2025 Midwest Section Academic Quadrathlon
There were 6 teams that competed this year.
The Lab Practicum and Written Exam portions took place on Sunday at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln thank you again for hosting these events.
The Quiz Bowl and Written Exam portions took place on Monday with the final quiz bowl on Monday evening at the Convention Center. Congratulations to University of Missouri!
The following teams competed this year:
Kansas State University
University of Missouri
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
North Dakota State University
South Dakota State University
Michigan State University
Overall AQ Results:
1st Place: University of Missouri
Team members: Ben Byrd, Grace Lloyd, Kaylee Spencer, Shannon Drapper and Advisor- Hannah Twenter
2nd Place: Kansas State University
Team members: Katrina Turner, Elaine Cockroft, August Hulse, Hayden Lott and Advisor- Morgan Zumbaugh
2nd Place: University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Team members: Addison Hilman, Sam Loy, Greg Treffer, Avery Eitzmann and Advisor: Bryan Reiling
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: University of Missouri and Kansas State University
2023: University of Missouri
2022: University of Missouri-Columbia
2021: Iowa State University
2020: University of Missouri-Columbia
2019: North Dakota State University
2018: University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign
2017: Kansas State University
2016: Purdue University
2015: University of Minnesota
2014: The Ohio State University
2013: Kansas State University
2012: The Ohio State University
2011: No Results Available
2010: No Results Available
2009: Kansas State University
2008: Kansas State University
2007: No Results Available
2006: No Results Available
2005: Iowa State University
2004: North Dakota State
2003: No Results Available
2002: Michigan State University
2001: No Results Available
2000: University of Wisconsin, River Falls
