Space Grant Midwest Rocketry Competition Winners Announced

High-power rocketry teams from 11 colleges and universities gathered in Wyoming, Minnesota, on Saturday, May 21, 2022, to deliver oral presentations to a panel of judges. On Sunday, May 22, 2022, the teams flew their “fleets” of rockets at the Tripoli Minnesota Rocketry Club launch field near North Branch, Minnesota.

Congratulations to the following “Judged Awards” winners:

1st Place Overall: Bethel University
2nd Place Overall: UW Madison
3rd Place Overall: Inver Hills Community College

Congratulations to the following “Peer Voting” winners:

Coolest-Looking Rocket: UW Madison (Jupiter rocket)
Best ‘Core’ Rocket Build: Inver Hills Community College
Best Use of Fleet Theme: UW Madison (planets theme)

Here are pad videos showing many (though not all – sorry!) of the rockets launched on May 22, 2022.

Hamline University
Inver Hills
Community College

Macalester College
Normandale
Community College

Northwestern University
University of Iowa
University of North Dakota
University of Wisconsin
Madison

University of Wisconsin
Platteville
Century College
Fond du Lac Tribal
& Community College