Berkeley Concrete Canoe Scores High at Nationals

U.C. Berkeley's student Concrete Canoe team scored third place out of 24 teams at the 2003 National Concrete Canoe Competition, held June 20-22 at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The Berkeley team was especially strong in the technical department, winning first place in the Technical Paper category and second place in the Technical Presentation category!

In the water, the team came in fifth in the endurance race and was in the top ten scorers for all sprint races. In addition, the Cal paddlers won the Tony P. Chrest Innovation Award--only given to one school annually--for their "sheetcrete" concrete placement technique. "The Concrete Canoe is an excellent way to utilize engineering skills learned in the classroom to solve an unconventional problem," said team member Mark Wan. The Cal team's performance impressed some students from other schools. "Many of our competitors did not even know where Berkeley was. I imagine they're checking their maps now," said freshman team member Kyle Chatman.

The department gives hearty congratulations to the canoe team!



UC Berkeley Concrete Canoe

2003 National Concrete Canoe Competition