Rio Americano Alum Participates in Human Powered Vehicle Competition

A helped her Olin College team place highly this past spring in a human powered vehicle competition, officials at the Needham, Mass.-based engineering college announced.

Jackie Rose and her Olin team competed in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Human Powered Vehicle Competition East April 27-29 at Grove Street College in Grove City, Penn., taking home the 2012 Knovel Award for Design Innovation, a third place finish and placing in the top five in every event, according to a news release.

Rose, a Carmichael resident and member of the Class of 2013 at Olin College, joined 21 classmates on this year's HPV team. She graduated from Rio in 2009.

The team, with their vehicle, titled 'Seabagel,' placed third overall out of thirty-two teams, according to the release. They also took third place in the Design Event, third place in the Women's Speed Event, fifth in the Men's Speed Event, and second place in the Endurance Event.

The team also won the 2012 Knovel Award for Design Innovation for their ingenious rider variation compensation system, which allowed for quick and easy height adjustments between tall and short riders, according to the release.

"I love the Olin HPV team because it allows me to gain experience in mechanical engineering projects outside of courses," Rose, a team co-leader, said in a released statement. "I also really enjoy building a vehicle for a competition, because it gives us a high goal to strive towards. Also, the team itself is an excellent group of people, and I love working with all of the people on it." 

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