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PSU National Steel Competition Winner
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PITTSBURG, Kans. — For the second 12 months in a row, an space college pupil out performs friends from main universities not simply in a heavy metallic competitors. But it surely doesn’t have something to do with music.
Final 12 months, Austin Jacks was a part of a workforce of scholars from Pittsburg State that gained first place in a metal casting competitors the place they made this metal model of Thor’s hammer.
This 12 months, he completed in third place, all by himself, within the third annual “Forged In Metal” competitors in Columbus, Ohio.
“There’s numerous challenges and numerous thought course of and truly engineering that goes right into a contest like this and it was a great way of difficult college students and giving then fingers on expertise to check what they’ve discovered and truly compete in form of a pleasant however nonetheless aggressive setting, I had numerous enjoyable with it,” mentioned Austin Jacks, PSU Senior.
He made this celtic leaf sword based mostly on non secular and mythological ornamentation. However one among his instructors isn’t shocked within the least with regards to his pupil’s success.
“And the judges are questioning the place his workforce is and he mentioned properly it’s simply me and so they have been form of shocked that he produced this improbable sword and it’s simply you. One of many judges was so impressed he known as him out in the course of the awards ceremony and mentioned the place all of you had groups of 4 or 5, he had a workforce of 1,” mentioned Russ Rosmait, PSU Manufacturing Engineering Know-how.
Rosmait says his pupil beat out whole groups from Texas A&M and Cal Poly to call a number of.
“These are huge, extraordinarily funded faculties with big groups of engineering college students and we are able to compete with them,” added Rosmait.
And in Jack’s case, can beat them.
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Pittsburg, PA
Group of Jewish students attacked at the University of Pittsburgh, officials say
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Allegheny Valley Hospital union votes for strike authorization
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Pennsylvania high school football scores for August 30, 2024
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA/AP) — Week 1 of Pennsylvania high school football is here.
With plenty of big storylines for teams throughout Western Pennsylvania, it’s going to be an exciting season.
After the games, you can find all the latest scores and highlights from around the state right here!
SEARCH FOR YOUR TEAM’S SCORE:
Clairton 43, Serra Catholic 0
Latrobe 32, Plum 18
North Hills 13, Seneca Valley 6
Stay with KDKA-TV and KDKA.com for updates to this developing story as they become available.
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