{"id":48717,"date":"2023-03-12T09:38:25","date_gmt":"2023-03-12T13:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/?p=48717"},"modified":"2023-03-20T10:17:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T14:17:46","slug":"for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"For all the marbles: High school competitors experience highs and lows of roller coaster competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe title=\"UTC 2023 Marble Roller Coaster Competition\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\"src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P2K_N05kxcw?rel=0&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;autohide=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;controls=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The task was straightforward: Build a roller coaster.<\/p>\n<p>Out of paper and tape.<\/p>\n<p>With no plans in hand at the start.<\/p>\n<p>At least three feet tall with either a loop or a jump in the design.<\/p>\n<p>In two hours.<\/p>\n<p>In the second year of the Marble Roller Coaster Competition, hosted by the College of Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, almost 100 students from local middle and high schools spent 20 minutes brainstorming a design, then had 80 minutes to build it and make it work.<\/p>\n<p>Each team was given the following supplies and nothing more:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A glass marble<\/li>\n<li>500-sheet pack of printer paper<\/li>\n<li>Pencil<\/li>\n<li>Pair of scissors<\/li>\n<li>Roll of Scotch tape<\/li>\n<li>Three-foot ruler<\/li>\n<li>20&#215;30-inch foam core base<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Coasters were judged on how many times the marble made it all the way through and how fast it completed each run. The creativity of the roller coaster design also was rated.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"447\" data-attachment-id=\"48719\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1772.jpg?fit=1280%2C939&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,939\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1772.jpg?fit=880%2C645&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-48719\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1772-610x447.jpg?resize=610%2C447\" alt=\"Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1772.jpg?resize=610%2C447&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1772.jpg?resize=1024%2C751&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1772.jpg?resize=768%2C563&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1772.jpg?resize=580%2C425&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1772.jpg?resize=1536%2C1126&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1772.jpg?resize=2048%2C1502&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1772.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the second year in a row, Ivy Academy won first place in the Middle School division. Sequoyah High School won the top spot in the High School category.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Lauren Meyer, a senior in mechanical engineering at UTC, came up with the Marble Roller Coaster Competition\u2014which is organized, designed and run by students\u2014as a way to show prospective students that there are many different layers to engineering.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFun is definitely the No. 1 priority in the contest, but also that they get to start knowing about the engineering design process and that they know that engineering isn&#8217;t something that&#8217;s boring,\u201d said Meyer, a graduate of Siegel High School in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"505\" data-attachment-id=\"48724\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1841.jpg?fit=1280%2C1061&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1061\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1841.jpg?fit=880%2C729&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-48724\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1841-610x505.jpg?resize=610%2C505\" alt=\"Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center.\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1841.jpg?resize=610%2C505&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1841.jpg?resize=1024%2C848&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1841.jpg?resize=768%2C636&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1841.jpg?resize=580%2C481&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1841.jpg?resize=1536%2C1273&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1841.jpg?resize=2048%2C1697&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1841.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At the 2023 competition, boredom was not a factor.<\/p>\n<p>The second the \u201cGo!\u2019 was declared, conversation blanketed the University Center Tennessee Room. In teams of three to four, students discussed\u2014or argued about\u2014design strategies. They shushed each other to get their ideas into the conversation. They started building.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt works every time!\u201d one student said, trying to convince his teammates of a design element.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy does this not work?\u201d an agonized voice cried on a different team.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Participating Schools<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Brown Middle&nbsp;School<\/li>\n<li>East Lake Academy<\/li>\n<li>East Hamilton Middle&nbsp;School<\/li>\n<li>Signal Mountain Middle\/High&nbsp;schools<\/li>\n<li>Ivy Academy&nbsp;Middle School<\/li>\n<li>Kingda Ka Kings&nbsp;(Homeschool)<\/li>\n<li>Chattanooga School of Arts &amp; Sciences Middle&nbsp;School<\/li>\n<li>Skyuka Hall<\/li>\n<li>Orchard Knob Middle School<\/li>\n<li>Signal Mountain Middle&nbsp;School<\/li>\n<li>Soddy-Daisy Middle&nbsp;School<\/li>\n<li>Chattanooga Girls Leadership Academy<\/li>\n<li>Ivy Academy High School<\/li>\n<li>Sequoyah High School<\/li>\n<li>Chattanooga School of Arts &amp; Sciences High School<\/li>\n<li>Ooltewah High School<\/li>\n<li>Red Bank High School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Winning Teams: Middle School<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>First: Ivy Academy Middle School&nbsp;(second year in a row)<\/li>\n<li>Second: Signal Mountain Middle School*<\/li>\n<li>Third: Signal Mountain Middle School*<\/li>\n<li>&nbsp;*(Two separate groups of students)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Winning Teams: High School&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>First: Sequoyah High School<\/li>\n<li>Second: Chattanooga School for the Arts &amp; Sciences (second year in a row)<\/li>\n<li>Third: Signal Mountain High School<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>UTC student coordinators of Marble Roller Coaster Competition<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Lauren Meyer<\/li>\n<li>Nathaniel Andrews<\/li>\n<li>Meeya Lowery<\/li>\n<li>Blake Sweeney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blog.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 702px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"702\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 558px; height: 702px;\" data-original-width=\"558\" data-original-height=\"702\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-18\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"554\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"698\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48743\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1015,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg?fit=812%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg?w=554&#038;h=698&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg?w=1015&amp;ssl=1 1015w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg?resize=812%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 812w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg?resize=768%2C968&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg?resize=580%2C731&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg?resize=610%2C769&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg?resize=1219%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1219w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1991.jpg?resize=1625%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1625w\" width=\"554\" height=\"698\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"554\" data-original-height=\"698\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"Three male students working on a towered slide made out of paper.