{"id":140,"date":"2017-11-09T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T21:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship\/macathon\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T17:46:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T17:46:49","slug":"macathon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Macathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2170\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2018\/08\/mac-horiz-macathon-cmyk.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-611\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2018\/08\/mac-horiz-macathon-cmyk.jpg 2170w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2018\/08\/mac-horiz-macathon-cmyk-300x49.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2018\/08\/mac-horiz-macathon-cmyk-768x126.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2018\/08\/mac-horiz-macathon-cmyk-1024x168.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2170px) 100vw, 2170px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Save The Date: November 6 &amp; 7, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<section class=\"video-embed block-container\" id=\"video\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"video-embed__header-container\">\n\t        <div class=\"video-embed__header-inner\">\n\t            <div class=\"video-embed__lockup\">\n\t                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">Over 24 hours students push themselves to combine big ideas with really quick thinking. Students are challenging limits in terms of creativity, technical ability, and lack of sleep.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Macathon Shows Macalester&#8217;s Power for Positive Change <\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t            <\/div>\n\t            \t        <\/div>\n\t    <\/div>\n        <div class=\"video-embed__container\">\n    \t<div class=\"embed-container\">\n    \t    \t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Edible Rice wins first place with a device designed to prevent feeding tubes from freezing\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uu8OqluQ7Dg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> \n    \t<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cta-button-block block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"cta-button-block__inner\">\n        <div class=\"cta-button-block__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t        <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">Macathon is a twenty-four hour idea-building competition that connects students with alums. <\/span>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Edible Rice takes first place in Macathon 2025<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">For twenty-four hours, students worked through the night\u2014whiteboards filling, laptops glowing, and teams huddling around last-minute prototypes\u2014as they raced to identify real-world problems and build solutions that matter.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <div class=\"base-lockup__cta\">\n\t\t\t            <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2025\/11\/edible-rice-takes-first-place-in-macathon\/\" target=\"_blank\">Read Full Article in Macalester News November 2025<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"747\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0857-1024x747.jpg\" alt=\"Group photo of first, second and third place Macathon 2025 winning teams.\" class=\"wp-image-7179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0857-1024x747.jpg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0857-300x219.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0857-768x560.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_0857.jpg 1504w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Entrepreneurship Department is proud to announce the 2025 Macathon&nbsp;winning&nbsp;teams! First Place: <strong>Edible Rice<\/strong> &#8211; Evelyn Bond &#8217;26, Shelly Bai (Dec) &#8217;25, Tobias Hibbard &#8217;27; Second Place: <strong>Jeets Jesters<\/strong> &#8211; Bruno Guiduli &#8217;26, Eric Wentz &#8217;26, Martin Bernsten &#8217;26, Theo Darci-Maher &#8217;27, Sanjeet Devidayal &#8217;26, Ethen Kantu &#8217;26; and Third Place: <strong>Salchipapa<\/strong> &#8211; William Acosta Lora &#8217;27, Berni Perez de Nucci &#8217;28, Karla Martinez &#8217;27, Patricia Escobar &#8217;28, Nayla Trigueros &#8217;28. Thank you to our supportive and amazing mentor judges for another fabulous year!<\/p>\n\n\n<accordion-container\n    tag=\"section\"\n    class=\"accordion-group block-container\"\n    >\t\n\t<div class=\"accordion-group__outer\">\n\t    \t    <ul class=\"accordion-group__list\">\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-1\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Macathon, an overnight innovation and creativity contest, brings student teams of 3-6 participants together to put their liberal arts education into action.<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-1\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>Each team develops a unique solution to a real-world problem and competes for over $2,000 in cash prizes. The catch? There is no prep work allowed; everything for the competition must be produced within the 24-hour period.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-2\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">Each team is provided access to space, resources, and alumni judges.<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-2\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>Alumni from around the world bring unique experiences and expertise to the competition as both mentors and evaluators of the teams&#8217; work.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-3\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">The competition culminates with a 7-minute presentation.<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>The presentation outlines the proposed problem and solution. Teams are assessed based on their identification, understanding, and articulation of a real-world problem, their proposed solution, an early prototype, and the quality of their final presentation.<\/p><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t            <li class=\"accordion-group__list-item\">\n\t                <accordion-container-header\n\t                    tag=\"h3\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-heading\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <accordion-container-header-button\n\t                        class=\"accordion-group__heading-button\"\n\t                        controls=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                        id=\"accordion-group-heading-button-4\"\n\t                    >\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__button-text\">The three highest-scoring teams in the final will be awarded cash prizes!