 | 350.77 |
15 | 17 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 74 | 16 | 14 | 31.83 | 16.56 | 44.83 | 68.16 | 265.38 |
16 | 15 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | 75 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 85.00 |
SOLAR SPLASH 2009 Awards | |||
Overall | |||
Collegiate World Champion | Cedarville University | ||
Second Place | University of New Orleans | ||
Third Place |
University of Northern Iowa | ||
Fourth Place | College of New Jersey | ||
Fifth Place | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | ||
Sixth Place | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | ||
Seventh Place | Washington State University | ||
Eighth Place | Kansas State University – Salina | ||
Ninth Place | Geneva College | ||
Tenth Place | University of Southampton | ||
Sprint | |||
First Place | University of New Orleans | ||
Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
Third Place | College of New Jersey | ||
Solar Endurance | |||
First Place | University of New Orleans | ||
Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
Third Place | Washington State University | ||
Qualifying | |||
First Place | Cedarville University | ||
Second Place | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – A | ||
Third Place | University of Southampton | ||
Solar Slalom | |||
First Place | Cedarville University | ||
Second Place | College of New Jersey | ||
Third Place | University of Northern Iowa | ||
Technical Report | |||
Outstanding Technical Report (First) | Elizabethtown College | ||
Outstanding Technical Report (Second) | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | ||
Outstanding Technical Report (Third) | Carnegie Mellon | ||
Visual Presentation | |||
Best Visual Display | Cedarville University | ||
Visual Display (Second) | College of New Jersey | ||
Visual Display (Third) | University of Northern Iowa | ||
Design | |||
Outstanding System Design |
College of New Jersey | ||
Design Achievement | Carnegie Mellon | ||
Outstanding Solar System Design | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | ||
Outstanding Electrical System Design | University of Northern Iowa | ||
Outstanding Hull Design | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
Outstanding Drive Train Design | Cedarville University | ||
Team | |||
Most Improved Team | University of Arkansas-Fayetteville – B | ||
Rookie Team with Highest Overall Score | University of Southampton | ||
Notable Performance by a Rookie Team | University of North Florida | ||
Best Looking Boat | Geneva College | ||
Most Commercially Viable Hull | Kansas State University – Salina | ||
Outstanding Workmanship | University of New Orleans | ||
Perseverance Award | Tecnológico de Monterrey | ||
Teamwork Award | University of Southampton | ||
Sportsmanship | University of Southampton | ||
Sportsmanship | Carnegie Mellon |