The University of Nevada, Reno concrete canoe team battled fiercely on the water and in the lecture hall, finishing fourth overall in the 25th National Concrete Canoe Competition. For the third year in a row, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo won the American Society of Civil Engineers event, this year hosted by the University of Nevada, Reno. After a day full of races, top finisher Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo was just shy of the overall total points record in the history of the event, and was several points ahead of second place Universite Laval, out of Canada. Third place Michigan Technological University came in third with the University of Nevada, Reno a very close fourth place finish. Nevada scored a 54.2 and Michigan Tech’s total score was 54.3. Nevada has finished in the top six at nationals in the past six years and the top five in the last five years, with a first place win in 2008. More than 500 students and faculty advisors from 22 universities around the country and Canada participated in the grueling three-day academic and athletic battle that included events on the University of Nevada, Reno’s campus and at the Sparks Marina Lake in the City of Sparks, next door to Reno.
HALF MOON BAY, Calif., June 23, 2012 — The month isn’t yet over, but June has been busy for canoe and kayak athletes in a final attempt to make the roster for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Canoe/Kayak Team headed to the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Earlier this month, in the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Slalom World Cup 1 in Cardiff, Wales, five more athletes were named to the team  … More
Somewhere between Fayetteville and the coast, a flotilla of small boats is making its way down the Cape Fear River.
The kayaks and canoes paddled by Fort Bragg soldiers began their journey from just outside Fayetteville on Friday. The soldiers are covering 130 miles of the Cape Fear River.
Their goal, geographically speaking, is Fort Fisher, near the mouth of the river.
But the soldiers say their destination isn’t their real goal  … More