Concrete Arts was proud to assist and sponsor the U of M     with their 2003 Concrete Canoe Competition.     After a year long hiatus, The University of Minnesota ASCE student chapter rejoined the ASCE/MBT     National Concrete Canoe Competition. Twenty-four students became Team Echo last September when     Ross Jentink, Eric Esparza and Jesse Farrell decide that they would rebuild the team. Each and every     member of Team Echo was a first-year participant. In order to create a competitive team, they contacted     Team Koukan co-captains Jesse Struve and Jason Rysavy for advice. Team Koukan (TK), was a successful     concrete canoe team from 2001 that finished sixth at the National competition. Team Echo spent time     designing and testing various concrete mixes.
Concrete Arts of Hudson, WI     helped the team considerably by teaching     them concrete coloring and acid-     staining processes. The Regional competitions     were held at Lake MacBride in Iowa City.     Team Echo took third overall, and in nearly     every category including design report, oral     presentation, aesthetics and racing.     The other teams were happy to     see that the U of M had rejoined
the competion and were surprised     that this young team did so well.