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Results of the 2006 Contest

Semi-Final Round  

The Semifinal Round of the West Point Bridge Design Contest was conducted from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on April 8, 2006. During this three-hour period, 48 semi-finalist teams received a new design project for the West Point Bridge Designer 2006 and submitted over 750 designs to the contest website for judging. The semi-finalists competed at locations of their own choosing and were monitored by teachers and contest volunteers.

The unoifficial results of the Semifinal Round are listed below. The top five teams will be invited to compete in the Final Round.

The Winner!


The top design submitted in the Semi-Final Round is shown above. Created by Team Last Try, this bridge has a cost of $59,949.17 (not including the site cost).

Rank Team Name Members City/State School

1
$59,949.17

Last Try Nathan Phoenix, AZ Homeschool
Taylor Paradise Valley High
2
$59998.41 		TrussedUp Timothy Bolingbrook, IL Homeschool
Michael Aurora, IL
3
$60398.01 		lechugatuba Brian Newtown, CT Newtown High School
Paul
4
$60523.02 		WCBD David Irvine, CA Northwood High School
5
$61464.09 		Bowstring Sean Morgantown, WV University High
         
6 age domination AJ carmel, IN clay middle school
7 go cornwall James Corwall, NY Cornwall High School
Craig cornwall, NY
8 BridgeMongers Jeddy East Setauket, NY Ward Melville HS
Albert Setauket, NY
9 1337BDs jack Sandy Hook, CT Newtown High School
Daniel Carmel, IN Carmel High School
10 silent Alex Jesup, GA Wayne Co. High
11 Winstermussen Mitch Beaverton, OR Sunset High School
Joshua Portland, OR
12 Bigger Jake Robert Bald Knob, AR Trinity Christian
13 we are in first Fredy hillsborough, NJ Hillsborough High School
Evan
14 ABC Bridge Alan Morgantown, WV University High School
Brian
15 chessman Jimmy Beavercreek, OH Beavercreek High School
16 unknown Ryan Rock Island, IL Rock Island High School
Ethan Milan, IL
17 Burninators Justin New Canaan, CT New Canaan High School
Matt
18 AEDT Ethan Rutherford, NJ Bergen County Academies
Vincent River Edge, NJ
19 BridgeEngineers Spencer Salt Lake City, UT East High School
Jared Clayton Middle School
20 SalemEngineer Thomas Centralia, IL Salem Community High School
21 BuiltFordTough Grant Stratton, CO Stratton High School
22 Menard John Alexandria, LA Holy Savior Menard Central HS
23 dave and dub David San Antonio, TX Doug Mac HS
Peter
24 2nd Edition Chad Friendswood, TX Friendswood High School
Jinesh
25 w00t ding ding Jonathan Friendswood, TX Friendswood High School
Dustin
26 run4ever Scott Floyd, IA Charles City High School
Theo Charles City, IA
27 Button Popperz Zach Charles City, IA Charles City High School
Michael
28 Friction Freaks Mark San Antonio, TX Churchill
Chris
29 Goblox Ben Edinburg, PA New Wilmington Area High School
30 fightingchicken Kris Charles City, IA CCHS
Alex
31 ENGINEERINGII Kevin East Setauket, NY Ward Melville High School
John Stony Brook, NY
32 Lord o' da Beam Donald Romeoville, IL Homeschool
Chris Naperville, IL
33 Patzcuaro Brian Friendswood, TX Friendswood High School
Alejandro
34 Free Enterprise Jens Port Angeles, WA Sequim High School
Allison Sequim, WA
35 Team O Rly? Kevin Folsom, CA Mira Loma High School
Steven
36 The Simpsons Fadi Newark, DE Newark High School
37 tigershark Sammy
Amichai 		Cedarhurst, NY Hebrew Academy
38 One Man Team Brent Sequim, WA Sequim High School
39 TheMichiganders Andrew Troy, MI Avondale High School
Justin Rochester Hills, MI
40 Amazing Joseph Charleston, WV George Washington High School
Bradley
41 JGGGUnit Jack Charleston, WV George Washington High School
Granvil
42 G33KS David Chicago, IL Francis W. Parker
Ryan
43 Downhill Dan Sandy Hook, CT Newtown High School
Alan Newtown, CT
44 2home team Luke deer park, WA Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Andrew caldwell, ID
45 little blue men Chris Jesup, GA Wayne County High
DAvid
46 Jackpot Joe Setauket, NY Ward Melville
Devin Stony Brook, NY
47 cuban people Alfonso tampa, FL Leto High School
Gilberto
48 Amazin Bridges Arslan 20 Arrowhead Lane, NY Ward Melville High School
49 Bridge_Mastas Griffin Friendswood, TX Friendswood High School
Jacob

