Cedarville University edged out the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez to retain their championship!
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2018 Qualifying Event
| Boat # | Team Name | Sprint Qual | # attempts Sprint | Endurance Qual | # attempts Endurance | Qual Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedarville University | 7.98 | 1 | 110.07 | 1 | 149.97 |
| 2 | U of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 9.00 | 1 | 49.58 | 1 | 94.58 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon | 23.77 | 1 | 146.06 | 1 | 264.91 |
| 4 | Stevens Institute | 12.43 | 1 | 124.60 | 1 | 186.75 |
| 7 | University of New Mexico | 18.42 | 1 | 79.38 | 1 | 171.48 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State | 12.52 | 1 | 85.67 | 1 | 148.27 |
| 11 | University of Sherbrooke | 10.62 | 2 | 108.48 | 2 | 323.16 |
| 13 | University of New Orleans | 10.22 | 1 | 105.92 | 1 | 157.02 |
| 14 | Lamar University | 20.05 | 1 | 110.63 | 1 | 210.88 |
| 15 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 23.23 | 1 | 112.53 | 1 | 228.68 |
| 16 | University of Dayton | 24.57 | 1 | 123.93 | 1 | 246.78 |
| 17 | U of Southern Indiana | 25.83 | 1 | 143.13 | 1 | 272.28 |
Qual Time is Maneuverability Time plus 5 times Sprint Time
#8 had overweight batteries in the Sprint qualifier (5 pt penalty)
2018 Solar Slalom Event
| Boat # | Team Name | Slalom Time | # attempts Slalom | Slalom Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedarville University | 56.22 | 1 | 56.22 |
| 2 | U of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 49.48 | 1 | 49.48 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon | 114.12 | 1 | 114.12 |
| 4 | Stevens Institute | 67.17 | 1 | 67.17 |
| 7 | University of New Mexico | 51.43 | 1 | 51.43 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State | 58.85 | 1 | 58.85 |
| 11 | University of Sherbrooke | 129.00 | 1 | 129.00 |
| 13 | University of New Orleans | 65.73 | 1 | 65.73 |
| 14 | Lamar University | 178.98 | 3 | 536.94 |
| 15 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 129.73 | 1 | 129.73 |
| 16 | University of Dayton | 204.53 | 1 | 204.53 |
| 17 | U of Southern Indiana | 132.88 | 2 | 265.76 |
#1 struck two buoys in the Slalom (10 s penalty)
2018 Solar Endurance Event
| Boat # | Team Name | Endurance Morning | Endurance Afternoon | Total Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedarville University | 30.25 | 32.25 | 62.50 |
| 2 | U of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 30.75 | 31.00 | 61.75 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon | 30.50 | 31.50 | 62.00 |
| 4 | Stevens Institute | 25.00 | 27.50 | 52.50 |
| 7 | University of New Mexico | 17.50 | 22.75 | 40.25 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State | 19.75 | 13.50 | 33.25 |
| 11 | University of Sherbrooke | 31.75 | 24.50 | 56.25 |
| 13 | University of New Orleans | 30.75 | 32.50 | 63.25 |
| 14 | Lamar University | 8.25 | 16.25 | 24.50 |
| 15 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 24.00 | 19.00 | 43.00 |
| 16 | University of Dayton | 9.75 | 3.00 | 12.75 |
| 17 | U of Southern Indiana | 16.25 | 14.25 | 30.50 |
One lap was measured as 663 meters.
