Herff College of Engineering
Every year, the Herff College of Engineering hosts eDay, providing students from the Mid-South the opportunity to visit the University of Memphis and participate in activities and competitions designed to get them more interested in engineering and STEM-related programs.
Spring eDay 2026 Winners by Competition:
| Competition | First | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wall | Team Cosmo - Mid-South Gifted Academy | CHS Team A - Collierville High School | CHS Team C - Collierville High School |
| Flash Build | Team Rolly Pollies - Mid-South Gifted Academy | Team Mid-South Gifted Academy | ECS Eagles Red - ECS |
| Penny Boat | CHS Team A/1 - Collierville High School | Team The Sigmas - Mid-South Gifted Academy | Team TheSquonk - Mid-South Gifted Academy |
| Build a Biomaterial Scaffold | Team Goldfish Catchers - Mid-South Gifted Academy | Team Idelwild Elementary Robotics Team 1 - Idelwild Elementary | Team ECS Eagles - ECS |
| Egg Drop | Team Dynamic Duo - Home School (Kimla Hill) | Abby, Mila, Alejandro, Neima - Parkway Village Elementary | Eileen, Parth, Jordan, Alex, Daniel - Collierville High School |
| AIAA Airplane Launching | Edward Matranga - Mid-South Gifted Academy | Memphis School of Excellence | Team Mendenhall MS 1 - Mendenhall |
| Paper Airplane Design and Flight | Team Rolly Pollies - Mid-South Gifted Academy | Student AJ | Students Jack and Jacob |
| Coding Competition | Team Code Tigers - University High | Team Clone Project - John P. Freeman | Mid-South Gifted Academy |
| Pasta Car | Daniel and Bighan - Collierville High | Angel Perez - Collierville High | Kaleb and Erin - John P. Freeman |
| Homopolar Motor Build | Scott Yelland - Mid-South Gifted Academy | Preston Jones - Mid-South Gifted Academy | Emmett Fulmer - Mid-South Gifted Academy |
| A-Blazing Race | Middle School Winners: Terek Scott Jr., Kaleb Blue and Matio Girón - John P. Freeman Middle School | High School Winners (Competition and Notebook): Nicholas Gary and Michael Taylor - University High | High School Winners (Solar Car Design) - Nigel Matthews and Kadien Cox-Gonzalez - Memphis School of Excellence |
| Passports | Elementary School: Anthony Maldonado - Memphis School of Excellence | Middle School: Jackson Salmon - Mid-South Gifted Academy | High School: Emmett Fulmer - Mid-South Gifted Academy |