Student Competition Teams

Mar 31, 2025

Thank You Day of Giving Donors!

Faculty, Staff, Students & Friends, Last week, the Wolfpack spirit was on full display once again! When called upon, the Pack always delivers—and this year’s NC State Day of Giving was… 

Mar 17, 2025

Student Competition Teams Provide Real-World Experience

NC State University’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences is home to several competitive student teams that provide hands-on learning experiences, networking opportunities, and career-building skills.  Through national and regional competitions,… 

Apr 19, 2024

HortPack competes in the “Landscape Olympics”

Over spring break the HortPack, went to Provo, Utah to participate in the National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) and take part in a three-day contest of various events that range from construction cost estimating, irrigation troubleshooting, backhoe operation, and plant identification. 

Nov 1, 2023

Sarah Bailey: Fresh From the Pit

Sarah Bailey is a freshman majoring in soil science, who just won first place in college soil judging -- her first time out. 

Apr 24, 2023

HortPack Competes at the 2023 National Landscape Competition

For the first time in four years, the HortPack student competition team traveled to participate in the 2023 National Collegiate Landscape Competition. 

Oct 21, 2022

Jose de Sanctis Wins Farmer Problem Weed Competition

Crop science Ph.D. student Jose de Sanctis wins the real-world farmer problem event at the 2022 Southern Weed Science Society meeting. 

Sep 27, 2022

Wolfpack’s Curtis Murphy Helps USA Win World Soil Judging Competition

Crop and Soil Sciences’ recent alumnus Curtis Murphy helped Team USA win first place in the 2022 World Soil Judging Competition in Glasgow, Scotland this summer. 

May 2, 2022

NC State Takes 2nd in National Collegiate Soils Contest

NC State's Soil Judging Team placed second overall in the 2022 Collegiate Soil Judging Competition held at The Ohio State University. 

Mar 28, 2022

HortPack Wins Third in National Landscape Competition

NC State’s HortPack won third place at the 2022 National Collegiate Landscape Competition (NCLC) held on campus last week. 

Mar 9, 2022

Who is the HortPack?

The HortPack is NC State's national top-ten ranking collegiate landscaping team comprised of two and four-year students from Horticultural Science and Crop and Soil Sciences. NC State hosts the 2022 national competition next week.