ASCE competition teams earn awards at regional symposium

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Four ASCE competition teams from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering participated in the 2026 Rocky Mountain Student Symposium hosted by South Dakota School of Mines in April. Students participated in Concrete Canoe and Steel Bridge competitions, and this was the first year CSU had teams for Sustainable Solutions and Surveying.

We are proud of our students for their dedication, energy, and effort leading up to and during the symposium, leading to several awards:

Sustainable Solutions Team

  • 1st Place Overall – headed to Nationals!
  • Two Fan Favorite Awards: Best Design with Community in Mind and Best Site Resiliency
  • Members: Quinn Campbell, Sofia Hiller, Lydia Iliev, Kalder Korte, Vladislav Vatulev, and Alex Zega

Concrete Canoe Team

  • Members: Eva Fathbruckner, Gwenna Council, Savannah Kolb, Jackson Pryor, Brayden Woods, Eddie Ells, Amelia Cobos, Madelyn Peterson, Ajay Romero, Torren Mancour, Steven Burton, Ethan Palmer, Jessica Teigen

Steel Bridge Team

  • 3rd Place: Aesthetics
  • Members: Alan Millan, Bryce Anderson, Elijah Brady, Nian Crouch, Brett Deas, Joe Moraja, Bianca Haslund, Claire Turner, John Herbert, William Doner, Scott Sundheim

Surveying Team

  • Members: Christian Lafoon, Grady Thorne, Bridger Freeland, Ajay Romero

CSU ASCE Team - 3rd Place Overall Symposium Winners!

Congratulations to our teams! We are grateful to our advisors for coaching and supporting our teams throughout this process: Jordan Jarrett, Becki Atadero, and Todd Atadero.

Sustainable Solutions

1st Place Overall

Concrete Canoe

2nd Place Overall

Steel Bridge

3rd Place Aesthetics

Surveying

CSU ASCE Team 3rd Place Overall Symposium Winners!

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