 
Qualifying Round  

The Qualifying Round of the West Point Bridge Design Contest was conducted from January 25 to March 22, 2006. During this period, over 13,000 teams registered for the contest and used the West Point Bridge Designer 2006 to design bridges. These teams submitted over 41,000 unique bridge designs to the contest website for judging.

The teams listed below finished at the top of their respective zones and were invited to compete in the Semi-Final Round of the contest. The number of teams per zone is based on our decision to invite teams representing ten different schools in each zone.

The top-finishing team in the Qualifying Round was Last Try, from Phoenix, Arizona. The team's design had a cost of $155,371.81. To appreciate what an amazing achievement this is, try downloading the West Point Bridge Designer 2006--and see how close you can get!
The Top Qualifying Round Design


The top design submitted in the Qualifying Round is shown above. Created by Team Last Try, this bridge has a cost of $155371.81.

Zone I
Rank Team Name Members City/State School

1
$159622.05

AEDT Ethan Rutherford, NJ Bergen County Academies
Vincent River Edge, NJ
2 lechugatuba Brian Newtown, CT Newtown High School
Paul
3 1337BDs jack Sandy Hook, CT Newtown High School
Daniel Carmel, IN Carmel High School
4 go cornwall James Corwall, NY Cornwall High School
Craig cornwall, NY
5 The Simpsons Fadi Newark, DE Newark High School
6 Downhill Dan Sandy Hook, CT Newtown High School
Alan Newtown, CT
7 Burninators Justin New Canaan, CT New Canaan High School
Matt
8 BridgeMongers Jeddy East Setauket, NY Ward Melville HS
Albert Setauket, NY
9 we are in first Fredy hillsborough, NJ Hillsborough High School
Evan
10 ENGINEERINGII Kevin East Setauket, NY Ward Melville High School
John Stony Brook, NY
11 Jackpot Joe Setauket, NY Ward Melville
Devin Stony Brook, NY
12 Dragon Stephen Setauket, NY Ward Melville HS
13 Gangsterz Anirudh east setauket, NY Ward Melville High School
Arslan
14 AJAG212 Aaron New Rochelle, NY New Rochelle High School
15 tigershark Sammy Woodmere, NY Hebrew Academy Five Towns and Rockaways
Amichai West Hempstead, NY
16 Goblox Ben Edinburg, PA New Wilmington Area High School

Zone II
Rank Team Name Members City/State School
1
$158822.52 		silent Alex Jesup, GA Wayne Co. High
2 little blue men Chris Jesup, GA Wayne County High
DAvid
3 age domination AJ carmel, IN clay middle school
4 Menard John Alexandria, LA Holy Savior Menard Central HS
5 ABC Bridge Alan Morgantown, WV University High School
Brian
6 Burnt Toast Eric Morgantown, WV University High School
Trevor Morgantown High School
7 Bowstring Sean Morgantown, WV University High
8 cuban people Alfonso tampa, FL Leto High School
Gilberto
9 Bigger Jake Robert Bald Knob, AR Trinity Christian
10 JGGGUnit Jack Charleston, WV George Washington High School
Granvil
11 Amazing Joseph Charleston, WV George Washington High School
Bradley
12 Schwakem2 Joseph Charleston, WV George Washington High School
13 chessman Jimmy Beavercreek, OH Beavercreek High School
14 Towel Jason Barnesville, GA Lamar County High School
Jacob
15 TheMichiganders Andrew Troy, MI Avondale High School
Justin Rochester Hills, MI

