{"id":117408,"date":"2023-01-30T11:00:23","date_gmt":"2023-01-30T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=117408"},"modified":"2023-01-30T11:09:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-30T16:09:56","slug":"hawk-owls-place-3rd-at-winter-baja","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=117408","title":{"rendered":"Hawk Owls place 3rd at Winter Baja"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"gmail_quote\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This past weekend, NMC students placed third in the 42nd annual Winter Baja endurance race competition at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. Competition was stiff, with the largest participant field since 1981.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brutally cold conditions caused catastrophic failures for many competitors throughout the day, but NMC\u2019s dedicated faculty and staff provided the students with an engaging experiential learning opportunity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NMC was the only community college and the only non-engineering group that competed. Areas of study represented on the team were Automotive Technology, Welding, Engineering and Business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eJSPyqV9xm0\">Winter Baja<\/a> here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Who&#8217;s been a Hawk Owl Helper or Hero for you? Let us know at <a href=\"mailto:publicrelations@nmc.edu?subject=Hawk%20Owl%20Heroes%20and%20Helpers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">publicrelations@nmc.edu<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend, NMC students placed third in the 42nd annual Winter Baja endurance race competition at Michigan Technological University in Houghton. Competition was stiff, with the largest participant field since 1981. 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