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• Held at Clemson University

• Clemson, SC

• 12th Overall

• Record 4th Place in Final Product!

• Record 10th Place in Female Sprints!

• Ranked in the TOP 1/3 Internationally overall

by the Committee on Student Activities

Adamas 2015 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chair: Lisa Allen

• 1st Place overall Concrete Canoe

• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Final Product

• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Races Overall

• 2nd Place Concrete Canoe Design Report

• 3rd Place Concrete Canoe Presentation

We tied our previous record, placing 12th in Nation!

Two TOP Ten Finishes: 4th in Final Product and 10th in Women’s Sprint.

“Adamas” is Latin for diamond and unconquerable,

which Fairmont State is always striving to be.

FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY – ASCE STUDENT CHAPTER

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Gray Ghost 2014 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chair: Ashley Marinaro




• 3rd Place Concrete Canoe Design Report


• Held at University of Pitt-Johnstown

• Johnstown, Pa

• 19th Overall



• Certificate of Commendation

“Gray Ghost” was in honor of the 150th anniversary of the birth of West

Virginia, a product of the Civil War.


The Enforcer 2013 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chair: Brandon Bartlett





• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Design Report

• Held at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign,

• Urbana, IL

• 18th Overall




• Zone IV Governors Award Overall (13 States)

• Runner up to Ridgeway Award- Top Award!

“The Enforcer" was named in honor of US Marshal Derek Hotsinpiller, Corporal

Marshall Bailey, and Trooper Eric Workman (FSU Alumni).

All lost their lives in the line of duty.


K.I.S.S. 2012 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chairs: Brandon Bartlett and

Daniel Martinez

• 1st Place Overall Concrete Canoe

• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Races

• 2nd Place Concrete Canoe Aesthetics

• 3rd Place Concrete Canoe Design Paper

• 2nd Place Concrete Canoe Oral Presentation

• Held at University of Nevada, Reno

• Reno, Nevada

• 15th Overall



• Letter of Commendation

“Keeping It Simple Since 2004” was named as a result of losing all the seniors

and a brand new team starting from zero!


Backbone 2011 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Held at University of Evansville

• Evansville, IN

• 13th Overall

• 9th Final Product

• 10th Technical Paper

• Ranked in the top 1/3 Internationally overall



• Zone IV Faculty Advisor of the Year (13 states)

• Canoe Chairs: Tabitha Neuhauser, Brian

Lake and A.J. Fitzsimmons


• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Technical Paper



• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Oral Presentation

• 2nd Place Recycled Mini-Golf

• 3rd Place Civil Engineering Jeopardy

“Backbone” completely broke in half during the men’s sprint race but after 10 rolls of Gorilla

Tape, the vessel still took first place!

“Backbone” was a tribute to the everyday heroes who are the unseen backbone of our

country.


The Privateer 2010 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chairs: Charlie French, Brian Lake

and Tabitha Neuhauser



• 2nd Place Concrete Canoe Technical Paper



• Held at California Polytechnic State University

• San Luis Obispo, CA

• 17th Overall


• Ranked in the top 1/3 overall in student activities


• Runner up to the Ridgeway Award – Top Award!

Privateer is a term used in motocross to describe a rider without any sponsorship going up

against large teams. Given the size of our school and the schools we compete against, the

theme fit perfectly for FSU. Two of the key team members also competed in dirt bike races.


The Punisher 2009 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chairs: Charlie French, Brian Lake

and Tabitha Neuhauser




• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Product


• Held at University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL

• 17th Overall


• Also qualified for the National Steel Bridge

Competition

• University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV

• Team Captains: Kostas Fritrilis and John Lafferre

• 45th in the Nation - 15th in Aesthetics

• Zone IV Governors Award Overall (13 states)

• Runner up to Ridgeway Award – Top Award!

With a minimum amount of team members, 3 girls and 3 boy,

The Punisher still took first place!


Black Angel 2008 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chairs: Tim Windland & Charlie French




• 2nd Place Concrete Canoe Technical Paper

• 3rd Place Concrete Canoe Product

• Best Use of Labels- Can Do Structure Competition

• 2nd Place Concrete Bowling

• 2nd Place Concrete Frisbee

• 2nd Place Engineering Jeopardy

• 3rd Place Technical Problem Solving

• 2nd Place Steel Bridge

• Held at Ecole de Technologie Superieure

• Montreal Quebec, Canada

• Races held in the Olympic Basin

• 20th Overall

• Also qualified for the National Steel Bridge

Competition

• University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

• Team Captains: Kostas Fintrilis and Anthony Clark

• 39th in the country

• Zone IV Governors Award (13 states)

Regional’s hosted by FSU and WVU Institute of Technology. Races were held at

Summersville Lake. Tours were available for the New River Gorge Bridge and the

Summersville Dam. Awesome venue for young civil engineers in training!


Fighting Falcon 2007 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chair: Tim Windland & Mike Brown


• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Design Paper




• 3rd Place Geotechnical Problem Solving

• Held at University of Washington

• Seattle, WA

• 18th Overall


The name was partially derived based on the school’s mascot and was designed to simulate

the F-16 Thunderbird design. After traveling 6,000 miles, FSU performed their first “Duct

Tape” surgery! After falling off the stand on race day, the nose fell completely off.


Gotta Have It 2006 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chair: Greg Wilson


• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Design Paper


• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Presentation

• 2nd Place Concrete Canoe Races

• 3rd Place Surveying Competition

• Held at Oklahoma State University

• Stillwater, OK

• 17th Overall

• 8th Men’s Sprint

• Most Outstanding Student Club

“Gotta Have It” Gotta have product, gotta have paper, gotta have presentation, gotta

have races, gotta have wins in all parts of the competition to win! - Greg Wilson

Consistent-C33 2005 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chairs: Patrick Guthrie & Greg Wilson



• 1st Place Concrete Canoe Product



• 1st Place Hardy Cross

• 2nd Place Concrete Frisbee

• 2nd Place Balsawood Bridge

• 3rd Place Hydro-technical Competition

• Held at Clemson University,

• Clemson, SC

• 12th Overall

• 4th Technical Presentation

• 5th Men’s Sprint

• Most Outstanding Student Club

One of our best showings! 12th in Nation!!!

Two TOP Five Finishes: 4th in Oral Presentation and 5th in Men’s Sprint.

The vessel name was based on the NCCC Rules of a C-33 aggregate gradation.

The Mayfield 2004 REGIONAL AWARDS NATIONAL AWARDS

• Canoe Chair: Patrick Guthrie



• 1st Place Daniel Mead Paper

• 1st Place Technical Problem Solving

• 1st Place Surveying Competition

• 1st Place Jeopardy Competition

• 2nd Place Popsicle Stick Bridge competition

• 2nd Place Egg Drop Competition

• 3rd Place Overall Concrete Frisbee

• 1st Place Steel Bridge Aesthetics

• Held at Catholic University of America

• Washington. D.C.

• 20th Overall


2004 was the first time FSU qualified for the National Concrete Canoe Competition

(NCCC). FSU has maintained this winning streak since 2004!

FSU is the ONLY school from WV ever to be invited to the NCCC.

No races were held at Regional’s this year, due to the river current in Morgantown.

FSU was the ONLY team to place in ALL nine of the regional competitions offered!

The Mayfield was a tribute to Jeff Mayfield,

an Architect professor at FSU who lost his

life in a boating accident

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