Competitions

Bovine Palpation
Put your bovine palpation skills to the test in a three-part team competition. Show your knowledge with a written test, lab practical, and palpate live cows.

Join us Saturday, March 18 from 8am-Noon at Little River Dairy
Details about location and meeting time will be distributed to registrants. Teams are limited to 5 people max (4 participants, 1 alternate). View the rules sheet here.

Registration for competitions will be available closer to the event. Please be sure to indicate your interest in the competition on your Symposium registration.

Stitch 'n Fix (Suture Competition)
Are you a closer? Put your surgical skills to the test in a suturing competition. Each student in the competition is given a skin pad, (right or left-handed) needle drivers, suture scissors, and Addison brown forceps. Once time starts, the first individual to complete a quality simple continuous pattern, wins. This is an individual competition.

Join Hippo Vet on Friday, March 15 from 12PM - 1PM
Location: KCC: Grand Ballroom G

Registration for competitions will be available closer to the event. Please be sure to indicate your interest in the competition on your Symposium registration.

Anatomy ID
Come show off your anatomy skills at our Anatomy ID competition! Students will shuffle through 15 different specimens across a wide variety of species and put their knowledge to the test!

Friday, March 15 from 10 AM - 11 AM
Location: KCC: Grand Ballroom G

Registration for competitions will be available closer to the event. Please be sure to indicate your interest in the competition on your Symposium registration.

Trivia Scavenger Hunt

Wanna put your scavenging skills to the test? Want to compete in a fun, low-stakes competition? We invite you to join our scavenger hunt containing veterinary medical trivia while also getting to explore the Knoxville Convention Center! Groups or individuals are welcome to participate.

The Scavenger Hunt sheet will be provided in your Welcome bags! The hunt is on from Friday until Saturday at 2PM.

Cornhole

Grab a partner and compete your way through the bracket for a chance to be the cornhole champions. Standard/House rules (bust) will apply. All skill levels are welcomed and encouraged!

Rules

Each team will consist of two players.
There will be two boards and 8 bags in total.
The boards will be placed 15 feet apart.
One representative from each team will be at each board.
Players will toss the bags to the board on the other side of the playing field without stepping in front of their own board.
Landing a bag on the board counts as 1 point. Landing a bag in the hole counts as 3 points.
After each round, a sum of the bags (winning player points- losing player points= winning player sum) will be added to the winning teams score.
The goal of the game is to reach exactly 21 points. If the winning team goes over this amount, this is called a “bust” and the team must return to 13 points.
There must be a judge present to monitor and keep score.

Friday, March 15, 2024: 1-4 PM
Location: KCC

Be on the lookout for more information + a sign up sheet!

Tug of War

Vet school isn’t just about having the brains. Grab at least three friends and see if you have the strength and strategy to defeat your opponents.

Time: Saturday, March 16, 2024: 11AM -12PM
Location: KCC

Sack Racing

Looking to relive some school field-day memories? Let’s see your sack racing skills in a competition of fun! Individuals are welcome to join us in attempts to hop your way to the finish.

Rules

This game is played individually.
There will be sacks and a marked finish line.
Participants will start 10 feet away from where the sacks are placed.
The finish line will be 25 feet away from where the sacks are placed.
Participants will have to run to the sack, place both feet into the sack, and hop towards the finish line.
Participants must keep both feet and at least one hand on the sack at all times.
The sack should remain as close to the waist as possible and should not go below the knees.
The first racer to cross the finish line wins.

Time: Saturday, March 16, 2024: 12PM -1PM
Location: KCC