Canoe Race e_9Jad October 10th markedthe dayofthe Ilth annualCardboardCanoeChallenge. The beautiful weather and warm sunshine added to the spirit of the anticipated day. Formonthsthestudentsgavecareful attention to details in the canoe design. Freshman Bill Obaker explained,"In ourconstruction,weplannedeverything out first to make sure we had enough cardboard. We wanted to brace the front and middle the most because it would have the most pressure from the water." Many canoes successfully crossed the lake. Freshman Tim Dekoninck commented, "It was really cool how everybodywanted youtomakeitacross; however,howfastyoudiditisadifferent story." Thefinal winner wascanoe 14, "The Mosquito,"constructed by Ryan Prins,Ben Kouba,Tim O'Donnell,and Jeremy Conyers. Afterthe race,16ofthe remaining canoes paddled out again to face offin the"King ofthe Lake"competition. "It was cool seeing everything come together [after] Freshmen engineering students grouped in teams all the time we put into[making our canoe],and then of four to build a cardboard canoe using only two on race day getting in the canoe and hearing the tape rolls of tape and a 50-foot by 44-inch piece of squeak was a neat feeling," recalls Caleb McCollim. cardboard. Winners Ryan Prins, Ben Kouba, Tim O'Donnell, and Jeremy Conyers proudly display their canoe and brand new 1I-89 plus calculators. (Top) 52 Harvest
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