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"2008 NCCC - Who's Who in the Competition" Links to these and other schools are available through our concrete canoe websites page. Pre-National Photos (in alphabetical order)
The University of California - Berkeley will represent the Mid-Pacific Conference. The "Bears" will be making their sixteenth national appearance and vying for a fifth national title (statistics).
The "Bears" will field "Vocal." -----------------------------------------------------------
The University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) will represent the Pacific Southwest Conference. The team will be making their fourth national appearance (statistics).
UCLA will field "Archimedes." -----------------------------------------------------------
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo successfully defended their conference title in the Pacific Southwest and will be making their ninth national appearance (statistics).
Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo will field "Big Sur." -----------------------------------------------------------
Clemson's 3CT won the Carolina's Conference. They will be making their fifteenth national appearance while vying for a fourth national title (statistics).
Clemson will field "The Flying Tigers." -----------------------------------------------------------
Drexel University won the Mid-Atlantic Conference concrete canoe title. They will be making their eleventh national appearance (statistics).
Drexel will field "Atlas." -----------------------------------------------------------
The Ecole de Technologie Superieure in Quebec, Canada successfully defended their conference title in Upstate New York and will be making their third national appearance (statistics). As the host of the 2008 NCCC, they will undoubtedly defray their trump card and participate in 2009.
Ecole de Technologie Superieure will field "Toutatis."
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Fairmont State successfully defended their Virginias Conference title. They will make their fifth consecutive national appearance (statistics).
The team decided to showcase a coal mining theme that not only represents West Virginia's natural value, but also its people. The canoe's name was selected based on a common expression amongst coal miners... Definition: "Black Angel" - The marvelous vision that entrapped miners experience when the rescuers breakthrough, covered in coal dust, with the sunlight bright behind them. -----------------------------------------------------------
The Gators successfully defended their conference title and for the second year in a row swept the concrete canoe races in the Southeast. Florida will make their sixth national appearance (statistics).
The "Gators" from the University of Florida will field "Gator Raider." -----------------------------------------------------------
Florida Tech will field "Double Take." -----------------------------------------------------------
Houston will field "Arevanche." -----------------------------------------------------------
Louisiana Tech won the Deep South Conference concrete canoe title. Tech will be making their second national appearance (statistics).
Louisiana Tech will field "Conquistador." -----------------------------------------------------------
The University of Maine will represent the New England Conference. They will be making their fifth national appearance (statistics).
Maine will field "Spitfire." The team placed second behind Laval in New England but Laval was determined to be ineligible to compete at nationals.
Laval fielded "Avenger" in New England. ----------------------------------------------------------- Michigan Tech successfully defended their North Central Conference title and will make their tenth national appearance (statistics).
Michigan Tech will field "Gambler". -----------------------------------------------------------
MSOE will represent the Great Lakes Conference and will make their third national appearance (statistics).
The Milwaukee School of Engineering will field "The Wedge." -----------------------------------------------------------
The University of Nevada, Reno successfully defended their Mid-Pacific Conference title and will make their third consecutive national appearance (statistics).
The name of Reno's canoe is Latin for silver; Nevada is the Silver State. According to Corbin McFarlane from Nevada, Reno: "The Mid-Pacific Conference was the toughest I have seen with Nevada, Cal Berkeley, San Jose State and UC Davis all making a grab at the national competition. Nevada placed 1st in Final Product with a beautifully finished canoe, while San Jose pushed out Berkeley for 2nd place on the strength of their table and cross section, relegating Berkeley to 3rd. Berkeley put on one of the strongest presentations I have seen to take 1st in that category, as Davis took advantage of a relatively weak presentation by Nevada to take 2nd, putting Nevada into 3rd. Nevada took 1st in the Design Paper, with Berkeley in 2nd and Davis in 3rd. Berkeley edged Nevada in all three sprint races (at times by very narrow margins), while Nevada outperformed Berkeley in both slaloms (again by narrow margins). San Jose took 3rd in four races. Throughout the awards banquet, there was no certainty on which team or teams would earn a spot to the national competition."
San Jose State University presented a formidable challenge to Reno in the Mid-Pacific. -----------------------------------------------------------
Polytechnic University won the Metropolitan Conference. The team will be making their third national appearance (statistics).
Polytechnic University will field "Osiris." -----------------------------------------------------------
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will field "Play Ball." Southern Illinois University Edwardsville will represent the Mid-Continent Conference. The team placed second behind The University of Oklahoma but Oklahoma was determined to be ineligible to compete. SIUE will be making their debut at nationals, along with YSU , bringing the number of schools that have participated at the national level to 109. (no statistics yet). Way to go SIUE!
The University of Oklahoma fielded "The Eliminator" in the Mid-Continent. -----------------------------------------------------------
The United States Air Force Academy won the Rocky Mountain Conference. The team will be making their second national appearance (statistics). The U.S. Air Force Academy will field "Zoomie." We've requested a canoe/team photo from the US Air Force Academy. ----------------------------------------------------------- UW - Madison The University of Wisconsin - Madison successfully defended their Great Lakes Conference title. The "Badgers" will be making their fourteenth national appearance and vying for a sixth straight national title (statistics).
The "Badgers" will field "Buckingham." -----------------------------------------------------------
The University of Wisconsin - Platteville successfully defended their conference title in the Mid-West and will be making their fourth consecutive national appearance (statistics).
The University of Wisconsin - Platteville will field "Fiberlite." -----------------------------------------------------------
The University of Washington won the Pacific Northwest Conference. The team will be making their seventh national appearance (statistics).
The University of Washington will field "Life." -----------------------------------------------------------
Youngstown State University will field "The Ghost." Youngstown State University will represent the Ohio Valley Conference. The team placed third behind Western Kentucky University and the University of Akron but the top two teams were determined to be ineligible to compete. YSU will be making their debut at nationals, along with SIUE, bringing the number of schools that have participated at the national level to 109. (no statistics yet). Way to go YSU!
Western Kentucky fielded "The Outlaw" in the Ohio Valley.
The University of Akron fielded "Valor" in the Ohio Valley.
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Clemson
Florida Tech
Milwaukee School of Engineering
US Air Force Academy