2018 Sprint Event
| Boat # | Team Name | Sprint Time 1 | Sprint Time 2 | Sprint Time 3 | Two Best Sprint times |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cedarville University | 24.25 | 26.03 | 24.68 | 48.93 |
| 2 | U of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 30.30 | 63.32 | 30.10 | 60.40 |
| 3 | Carnegie Mellon | 63.57 | 68.82 | 64.82 | 128.39 |
| 4 | Stevens Institute | 45.40 | 47.42 | 43.77 | 89.17 |
| 7 | University of New Mexico | 29.52 | 30.12 | 29.80 | 59.32 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State | 34.68 | 31.93 | 31.85 | 63.78 |
| 11 | University of Sherbrooke | 37.72 | DNF | 42.17 | 79.89 |
| 13 | University of New Orleans | 26.30 | 193.08 | 24.08 | 50.38 |
| 14 | Lamar University | DNF | 161.40 | 108.17 | 269.57 |
| 15 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 60.35 | 66.27 | 73.95 | 126.62 |
| 16 | University of Dayton | 157.65 | 75.92 | 70.03 | 145.95 |
| 17 | U of Southern Indiana | 105.70 | 108.33 | 54.50 | 160.20 |
2018 SOLAR SPLASH Overall Results
| Rank | Boat # | Team Name | Tech Rpt (90) | Visual (40) | Work- manship (20) | Qualifying (100) | Slalom (100) | Sprint (250) | Endurance (400) | Overall (1000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Cedarville University | 87 | 39 | 17 | 63.07 | 88.01 | 250.00 | 395.26 | 939.33 |
| 2 | 2 | U of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez | 75 | 40 | 17 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 202.52 | 390.51 | 925.04 |
| 7 | 3 | Carnegie Mellon | 74 | 35 | 14 | 35.70 | 43.36 | 95.28 | 392.09 | 689.43 |
| 5 | 4 | Stevens Institute | 90 | 34 | 16 | 50.65 | 73.66 | 137.18 | 332.02 | 733.51 |
| 4 | 7 | University of New Mexico | 89 | 38 | 20 | 55.16 | 96.21 | 206.21 | 254.55 | 759.12 |
| 8 | 8 | Middle Tennessee State | 55 | 36 | 19 | 58.79 | 84.08 | 191.79 | 210.28 | 654.94 |
| 6 | 11 | University of Sherbrooke | 70 | 29 | 17 | 29.27 | 38.36 | 153.12 | 355.73 | 692.47 |
| 3 | 13 | University of New Orleans | 78 | 19 | 15 | 60.23 | 75.28 | 242.80 | 400.00 | 890.32 |
| 11 | 14 | Lamar University | 78 | 0 | 15 | 44.85 | 9.22 | 45.38 | 154.94 | 347.38 |
| 9 | 15 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 77 | 17 | 14 | 41.36 | 38.14 | 96.61 | 271.94 | 556.04 |
| 12 | 16 | University of Dayton | 72 | 21 | 15 | 38.33 | 24.19 | 83.81 | 80.63 | 334.96 |
| 10 | 17 | U of Southern Indiana | 57 | 0 | 10 | 34.74 | 18.62 | 76.36 | 192.89 | 389.60 |
| SOLAR SPLASH 2018 Awards | |||
| Overall | |||
| Collegiate World Champion | Cedarville University | ||
| Second Place | University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez | ||
| Third Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Fourth Place | University of New Mexico | ||
| Fifth Place | Stevens Institute of Technology | ||
| Sixth Place | University of Sherbrooke | ||
| Seventh Place | Carnegie Mellon University | ||
| Eighth Place | Middle Tennessee State University | ||
| Ninth Place | Cal-Poly Pomona | ||
| Tenth Place | University of Southern Indiana | ||
| Sprint | |||
| First Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Third Place | University of New Mexico | ||
| Solar Endurance | |||
| First Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Third Place | Carnegie Mellon | ||
| Qualifying | |||
| First Place | University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez | ||
| Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Third Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Solar Slalom | |||
| First Place | University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez | ||
| Second Place | University of New Mexico | ||
| Third Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Technical Report | |||
| Outstanding Technical Report (First) | Stevens Institute of Technology | ||
| Outstanding Technical Report (Second) | University of New Mexico | ||
| Outstanding Technical Report (Third) | Cedarville University | ||
| Visual Presentation | |||
| Best Visual Display | University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez | ||
| Visual Display (Second) | Cedarville University | ||
| Visual Display (Third) | University of New Mexico | ||
| Design | |||
| Video Award (new) | Cornell University | ||
| Innovation Award | Stevens Institute of Technology | ||
| Outstanding Solar System Design | University of New Mexico | ||
| Outstanding Electrical System Design | University of New Mexico | ||
| Outstanding Hull Design | University of Sherbrooke | ||
| Outstanding Drive Train Design | University of Sherbrooke | ||
| Team | |||
| Outstanding Rookie Team | University of Sherbrooke | ||
| Most Improved Team | University of New Mexico | ||
| Outstanding Workmanship | University of New Mexico | ||
| Perseverance Award | Lamar University | ||
| Teamwork Award | University of Dayton | ||
| Sportsmanship | University of Southern Indiana | ||