PSWS & National Competition Rankings

PSWS 2024

Host: University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Honolulu, HI

Pacific Southwest Symposium

PSWS 2024 was held from April 3 to April 6, 2024 at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.

The students who participated in these events had been working hard during our winter quarter in preparation for the conference and represented Cal Poly well. Below are the ranks of each technical event that contributed to our total score. Cal Poly won 1st overall at PSWS 2024!

Technical event Rank
Concrete Canoe 1
Timber-Strong Design Build 1
Steel Bridge 4
Prestressed Concrete Beam 1
Sustainable Solutions 1
Transportation 5
Surveying 2
Technical Paper 2
GeoWall 7
Environmental 2

PSWS 2023

Host: California State University, Northridge
Los Angeles, CA

Pacific Southwest Symposium

PSWS 2023 was held from March 23 to March 25, 2023 at CSU Northridge.

The students who participated in these events had been working hard during our winter quarter in preparation for the conference and represented Cal Poly well. Below are the ranks of each technical event that contributed to our total score. Cal Poly won 1st overall at PSWS 2023!

Technical event Rank
Concrete Canoe 1
Timber-Strong Design Build 1
Construction Institute 1
Sustainable Solutions 3
Transportation 3
Innovations 2
DeCADathlon 3

PSWS 2022

Host: University of California, San Diego
San Diego, CA

Pacific Southwest Symposium

After going virtual the last two years, PSWS was held in-person at UC San Diego from March 31 to April 2, 2022.

The students who participated in these events had been working hard during our winter quarter in preparation for the conference and represented Cal Poly well. Below are the ranks of each technical event that contributed to our total score. Cal Poly has won 2nd overall and 1st overall in technical events at PSWS 2022!

Technical event Rank
Concrete Canoe 1
Timber-Strong Design Build 4
Environmental 5
GeoWall 3
Mead Technical paper 3
Surveying 4
Sustainable Solutions 3
Transportation 2