HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The Hutchinson Community College livestock judging team wrapped up a successful spring with strong team and individual performances at three prestigious events.
The team visited the world-renowned Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo in Houston, TX; the North Central Meat Animal Evaluation Contest in West Lafayette, IN; and the Southeastern Livestock Expo in Montgomery, AL.
Attached is a recap of team and individual results for each contest. The team is coached by Kane Austin, Agriculture Instructor.
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
Team Results
5th Overall
3rd Cattle
4th Reasons
4th Swine
Bridget Weller
Junior College All-American Award; awarded to the top 15 individuals for the year based on academic achievement and success at our five major contests.
9th high individual reasons
Lindsey Lehman
3rd high individual overall
5th high individual sheep & goats
7th high individual reasons
8th high individual placings
Emmitt Meyring
High individual overall cattle
2nd high individual reasons
Emma Balisky
Tied 10th individual swine
Guy Wright
7th individual cattle alternate division
North Central Meat Animal Evaluation Contest – West Lafayette, IN
This is an all-encompassing event where students make live carcass predictions, evaluate wholesale and retail meat cuts in the cooler, and evaluate breeding livestock with the use of performance information. It is a three-part, two-day event involving livestock skills and basic math. The AG108 Class (Principles of Meat Evaluation/Meat Animal Team) applies what they learn in the classroom and in attending labs and practices outside of class to compete in the North Central Meat Animal Evaluation Contest that annually rotates between Purdue University and the University of Illinois as the host. This contest is primarily geared towards senior college and university teams that have access to meats labs and more facilities on their campuses. Therefore, junior college teams competing against these teams are typically at a disadvantage. Hutchinson Community College placed 3rd out of 12 teams, including being the highest placing two-year school/community college and beating several other four-year schools.
Team Results
3rd Overall (Highest Placing Junior College)
2nd Overall Breeding Animal Division
3rd Overall Market Animal Division
6th Overall Meats Division
2nd Overall Sheep Evaluation
5th Overall Swine Evaluation
Individual Results
Overall:
Makayla Talley - 8th
Jamie Geyer - 10th
Guy Wright - 11th
Breeding Animal Division:
Makayla Talley - 2nd
Colt Blacklock - 14th
Market Animal Division:
Guy Wright - 3rd
Jamie Geyer - 10th
Sheep Evaluation:
Guy Wright - 3rd
Jamie Geyer - 15th
Southeastern Livestock Expo – Montgomery, AL
Team Results
Sophomores:
High Team Overall
High Team Reasons
High Team Swine
Freshmen:
High Team Cattle
High Team Sheep/Goats
Individual Results
Emmitt Meyring: High Individual Overall, High Individual Cattle, High Individual Swine, High Individual Reasons, 6th Sheep and Goats
Codee Kopelchuk: 2nd High Individual Overall, High Individual Sheep and Goats, 2nd Cattle, 4th Reasons
Makayla Talley: 3rd High Individual, 2nd Sheep and Goats, 5th Swine, 7th Cattle, 9th Reasons
Colt Blacklock: 4th High Individual Overall, 3rd Cattle, 5th Reasons, 7th Swine, 9th Sheep and Goats
Jamie Geyer: 5th High Individual Overall, 3rd Sheep and Goats, 5th Cattle, 7th Reasons, 8th Swine
Emma Balsiky: 6th High Individual Overall, 2nd Reasons, 2nd Swine, 5th Sheep and Goats, 10th Cattle
Lindsey Lehman: 7th High Individual Overall, 3rd Swine, 4th Sheep and Goats, 6th Reasons
Ashlyn Robinson: 8th High Individual Overall, 4th Cattle, 6th Swine, 8th Reasons, 10th Sheep and Goats
Guy Wright: 9th High Individual Overall, 3rd Reasons, 4th Swine, 6th Cattle
Avery Eckhoff: 10th High Individual Overall, 7th Sheep and Goats, 9th Swine, 10th Reasons
December Pool: 8th Sheep and Goats, 9th Cattle
Dillon Knepp: 8th Cattle, 10th Swine
For more information on Hutchinson Community College, visit the college website at www.hutchcc.edu.