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Animal Sciences Department

Animal Sciences Department

ANS Teams

ANS Undergraduate Teams

UF Animal Sciences undergraduate students have the opportunity to join a variety of competitive teams. Participating on an intercollegiate team is a great opportunity to travel the country, network with industry leaders, make new friends, and diversify your skill set. Students can even earn course credit.

Explore our teams below, and contact the coaches for more information!

  • Academic Quadrathlon
  • Academic Quadrathlon

    Coach: Dr. Tracy Scheffler
    tscheffler@ufl.edu 

    Four students work together as a team for 4 events: lab practicum, written test, quiz bowl, and oral presentation. The competition is designed to test students' knowledge, hands-on/practical skills, communication ability, and problem-solving. Material and activities relate to livestock and companion animals, as well as various discipline areas, such as reproduction, meat science, and behavior.

    The breadth of skills and knowledge makes this a very challenging competition. Ideally, students will be close to completing their degree or have significant experience in coursework or other animal science-related experiences. Additionally, because it is truly a team event, it is beneficial if the students have strengths in different species and discipline areas.

    The competition is typically held over two days (weekend) in late January in conjunction with the Southern section meeting of the American Society of Animal Science (SS-ASAS; location changes by year). Each university is allowed one team for the regional competition (students can only compete at the regional competition one time), and the winning team advances to the national competition, which is held in conjunction with the national ASAS meeting.

    2023 Team

    The 2023 team included Jordan Bishman, Douglas Natoce, Emma Schoenfeld, and Gina Tran.

    Overall placing: 5th (out of 11 teams)
    Lab practicum: 3rd
    Quiz bowl: 9th
    Written exam: 6th
    Oral presentation: 1st

    The 2024 competition will be held January 27 & 28 in Louisville, KY.

    Collage of students competing at the Academic Quadrathalon

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  • Animal Welfare Assessment Team
  • Animal Welfare Assessment Team

    Coaches: Emily Lindner & Dr. Emily Miller-Cushon

    lindneremilye@ufl.edu
    emillerc@ufl.edu 

    The Animal Welfare Assessment Team competes at the AVMA Animal Welfare Assessment Contest (AWJAC) each fall semester. The competition is made up of a written and oral reasoning component. Students are required to enroll in ANS4605 (1 credit) during the fall semester to develop skills and acquire knowledge to be successful in the competition. Practice times are determined shortly after the fall semester begins once students' schedules are finalized. Practices range from 1.5-2 hours a week, with an additional 2-3 hours outside of practices for independent research.

    November 2022 was the first time UF sent an undergraduate team to the Animal Welfare Assessment Contest. The team placed 10th overall in their division and 8th in their division for live assessment reasonings.

    For students standing in front of sign

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  • Brahman Show Team
  • Brahman Show Team

    Coaches: Jesse Savell and Allyson Trimble
    sanspur@ufl.edu
    trimbleak@ufl.edu 

    The Brahman Show team is an opportunity for our students to get more hands-on cattle experience while helping promote our department's brahman herd. In the Fall students will help with the halter-breaking process of the cattle and will prep them for the show season that takes place in the Spring semester. Students are expected to work with the cattle a minimum of 3 nights per week. During the Spring semester students will enroll in 1 credit of ANS 4605.

    Two female students showing brahman heifers on green shavings

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  • Horse Judging Team
  • Horse Judging Team

    Coach: Dr. Saundra TenBroeck

    sht@ufl.edu

    This is a 1 credit course that is both intra- and extracurricular. This course will focus on preparing students to correctly evaluate a horse in several disciplines. By the end of the semester, the student should be able to effectively evaluate and truthfully defend their opinion of a horse in each discipline. Successful completion of this course implies the student will be able to:
    1) Write and deliver oral sets of reasons.
    2) Score in the 90th percentile in placing classes.
    3) Make decisions quickly and confidently
    4) Comfortably speak in front of a group
    5) Compete successfully at the intercollegiate level.

