Engineering Team Defies Storm, Earns Top 10 National Finish

Against gathering storm clouds and mounting pressure, a team of Cedarville University engineering students made a split-second decision that defined its competition and proved its engineering skills on a national stage.

At the 2026 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Aero Design East competition, held March 6-8 in Lakeland, Florida, Cedarville students competed against 30 university teams in the regular class and earned a ninth-place finish for mission results. Top competitors included the University of Cincinnati, the University of Michigan and Purdue University.

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