2018 Event

Cedarville University edged out the University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez to retain their championship!

2018 Teams

Schedule of Events for SOLAR SPLASH 2018 (revised 6/5/18 8:45 am) (PDF)

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Results and Awards from SOLAR SPLASH 2018

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

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