STORM THE CITADEL 2026 is tentatively scheduled for
Saturday, February 7th, 2026!
Storm the Citadel 2025 winners
Congratulations to all who competed in Storm the Citadel 2025!!! Below are the winners for each competition:
Bridge Competition
Middle School – Best Structural Design
1st place – Riptide Bridge Brigade – Charleston Charter School for Math and Science
2nd place – Hyperactive Pickles – Thomas C. Cario Middle School
3rd place – The Ducks – Miracle Academy
Middle School – Best Architectural Design
– Crazy “E’s” from Thomas C. Cario Middle School
Middle School – Best Technical Design
– Hyperactive Pickles from Thomas C. Cario Middle School
High School – Best Structural Design
– “CR Engineering Club” from Catawba Ridge High School
High School – Best Architectural Design
– “CR Engineering Club” from Catawba Ridge High School
High School – Best Technical Design
– “CR Engineering Club” from Catawba Ridge High School
Robotics Competition
Lego golf
– 1st Place, lower division – Yappatronics, Beaufort Elementary
– 2nd Place, lower division – Bob Botics, Beaufort Elementary
– 1st Place, upper division – Green Apple, Riverview Charter
– 2nd Place, upper division – Thrilled to be Here, Riverview Charter
– Honorable Mention – Ticklebots, Beaufort Elementary
– Honorable Mention – Rising Volt Rockets, Nexton Elementary
– Honorable Mention – Clunker, Riverview Charter
– Honorable Mention – The Rammers, Riverview Charter
Lego Mystery Competition
– 1st Place, lower division – Bobby Bobo, Coosa Elementary
– 2nd Place, lower division – Shining Stars, Coosa Elementary
– 1st Place, upper division – Sam, Riverview Charter
– 2nd Place, upper division – Green Apple, Riverview Charter
– Honorable Mention – BES Gadget Girls, Beaufort Elementary
– Honorable Mention – Mrs. Frizzle’s Exploring Girls, Nexton Elementary
– Honorable Mention – The Courageous Robot, Coosa Elementary
– Honorable Mention – Pink Panthers, Coosa Elementary
Trebuchet Competition
Hoplite
– 1st place Accuracy – Leaders of the Next Generation from St. Andrews School of Math and Science
– 2nd place Accuracy – Sigma Champs from St. Andrews School of Math and Science
– 3rd place Accuracy – The Flying Four from St. Andrews School of Math and Science
– 1st place Poster – The Brainiacs from Charleston Development Academy
– 2nd place Poster – Yeet Elite from Jennie Moore Kaleidoscope
– 3rd place Poster – Sigma Champs from St. Andrews School of Math and Science
– 1st place Spirit – The Flingstones from Jennie Moore Kaleidoscope
– 2nd place Spirit – The Jungle from Pepperhill Elementary School
– 3rd place Spirit – Defying Gravity from Heathwood Hall
Centurion
– 1st place Accuracy – Palmetto Scholars Academy
– 2nd place Accuracy – CR Engineering Club – Catawba Ridge High School
– 3rd place Accuracy – The Paladins from Clemson
– 1st place Distance – Palmetto Scholars Academy
– 2nd place Distance – The Paladins from Clemson
– 3rd place Distance – CR Engineering Club – Catawba Ridge High School
– Spirit Award – Medieval Minions from Thomas C. Cario Middle School
Water Bottle Rocket Competition
For the Middle School Division:
– 1st place – Quarter Pounders from Thomas C. Cario Middle School
– 2nd place – Cola Comets from Thomas C. Cario Middle School
– 3rd place – Mighty Ducks from Miracle Academy
For the Elementary School Division (all students from St. Andrews Math and Science):
– 1st place – Patrick Turner
– 2nd place – Jordan Knight
– 3rd place – (tie) Graham Fuller
– 3rd place – (tie) Lila Chou
Trebuchet Events:
The trebuchet event is open to students in grades K-20 and divided into two divisions based on age.
Participants build a trebuchet and launch projectiles at a target from a distance determined by event coordinators.
Hoplite Division
- The Hoplite division is open to students in grades K-8. Teams of students work together to build a trebuchet using a provided kit. On competition day, they launch their trebuchets in McAlister Fieldhouse.
Centurion Division
- The Centurion division is open to middle, high school, and university students as well as adults. These teams will design and build trebuchets within the confines of the stated rules. They will launch their trebuchets on The Citadel parade grounds.
Bridge Competition
The bridge competition is open to middle and high school students. Participants are challenged to make a bridge using only craft sticks and glue and are tested to see how much weight they can bear.
For the bridge competition, middle and high school teams must make a bridge constructed from only two materials: wooden craft sticks and carpenter’s wood glue.
Water Bottle Rockets
On competition day, participants will launch their rockets across the parade field at The Citadel. Participants will fill their rocket to a water level of their choosing, and place the rocket on the launcher. The rocket will be pressurized to 75 psi and launched. Open to students in grades K-12, participants must re-engineer a plastic water bottle into a rocket that can be pressurized and launched.
There will be a K-8 grade group as well as a 9-12 grade group and winners will be determined by distance traveled down range in a specified direction. Traveling off course (sideways) can be viewed as wasting your rocket’s potential energy.
Engineers Week at The Citadel
Each year The Citadel joins the nation in celebrating National Engineers Week (also referred to as DiscoverE Week). Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers in 1951, National Engineers Week was created to increase public awareness and appreciation of the engineering profession. George Washington, the nation’s first president, has been described as America’s first engineer and land surveyor himself, and was instrumental in establishing an initiative that led to the founding of West Point.
The Citadel has a rich engineering heritage dating back to 1842, making it the fifth oldest engineering school in the United States. Each year during Engineers Week, The Citadel hosts a number of exciting design competitions for teams of Lowcountry elementary, middle and high school students. We invite you to click on the tabs above or icons below to learn more about the Storm The Citadel! Trebuchet Competition, the Robotics Competition and the Bridge Competition hosted by The School of Engineering and the STEM Center of Excellence at The Citadel.
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