MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — For the second consecutive year, the Middle Tennessee State University solar boat team finished fourth overall in the 29th annual Solar Splash, the world championship of collegiate solar boating.
MTSU finished behind champion Puerto Rico-Mayaguez, 2022 winner Cedarville (Ohio) University and third-place University of Southern Indiana.
The MTSU team earned the Outstanding Solar System Design Award and third-place honors for the prerace video& .
PHOTO: From left, Middle Tennessee State University graduate student Ben Garretson, College of Basic and Applied Sciences Dean Greg Van Patten, rising junior Daniel Wetter, associate Dean Saeed Foroudastan, lab director Rick Taylor and MTSU Experimental Vehicles Program President Lily Hardin display the university solar boat entry in the international Solar Splash competition, to be held June 6-10 in Springfield, Ohio. (MTSU photo by Randy Weiler)
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PHOTO: From left, Middle Tennessee State University graduate student Ben Garretson, College of Basic and Applied Sciences Dean Greg Van Patten, rising junior Daniel Wetter, associate Dean Saeed Foroudastan, lab director Rick Taylor and MTSU Experimental Vehicles Program President Lily Hardin display the university solar boat entry in the international Solar Splash competition, to be held June 6-10 in Springfield, Ohio. (MTSU photo by Randy Weiler)
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