The 2006 ASCE Mid-Continent Regional Conference was held April 27-29 at the University of Missouri in Columbia. This year, KU's first ever entry into the Geo-Challenge competition took home first place honors. The team built a retaining wall out of paper, which was load tested with sand. The Jayhawk entry won the competition, followed by Oklahoma in second and K-State in third. Team members were Nicole Carroll, Joe Presswood, Daniel Schrant, and Scott Bernhardt. The team captain was John Mutiso and faculty sponsor was Dr. Robert Parsons. The KU Department of Civil Engineering also competed in concrete canoe, steel bridge, and concrete bowling. The 2007 ASCE Mid-Continent Regional will be held in Lawrence next spring.