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SUNY Cobleskill Comes Back for More in Post-Secondary Dairy Judging Contest
MADISON, WIS. – SUNY Cobleskill captured top honors for the second year in a row with the overall team title in the International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest on Monday, October 1. Lydia Williams led the team as the first-place individual overall and was joined by teammates, Rachel Hall, Toni Jaque, and Shannon Sears. Michigan State University Ag Tech placed second overall and third in reasons as a team. Rounding out the top five teams were: Modesto Junior College in third, Northeast Iowa Community College in fourth, and Kaskaskia College in fifth. Kaskaskia College also completed the contest as the overall winner of the Practical Contest followed by the Modesto Junior College, Team A, in second.
Teams and individuals receiving recognition include:
Top Ten Individuals – Overall:
Lydia Williams, 799, SUNY Cobleskill
Adriana Toste, 793, Modesto Junior College, Team A
Jacob Hornberg, 787, Northeast Iowa Community College
Donavan Miguel, 783, Modesto Junior College, Team A
Patrick Tegeler, 780, Kaskaskia College
Kristen Burkhardt, 777, Michigan State Ag Tech
Miriah Dershem, 777, Michigan State Ag Tech
Cady McGehee, 774, Kaskaskia College
Derek Utecht, 772, Northeast Iowa Community College
Brennan Topp, 771, The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Top Ten Individuals – Reasons:
Cady McGehee, 229, Kaskaskia College
Adriana Toste, 228, Modesto Junior College, Team A
Kristen Burkhardt, 228, Michigan State Ag Tech
Lydia Williams, 225, SUNY Cobleskill
Jacob Hornberg, 225, Northeast Iowa Community College
Michael Narbona, 225, Modesto Junior College, Team B
Derek Utecht, 222, Northeast Iowa Community College
Garrett Jenkins, 222, SUNY Morrisville
Patrick Tegeler, 221, Kaskaskia College
Donavan Miguel, 220, Modesto Junior College, Team A
Top Ten Teams – Overall:
SUNY Cobleskill, 2,335, team members: Lydia Williams, Rachel Hall, Toni Jaque and Shannon Sears, coached by Carrie Edsall
Michigan State Ag Tech, 2,314, team members Gerrit Baker, Kristen Burkhardt, Miriah Dershem and Beka McDonald, coached by Joe Domecq and Sarah Black
Modesto Junior College, Team A, 2,313, team members: Adriana Toste, Nicolous Machado, Donavan Miguel and Carson Haringa, coached by Bill Hobby
Northeast Iowa Community College, 2,298, Jacob Hornberg, Hayley Jackson and Derek Utecht, coached by Mariah Schmitt, Dave Lawstuen and Karla Schmitt
Kaskaskia College, 2,296, team members: Cady McGehee, Brock Irwin, Alex Walden and Patrick Tegeler, coached by Aaron Heinzmann
The Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute, Team A, 2,277, team members: Kylie McLean, Lauren Almasy, Brennan Topp and Stephanie Wyatt, coached by Don Hange and Royce Thornton
SUNY Morrisville, 2,191, team members: Garrett Jenkins, Brandon Nickerson, Madison Woodis and Alyssa Grocott, coached by Ashley Adams
University of Guelph-Ridgetown Campus, Team B, 2,127, team members: Cassie Hawthorne, Trevor Nyenkamp, Aimee Vanloon and Grace MacLachlan, coached by Gail Carpenter and Amber Sayers
University of Guelph-Ridgetown Campus, Team A, 2,051, team members: Alex Beaudette, Sam Johnston, Hillary Kempers and Emily Unger, coached by Gail Carpenter and Amber Sayers
Alfred State, 2021, team members: Carolyn Wright, Courtney Charlesworth, Samuel Starceski and Dalan Ealy, coached by Dorothea Fitzsimmons and Rachel Smith
Top Five Teams – Reasons:
Kaskaskia College, 663, coached by Aaron Heinzmann
SUNY Cobleskill, 661, coached by Carrie Edsall
Michigan State Ag Tech, 658, coached by Joe Domecq and Sarah Black
Northeast Iowa Community College, 656, coached by Mariah Schmitt, Dave Lawstuen, and Karla Schmitt
SUNY Morrisville, 654, coached by Ashley Adams
Top Five Teams – Practical Contest:
Kaskaskia College, 501
Modesto Junior College, Team A, 497
The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, Team 1, 489
Northeast Iowa Community College, 488
Wright State University, 478
Top Five Teams – Linear Contest:
Fox Valley Technical College, 118.6
Alfred State College, 114.6
Kaskaskia College, 113.3
Northeast Iowa Community College, 111.6
Southwest Technical College, 110
Top Five Teams – Registered Class:
Modesto Junior College, Team A, 189
The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, Team 2, 187
The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute, Team 1, 184
Northeast Iowa Community College, 181
Kaskaskia College, 179
Top Five Teams – Commercial Class:
Fox Valley Technical College, 135
Modesto Junior College, Team A, 131
University of Guelph-Ridgetown Campus, Team 13, 130
Wright State University, 129
Lakeshore Technical College, Team 5, 129
Top Five Teams – Corrective Mating:
Lakeshore Technical College, Team B, 122
The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute Team 1, 118
University of Guelph-Ridgetown Campus, Team 13, 111
Kaskaskia College, 110
Northeast Iowa Community College, 110
The International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest is made possible through the generous support of Platinum Level Sponsor Channel Seed; Gold Sponsors DeLaval, Inc., ST Genetics and Westway Feed Products; and additional supporters.