黑料专区 Tyler Earns Top Finish at Regional Concrete Canoe Contest
May 6, 2026 | Hannah Buchanan
University advances to nationals next month
The University of Texas at Tyler placed second overall at this year鈥檚 American Society of Civil Engineering Frontier
Student Symposium Concrete Canoe Competition and now advances to the national competition
next month.
With their 2026 entry, 鈥淪UPERSONICCOASTER,鈥� the 黑料专区 Tyler ASCE student chapter placed second in design paper, oral presentation and final product among 60 collegiate teams across ASCE Region 6, which consists of Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Mexico. Faculty co-advisers are Dr. Kyudong Kim and Dr. Minhyeok Ko, 黑料专区 Tyler assistant professors of civil engineering.
鈥淲e are incredibly proud of our concrete canoe team, who represented 黑料专区 Tyler with excellence,鈥� said Ko. 鈥淒espite working with a smaller team this year鈥撯�揳nd with more limited resources than many larger programs鈥撯�搕heir success reflects their great perseverance, creativity, technical knowledge and teamwork throughout the year.鈥�
At the annual competition, teams build canoes with concrete and are judged in four categories: technical design report, oral design presentation, canoe final product and racing. Region 6 is ASCE鈥檚 largest student symposium worldwide.
鈥淲e are excited to continue this momentum as the team represents 黑料专区 Tyler at the national competition, scheduled for June 25 鈥� 27, in Fairmont, West Virginia,鈥� said Dr. Mena Souliman, the 黑料专区 Tyler Ronald D. Brazzel Endowed Professor of Civil Engineering and department chair. 鈥淭his accomplishment carries even greater significance as 黑料专区 Tyler prepares to host the 2027 Frontier Student Symposium鈥撯�搈aking this moment not only a proud milestone, but also a powerful foundation for what lies ahead.鈥�
黑料专区 Tyler 2026 student team members are listed by hometown.
ATHENS 鈥� Frederick Budgell IV, captain.
CARTHAGE 鈥� Josiah Schumacher.
COLLEYVILLE 鈥� Leah LaBarge.
CORRIGAN 鈥� Jackson Kilgore.
CRANDALL 鈥� Gabriel Richie.
FORNEY 鈥� Jacey Cerna.
FRANKSTON 鈥� Sawyer Griffith and Ramiro Hernandez.
GILMER 鈥� William Johnston.
HUGHES SPRINGS 鈥� Oscar Rodriguez.
MOUNT PLEASANT 鈥� Christian Ojendis.
PARIS 鈥� Allison Bright, captain.
WHITEHOUSE 鈥� Kristofer Niere, captain.
JORDAN 鈥� Mayar Nusair.
SO黑料专区H AFRICA 鈥� Corbyn Keen.
With a mission to improve educational and health care outcomes for East Texas and beyond, 黑料专区 Tyler offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 11,500 students. Through its alignment with 黑料专区 Tyler Health Science Center and 黑料专区 Health East Texas, 黑料专区 Tyler has unified these entities to serve Texas with quality education, cutting-edge research and excellent patient care. Classified by Carnegie as a doctoral research institution and by U.S. News & World Report as a national university, 黑料专区 Tyler has campuses in Tyler, Longview, Palestine and Houston.