SDSU tractor team captures runner-up honors
For the second consecutive year, South Dakota State University finished just short of winning the International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition.
The SDSU Quarter-Scale Tractor Team, competing as the Jackrabbit Tractor Company, finished in a tie with Kansas State University for second place. North Carolina State defended its 2024 title, finishing 26 points ahead of its Midwest competitors scoring 2,316 points out of a possible 2,405.
The 28th annual event was May 30-June 1 at the Expo Gardens Fairgrounds in Peoria, Illinois, with 23 teams competing from across the United States and Canada. The team received a $1,200 check from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, which sponsors the contest.
PHOTO: Members of the Jackrabbit Tractor Club assemble with their 2024, left, and 2025 entries at the International Quarter-Scale Tractor Student Design Competition at the Expo Gardens Fairgrounds in Peoria, Illinois. Entered in separate classes at this year’s competition, both placed second. (SDSU Extension)