\" style=\"width: 554px; height: 698px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 322px; height: 702px;\" data-original-width=\"322\" data-original-height=\"702\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"318\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"206\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48731\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,830\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg?fit=880%2C571&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg?w=318&#038;h=206&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg?resize=1024%2C664&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg?resize=768%2C498&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg?resize=580%2C376&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg?resize=610%2C396&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg?resize=1536%2C996&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1805.jpg?resize=2048%2C1329&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"318\" height=\"206\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"318\" data-original-height=\"206\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"Two female students looking up, one holding a yard stick and the other holding a column of rolled printer paper.\" style=\"width: 318px; height: 206px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-13\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"318\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"272\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48738\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1096\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg?fit=880%2C754&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg?w=318&#038;h=272&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg?resize=1024%2C877&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg?resize=768%2C658&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg?resize=580%2C497&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg?resize=610%2C522&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg?resize=1536%2C1315&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1883.jpg?resize=2048%2C1754&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"318\" height=\"272\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"318\" data-original-height=\"272\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"Three people working together to build a structure out of white printer paper.\" style=\"width: 318px; height: 272px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-16\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"318\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"212\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48741\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,851\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg?w=318&#038;h=212&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg?resize=1536%2C1021&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1935.jpg?resize=2048%2C1362&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"318\" height=\"212\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"318\" data-original-height=\"212\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"Two students looking at a structure made out of white paper. The student in a blue shirt is smiling and holding a folded piece of paper.\" style=\"width: 318px; height: 212px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 636px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"636\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-3\" style=\"width: 286px; height: 636px;\" data-original-width=\"286\" data-original-height=\"636\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"282\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"232\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48728\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1053\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg?fit=880%2C724&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg?w=282&#038;h=232&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg?resize=1024%2C843&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg?resize=768%2C632&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg?resize=580%2C477&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg?resize=610%2C502&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg?resize=1536%2C1264&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1768.jpg?resize=2048%2C1685&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"282\" height=\"232\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"282\" data-original-height=\"232\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"One student holding a tall column of paper while another student approaches with a piece of tape while two other students watch.\" style=\"width: 282px; height: 232px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"282\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"199\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48727\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,904\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg?fit=880%2C621&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg?w=282&#038;h=199&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg?resize=1024%2C723&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg?resize=580%2C410&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg?resize=610%2C431&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg?resize=1536%2C1085&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-2029.jpg?resize=2048%2C1446&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"282\" height=\"199\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"282\" data-original-height=\"199\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"A male student holding a marble above a paper ramp that is supported by paper columns.\" style=\"width: 282px; height: 199px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-19\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"282\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"193\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48744\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,876\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg?fit=880%2C602&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg?w=282&#038;h=193&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg?resize=1024%2C701&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg?resize=768%2C526&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg?resize=580%2C397&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg?resize=610%2C418&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg?resize=1536%2C1052&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1998.jpg?resize=2048%2C1402&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"282\" height=\"193\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"282\" data-original-height=\"193\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"A female student laughing with a structure made out of paper in front of her.\" style=\"width: 282px; height: 193px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 594px; height: 636px;\" data-original-width=\"594\" data-original-height=\"636\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"590\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"632\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48737\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1195,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg?fit=880%2C943&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg?w=590&#038;h=632&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg?w=1195&amp;ssl=1 1195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg?resize=956%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 956w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg?resize=768%2C823&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg?resize=580%2C621&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg?resize=610%2C654&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg?resize=1434%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1434w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1871.jpg?resize=1911%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1911w\" width=\"590\" height=\"632\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"590\" data-original-height=\"632\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"Three students building a tower out of folded paper.