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Results of the 2011 Contest
Final Round  

The Final Round of the West Point Bridge Design Contest was conducted from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. on April 28, 2011. During this two-hour period, the six finalist teams had just two hours to develop bridge designs for two different project scenarios.

Team Zombie Chickens, Charles and Sean from Cornwall, NY, came out on top and took home $10,000 scholarships in recognition of their achievement. The Bridge Bender, Geoffrey from Middletown, NJ, won a $5,000 scholarship as the second-place finisher. All six finalist teams received Dell notebook computers as well. The final standings are listed below. Congratulations to all six teams--the world's best virtual bridge builders!

The Winners!
2011 Winners

Results of the Final Round
Rank
Team Name Members City & State School
1 Zombie chickens

Charles
Sean

cornwall on hudson, NY
new windsor, NY
Cornwall central high school
2 Bridge Benders Geoffrey Middletown, NJ Homeschool
3 AgeMachine andrew Defiance, MO Francis Howell High School
4 Team Rocket Peter
Stephen
Morgantown, WV University High School
5 Phage Alex Oneonta, NY Oneonta High School
6 Ocoee Jamie
Brandon
Ocoee, FL
Orlando, FL
Ocoee High School

 

Semi-Final Round  

The Semi-Final Round of the West Point Bridge Design Contest was conducted from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on March 25, 2011. During this three-hour period, 41 semi-finalist teams received a new design project for the West Point Bridge Designer 2011, created designs, and submitted them 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 official results of the Semifinal Round are listed below, and the #1 semi-final design is pictured at right. The top six semi-finalist teams were invited to compete in the Final Round. Congratulations, all!

The Top Design
Peter and Stephen of Team Rocket met the semi-final design challenge with this innovative bridge.
team rocket

Results of the Semi-Final Round
Rank
Score
Team Name Members City & State School
1
$246645.29
Team Rocket Peter Morgantown, WV University High School
Stephen
2
$248694.22
Phage Alex Oneonta, NY Oneonta High School
3
$249294.31
Bridge Benders Geoffrey Middletown, NJ Homeschool
4
$249768.54
AgeMachine andrew Defiance, MO Francis Howell High School
5
$250276.87
Zombie chickens Charles cornwall on hudson, NY Cornwall central high school
Sean new windsor, NY
6
$250731.78
Ocoee Jamie Ocoee, FL Ocoee High School
Brandon Orlando, FL
         
7
$251275.67
Swag Team

Jakob
Alex

Portland, OR Riverdale High School
8
$251391.82
Arch Nemeses Bobby New Windsor, NY Cornwall Central High School
Sean Cornwall On Hudson, NY
9
$252402.49
Boat Samantha San Antonio, TX Douglas MacArthur High School
Gavin
10
$252497.23
Uberman Jiaqi Naples, FL Community School of Naples
Jonathan
11
$252969.07
Leapy Sheepies Becca Harrisville, WV Ritchie County High School
Anna
12
$252999.40
TrussUsToCross Matt Thousand Oaks, CA Thousand Oaks High School
Brian
13
$253209.84
Jackal Michael Thousand Oaks, CA Thousand Oaks high school
Jaclyn
14
$254280.36
Team Epic Aniket Beckley, WV Woodrow Wilson High School
Nick Shady Spring, WV Shady Spring High School
15
$254311.31
Crazy Monkey Camilo Plantation, FL South Plantation High School
16
$254345.18
Ryan&Tiana Tiana Ft.Lauderdale, FL South Plantation High School
Ryan Plantation, FL
17
$255345.47
Panda Power Alexander Cornwall, NY Cornwall Central High School
John New Windsor, NY
18
$259796.52
Dem Trusses. Jonathan Naples, FL Community School Of Naples
Lucky
19
$261648.87
wookie Brian Tualatin, OR Riverdale High School
Mitch Portland, OR
20
$263860.51
phs_awesome Eshwar Germantown, MD Poolesville High School
21
$264330.76
I.S.Suspension Konnor San Antonio, TX Douglas MacArthur High School
Cameron
22
$265606.56
superbridge Galen Middletown, NJ Homeschool
23
$266567.85
LHS Physics Brian Longmeadow, MA Longmeadow High School
Tom
24
$267669.78
gakack Grant Thousand Oaks, CA Thousand Oaks High School
Alex
25
$267833.30
backyardboy Dominic Wexford, PA North Allegheny Senior High
26
$267885.53
EG Engineers Peter Elk Grove, CA Elk Grove High School
Karli
27
$269070.12
ctc1321 Michael Port Charlotte, FL Charlotte Technical Center
28
$269179.86
Builder740 Thomas Port Charlotte, FL Charlotte Technical Center
29
$269575.95
MW heyu Irvine, CA University High School
30
$270650.37
Eads Gilbert Lititz, PA Manheim Township High School
31
$271176.27
witches Meghan Salem, MA Salem High School
32
$271433.21
KnightOwl Alex McLean, VA McLean High School
33
$273025.48
smcs_awesome Mihir Germantown, MD Poolesville High School
Vincent Montgomery Village, MD
34
$274869.66
Mudkipz Christopher Sarasota, FL Booker middle
35
$275117.05
ElFierro Adolfo San Antonio, TX Douglas MacArthur High School
Elsa
36
$275957.45
clutch Devin Forsyth, GA Mary Persons Highschool
Alex
37
$276507.73
InTension Luke Bolingbrook, IL Home School
38
$277283.83
catbird Will Pleasantville, NY Westlake Middle School
39
$281393.58
FVS Danes Derek Colorado Springs, CO Fountain Valley School
Daniel Pueblo, CO
40
$287785.31
ecahseb James Forsyth, GA Mary Persons High School
Gage
41
$308870.07
NH builders Santhanahari Nashua, NH Nashua High School North

 

Qualifying Round  

The Qualifying Round of the West Point Bridge Design Contest ended at 1:00 pm EST on February 25, 2011. The teams that qualified for the Semi-Final Round are listed below. Congratulations to our semi-finalists!

The best design submitted during the Qualifying Round had a cost of $150,508.00. Well done, Brian and Tom--Team LHS Physics!

We will post a picture of the winning design here in a few weeks, after all local contests have been completed.

 

Teams Qualifying for the Semi-Final Round

Rank
Score
Team Name Members City/State School
1
$150508.00
LHS PhysicsBrianLongmeadow, MALongmeadow High School
Tom
2
$151374.63
Team EpicAniketBeckley, WVWoodrow Wilson High School
NickShady Spring, WVShady Spring High School
3
$153092.59
PhageAlexOneonta, NYOneonta High School
4
$153791.60
Arch NemesesBobbyNew Windsor, NYCornwall Central High School
SeanCornwall On Hudson, NY
5
$154108.94
Panda PowerAlexanderCornwall, NYCornwall Central High School
JohnNew Windsor, NY
6
$154247.42
wookieBrianTualatin, ORRiverdale High School
MitchPortland, OR
7
$154443.32
UbermanJiaqiNaples, FLCommunity School of Naples
Jonathan
8
$154562.25
AgeMachineandrewDefiance, MOFrancis Howell High School
9
$154646.17
ecahsebJamesForsyth, GAMary Persons High School
Gage
10
$154647.79
clutchDevinForsyth, GAMary Persons Highschool
Alex
11smcs_awesomeMihirGermantown, MDPoolesville High School
VincentMontgomery Village, MD
12Bridge BendersGeoffreyMiddletown, NJHomeschool
13OcoeeJamieOcoee, FLOcoee High School
BrandonOrlando, FL
14TrussUsToCrossMattThousand Oaks, CAThousand Oaks High School
Brian
15Crazy MonkeyCamiloPlantation, FLSouth Plantation High School
16Ryan&TianaTiana
Ryan
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Plantation, FL
South Plantation High School
17Zombie chickensCharlescornwall on hudson, NYCornwall central high school
Seannew windsor, NY
18InTensionLukeBolingbrook, ILHome School
19JackalMichaelThousand Oaks, CAThousand Oaks high school
Jaclyn
20ElFierroAdolfoSan Antonio, TXDouglas MacArthur High School
Elsa
21EG EngineersPeterElk Grove, CAElk Grove High School
Karli
22MudkipzChristopherSarasota, FLBooker middle
23backyardboyDominicWexford, PANorth Allegheny Senior High
24MWheyuIrvine, CAUniversity High School
25Dem Trusses.JonathanNaples, FLCommunity School Of Naples
Lucky
26catbirdWillPleasantville, NYWestlake Middle School
27BoatSamanthaSan Antonio, TXDouglas MacArthur High School
Gavin
28NH buildersSanthanahariNashua, NHNashua High School North
29gakackGrantThousand Oaks, CAThousand Oaks High School
Alex
30superbridgeGalenMiddletown, NJHomeschool
31phs_awesomeEshwarGermantown, MDPoolesville High School
32witchesMeghanSalem, MASalem High School
33KnightOwlAlexMcLean, VAMcLean High School
34Leapy SheepiesBeccaHarrisville, WVRitchie County High School
Anna
35Oops!JuliusSan Antonio, TXDouglas MacArthur High School
Ayreth
36ctc1321MichaelPort Charlotte, FLCharlotte Technical Center
37Team RocketPeterMorgantown, WVUniversity High School
Stephen
38I.S.SuspensionKonnorSan Antonio, TXDouglas MacArthur High School
Cameron
39Swag TeamJakobPortland, ORRiverdale High School
Alex
40EadsGilbertLititz, PAManheim Township High School
41Builder740ThomasPort Charlotte, FLCharlotte Technical Center
42IT'S A TARPAnthonyTigard, ORRiverdale High School
43FVS DanesDerekColorado Springs, COFountain Valley School
DanielPueblo, CO
44shattersElijahSequim, WASequim high school
45Team FirstCraigAlamo, CAMonte Vista High School
Clark
4602ClarkyGClarkAlamo, CAMonte Vista High School