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to the "POINTER VIEW"April 26, 2002
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April
26, 2002
(WEST POINT) -- The final round of the West Point Bicentennial Engineering Contest will be held in Herbert Hall here, Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m.
The winner will be announced at the end of the final round and, following, there will be an awards banquet from 6 to 10 p.m. in the Eisenhower Ball Room.
Seven of the 70 teams that competed in the semi-final round March 16 will be at the U.S. Military Academy to compete in the finals. The teams are the winners from each of the four geographic zones and the top three teams overall.
The finalists are:
n Rob Cuccio, Chris Malloy of team chris@rob from Sandy Hook, CT
n Daniel Clawitter, Randal Pope of team Octopi from Hot Springs, Arkansas
n Matt Stagg, Nick Treneff of team Two Man Band from Central Point, Oregon
n Nick Macon of team Macman, a U.S citizen living in Ramstein, Germany
n Mark Kasdorf, Nathan Durfee of team The Assembly from Chittenango, NY
n Alex Scheinker, Mike Barca of team CHN Hockey from Clarkstown, NY
n Leslie Anne Nicholson, Bharat Reddy of team Whatsfallingdown from Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Since November, more than 19,000 teams registered and entered the Internet-based contest. Teams across the nation designed virtual bridges using a high-tech, award-winning, computer-aided design software package called the West Point Bridge Designer, featuring three-dimensional animation that allows students to visualize structural behavior by providing a simulated truckload test over the structure. Structures and costs were tested and judged continuously.
The contest is endorsed and sponsored by the American Society of Civil Engineers, which celebrates its 150th anniversary this year. For more information, please contact Cathy Bale at ic7097@usma.edu, visit the contest Web site at www.usma.edu/bridgecontest or call 845-938-2548.