Students compete in Department of Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon Friday, November 11, 2022
Six teams of students recently competed in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon on Nov. 1-2.
The competition provides each team of up to four students an opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge of animal agriculture by participating in four rounds of competition: a written exam, lab practicum, an oral presentation, and a quiz bowl competition. Teams earn points by placement in each round to determine an overall winner.
Competing Teams
Team 1 – Makenna Dirkschneider, Sydney May, Korrina Niemann, Brock Swartzendruber
Team 2 – Evan Blank, Corby Cannon, Maddie Sonnenfeld, Sheridan Wilson
Team 3 – Allison Everhart, Elizabeth Hodges, Laura Reiling, Emma Schmidt
Team 5 – Dominic Gittlein, Donald Holupka, Heath Keiser, Faith Miller
Team 6 – Faith Miller, Jaylea Pope, Noah Summers, Jarret Walter
Quadrathlon Results
Lab Practicum
1st Place – Team 2
2nd Place – Team 5
3rd Place – Team 3
Written Exam
1st Place – Team 3
2nd Place – Team 6
3rd Place – Team 2
Oral Presentation
1st Place – Team 3
2nd Place – Team 5
3rd Place – Team 2
Quiz Bowl
1st Place – Team 2
2nd Place – Team 5
3rd Place – Team 3
OVERALL
1st = Team 3 (Allison Everhart, Elizabeth Hodges, Laura Reiling, Emma Schmidt)
2nd = Team 2 (Evan Blank, Corby Cannon, Maddie Sonnenfeld, Sheridan Wilson)
3rd = Team 5 (Dominic Gittlein, Donald Holupka, Heath Keiser, Faith Miller)
Members of the winning team earn the opportunity to represent the Nebraska Department of Animal Science at the Midwest Region American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Academic Quadrathlon held in conjunction with the 2023 American Society Midwest Scientific meetings on March 11-13, 2023 in Madison, Wis.