<\/span>\n\t                        <span class=\"accordion-group__icon-wrap\">\n\t                        \t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol accordion-group__button-icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 12 12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-plus-small.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t                        <\/span>\n\t                    <\/accordion-container-header-button>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-header>\n\t                <accordion-container-panel\n\t                    id=\"accordion-group-4\"\n\t                    class=\"accordion-group__item-panel\"\n\t                >\n\t                    <div class=\"accordion-group__item-panel-inner\">\n\t                        <p><p>Awards<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First Place $1,000<\/li>\n<li>Second Place $750<\/li>\n<li>Third Place $500<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\t                    <\/div>\n\t                <\/accordion-container-panel>\n\t            <\/li>\n\t        \t    <\/ul>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/accordion-container>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Team Musasabi - Dave Mao Award recipients\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251108_mac_1056.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t        <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">A special thank you to Dave\u2019s family for setting up a fund to continue his dedication to Macathon students.<\/span>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Remembering Judge Dave Mao &#8217;97<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Dave brought joy and laughter to this event with his wit and hilarious stories. He was the judge who would stay all night to help the students. In 2023, a special Macathon prize was started in his honor, the Keeping It Real\u2014Dave Mao Special Award.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <div class=\"base-lockup__cta\">\n\t\t\t            <a class=\"base-cta-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/engage.macalester.edu\/register\/?id=c291e5b9-e064-46cd-a6ad-cb955cc81ec3&amp;dept_fund=EShip\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Mao Fund<\/a>\n\t\t\t        <\/div>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Photo: At Macathon 2025 the Dave Mao &#8216;Keeping It Real Prize&#8217; went to Team Musasabi &#8211; Jill Chung \u201928, Yaoki Kitahara \u201928, Hazel Huang \u201929, Tenzin Bhutia \u201928, and Eddie Piao \u201928 for demonstrating a spirit of playfulness, joy, and possibility.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2025 Macathon Judges\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/20251107_mac_0115.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Macathon Judges<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">Each year, Macalester hosts a diverse group of alumni\/guest judges from across the US to mentor and evaluate the teams. Macathon thrives because of this group&#8217;s passion for entrepreneurship and innovation. They bring enthusiasm, expertise, and encouragement to our students.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n        <div class=\"link-group__links-row\">\n        <ul class=\"link-group__link link-group__link--\">\n        \t                <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macathon\/macathon-2024-judges-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Macathon 2025 Judges\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macathon\/macathon-2024-judges\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Macathon 2024 Judges\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=2541&amp;action=edit\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Macathon 2023 Judges\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1wLXrM_HOY_KjK3nke095nSr4fnBuwMUglzJ9z3qhTiU\/preview?tab=t.0\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Past Macathon Judges\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container card-group--3\" id=\"video\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n                                                                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Annually Macathon Shows Macalester&#8217;s Power for Positive Change<\/h2>\n                                                        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                \n                <div class=\"callout-video-player__image-wrap\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/12\/Macathon-Video-Intro-Photo.png\" alt=\"Macathon video cover photo\" class=\"callout-video-player__image\">\n                                                            <modal-button\n                class=\"callout-video-player__button base-video-modal-button base-video-modal-button--default\"\n                modal-id=\"video-modal--221723107\"\n            >\n                        <discernible-content>Open Modal<\/discernible-content>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-play.svg\">\n                    <\/modal-button>\n                    <base-window-width tag=\"div\">\n                        <template slot-scope=\"window\">\n                            <modal-container\n                                :mode=\"Math.sign(window.width - 768) === 1 ? 'show' : 'if'\"\n                                modal-id=\"video-modal--221723107\"\n                                class=\"base-video-modal\"\n                            >\n                                <div class=\"base-video-modal__video\">\n                                    <player-loader\n                                        use-modal\n url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Uu8OqluQ7Dg\"\n                                        player-id=\"video-modal--221723107\"\n                                    ><\/player-loader>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <template slot=\"modalButton\">\n                                    <discernible-content>Close Video<\/discernible-content>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon-close\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-close.svg\">\n                                <\/template>\n                            <\/modal-container>\n                        <\/template>\n                    <\/base-window-width>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\"><\/h3>\n                                            <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Over the next 24 hours you&#8217;re going to push yourself to combine big ideas with really quick thinking. Student are challenging limits in terms of creativity, technical ability, and lack of sleep.