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Student Activities
3CT is fourth in nation
 Clemson
University’s concrete canoe team earned fourth place in the
2004 National Concrete Canoe Competition in Reston, Va. The 17th
annual competition brought together civil engineering students from
22 top universities in the United States and Canada. Teams competed
in five races and were also judged on a technical paper, presentation
and appearance. Clemson’s team and 137-lb, 21.4-foot canoe,
“Cast Away,” placed first in four races and second in
the other.
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2004 3CT team members
include: (back row, left to right) Matt Goodner, Kyle Farley,
Ben Williams, Tara Pagano, Scott Horton, Seth Dean, David
Hostetler; (front row, left to right) Serji Amirkhanian (faculty
advisor), Kelly Crawford, Chrissy Sloyer, Reagan Moseley,
Lindsay Koeper, October McConnell, Daniel Perry. |
The
canoe team volunteered 2,000 hours on the project that challenged
the students to design and fabricate a canoe using concrete as the
primary ingredient.
The
competition, which will be hosted by Clemson in 2005, is organized
by the American Society of Engineers and sponsored by Master Builders,
Inc., with additional support from Baker Concrete Construction,
Cemex USA and U.S. Silica Company.
“Building
the canoe is the easy part. We don’t do this to build a better
canoe, but to become better engineers and better human beings,”
said faculty adviser, Dr. Serji Amirkhanian.
With
its record twelfth consecutive appearance at nationals, and its
seventh straight top-five finish, Clemson is arguably the most successful
program in the country.
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