Techsan Wind Team
Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
South Plains College, Levelland, Texas
Faculty Advisors
Suhas Pol, Texas Tech University
Wheeler Osborne, South Plains College
Student Lead
Declan Sackett, Texas Tech University
The Texas Tech University members of the Collegiate Wind Competition Techsan Wind Team include (from left to right) in the back row: Mateo Cantu, Mitchelle Sales, Maggie Vaught, Mindy Duncan, Micah Baker; and in the front row: Ethan Avila, Sergio Bustamante, Griffin Morsi, Gabriel Ruiz, Declan Sackett, and Nathan Dyer.
The South Plains College members of the Techsan Wind Team include (from left to right): Qianna Favila, Ely Orona, and Vanessa Romero. Not Pictured: Iven Ramirez and April Oliva.
Under the name Techsan Wind Team, our university has competed in the U.S. Department of Energy's Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC) every year since 2017. We are excited for the chance to compete again in 2024—Texas Tech University's second year partnering with South Plains College.
For as long as our school's team has been active, we have partnered with organizations to promote the CWC and renewable energy. In the past, these partnerships have included articles in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal—the largest newspaper in Lubbock—and in The Daily Toreador—Texas Tech University's student-led newspaper, as well as guest spots on Texas Tech's student-led radio station. We have reached out to these same organizations again in 2024. We have also partnered with Lubbock Youth Outreach, a mentorship program for children in temporary foster care, to raise awareness of wind energy and the career opportunities it offers.