From left to right, Mitchell Hares, Neil Ferguson and build captain Wil Nagengast start to assemble their bridge.

Teams are judged by, among other things, the strength of the bridge, how long it takes to assemble and how many people are needed for the job.

The UB team crosses the finish line and celebrates their speedy completion.

Captain Wil Nagengast (back to the camera) confers with the competition judges, Glenn Klein (left), Rich Raulli (center) and Mark Woodward. UB won the contest. The team will compete in the national contest in Texas in June.

This is no ordinary canoe. It's made of concrete, not plastic. The best part? "University at Buffalo" is etched on the side.

This display describes the building process and materials used to create "Bulldozer," the UB team's concrete canoe.

Supporters gathered at Baird Point wearing UB Blue to cheer on the paddlers.

From left to right, Spencer Blizzard, Mary Beth Toukatly, Rose Hvisch and Nick Zeglen compete in the third race.

Roger Laistner (left) and Andrew Wishman paddle "Bulldozer" in the second race.

With temperatures reaching the lower 70s, it was a lovely day on Lake LaSalle as UB hosted the American Society of Civil Engineers upstate New York student conference.