{"id":204984,"date":"2026-05-29T01:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/204984\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T01:02:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:02:09","slug":"building-momentum-community-bridges-and-the-andy-war-hull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/204984\/","title":{"rendered":"Building Momentum, Community, Bridges, and the Andy War-Hull"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\u201cOver the last couple of years, Pitt\u2019s Concrete Canoe has always been one to watch,\u201d said Kate Volna, who graduated this spring with her degree in civil engineering and who served as Project Management Captain for the team. \u201cI love watching the progression and feeling relief once the boat finally gets placed in the water. We design, pour, construct, stain, seal, and transport this boat in just a couple months.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a nod to Pittsburgh, the team named their new boat the Andy War-Hull. During competition, they dressed up like the famous artist to cheer on the rowers as they sprinted or competed in the slalom event.<\/p>\n

In addition to placing first overall, the team tied for first place\u00a0in the technical proposal and first in presentation and the men\u2019s sprint and slalom. The team placed second in display and in women\u2019s slalom, and third in women\u2019s sprint.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year, watching the nationals made us extra ambitious, and it\u2019s truly amazing to see how we\u2019ve achieved them,\u201d said Volna. \u201cI am extremely grateful for all our faculty, staff, mentors, and especially alumni who still check in on our team. They are our biggest support and help us succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n

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