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WKU Concrete Canoe Team June 18, 2003 "Illusion," built by WKU civil engineering students, won the Ohio Valley regional competition this spring and advanced to the 2003 National Concrete Canoe Competition at Drexel University. The three-day competition begins Friday. Western's concrete canoe team has finished in the top 10 nationally for the past three years. In 2002, WKU students posted their best finish ever in the national competition – fourth overall and first in the academic portion. Western finished eighth overall in 2001 and 10th in 2000. Team members include seniors Deneatra Flener of Morgantown; Chris Bates of Sacramento; Matt Shockley of Mount Washington; Justin Flickinger of Glasgow; Cody Henderson of Morgantown; Josh Moore of Bowling Green; Nick Soards of Glasgow; Andy Mills of Glasgow; Lindsay Parson of Bowling Green; Manuel Ball of Bowling Green; Carla Cage of Auburn; Travis Spidel of Bowling Green; and junior Lindsay Preston of Bowling Green. Matthew Dettman, the James D. Scott Professor of Civil Engineering, is the team's adviser. More information on the national competition is available online at http://www.cae.drexel.edu/2003nccc/Index.html More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via E-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
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