<\/p>\n                                                                <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Uu8OqluQ7Dg\" target=\"_blank\">Students are solving the hardest problems<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                \n                <div class=\"callout-video-player__image-wrap\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/08\/Macathon-2023-Video-V3.png\" alt=\"Macathon 2023 Team close up\" class=\"callout-video-player__image\">\n                                                            <modal-button\n                class=\"callout-video-player__button base-video-modal-button base-video-modal-button--default\"\n                modal-id=\"video-modal--1530803817\"\n            >\n                        <discernible-content>Open Modal<\/discernible-content>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-play.svg\">\n                    <\/modal-button>\n                    <base-window-width tag=\"div\">\n                        <template slot-scope=\"window\">\n                            <modal-container\n                                :mode=\"Math.sign(window.width - 768) === 1 ? 'show' : 'if'\"\n                                modal-id=\"video-modal--1530803817\"\n                                class=\"base-video-modal\"\n                            >\n                                <div class=\"base-video-modal__video\">\n                                    <player-loader\n                                        use-modal\n url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OB-tO6RyFgw\"\n                                        player-id=\"video-modal--1530803817\"\n                                    ><\/player-loader>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <template slot=\"modalButton\">\n                                    <discernible-content>Close Video<\/discernible-content>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon-close\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-close.svg\">\n                                <\/template>\n                            <\/modal-container>\n                        <\/template>\n                    <\/base-window-width>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\"><\/h3>\n                                            <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">There\u2019s no atmosphere like Macathon\u2014a longstanding Macalester competition that gives teams of students 24 hours to come up with a solution to a problem, prototype a product, and build a convincing presentation for a panel of alumni judges.<\/p>\n                                                                <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OB-tO6RyFgw\" target=\"_blank\">What will you learn?<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                \n                <div class=\"callout-video-player__image-wrap\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/08\/Macathon-2023-Student-Video.png\" alt=\"Macathon 2023 Students Team close up\" class=\"callout-video-player__image\">\n                                                            <modal-button\n                class=\"callout-video-player__button base-video-modal-button base-video-modal-button--default\"\n                modal-id=\"video-modal--1337301349\"\n            >\n                        <discernible-content>Open Modal<\/discernible-content>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-play.svg\">\n                    <\/modal-button>\n                    <base-window-width tag=\"div\">\n                        <template slot-scope=\"window\">\n                            <modal-container\n                                :mode=\"Math.sign(window.width - 768) === 1 ? 'show' : 'if'\"\n                                modal-id=\"video-modal--1337301349\"\n                                class=\"base-video-modal\"\n                            >\n                                <div class=\"base-video-modal__video\">\n                                    <player-loader\n                                        use-modal\n url=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=snBJAL7NNzY\"\n                                        player-id=\"video-modal--1337301349\"\n                                    ><\/player-loader>\n                                <\/div>\n                                <template slot=\"modalButton\">\n                                    <discernible-content>Close Video<\/discernible-content>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-video-modal-button__icon-close\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/icon-close.svg\">\n                                <\/template>\n                            <\/modal-container>\n                        <\/template>\n                    <\/base-window-width>\n                <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\"><\/h3>\n                                            <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">Follow a Macathon team through their 24 hour experience. Thank you to The Goonies for capturing the fun and exciting vibe of this incredible Macalester event!<\/p>\n                                                                <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=snBJAL7NNzY\" target=\"_blank\">You can be a part of Macathon!<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-row\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Past Macathons<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"link-group__links-row\">\n        <ul class=\"link-group__link link-group__link--\">\n        \t                <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/themacweekly.com\/84640\/news\/medical-tube-insulation-device-wins-14th-macathon\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Macathon 2025 The Mac Weekly\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Macathon 2024 News\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/themacweekly.com\/83529\/news\/24-hours-of-innovation-in-macathon-24\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Macathon 2024 The Mac Weekly\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/macathon-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Macathon 2023 News\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/11\/macathon-is-a-wrap\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Macathon 2022 News\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2021\/11\/macathon-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    Macathon 2021 News\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                    <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save The Date: November 6 &amp; 7, 2026 The Entrepreneurship Department is proud to announce the 2025 Macathon&nbsp;winning&nbsp;teams! First Place: Edible Rice &#8211; Evelyn Bond &#8217;26, Shelly Bai (Dec) &#8217;25, Tobias Hibbard &#8217;27; Second Place: Jeets Jesters &#8211; Bruno Guiduli &#8217;26, Eric Wentz &#8217;26, Martin Bernsten &#8217;26, Theo Darci-Maher &#8217;27, Sanjeet Devidayal &#8217;26, Ethen Kantu [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2170,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-140","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=140"}],"version-history":[{"count":246,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8049,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/140\/revisions\/8049"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=140"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}