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WKU finishes first overall in ASCE concrete canoe competition
- Tuesday, April 29th, 2025
Western Kentucky University’s American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter brought home an array of accolades from the 2025 ASCE Indiana-Kentucky Student Symposium.
WKU was among 13 teams composed of civil engineering students in the competition held April 3-5 at the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN.
In canoe contests, WKU placed first in the categories of Project Proposal, Presentation, Final Product, Races, and Overall.
In steel bridge contests, WKU placed first in the categories of LIghtness, Construction Speed, and Stiffness. They also placed in the top three in the categories of Aesthetics, Efficiency, Construction Economy, Cost Estimation, and Overall.
The theme for the canoe, named Sweet Crete, is chosen by the team members and selected to honor Duncan Hines.
“We picked Duncan Hines because he’s a Bowling Green native, a WKU alum, and someone who turned cake into a legacy,” Evan Brittenham, a senior from Bowling Green and captain of the concrete canoe team, said. “We’re honored to celebrate and share his story, especially as students walking the same campus he once did.”
In addition to Brittenham, team members include Benjamin Weintz of Fairfield, Ohio, Brandon Knudson of Glasgow, Laken Moffitt of Wingo, James Harper of Glasgow, Farah Janabi of Bowling Green, Ben Ravellette of Dalton City, Illinois, Luke Phelps of Bardstown, Keeley McKnight of Danville, Zach Yates of Auburn, Logan Smith of Bowling Green, Spencer Blee of Nashville, Indiana, Jaiden Jett of Jackson, Adam Crider of Gallatin, Tennessee, Kaya Goertz of Defiance, Missouri, Gabe Marr of Bowling Green, Sophia Adams of St. Louis, Missouri, Dylan Justice of Bowling Green, Landon McGinnis of Harrodsburg, Allen Ross of Lexington, Chas Brassell of Bowling Green, and John Murphree of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
The Steel Bridge Team includes Jack Barton of Beaver Dam, Nate Bruner of London, Morgan Cambron of Goodlettsville, Tennessee, Caroline Cook of Eddyville, Clayton Goff of Utica, Cole Hollinsworth of White House, Tennessee, Carson Millay of Owensboro, Konnor Mason of Bowling Green, Scott Roberts of Bowling Green, Kennedy Sizemore of London, and Gabe Willner of Evansville, Indiana.
The Concrete Canoe Team will compete at the ASCE Civil Engineering Student Championships held on June 27-29, 2025 at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California.
The Steel Bridge Team qualified for the Student Steel Bridge Competition, a national finals event, held May 30-31, 2025 at Iowa State University in Ames, IA.
Contact: Jason Wilson, jason.wilson@wku.edu