By Zaynab Hamzat
Faculty of Agriculture’s final year students known as ‘Exceptional Elegantiae’ occupied the university stadium earlier today to host their inter-house sport competition. The event was held in preparation for their final year activities to foster relationships between all departments of the faculty.
Four teams encompassing the departments in the faculty participated in the event. The departments of Animal Production and Home Economics represented Yellow House, Agricultural Extension and Food Science represented Red house, Agricultural Economics and Aquaculture and Fisheries represented Blue House, and Agronomy and Forestry represented Green House.
Blue House emerged the winner of the competition, while Yellow House and Red House were the first and second-runner up respectively.
Several track and field activities not limited to the 100m race, sack race, 400m race, egg race, tug of war, 1500m race, arm wrestle, fill the bottles, fill the baskets, 200m race, long jump, threading the needle, relay race and others were conducted in male and female categories.
Certificates and medals were presented to the 1st, 2nd and 3rd position in all categories.