\" style=\"width: 590px; height: 632px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 519px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"519\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 525px; height: 519px;\" data-original-width=\"525\" data-original-height=\"519\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-8\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"521\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"515\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48732\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1265\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?fit=880%2C870&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?w=521&#038;h=515&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?resize=1024%2C1012&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?resize=768%2C759&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?resize=580%2C573&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?resize=610%2C603&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?resize=1536%2C1518&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?resize=2048%2C2024&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1825.jpg?resize=75%2C75&amp;ssl=1 75w\" width=\"521\" height=\"515\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"521\" data-original-height=\"515\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"A young male student adjusting the paper at the top of a paper column while a female student helps hold it in place.\" style=\"width: 521px; height: 515px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 355px; height: 519px;\" data-original-width=\"355\" data-original-height=\"519\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-9\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"351\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"260\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48734\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,949\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg?fit=880%2C652&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg?w=351&#038;h=260&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg?resize=1024%2C759&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg?resize=768%2C570&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg?resize=580%2C430&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg?resize=610%2C452&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg?resize=1536%2C1139&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1834.jpg?resize=2048%2C1519&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"351\" height=\"260\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"351\" data-original-height=\"260\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"Two male students adjusting two columns of rolled up printer paper.\" style=\"width: 351px; height: 260px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-20\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"351\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"251\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48745\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,918\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg?fit=880%2C631&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg?w=351&#038;h=251&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg?resize=1024%2C734&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg?resize=768%2C551&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg?resize=580%2C416&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg?resize=610%2C437&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg?resize=1536%2C1102&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1987.jpg?resize=2048%2C1469&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"351\" height=\"251\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"351\" data-original-height=\"251\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"Two male students looking at a structure made out of folded pieces of paper.\" style=\"width: 351px; height: 251px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 493px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"493\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 368px; height: 493px;\" data-original-width=\"368\" data-original-height=\"493\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-11\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"364\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"243\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48736\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg?w=364&#038;h=243&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1870.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"364\" height=\"243\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"364\" data-original-height=\"243\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"A young boy looking at a rectangular tower design made out of rolls of white printer paper.\" style=\"width: 364px; height: 243px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"364\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"242\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48729\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,852\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg?fit=880%2C585&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg?w=364&#038;h=242&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg?resize=1024%2C681&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg?resize=768%2C511&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg?resize=580%2C386&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg?resize=610%2C406&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg?resize=1536%2C1022&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1795.jpg?resize=2048%2C1363&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"364\" height=\"242\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"364\" data-original-height=\"242\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"Three students working together to create three columns made of rolls of printer paper and securing them to a white cardboard base.\" style=\"width: 364px; height: 242px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 512px; height: 493px;\" data-original-width=\"512\" data-original-height=\"493\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-10\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"508\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"489\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48735\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1233\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg?fit=880%2C847&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg?w=508&#038;h=489&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg?resize=1024%2C986&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg?resize=768%2C740&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg?resize=580%2C558&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg?resize=610%2C587&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg?resize=1536%2C1479&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1855.jpg?resize=2048%2C1972&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"508\" height=\"489\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"508\" data-original-height=\"489\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" alt=\"Two female students adjusting two poles of tightly rolled white printer paper.\" style=\"width: 508px; height: 489px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Marble Rollercoaster competition Friday, Mar. 10, 2023 in the Tennessee Room of the University Center. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 159px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"159\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 169px; height: 159px;\" data-original-width=\"169\" data-original-height=\"159\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/news\/2023\/03\/for-all-the-marbles-high-school-competitors-experience-highs-and-lows-of-rollercoaster-competition\/marble-roller-coaster-competition-23-6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"165\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"155\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"48730\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,1199\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-title=\"Marble Roller Coaster Competition-23-\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg?fit=880%2C824&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg?w=165&#038;h=155&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg?resize=1024%2C959&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg?resize=768%2C719&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg?resize=580%2C543&amp;ssl=1 580w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg?resize=610%2C571&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg?resize=1536%2C1439&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.utc.edu\/app\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Marble-Roller-Coaster-Competition-23-1800.jpg?resize=2048%2C1918&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" width=\"165\" height=\"155\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"165\" data-original-height=\"155\" 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