    Team members practice a minimum of 2 evenings per week with some Saturday workouts. The course can be repeated and is typically a spring-to-fall sequence with two contests in the spring and two in the fall. No prior experience is necessary.

    Collage of Horse Judging Team pictures

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  • Livestock Judging Team
  • Livestock Judging Team

    Coach: Allyson Trimble
    trimbleak@ufl.edu 

    Students on the team will begin competing in the Spring and will finish in the Fall semester. The team will typically travel to two contests per semester. We practice a minimum of two nights a week, with occasional weekend practices and events. Students who are traveling with the team are required to enroll in 1 credit of ANS 4605 each semester.

    Participating on an intercollegiate judging team is a great opportunity to travel the country, network with industry leaders, make new friends and diversify your skill set.

    Group of students standing in front of CK Cattle sign

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  • Meat Evaluation Team
  • Meat Evaluation Team

    Coaches: Dr. Chad Carr & Kyle Mendes

    chadcarr@ufl.edu
    kmendes15@ufl.edu

    More info to come!

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  • Meat Judging Team
  • Meat Judging Team

    Coaches: Dr. Chad Carr & Kyle Mendes

    chadcarr@ufl.edu
    kmendes15@ufl.edu

    Meat Judging is a competitive event for students and it has a deep-rooted history with the meat industry. Students equipped with a general knowledge in meat evaluation are able to be competitive in the judging arena. Students are expected to practice twice a week and travel to competitions throughout the country.

    Meat judging is a fun way for students to learn about animal science, make lasting relationships, and travel through the United States. Students do not need any prior training, and all majors are welcome to join the team. For more information reach out to Dr. Carr or Kyle Mendes.

    2022 National Champion Meat Science Quiz Bowl
    2021 Reserve Champion Southeast Regional
    2020 Reserve Champion Eastern National

    group of people in white coats and orange hard hats judging raw meat people in white coats and orange hard hats judging raw meat

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Equestrian Club Teams

  • Dressage Team
  • Dressage Team

    Team Captain
    Emily Steffen
    email: emily.steffen@ufl.edu 

    Team Co-Captain
    Alex Cooper
    email: alexandra.cooper99@gmail.com 

    The UF Dressage Team is a competing member of the Intercollegiate Dressage Association, Region J, which includes the University of Florida, Florida State, Stetson, Georgia Tech, and Wesleyan College. Students of any experience level are welcome to join the team!

    For more information, visit: https://www.ufequestrian.com/dressage.html 

    UF Dressage Team Photo

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  • Eventing Team
  • Eventing Team

    Team Captain:
    Lucy Walter
    Email: walterlucy@ufl.edu 
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    Co-Captain
    Janna Scholtz
    ​Email: jscholtz@ufl.edu 

    For more information, visit: https://www.ufequestrian.com/eventing.html 

    UF Eventing Team photo - doing Gator Chomp

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  • Hunt Seat Team
  • Hunt Seat Team

    Team Captain:
    Yasmeen Asfoor
    Email: yasmeen.asfoor@ufl.edu

    Co-Captain:
    Ian McFarlin
    Email: ian.mcfarlin@ufl.edu

    For more information, visit: https://www.ufequestrian.com/hunt-seat.html 

    Hunt Seat Team Picture

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  • Western Team
  • Western Team

    Team Captain
    Karina Vestergaard
    Email: kvestergaard@ufl.edu 

    Team Co-Captain
    Hannah Postlewait
    ​Email: hannahpostlewait@ufl.edu 

    The UF ANS Western Team competes in Western Horsemanship, Ranch Riding, and Reining against teams from Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina through the Intercollegiate Horse Show Association (IHSA). They are made up of a diverse group of students, all passionate about horses and showing. They range from riders who have shown in the past, to members who haven't ever shown before.

    For more information, visit: https://www.ufequestrian.com/western.html 

    Western Team group picture

     

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