Zone III
Rank Team Name Members City/State School
1
$155894.11 		TrussedUp Timothy Bolingbrook, IL Homeschool
Michael Aurora, IL
2 BuiltFordTough Grant Stratton, CO Stratton High School
3 unknown Ryan Rock Island, IL Rock Island High School
Ethan Milan, IL
4 Button Popperz Zach Charles City, IA Charles City High School
Michael
5 fightingchicken Kris Charles City, IA CCHS
Alex
6 run4ever Scott Floyd, IA Charles City High School
Theo Charles City, IA
7 2nd Edition Chad Friendswood, TX Friendswood High School
Jinesh
8 Friction Freaks Mark San Antonio, TX Churchill
Chris
9 Bridge_Mastas Griffin Friendswood, TX Friendswood High School
Jacob
10 Patzcuaro Brian Friendswood, TX Friendswood High School
Alejandro
11 Untrussed Chad Friendswood, TX Friendswood High School
12 w00t ding ding Jonathan Friendswood, TX Friendswood High School
Dustin
13 PAOJ Austin Friendswood, TX Friendswood High School
14 SalemEngineer Thomas Centralia, IL Salem Community High School
15 Lord o' da Beam Donald Romeoville, IL Homeschool
Chris Naperville, IL
16 G33KS David Chicago, IL Francis W. Parker
Ryan
17 Carpe Foot Eric Chicago, IL Francis W. Parker
18 dave and dub David San Antonio, TX Doug Mac HS
Peter

Zone IV
Rank Team Name Members City/State School
1
$155371.81 		Last Try Nathan Phoenix, AZ Homeschool
Taylor Paradise Valley High
2 WCBD David Irvine, CA Northwood High School
3 Free Nemo Ryan Danville, CA Monte Vista High School
Curtis
4 Eliminator Keith Danville, CA Monte Vista High School
Paul
5 MWM Michael alamo, CA Monte Vista High School
Wilbur Danville, CA
6 KnightHawks Darren Danville, CA Monte Vista High School
7 Drink Coke William Alamo, CA Monte Vista High
David San Ramon, CA
8 One Try Justin Danville, CA Monte Vista
Andy
9 Free Enterprise Jens Port Angeles, WA Sequim High School
Allison Sequim, WA
10 metric2 Austin sequim, WA sequim high school
11 Super Troopers Brad Sequim, WA Sequim High
Luke Sequim High School
12 Prancing Zebras Matt Alamo, CA Monte Vista High School
Casey Danville, CA
13 circa Ron San Ramon, CA Monte Vista High School
stephen Davnille, CA
14 Team O Rly? Kevin Folsom, CA Mira Loma High School
Steven
15 Sloths Lesley Alamo, CA Monte Vista High School
Scott
16 L'Aardvark Anisha Folsom, CA Mira Loma High School
17 Winstermussen Mitch Beaverton, OR Sunset High School
Joshua Portland, OR
18 p8ntblguy Kyle Danville, CA Monte Vista High School
19 BridgeEngineers Spencer Salt Lake City, UT East High School
Jared Clayton Middle School
20 One Man Team Brent Sequim, WA Sequim High School
21 usctrojans filly beverly hills, CA beverly hills high
22 127mph Steven Sierra Vista, AZ Buena High School
Thomas
23 northwestern Keith Alamo, CA Monte Vista
Logan
24 2home team Luke deer park, WA Our Lady of the Sacred Heart
Andrew caldwell, ID