Results and Awards from SOLAR SPLASH 2011
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| Qualifying Event | ||||||
| Boat # | Team | 70m Sprint Time (s) | Sprint Attempts |
Maneuver. Time (s) |
Maneuver. Attempts |
Total Time (s) |
| 1 | University of New Orleans | 10.59 | 1 | 75.68 | 1 | 128.63 |
| 3 | University of Northern Iowa | 9.07 | 1 | 88.13 | 1 | 133.48 |
| 4 | Kansas State – Salina | 14.96 | 1 | 77.66 | 2 | 230.12 |
| 5 | Cedarville University | 8.27 | 1 | 58.27 | 1 | 99.62 |
| 6 | Washington State University | 12.50 | 1 | 70.46 | 1 | 132.96 |
| 7 | University of Arkansas | 22.60 | 1 | 150.79 | 1 | 263.79 |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State University | 24.58 | 1 | 134.66 | 1 | 257.56 |
| 9 | University of Rochester | 19.07 | 1 | 80.31 | 1 | 175.66 |
| 10 | University of South Carolina | 12.87 | 1 | 103.68 | 1 | 168.03 |
| 11 | Orono Senior High School | 9.88 | 2 | 95.57 | 1 | 194.37 |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | 39.25 | 1 | 167.45 | 1 | 363.70 |
| 14 | Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) | 16.34 | 1 | 81.78 | 1 | 163.48 |
| 15 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 30.57 | 1 | 131.64 | 1 | 284.49 |
| 16 | St. Louis University | |||||
| 17 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 8.44 | 1 | 79.21 | 1 | 121.41 |
| 18 | Northeastern University | 14.49 | 1 | 195.51 | 1 | 267.96 |
| 19 | Istanbul Technical University | 11.02 | 1 | 91.91 | 1 | 147.01 |
| 20 | University at Buffalo | |||||
| 21 | Geneva College | 14.89 | 1 | 105.55 | 1 | 180.00 |
| 22 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | 47.40 | 1 | 158.71 | 1 | 395.71 |
Total Time is Maneuverability Time plus 5 times Sprint Time
| Solar Slalom Event | |||||
| Boat # | Team | Time (s) | # of attempts | Resulting time (s) | |
| 1 | University of New Orleans | 40.88 | 1 | 40.88 | |
| 3 | University of Northern Iowa | 44.77 | 1 | 44.77 | |
| 4 | Kansas State – Salina | 52.86 | 1 | 52.86 | |
| 5 | Cedarville University | 42.45 | 1 | 42.45 | |
| 6 | Washington State University | 82.22 | 1 | 82.22 | |
| 7 | University of Arkansas | 66.01 | 1 | 66.01 | |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State University | 107.26 | 1 | 107.26 | |
| 9 | University of Rochester | 74.36 | 1 | 74.36 | |
| 10 | University of South Carolina | 83.10 | 1 | 83.10 | |
| 11 | Orono Senior High School | 43.74 | 1 | 43.74 | |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | 148.56 | 1 | 148.56 | |
| 14 | Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) | 67.45 | 1 | 67.45 | |
| 15 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 122.84 | 1 | 122.84 | |
| 16 | St. Louis University | ||||
| 17 | Cal-Poly Pomona | DNF | 2 | ||
| 18 | Northeastern University | 133.28 | 1 | 133.28 | |
| 19 | Istanbul Technical University | 40.52 | 1 | 40.52 | |
| 20 | University at Buffalo | ||||
| 21 | Geneva College | 67.82 | 2 | 135.64 | |
| 22 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | 219.49 | 1 | 219.49 | |
| Solar Endurance Event | |||||
| Boat # | Team | Morning Heat Distance laps |
Afternoon Heat Distance laps |
Total Distance laps |
|
| 1 | University of New Orleans | 30.25 | 32.50 | 62.75 | |
| 3 | University of Northern Iowa | 23.50 | 26.75 | 50.25 | |
| 4 | Kansas State – Salina | 24.25 | 25.50 | 49.75 | |
| 5 | Cedarville University | 30.50 | 32.25 | 62.75 | |
| 6 | Washington State University | 27.75 | 25.50 | 53.25 | |
| 7 | University of Arkansas | 22.00 | 24.75 | 46.75 | |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State University | 17.25 | 17.75 | 35.00 | |
| 9 | University of Rochester | 17.00 | 19.25 | 36.25 | |
| 10 | University of South Carolina | 22.00 | 23.00 | 45.00 | |
| 11 | Orono Senior High School | 18.75 | 16.50 | 35.25 | |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | 15.50 | 12.50 | 28.00 | |
| 14 | Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) | 21.50 | 24.75 | 46.25 | |
| 15 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 4.50 | 6.50 | 11.00 | |
| 16 | St. Louis University | 0.00 | |||
| 17 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 26.25 | 25.75 | 52.00 | |
| 18 | Northeastern University | 5.00 | 9.50 | 14.50 | |
| 19 | Istanbul Technical University | 25.00 | 23.25 | 48.25 | |
| 20 | University at Buffalo | 0.00 | |||
| 21 | Geneva College | 13.25 | 21.50 | 34.75 | |
| 22 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | 3.25 | 2.50 | 5.75 | |
One lap was measured as 690 meters.
