Results and Awards from SOLAR SPLASH 1999
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1999 Event Photos
| Qualifying Event | |||||
| Boat # | Team | 70m Sprint Time (s) | Maneuverability Time (s) | Attempts | Total Time (s) |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 12.55 | 72.90 | 2 | 85.45 |
| 1 | University of South Carolina | 14.44 | 78.80 | 1 | 93.24 |
| 3 | Marquette University | 14.43 | 79.30 | 1 | 93.73 |
| 38 | US Coast Guard Academy | 10.12 | 84.40 | 1 | 94.52 |
| 10 | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | 10.94 | 83.90 | 1 | 94.84 |
| 2 | College of New Jersey | 18.87 | 86.70 | 1 | 105.57 |
| 32 | Grand Valley State University | 14.75 | 106.10 | 1 | 120.85 |
| 56 | Grand Valley State University | 35.90 | 142.10 | 1 | 178.00 |
| 68 | University of New Orleans | 10.04 | 195.00 | 1 | 205.04 |
| 77 | Cedarville College | 41.25 | 165.00 | 4 | 206.25 |
| 6 | Tech Prep – Guayama, P.R. | 62.00 | 148.40 | 1 | 210.40 |
| 12 | The Park School | 47.90 | 190.50 | 2 | 238.40 |
| Solar Slalom Event | |||
| Boat # | Team | Attempts | Time (s) |
| 68 | University of New Orleans | 2 | 48.00 |
| 3 | Marquette University | 1 | 52.60 |
| 10 | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | 1 | 63.00 |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 1 | 67.60 |
| 32 | Grand Valley State University | 1 | 69.10 |
| 38 | US Coast Guard Academy | 1 | 73.80 |
| 2 | College of New Jersey | 1 | 78.90 |
| 1 | University of South Carolina | 1 | 80.10 |
| 56 | Grand Valley State University | 1 | 116.70 |
| 6 | Tech Prep – Guayama, P.R. | 1 | 163.40 |
| 77 | Cedarville College | 1 | 218.80 |
| 12 | The Park School | 0 | DNS |
| Solar Endurance Event | |||||
| Boat # | Team | Morning Heat Distance (km) | Afternoon Heat Distance (km) | Total Distance (km) | Total Distance (mi) |
| 1 | University of South Carolina | 29.20 | 32.40 | 61.60 | 38.28 |
| 2 | College of New Jersey | 22.00 | 22.60 | 44.60 | 27.71 |
| 3 | Marquette University | 28.60 | 31.60 | 60.20 | 37.41 |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 26.40 | 32.60 | 59.00 | 36.66 |
| 6 | Tech Prep – Guayama, P.R. | 11.80 | 14.40 | 26.20 | 16.28 |
| 10 | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | 33.60 | 36.60 | 70.20 | 43.62 |
| 12 | The Park School | 16.80 | 16.40 | 33.20 | 20.63 |
| 32 | Grand Valley State University | 20.80 | 21.60 | 42.40 | 26.35 |
| 38 | US Coast Guard Academy | 28.80 | 26.20 | 55.00 | 34.18 |
| 56 | Grand Valley State University | 7.20 | 14.20 | 21.40 | 13.30 |
| 68 | University of New Orleans | 20.40 | 12.40 | 32.80 | 20.38 |
| 77 | Cedarville College | 23.60 | 27.00 | 50.60 | 31.44 |
| 300 Meter Sprint Event | ||||||
| Boat # | Team | Round 1 Time (s) | Round 2 Time (s) | Round 3 Time (s) | Round 4 Time (s) | Total Time (s) |
| 68 | University of New Orleans | 21.83 | BYE | 24.15 | 23.69 | 45.52 |
| 38 | US Coast Guard Academy | 26.30 | BYE | 30.55 | 36.66 | 56.85 |
| 5 | University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth | 34.75 | BYE | 35.03 | 35.39 | 69.78 |
| 10 | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | 31.15 | BYE | 48.78 | ** | 79.93 |
| 3 | Marquette University | 39.66 | BYE | 42.24 | ** | 81.90 |
| 1 | University of South Carolina | 40.12 | BYE | 43.64 | ** | 83.76 |
| 32 | Grand Valley State University | 42.00 | 43.71 | 43.58 | ** | 85.58 |
| 2 | College of New Jersey | 51.03 | 54.90 | 55.42 | ** | 105.93 |
| 12 | The Park School | DNF | 60.45 | 55.82 | ** | 116.27 |
