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6th and Maggie Neer was 8th.
At the Tulsa State Fair the Orange team was the High Team Overall and the Champion Team in Reasons and Swine. The Black team was the 3rd High Team Overall and the Champion Team in Cattle. OSU students littered the top 10 in multiple categories with Maggie Neer The team traveled to Denver, Colorado, being 2nd overall followed by Tim Hubbard for the National Western Stock Show, in 5th, Bryce Hauenstein was 7th. competing in both the judging and carload The OSU Livestock Judging team took home competitions. OSU was the high team a 3rd place finish at the American Royal in in cattle and oral reasons on their way to Kansas City, MO. In route to placing as the being named the Champion Team Overall. 3rd High Team Overall, they were 2nd in Individual results include: Tim Hubbard Reasons, 3rd in Cattle & Hogs and 4th in 2nd High Individual; Cooper Bounds 4th; Sheep/Goats. Individually Cooper Bounds Maggie Neer 7th; Callie Akins 8th; Bodee was 5th High Individual and Tim Hubbard Schlipf 9th. The team also took home the was 8th overall. champion carload team banner. Individual results for this contest include: Amy Wolff The Oklahoma State University Livestock 3rd High Individual, Kate Schaffer 5th, Judging Team completed their intercollegiate judging career in November as the Third Bryce Haunstein 8th. High Team Overall and the National The team competed at the Fort Worth Stock Champion Team in Sheep Judging. The Show and Rodeo in Fort Worth, Texas. OSU team was fortunate to have two members was the high team in the Horse, Cattle and recognized as All Americans in Callie Oral Reasons Divisions and was named the 3rd Akins and Logan Van Allen. Maggie Neer High Team in Fort Worth. Individual results finished as the 3rd High Individual and Tim include: Bryce Hauenstein High Individual Hubbard was 7th. Overall; Amy Wolff 3rd; Maggie Neer 6th; Team members of the 2016 OSU Livestock Callie Akins 7th; Logan Van Allen 8th. Judging Team include: Callie AkinsThe following week, OSU traveled to the Nashville, GA; Cooper Bounds- Taneytown, Dixie National in Jackson, Mississippi. OSU MD; Cassie Allread- Union City, OK; was the high team in the Market Steer, English Hunter Royal- Guthrie, OK; Britton and Oral Reasons divisions and named the Francis- Paris, MO; Bodee Schlipf- El Paso, Champion Team Overall. Individual results IL; Allison Tarvin- Mt. Olivet, KY; Dylan included: Callie Akins High Individual Murray- Nevada, MO; Logan Van AllenOverall and High Individual in Reasons; Bakersfield, CA; John Reasor-Wildwood, Tim Hubbard 2nd; Kate Shaffer 5th; John GA; Kate Shaffer- Carthage, MO; Tim Reasor 7th; Kayla Hildebrand 8th. Hubbard- Calhoun, GA;; Amy WolffThe team also attended the San Antonio Beardsley, MN; Bryce Hauenstein- Pryor, Stock Show and Rodeo in San Antonio, OK; Kayla Hildebrand- Paso Robles, CA; Texas. OSU was the 2nd high team in Maggie Neer- Urbana, OH and Eli Petersen, cattle, goats, and swine. They placed 3rd Cropsey, IL. The team is coached by Dr. Blake in sheep and oral reasons and were named Bloomberg and assisted by Ashley Judge. the Champion Team Overall. Individual achievements were captured by Callie Akins Meat 4th High Individual Overall and Cooper OSU Meat Judging Team wins National Championship. This is the university’s 18th Bounds 8th. national title; OSU has now won more meat The team wrapped up the Spring Judging judging national championships than any season with a second place finish at the other university. Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. Cooper Bounds was the 5th High Individual Overall, At the 2016 International contest in Dakota Tim Hubbard was 6th and Logan Van Allen City, NE, the team was: 1st Total Beef, 1st was 10th. Kayla Hildebrand was the High Beef Grading, 2nd Lamb Judging, 2nd Reasons, 4th Beef Judging, 5th Pork Judging, Individual in the Alternate Division. 5th Placings, The fall contest season began with an outstanding performance at the National Individual Results: Barrow Show in which the team captured Julianna Albrecht, Howard, SD: 2nd high High Team Overall and first in reasons. individual; 1st beef grading; 1st reasons; 3rd Bodee Schlipf finished 2nd, Cooper Bounds 1st High Individual, Cooper Bounds 2nd, Amy Wolff 3rd, Logan Van Allen 4th, Maggie Neer 5th, Callie Akins 6th, Britton Francis 7th, Kayla Hildebrand 8th, Sydney Higbee 9th and Bryce Haunstein 10th.
Front Row (L-R): Morgan Pfeiffer (Coach), Emily Rice, Taylor Husz, Abby Bechtold, Katie Friederichs, Julianna Albrecht, Michelle Helm, Dr. Gretchen Mafi (Coach). Back Row (L-R): Dr. Clint Rusk, Department Head; Wesley Griffin (Coach), Thomas Neal, Colton Kersey, Chase Steele, Dr. Tom Coon, Vice President, DASNR; Dr. Cynda Clary, Associate Dean, CASNR.
lamb judging. Abby Bechtold, Dixon, CA: 4th high individual; 1st total beef, 2nd beef judging, 3rd beef grading. Emily Rice, Farmington, MO: 5th high individual; 4th placings; 5th beef judging. Thomas Neal, Adair, OK: 4th beef grading. Other team members include: Katie Friederichs, Walcott, IA; Michelle Helm, Geary, OK; Taylor Husz, Maryville, MO; Colton Kersey, Paso Robles, CA; and Chase Steele, Herald, CA. Emily Rice was also named a member of the first team “All-American” Meat Judging Team. Julianna Albrecht and Abby Bechtold were named members of the second team “All-American” Meat Judging Team. The team is coached by Dr. Gretchen Mafi, Wesley Griffin, and Morgan Pfeiffer. The team and coaches would like to thank all OSU administrators, faculty, staff, students and alumni for the dedication and support of the meat judging program. Additionally, the team had a very strong fall leading up to the International. The team was 2nd overall at the Cargill Meat Solutions Contest; 2nd beef judging; 2nd lamb judging; 3rd placings; 4th reasons; 4th overall beef, and 5th specifications. Emily Rice – 6th high individual; 2nd beef judging, and 3rd placings. Thomas Neal – 10th High individual. Abby Bechtold – 1st specifications and 4th beef grading. Julianna Albrecht- 5th beef judging. Colton Kersey – 10th high individual alternate contest. Judging Teams...cont’d. on p. 20
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