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Quadrathlon shows off animal science students' skills
Reinstated this year, Academic Quadrathlon saw OSU students qualify for nationals in San Antonio
Makenna Bishop
Issue date: 5/5/09 Section: News
By Makenna Bishop
The Daily Barometer
A team of Oregon State students studying animal sciences recently traveled to Utah in order to participate in an Academic Quadrathlon, which tested their knowledge of a variety of areas regarding animal sciences.
In Utah, the team was able to apply its varied knowledge successfully and qualify for the national competition.
OSU's department of animal sciences hosted an Academic Quadrathlon competition at the end of February, which focused on the teams' knowledge of applied animal sciences.
Though the Academic Quadrathlon was once an annual event for OSU animal sciences students, the event has been on a hiatus since 2005.
Matthew Kennedy, an instructor of animal sciences, reinstated the program at Oregon State. OSU is part of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Sciences (ASAS).
Four-person student teams competed in the educational competition, which requires knowledge of animal sciences from inside and outside the classroom.
The competition consists of four events: an oral presentation, written exam, lab practical and quiz bowl.
The competition in February was between Oregon State students in order to determine who would move on to the regional event held in Cedar City, Utah.
The winning Oregon State team consisted of seniors Tyler Gray and Nicholas Moxley and juniors Andrew Hartenstein and Keely Oswald.
The teammates worked together in each of the four events.
The first event, the oral presentation, was on the controversial topic of horse slaughter. Oswald said the team treated the presentation like a news program in order to keep it unbiased. The team ended up taking first in the event.
The written test was second, and they practiced time management in their allotted hour.
"Our team is pretty well-rounded," Oswald said. "We each grabbed the sections that are our strong points, then we'd go back over the questions we weren't sure about together."
The Daily Barometer
A team of Oregon State students studying animal sciences recently traveled to Utah in order to participate in an Academic Quadrathlon, which tested their knowledge of a variety of areas regarding animal sciences.
In Utah, the team was able to apply its varied knowledge successfully and qualify for the national competition.
OSU's department of animal sciences hosted an Academic Quadrathlon competition at the end of February, which focused on the teams' knowledge of applied animal sciences.
Though the Academic Quadrathlon was once an annual event for OSU animal sciences students, the event has been on a hiatus since 2005.
Matthew Kennedy, an instructor of animal sciences, reinstated the program at Oregon State. OSU is part of the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Sciences (ASAS).
Four-person student teams competed in the educational competition, which requires knowledge of animal sciences from inside and outside the classroom.
The competition consists of four events: an oral presentation, written exam, lab practical and quiz bowl.
The competition in February was between Oregon State students in order to determine who would move on to the regional event held in Cedar City, Utah.
The winning Oregon State team consisted of seniors Tyler Gray and Nicholas Moxley and juniors Andrew Hartenstein and Keely Oswald.
The teammates worked together in each of the four events.
The first event, the oral presentation, was on the controversial topic of horse slaughter. Oswald said the team treated the presentation like a news program in order to keep it unbiased. The team ended up taking first in the event.
The written test was second, and they practiced time management in their allotted hour.
"Our team is pretty well-rounded," Oswald said. "We each grabbed the sections that are our strong points, then we'd go back over the questions we weren't sure about together."
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