USC RVDT Awards!

2024 | Boise, Idaho

3 trophies earned by USC RVDT at the 2024 eHPVC Competition in Boise, Idaho:
2nd Place Overall at ASME’s eHPVC West, 1st Place in Design Event,

2nd Place in Endurance Event, and 4th Place in Drag Event

Team: Mars Whiteside, Alyssa Angsupanich, Grace Foltz, Elisa McCormick,

Aris Carter, Haruko Warren, Helen Situ, Hongyu Zhao, Jorge Gonzalez, Lucas Aguila,

Mika Wells, Nolan Smith, Sophia Li, Warren Dao, William Olling, Dr. Matthew Gilpin

2023 | San Jose, California

3 trophies earned by USC RVDT at the 2023 SJSU Recumbent Bike Exhibition Day in San Jose, California:
2nd Place Overall, Best Manufacturing, Best Showcase, and Best Comeback

Team: Haruko Warren, Alex Kao-Sowa, Sharon Li, Mars Whiteside,

Alyssa Angsupanich, Lucas Aguila, Seungwoo Park, Hongyu Zhao,

Dylan Cha, Elisa McCormick, Grace Foltz, Dr. Matthew Gilpin

2018 | Pomona, California

3 trophies earned by USC RVDT at the 2018 HPVC Competition in Pomona, California:
4th Place Overall at ASME’s HPVC West, 1st Place in Men’s Speed Event,

3rd Place in Women’s Speed Event, and 3rd Place in Endurance Event

Team: Mary Bessell, James Gabbard, Philip Thoenen, Alex Dulin,

Clarice Pumerantz, Neta Glaser, Dr. Matthew Gilpin

2015 | San Jose, California

First trophy earned by USC RVDT (originally named USC Human Powered Vehicle Design Team)

at the 2015 HPVC Competition in San Jose, California:

5th Place Overall at ASME's HPVC West and 3rd Place in Endurance Event

Founding Team: Brook Hammerschmidt, Trevor Nelson, Justin Field

Hayden Buckley, Ethan Sox, Edward Djrbashian, Andrew Cull

Read more in an article by The Daily Trojan:

USC engineering team places 3rd in competition