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The South Dakota State University Quarter Scale Tractor Team earned national recognition by winning the 2022 American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers International 1/4 Scale Tractor Student Design Competition.

The team competed against 24 other colleges and universities from across the United States and Canada.

Each team is given a 31-horsepower Briggs & Stratton engine and a set of Titan tires at the beginning of the academic year. The students are responsible for the tractor design, selecting the components and building the tractor. A written design report and formal presentation are also part of the competition.

At the competition, tractors are judged by a panel of industry experts based on innovation, manufacturability, serviceability, safety, sound level and ergonomics.

The tractor is first evaluated in a technical inspection process where industry engineers seek to ensure the tractors comply with competition safety and design rules. The tractor is then put to the test through a maneuverability course, durability course and a tractor pull.

National champion quarter scale tractor team members

• Luke Schemm, agricultural and biosystems engineering student from Pella, Iowa.
• Ty Grone, agricultural and biosystems engineering student from Wayne, Nebraska.
• JJ Dooyema, agricultural and biosystems engineering student from Luverne, Minnesota.
• Andrew Mairose, agricultural systems technology student from Kimball, South Dakota.
• Parker Aase, precision agriculture student from Owatonna, Minnesota.
• Sam Meyer, agricultural and biosystems engineering student from Mapleton, North Dakota.
• Collin Endres, construction management student from Alexandria, Minnesota.
• Levi Wicks, mechanical engineering student from Austin, Minnesota.
• Jayden Estebo, agricultural and biosystems engineering student from Redwood Falls, Minnesota.
• Jarrett Wildman, agricultural systems technology student from Farmdale, Ohio.
• Sydnee Huber, agricultural and biosystems engineering student from Pipestone, Minnesota.
• Phillip Black, agricultural systems technology student from Gibbon, Minnesota.
• Mark Hague, agricultural and biosystems engineering student from Highmore, South Dakota.
• Ted Carlson, agricultural and biosystems engineering student from Janesville, Minnesota.
• Isaac Knobloch, agricultural and biosystems engineering student from Rock Rapids, Iowa.
• Logan Turgasen, agricultural systems technology and precision agriculture student from Richland Center, Wisconsin.
• Justin Werner, agricultural systems technology student from Hanover, Pennsylvania.
• Cole Heacock, construction management student from Milaca, Minnesota.
• Paul Schlotman, agricultural and biosystems engineering student from Sioux City, Iowa.