History of OSU Concrete Canoe Success:

2005-2006:  The Scowl
Regionals:  3rd place overall
    1st place Final Product, 1st place Women's Endurance, 1st place Men's Sprint, 1st place Coed Sprint, 2nd place Races Overall
Nationals: 11th place overall
    4th place Final Product, 13th place Presentation, 15th place Paper, 9th place Coed Sprint, 9th place Women's Sprint, 10th place Women's Endurance

2004-2005:  Bandit
Regionals:  1st place overall
    1st place Presentation, 2nd place Paper, 1st place Final Product, 1st place Women's Endurance, 2nd place Men's Endurance, 2nd place Women's Sprint, 1st place Men's Sprint, 2nd place Coed Sprint
Nationals: 15th place overall
    9th place Races, 9th place Presentation, 10th place Final Product, 16th place Paper

2003-2004:  Bullet
Regionals:  2nd place overall
Nationals: 7th place overall

2002-2003:  Journey
Regionals: 3rd place overall

2001-2002:  The Difference
Regionals:  1st place overall
Nationals:  3rd place overall

The 2002 Concrete Canoe Team and their canoe The Difference were awarded

for their innovative process of casting a canoe using an injection process.

Related article:  Competition Buoys Up OSU Canoe Team

The Tony P. Chrest Award for Innovation was established by Master Builders, Inc. in 2002 to honor Anthony P. (Tony) Chrest, a champion of the concrete canoe competitions on both the regional and national level. He served as a national concrete canoe judge in 1996, and as the first returning judge in 1997, and is remembered for challenging participants and organizers to increase the level of innovation applied to the concrete canoe project.  Senior Vice President and Corporate Chief Engineer of Walker Parking Consultants, Mr. Chrest was a fellow of both ACI and the Prestressed Concrete Institute. He acted as a senior project manager, as well as a senior structural advisor and designer on Walker's largest projects. With more than 30 years of industry experience, Mr. Chrest was responsible for project management, structural system concepts, master specification preparation, in-house education, and quality assurance.  Mr. Chrest held a BA from St. Benedicts College (1963), a BS in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University (1964), and a Master's degree in Structural Engineering from Purdue University (1966). Mr. Chrest co-authored the book, Parking Structures, now in its third edition, which defines the planning, design, construction, maintenance and repair of parking facilities.  He also taught at North Carolina State University for two years (1972-1974).  As a tribute to Mr. Chrest, who died suddenly in the summer of 2002, Master Builders, Inc. has established the Tony P. Chrest Award for Innovation to "recognize superior and creative use of technology and materials in the construction of a concrete canoe. "