{"id":251,"date":"2014-04-07T15:41:00","date_gmt":"2014-04-07T22:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/?p=251"},"modified":"2021-01-02T16:36:51","modified_gmt":"2021-01-03T00:36:51","slug":"pswc-2014-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celloexpressions.com\/archive-uscasce\/2014\/04\/pswc-2014-results\/","title":{"rendered":"PSWC 2014 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I\u2019ll start off by putting this into perspective and context. Historically, USC ASCE typically places top-three in one or two events at PSWC. Our 18-school conference, combined with perennial powerhouses in the concrete canoe competition, make our conference one of the most competitive of the 15 in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last year, our only victory, albeit significant, was our first-place environmental win. This year, going into the awards banquet we didn\u2019t expect much, but were proud of our collective effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We started out the awards banquet with a 1st place victory in the Scavenger Hunt competition<\/strong>. Despite having a team less than half the size of many other schools, our focus and determination led us to win one of the most fun events, finding cool spots and landmarks around SDSU\u2019s campus and throughout San Diego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our 1st-place-winning Scavenger Hunt Team<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steel Bridge Team: 3rd place in Lightness and Construction Speed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Steel Bridge won 3rd place in construction speed<\/strong>, completing the construction of their bridge in roughly 18 minutes. They also won 3rd in bridge lightness.<\/strong> Our team ended up placing 3rd overall<\/strong>, earning an invitation to the AISC\/ASCE National Steel Bridge Competition in Akron, OH!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steel Bridge Team: 3rd Place Overall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Last year, our Concrete Canoe team had their first canoe to successfully survive every race in three years, but placed 14th overall. Despite deductions in the oral presentation and final product categories due to technicalities, the Concrete Canoe team placed 6th overall and won 3rd in design paper<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Concrete Canoe Team: 3rd Place in Design Paper (team photo interrupted by 3rd place overall celebration)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Our paddling team also did well, placing 7th overall. Highlights included our women\u2019s slalom team placing sixth, our 4-person co-ed team winning their heat, and our men\u2019s sprint team winning the small final by less than a second to place 6th, after missing the big final qualification by only a second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Considering where we were just a year ago, and the fact that most of this year\u2019s USC ASCE PSWC team were first-time attendees, all of these results are spectacular. But as we were celebrating our successes, we won an award that we never expected: 3rd place overall for the entire conference<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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USC ASCE: PSWC 2014 3rd Place Overall Celebration<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The overall conference rank is determined by summing all of the weighted points earned for each event, including canoe and bridge, the smaller design teams, and the sports tournaments. To win, a school must be well-rounded, participate in every event, and fight to win individual games, even if they don\u2019t win entire sports tournaments. USC ASCE has not placed this high in the overall conference rank since 1994<\/strong>. Our 3rd place finish would not have been possible without the hard work and dedication of our entire team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s the event placement breakdown that led to our 3rd-place overall finish:<\/p>\n\n\n\n