| Sprint Event | ||||||
| Boat # | Team | First Time (s) |
Second Time (s) |
Third Time (s) |
Sum of Two Best Times (s) |
|
| 1 | University of New Orleans | 28.64 | 28.68 | 24.56 | 53.20 | |
| 3 | University of Northern Iowa | 30.87 | 32.89 | 31.63 | 62.50 | |
| 4 | Kansas State – Salina | 66.15 | 45.28 | 47.96 | 93.24 | |
| 5 | Cedarville University | 29.40 | 29.78 | 29.11 | 58.51 | |
| 6 | Washington State University | DNF | 68.63 | DQ | 274.52 | |
| 7 | University of Arkansas | 89.00 | 64.91 | 59.28 | 124.19 | |
| 8 | Middle Tennessee State University | 100.67 | 92.65 | 101.50 | 193.32 | |
| 9 | University of Rochester | 68.69 | 80.25 | DQ | 148.94 | |
| 10 | University of South Carolina | 33.06 | 31.90 | 33.92 | 64.96 | |
| 11 | Orono Senior High School | 33.61 | 32.25 | 43.23 | 65.86 | |
| 13 | University of Central Florida | 147.09 | 123.64 | DNS | 270.73 | |
| 14 | Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) | 63.03 | 57.55 | 55.02 | 112.57 | |
| 15 | SUNY – Stony Brook | DNF | 133.26 | 129.78 | 263.04 | |
| 16 | St. Louis University | |||||
| 17 | Cal-Poly Pomona | DNF | DQ | DNF | ||
| 18 | Northeastern University | 47.07 | 47.35 | 47.28 | 94.35 | |
| 19 | Istanbul Technical University | 56.23 | 29.32 | 28.36 | 57.68 | |
| 20 | University at Buffalo | |||||
| 21 | Geneva College | 59.88 | 69.96 | 129.84 | ||
| 22 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | 190.24 | 233.66 | DNS | 423.90 | |
DNF = Did Not Finish, DNS = Did Not Start, DQ = Disqualified
#17 was disqualified in Sprint Round 2 for a false start
#6 & #9 were disqualified for out of lane in Sprint Round 3
| SOLAR SPLASH ® 2011 Overall Results | ||||||||||
| Rank | Boat # |
Team | Tech Rpt (90 pts) | Visual Display (40 pts) |
Work- man- ship(20 pts) |
Qual (100 pts) | Solar Slalom (100 pts) | Sprint (250 pts) | End. (400 pts) | Total (1000 pts) |
| 1 | 5 | Cedarville University | 90 | 39 | 20 | 100.00 | 95.45 | 227.31 | 400.00 | 971.77 |
| 2 | 1 | University of New Orleans | 84 | 36 | 19 | 77.45 | 99.12 | 250.00 | 400.00 | 965.57 |
| 3 | 19 | Istanbul Technical University | 89 | 26 | 17 | 67.76 | 100.00 | 230.58 | 307.57 | 837.92 |
| 4 | 3 | University of Northern Iowa | 82 | 40 | 17 | 74.63 | 90.51 | 212.80 | 320.32 | 837.26 |
| 5 | 10 | University of South Carolina | 74 | 24 | 15 | 59.29 | 48.76 | 204.74 | 286.85 | 710.64 |
| 6 | 4 | Kansas State – Salina | 61 | 32 | 18 | 43.29 | 76.66 | 142.64 | 317.13 | 690.72 |
| 7 | 14 | Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) | 79 | 28 | 19 | 60.94 | 60.07 | 118.15 | 294.82 | 659.98 |
| 8 | 11 | Orono Senior High School | 57 | 14 | 12 | 51.25 | 92.64 | 201.94 | 224.70 | 653.54 |
| 9 | 7 | University of Arkansas | 77 | 29 | 17 | 37.76 | 61.38 | 107.09 | 298.01 | 627.25 |
| 10 | 6 | Washington State University | 67 | 11 | 15 | 74.92 | 49.28 | 48.45 | 339.44 | 605.10 |
| 11 | 9 | University of Rochester | 74 | 38 | 10 | 56.71 | 54.49 | 89.30 | 231.08 | 553.58 |
| 12 | 21 | Geneva College | 88 | 22 | 16 | 55.34 | 29.87 | 102.43 | 221.51 | 535.17 |
| 13 | 17 | Cal-Poly Pomona | 76 | 27 | 16 | 82.05 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 331.47 | 532.53 |
| 14 | 8 | Middle Tennessee State University | 78 | 33 | 11 | 38.68 | 37.78 | 68.80 | 223.11 | 490.36 |
