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The Quad City Engineering and Science Council (QCESC) |
2010 Trebuchet Egg Throw Competition
The 3rd annual QCESC Trebuchet Egg Throw Competition was held on Friday, April 16, 2010 at outside Bettendorf High School. Fourteen Teams from 3 different high schools competed in the event.Major funding for the following awards was provided by the Mississippi Valley Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Other contributions included twenty dozen eggs from Hy-Vee Grocery Stores and water bottles for each participate from Iowa State University Engineering College.
Award Winners Included:
| Place | Award Category |
Name to Team | Names | School | Total Score (100 Max.) |
| 1st | Overall | Team Rocket | Michael Jones Travis Ziegler Sean Salter Danny Romano |
Bettendorf | 84 |
| 2nd | Overall | Dark Knights | Matt Fee Alex Graupmann David Tank |
Bettendorf | 75 |
| 3rd | Overall | Green Eggs & Slam | Sam Erhlich Sam Larson Matt Moore John Peeters |
Bettendorf | 73 |
| Special Awards (don't impact score for QC Tech Challenge): | |||||
| Most Innovative Design | Magic of Merlin | Pat Meyer Corey Ahlers Gabe Domingues |
Pleasant Valley | NA | |
| Longest Egg Throw | Setbacks | Schaffer Finney Zach Melvin Shane Funk |
Bettendorf | 268 feet | |
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