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Congratulations Again to our Steel Bridge Team!!!
For the THIRD time in a row, UMKC's Steel bridge team has won First Place at Regional's which were held at University of Arkansas on April 16-19, 2008. By winning their regional competition, they were invited to compete at the 17th Annual National Student Steel Bridge Competition at the University of Florida on May 23-24, 2008. Good Luck on their national competition!
The UMKC/SCE students who attended this competition, from left to right, are: Matthew Spurrier, Hunter Kephart, Patrick Benware, Aaron Castro, Craig Cogan, Marc Phillips, and Justin Collier.
The final rankings are:
- 1-UMKC
- 2-Kansas State
- 3-Missouri S&T
- 4-Arkansas
- 5-Southern Illinois-Edwardsville
- 6-Missouri-Columbia
- 7-Kansas
- 8-Nebraska-Omaha
- 9-Oklahoma State - DQ
- 9-Oklahoma - DQ
- 9-Nebraska Lincoln - DQ
UMKC's ranking in each category is:
- Display-1st
- Construction Speed-1st
- Lightness-2nd
- Stiffness-1st
- Economy-1st
- Efficiency-1st
- Overall-1st
Please go to Steel Bridge Team website for more information: http://www.sce.umkc.edu/cme/steelroos/
