GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) — Students with East Carolina University’s College of Engineering placed second in a national boat racing competition.
For the national Promoting Electric Propulsion boat racing competition, students had to design and build a boat before they raced it in a two-mile course. The competition took place in Portsmouth, Virginia on April 14-16, and was part of the student’s senior capstone project. This was the first time ECU students competed in the race.
“Our goal was just to finish the course, so the idea of placing was something that felt out of reach and surreal,” said team member Molly Lasure…