| 15 | 18 | Northeastern University | 78 | 22 | 17 | 37.18 | 30.40 | 140.96 | 92.43 | 415.97 |
| 16 | 13 | University of Central Florida | 74 | 32 | 12 | 27.39 | 27.28 | 49.13 | 178.49 | 400.28 |
| 17 | 15 | SUNY – Stony Brook | 74 | 0 | 11 | 35.02 | 32.99 | 50.56 | 70.12 | 273.69 |
| 18 | 22 | Tecnológico de Monterrey | 68 | 26 | 14 | 25.18 | 18.46 | 31.38 | 36.65 | 219.66 |
| 19 | 16 | St. Louis University | 72 | 0 | 10 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 82.00 |
| 20 | 20 | University at Buffalo | 61 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 61.00 | ||
#10 & #18 received 2 point penalties for missing Wednesday’s morning meeting
| SOLAR SPLASH 2011 Awards | |||
| Overall | |||
| Collegiate World Champion | Cedarville University | ||
| Second Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Third Place | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Fourth Place | University of Northern Iowa | ||
| Fifth Place | University of South Carolina | ||
| Sixth Place | Kansas State – Salina | ||
| Seventh Place | Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) | ||
| Eighth Place | Orono Senior High School | ||
| Ninth Place | University of Arkansas | ||
| Tenth Place | Washington State University | ||
| Sprint | |||
| First Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Second Place | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Third Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Solar Endurance | |||
| First Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Second Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Third Place | University of Northern Iowa | ||
| Qualifying | |||
| First Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Second Place | Cal-Poly Pomona | ||
| Third Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Solar Slalom | |||
| First Place | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Second Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Third Place | Cedarville University | ||
| Technical Report | |||
| Outstanding Technical Report (First) | Cedarville University | ||
| Outstanding Technical Report (Second) | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Outstanding Technical Report (Third) | Geneva College | ||
| Visual Presentation | |||
| Best Visual Display | University of Northern Iowa | ||
| Visual Display (Second) | Cedarville University | ||
| Visual Display (Third) | University of Rochester | ||
| Design | |||
| Outstanding System Design | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Design Achievement | Istanbul Technical University | ||
| Outstanding Solar System Design | Cal-Poly Pomona | ||
| Outstanding Electrical System Design | SUNY – Stony Brook | ||
| Outstanding Hull Design | Washington State University | ||
| Outstanding Drive Train Design | Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) | ||
| Team | |||
| Most Improved Team | University of South Carolina | ||
| Rookie Team with Highest Overall Score | Dokuz Eylul University (Turkey) | ||
| Notable Performance by a Rookie Team | Orono Senior High School | ||
| Outstanding Workmanship | Cedarville University | ||
| Perseverance Award | University of South Carolina | ||
| Teamwork Award | Geneva College | ||
| Sportsmanship | Cedarville University | ||