Academic Quadrathlon Description

The Academic Quadrathlon is a local or a regional event involving undergraduate student teams from within a school or university or between students from various schools or universities. The emphasis of an Academic Quadrathlon is on participation by students rather than on competition. At the local level, teams must be organized by the students and consist of four individuals or fewer. Any student from any major may participate at the local level. To be an eligible member on a regional team one must not have previously represented their school at the regional level. They must be undergraduates in a nonprofessional degree program at the time of their local competition. The regional team must be the winning team at the local competition.

Teams participate in four events: Laboratory Practicum, Written Exam, Oral Presentation, and Quiz Bowl. In the Laboratory Practicum, the team demonstrates its ability to perform physical skills. Work at each station lasts 15 to 20 minutes and involves the entire team. The work at each station usually involves a species such as beef or swine or a disciplinary area such as nutrition or meats. The Written Exam has a time limit. The questions may involve any area related to animal production and products. Each team writes one exam, dividing the questions as they wish. In the Oral Presentation, the students are given a topic to discuss dealing with animal agriculture. This is an exercise in cooperative problem solving. In the Quiz Bowl questions may be on any topic that relates to animal agriculture and that are answerable in a short period of time. Quiz games will be organized as double elimination tournament.

Previous Results

2024
1st Place - Texas A&M University
2nd Place - Texas Tech University
1st Place - Oklahoma State University

2023
1st Place - Texas A&M University
2nd Place - North Carolina State University
1st Place - Texas Tech University

2022
1st Place - Texas A&M University
2nd Place - North Carolina State University
3rd Place - Texas Tech University

2021
1st Place- Texas A&M University
2nd Place - Oklahoma State University
3rd Place - Auburn University

2020
1st Place - Texas Tech University
2nd Place - University of Tennessee
3rd Place - Louisiana State University

2019
1st Place - Texas Tech University
2nd Place - Oklahoma State University
3rd Place - North Carolina State University

2018
1st Place - Texas A&M University

2017
1st Place - Texas Tech University
2nd Place - Auburn University
3rd Place - Texas A&M University

2016
1sr Place - Texas A&M University
2nd Place - Louisiana State University
3rd Place - University of Arkansas

2015
1st Place - Oklahoma State University
2nd Place - University of Florida
3rd Place - Texas A&M University

2014
1st Place - Texas A&M University
2nd Place - Oklahoma State University
3rd Place - Middle Tennessee State University

2013
1st Place - Oklahoma State University
2nd Place - Berry College
3rd Place - Auburn University