SOLAR SPLASH© '97
Results and Awards

2-Hour Endurance Event

Endurance Results
Place Boat # School Laps
1 11 U of Arkansas 65.00
2 88 U of Rhode Island 63.50
3 16 UMass-Dartmouth 63.00
4 3 Marquette Univ. 59.25
5 2 U of S. Maine 49.25
6 7 Cedarville College 49.00
7 1 Grand Valley State 47.50
8 4 U of Turabo 42.50
9 5 Columbia Univ. 41.25
10 12 UC Santa Barbara 41.25
11 77 LeTourneau Univ. 40.75
12 37 Ottawa Hills Tech Prep 37.00
13 20 U of S. Carolina 35.50
14 00 U of Arkansas 27.75
15 13 N. Carolina A&T 25.00
16 99 U of Michigan 16.00
17 69 U of New Orleans 06.50

300m Sprint Event

Sprint Results
Championship Final
Place Boat # School Time (sec.)
1 00 U of Arkansas 28.04
2 88 U of Rhode Island 30.31
3 5 Columbia Univ. 33.43

Overall Event Scoring

Teams scored points in the following five events: Technical Report, Visual Display, Qualifying, Endurance, and Sprint. Points were awarded based on a team's performance relative to the other competitors. The team with the highest point total was crowned the Collegiate World Champion and presented a trophy. Second, third, fourth and fifth places were also presented trophies.

  • Technical Reports were judged by a committee of members of the ASME Solar Energy Division and were ranked against the criteria distributed with the March Newsletter. The team with the best report received 100 points and a trophy. Five (5) points were deducted per place, i.e. 2nd place=95 pts, 3rd place=90pts, etc. Second and third place also received trophies.

  • Visual Presentations were judged by a panel made up of event sponsors. The presentations were targeted toward secondary school students and the general public to help them better understand the event. The criteria for the judging was overall visual appeal, clarity of message, and ease of understanding. The Best Visual Presentation received 50 points and an award. Three (3) points were deducted per place.

  • Qualifying requires that teams run the qualifying course successfully. Teams using more than one attempt were assessed a penalty based on the number of attempts. The fastest qualifier received 150 points and a trophy. Second and third place also received trophies. Scoring was done using the following formula: 
                     Fastest Qualifying Time (seconds)
       Points = ---------------------------------- X 150
                     Qualifiers Time (seconds)

  • Endurance requires teams to travel as far as possible in both of the 2-hour events. The winner of the endurance event was awarded 400 points and a trophy. Second and third place also received trophies. Scoring was done using the following formula: 
                 Total distance for 2 events (miles)
Points = ------------------------------------------ X 400
         Winners total distance for 2 events (miles)

  • Sprint requires teams to cover the 300 meter course in the shortest time. Organized in a series of heats, all boats had two heats in which to qualify for the semi-finals. The fastest four boats competed for the Sprint Title. The winner of the sprint event was awarded 300 points and a trophy. Second and third place also received trophies. Scoring was done using the following formula: 
               Sum of Winners best two times (seconds)
  Points = --------------------------------------- X 300
              Sum of best two times (seconds)

Overall Event Results
PlaceBoat # TeamTech Rpt 100 pts Visual Display 50 ptsQualify 150 pts Sprint 300 ptsEndurance 400 pts Total 1000 pts
116 UMass - Dartmouth65.0 41.0147.9 223.2387.7 864.8
288 U of Rhode Island0.0 38.0150.0 277.5390.8 856.3
311 U of Arkansas, Little Rock65.0 20.0142.0 170.9400.0 797.9
45 Columbia Univ.95.0 29.0124.2 251.6253.9 755.2
52 U of Southern Maine75.0 23.0108.8 235.4303.1 745.3
61 Grand Valley State Univ.90.0 50.0117.4 192.6292.3 742.3
712 UC Santa Barbara75.0 38.0140.3 233.2253.8 740.3
800 U of Arkansas, Little Rock65.0 20.071.3 300.0170.8 627.1
920 U of South Carolina75.0 23.0135.1 157.6218.5 609.2
103 Marquette Univ.85.0 26.031.0 71.6364.6 578.2
1137 Ottawa Hills Tech Prep55.0 47.0100.0 135.8227.7 565.5
127 Cedarville College80.0 35.016.1 121.0301.5 553.6
1377 LeTourneau Univ.80.0 44.094.1 71.6250.8 540.5
1413 North Carolina A&T60.0 32.080.7 80.6153.9 407.1
1599 U of Michigan100.0 50.073.5 71.688.5 383.6
164 U of Turabo, Puerto Rico0.0 0.046.574.8 261.5382.8
1769 U of New Orleans70.0 0.068.8 164.540.0 343.3

Awards and Trophies

TROPHIES
Technical Report
Best Overall University of Michigan
Second Place Columbia University
Third Place Grand Valley State University
Qualifying
Fastest Qualifier University of Rhode Island
Second Place University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Third Place University of Arkansas, Little Rock (11)
Endurance Event
Endurance Champion University of Arkansas, Little Rock (11)
Second Place University of Rhode Island
Third Place University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Sprint Event
Sprint Champion University of Arkansas, Little Rock (00)
Second Place University of Rhode Island
Third Place Columbia University
Overall Scoring
Overall Champion University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
Second Place University of Rhode Island
Third Place University of Arkansas, Little Rock (11)
Fourth Place Columbia University
Fifth Place University of Southern Maine

AWARDS
Award Presented To
Design Achievement University of Rhode Island
EDS Sportsmanship Award Grand Valley State U./ Ottawa Hills (tie)
Best Rookie Team in Overall Score Ottawa Hills Prep Tech
Best Rookie Team LeTourneau University
Outstanding Solar System Design University of Southern Maine
Outstanding Electrical System Design Marquette University
Best Visual Presentation Grand Valley State U. / University of Michigan
Outstanding Hull Design University of New Orleans
Outstanding Drive Train Design University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth