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Results of the 2013 Contest

Semi-Final Round  

The Semi-Final Round of the West Point Bridge Design Contest was conducted from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT on April 5, 2013. During this two-hour period, 38 eligible teams received a new design project for the West Point Bridge Designer 2013, 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.

Concurrently, 19 6th and 7th graders competed in the Semi-Final Round of the Army-Navy Bridge Design Contest.

The official results of the Semifinal Round are listed below, and the #1 semi-final design is pictured at right. The top six qualified semi-finalist teams and the top two Army and top two Navy teams were invited to compete in the Final Round. Congratulations, all!
The Top Design
Aniket and Nick of Team Epic met the semi-final design challenge with this innovative bridge. Its cost is $247,537.09
team rocket

Results of the Semi-Final Round (Eligible Contestants)
Rank
 Team Name Members City/State School
1 2Team Epic Aniket Beckley, WV Woodrow Wilson High School
Nick Shady Spring, WV Shady Spring High School
2 2Epic Martin Hockessin, DE The Charter School of Wilmington
Vickram
3 2Bridge Swag Liam Morgantown, WV The Linsly School
Michael University High School
4 2vvcrb25 Dylan Archbald, PA Valley View High School
5 2Soup-A-Starz Ty Wasilla, AK Wasilla High School
Brady
6 2Tickle Bridges Joshua Hamburg, PA Hamburg Area High School
Brad Shoemakersville, PA
         
7 2The Cantilevers Bo
Dan		 Port Charlotte, FL Charlotte Technical Center
8 2Bricks Colton Marion Neosho, MO Neosho High School
Allen
9 2Bridgeaholics Marshall Pax, WV Oak Hill High School
Darren Mt. Hope, WV
10 2Weir Engineers Stephen Weirton, WV Weir High School
Ben
11 2[Name Here] Michael Thousand Oaks, CA Thousand Oaks High School
George
12 2TrussLuck Grant Charleston, WV George Washington High School
Chris South Charleston, WV
13 22MuchYOLOSWAG David Lebanon, NH Lebanon High School
Nathaniel
14 2Exceptional Jared Orlando, FL Olympia High School
Ben
15 2ABC Bridge Stephen Morgantown, WV University High School
Peter
16 2Ultimate Mavs Jonathan Portland, OR Riverdale High School
Logan
17 2Team Punishment Joseph Lewisburg, WV Greenbrier East High School
Robert
18 2DemonCat Jacob Cornwall, NY Cornwall Central High School
Ryan New Windsor, NY
19 2Tigers Galen Middletown, NJ Homeschool
Richard
20 2The A-Team Joshua Avon, NY Avon High School
Eric
21 24w350m3 Terry Orlando, FL Windy Ridge
22 2Escape Velocity Chris Houston, TX Escape Velocity Home School
Sarah
23 2LCK Chris Walton, IN Lewis Cass Jr. Senior High School
Zach Lewis Cass Jr. Sr. High School
24 2idiosyncrasy Francis sound beach, NY Miller Place High School
25 2InTension Luke Bolingbrook, IL Homeschool
26 2blues Rebecca Thousand Oaks, CA Redwood Middle School
Kristen
27 2sinemetu Luke Saxon, WV Liberty High School
28 2jared_saraj_h3 Jared
Sarah		 San Antonio, TX Ronald Reagan High School
29 2Steelcrafter Brett washington, IA Washington High School
30 201_SpaceJam Adam Danville, CA Monte Vista High School
Albert
31 2Bromigos Adam Gainesville, FL St. Francis Catholic High School
Mark
32 2Meteor John Miami, FL Miami Coral Park Sr. High
Juan
33 2wannabemcds Stephen San Antonio, TX Douglas MacArthur High School
Alex
34 2The Army Pickle Dilshan Orlando, FL Windy Ridge K-8 School
35 2LBHS_6 William Englewood, FL Lemon Bay High School
36 2loading... Charles Kingsland, GA Camden County High School
Brandon
37 210ACITY J. Parker Indian Trail, NC Crossroads Academy (Homeschool)
38 2TheClashinTitan Josh Princeton, WV PikeView High School
Brandon Matoaka, WV
39 2Rapture Jacob El Paso, TX El Dorado High School

Results of the Semi-Final Round (Army-Navy)
Rank
 Team Name Members City/State School
1 2Pineapple Navy James --- Windy Ridge K-8
2 2Nikki's Navy Nikki --- St. Francis de Sales
3 2PenguinArmy Michael --- Windy Ridge K-8 School
Rafe
4 2TurpleNitesArmy Summer --- Eastern Greenbrier Middle
Kyra Eastern Greenbrier Middle
         
5 2CallMeNavyGravy

Austin
Saahil

 --- Windy Ridge K-8 School
6 2Mr.Navy098 Nicholas --- Windy Ridge
7 2Rachel's Army Rachel --- Windy Ridge K-8
8 2Strawberry army Blake --- Windy Ridge Elementary
9 2navy kiwis kyle --- Carver Middle High School
holly Carver Middle High School
10 2Hedgehog Navy Juan --- Windy Ridge K-8 School
11 2Armybear Chase --- Windy Ridge K-8
Jack
12 2pinknavy Brandon --- Eastern Greenbrier Middle School
Tyler
13 2AON!aRmY! Reese --- Windy Ridge K-8 School
14 2NinjaIndianArmy Varun --- Avondale Middle
15 2NavyArleighBurk Nicholas --- Avondale Middle
Alexis
16 2beatnavy Gene --- USMA
17 2navy destroyers kaleb --- college station ms
john
18 2RT Army Reece --- St. Francis de Sales
Taylor St. Francis de Sales
19 2navy314927 Max --- Avondale Middle
John

Qualifying Round  

The Qualifying Round of the West Point Bridge Design Contest ended at 1:00 pm EST on March 25, 2013. 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 $162,990.24. Well done, Galen and Richard--Team Tigers!

Semi-Finalists in the Army-Navy Bridge Design Contest (6th and 7th graders) are being notified individually.

Teams Qualifying for the Semi-Final Round
Rank
 Team Name Members City/State School
1 Tigers Galen Middletown, NJ Homeschool
Richard
2 [Name Here] Michael Thousand Oaks, CA Thousand Oaks High School
George
3 Team Epic Aniket Beckley, WV Woodrow Wilson High School
Nick Shady Spring, WV Shady Spring High School
4 Soup-A-Starz Ty Wasilla, AK Wasilla High School
Brady
5 DemonCat Jacob Cornwall, NY Cornwall Central High School
Ryan New Windsor, NY
6 Steelcrafter Brett washington, IA Washington High School
7 ABC Bridge Stephen Morgantown, WV University High School
Peter
8 01_SpaceJam Adam Danville, CA Monte Vista High School
Albert
9 Team Punishment Joseph Lewisburg, WV Greenbrier East High School
Robert
10 LBHS_6 William Englewood, FL Lemon Bay High School
11 dogfood Harry McLean, VA McLean High School
Michael
12 InTension Luke Bolingbrook, IL Homeschool
13 loading... Charles Kingsland, GA Camden County High School
Brandon
14 Weir Engineers Stephen Weirton, WV Weir High School
Ben
15 Meteor John Miami, FL Miami Coral Park Sr. High
Juan
16 sinemetu Luke Saxon, WV Liberty High School
17 Bridgeaholics Marshall Pax, WV Oak Hill High School
Darren Mt. Hope, WV
18 Bromigos Adam Gainesville, FL St. Francis Catholic High School
Mark
19 Ultimate Mavs Jonathan Portland, OR Riverdale High School
Logan
20 10ACITY J. Parker Indian Trail, NC Crossroads Academy (Homeschool)
21 idiosyncrasy Francis sound beach, NY Miller Place High School
22 TheClashinTitan Josh Princeton, WV PikeView High School
Brandon Matoaka, WV
23 vvcrb25 Dylan Archbald, PA Valley View High School
24 blues Rebecca Thousand Oaks, CA Redwood Middle School
Kristen
25 Exceptional Jared Orlando, FL Olympia High School
Ben
26 Tickle Bridges Joshua Hamburg, PA Hamburg Area High School
Brad Shoemakersville, PA
27 wannabemcds Stephen San Antonio, TX Douglas MacArthur High School
Alex
28 The A-Team Joshua Avon, NY Avon High School
Eric
29 The Cantilevers Bo Port Charlotte, FL Charlotte Technical Center
Dan
30 4w350m3 Terry Orlando, FL Windy Ridge
31 jared_saraj_h3 Jared San Antonio, TX Ronald Reagan High School
Sarah
32 Eman Maet Trent Longwood, FL Lake Brantley High School
33 Bricks Colton Marion Neosho, MO Neosho High School
Allen
34 2MuchYOLOSWAG David Lebanon, NH Lebanon High School
Nathaniel
35 Epic Martin Hockessin, DE The Charter School of Wilmington
Vickram
36 TrussLuck Grant Charleston, WV George Washington High School
Chris South Charleston, WV
37 LCK Chris Walton, IN Lewis Cass Jr. Senior High School
Zach Lewis Cass Jr. Sr. High School
38 Escape Velocity Chris Houston, TX Escape Velocity Home School
Sarah
39 Bridge Swag Liam Morgantown, WV The Linsly School
Michael University High School
40 Rapture Jacob El Paso, TX El Dorado High School