On Saturday, March 5th, the High School Math Engineering Science Achievement (MESA) team competed at UCI.
Although schools were limited on how many students could attend the in-person event, the students that represented Costa Mesa took home first place honors in all competitions they competed in.
Here are the winners below:
National Engineering Design Competition (NEDC): Designing for Equity in Your Community
- Design Brief: 1st Place Sophia Catania, Lucero Islas, and Lena Nguyen
- Poster Symposium: 1st Place Sophia Catania, Lucero Islas, and Lena Nguyen
- Prototype Pitch: 1st Place Sophia Catania, Lucero Islas, and Lena Nguyen
- Technical Presentation & Interview: 1st Place Sophia Catania, Lucero Islas, and Lena Nguyen
- Overall: 1st Place Sophia Catania, Lucero Islas, and Lena Nguyen
Cargo Glider 9th/10th Division: Innovative Engineering Design
- 1st Place: Chelsea Vilchis and Jada Lee
Cargo Glider 9th/10th Division: Distance from Target (Accuracy)
- 1st Place: Chelsea Vilchis and Jada Lee
Cargo Glider 11th/12th Division: Distance from Target (Accuracy)
- 1st Place: Caidlyn Lowry and Kyra Kirsch
MESA Machine 9th/10th Division: Innovative Engineering Design
- 1st Place: Kyle Huynh and German Leon
MESA Machine 9th/10th Division: Device Performance
- 1st Place: Kyle Huynh and German Leon
All students on the team have qualified to move onto the Regional competition in April due to their 1st place standing.
Seniors Sophia Catania, Lucero Islas, and Lena Nguyen hope to make their push to repeat and defend their Regional and State titles as they move onto the next round of competition.