| 77 | Cedarville College | 65.26 | 70.70 | ** | ** | 135.96 |
| 56 | Grand Valley State University | 77.60 | 82.62 | ** | ** | 160.22 |
| 6 | Tech Prep – Guayama, P.R. | 106.03 | 87.62 | ** | ** | 193.65 |
** – Eliminated in Second or Third Round
| SOLAR SPLASH ’99 Overall Results | |||||||||
| Rank | Boat # | Team | Tech Rpt (100 pts) | Vis. (50 pts) | Qual (100 pts) | Solar Slal. (100 pts) | Sprint (250 pts) | End. (400 pts) | Total (1000 pts) |
| 1 | 10 | Kanazawa Institute of Tech. | 50 | 50 | 90 | 76 | 142 | 400 | 799 |
| 2 | 38 | US Coast Guard Academy | 100 | 26 | 90 | 65 | 200 | 313 | 795 |
| 3 | 1 | University of South Carolina | 95 | 23 | 92 | 60 | 136 | 351 | 756 |
| 4 | 5 | UMass – Dartmouth | 85 | 35 | 50 | 71 | 163 | 336 | 740 |
| 5 | 3 | Marquette University | 65 | 20 | 91 | 91 | 139 | 343 | 739 |
| 6 | 68 | University of New Orleans | 80 | 44 | 42 | 50 | 250 | 187 | 653 |
| 7 | 32 | Grand Valley State University | 75 | 47 | 71 | 69 | 133 | 242 | 637 |
| 8 | 2 | College of New Jersey | 90 | 29 | 81 | 61 | 107 | 254 | 622 |
| 9 | 77 | Cedarville College | 60 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 84 | 288 | 496 |
| 10 | 12 | The Park School | 55 | 41 | 18 | 0 | 98 | 189 | 401 |
| 11 | 56 | Grand Valley State University | 70 | 47 | 48 | 41 | 71 | 122 | 399 |
| 12 | 6 | Tech Prep -Guayama, P.R. | 15 | 38 | 40 | 29 | 59 | 149 | 330 |
| SOLAR SPLASH ’99 Awards | |||
| Overall | |||
| Collegiate World Champion | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | ||
| Second Place | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | ||
| Third Place | University of South Carolina | ||
| Fourth Place | UMASS, Dartmouth | ||
| Fifth Place | Marquette University | ||
| 300 Meter Sprint | |||
| First Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Second Place | UMASS, Dartmouth | ||
| Third Place | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | ||
| Solar Endurance | |||
| First Place | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | ||
| Second Place | UMASS, Dartmouth | ||
| Third Place | University of South Carolina | ||
| Solar Slalom | |||
| First Place | University of New Orleans | ||
| Second Place | Marquette University | ||
| Qualifying | |||
| Fastest Qualifier | UMASS, Dartmouth | ||
| Second Place | University of South Carolina | ||
| Third Place | Marquette University | ||
| Technical Report | |||
| Best Technical Report | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | ||
| Second Place | University of South Carolina | ||
| Third Place | College of New Jersey | ||
| Visual Presentation | |||
| Best Visual Display | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | ||
| Visual Display, Second Place (tie) | Grand Valley State University, Proteus and LOKI | ||
| Design | |||
| Design Achievement | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | ||
| Outstanding System Design | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | ||
| Outstanding Solar System Design | University of New Orleans | ||
| Outstanding Electrical System Design | Grand Valley State University, Proteus | ||
| Outstanding Team Built Hull | UMASS, Dartmouth | ||
| Outstanding Drive Train Design | Kanazawa Institute of Technology | ||
| Team | |||
| Most Improved Team | UMASS, Dartmouth | ||
| Rookie Team with Highest Overall Score | College of New Jersey | ||
| Perseverence Award | Cedarville College | ||
| Teamwork Award | Park School | ||
| Sportsmanship | U.S. Coast Guard Academy | ||
| Sportsmanship | Tech-Prep Guayama, Puerto Rico | ||