CM Places Five Times in ASC Region 6&7
Front L-R: Alyssa Mathias and Sherry Saroufeem
Back L-R: Adam Alvarez, Austin Logan,Ryan O'Neill, and Dante Feliciano
Cal Poly Construction Management Students Win Top Honors at National Competition
SAN LUIS OBISPO — Cal Poly construction management students earned top honors and took home more trophies than any other university at the Associated Schools of Construction competition in Reno, Nevada. Five out of 12 Cal Poly teams placed in the top three spots in their respective categories.
Cal Poly students earned first in the Concrete, Heavy Civil, and Mixed Use categories; and third in the Commercial and Project Management categories. Concrete and Project management were national awards, while Commercial, Heavy Civil, and Mixed Use were regional.
A total of 197 teams from 49 universities competed in this year’s competition, held Feb. 6-9. A record-high 1,463 construction management students (including alternates) participated in the competition, including 96 Cal Poly students from the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Cal Poly has competed in this event for 31 years.
“The ASC Competiton provides an unrivaled opportunity for students to display their knowledge in a format which is as challenging as it is rewarding. We would encourage students to get involved as early as possible and look forward to seeing the future successes of Cal Poly as proud alumni of the Construction Management Department.,” said first place Concrete Team Captains Harrison Woods and Tony Pellegrini. “We would like to thank the Construction Management Department's faculty and professors for their tireless devotion to student success. Additionally, we would like to thank our Industry Sponsors and coaches for their incredible support and willingness to aid in our team's preparation.”
Construction Management Department Head Al Hauck added: “The ASC student competitions are the most impressive example of student professional development in our department. The students are asked to solve realistic technical and management problems similar to what they will experience in their careers. Once again this year, the department provided this opportunity for nearly 100 of our students on 12 teams thanks to the generous support of our alumni and supporters. We appreciate their ongoing support.”
This year ended with a bang as the students ended up snowed in for two days following the competition. “Some of us spent time celebrating, some focused on keeping up with school work, and others took advantage of the time to rest and catch up on sleep,” said Project Management Team member Katie Love. “We had enough time to socialize with people, not just from other Cal Poly teams, but teams from other schools, something that did not happen much during the competition. As much as our team members each did our own thing, we still found time to spend together to celebrate the end of the competition.”
For complete competition results, go to http://www.asc67.org.
For more information about Cal Poly’s Construction Management Department and to see photos of the winning teams, go to https://construction.calpoly.edu/content/competitions-and-awards/asc-6-7.
