UW-Madison, Iowa State, Virginia Tech, Penn State teams
capture top awards at Dairy Challenge
Congratulations to the following collegiate dairy teams for their outstanding work during the sixth annual North American Intercollegiate Dairy Challenge (NAIDC) held March 30-March 31, in the Sioux Falls, S.D. area. Earning the First place Platinum (the highest award) were: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Iowa State University, Virginia Tech and Penn State University.
Each of the First Place Platinum team members received $200 scholarships. UW-Madison’s team members included Mitchell Amundson, Tony Brey, Jay Janowski and Haley Mell. David Combs and John Goeser coached the UW-Madison team. Iowa State University’s team, coached by Lee Kilmer, included Laura Leazer, Emily McDowell, Lydia Moeller and Lorilee Schultz. Penn State’s team members included Ryan Clark, Jessica Gorrell, Scott Mosemann and Katie Smith, with Gabrielle Varga and Chad Dechow serving as coaches. Virginia Tech team members included Aaron Cornman, Chad Craun, Natalie Keene and Todd Wiseman. Mike McGilliard and Ron Pearson coached this winning team.
Second Place Platinum award winners, who received $100 scholarships, included: Cornell University’s Kyle Getty, William Leone, Emily Myers and Zachary Waite, coached by Michael Van Amburgh. The Utah State University team included Craig Louder, Amber McKee, Dale Pratt and Tyler Sorensen. Allen Young coached the team. Cal Poly also earned a Second Place Platinum award; team members included Dianne Coderniz, Adrian Diepersloot, Stephen Mast and Danny Sousa, coached by Les Ferreira. Additionally, the University of Minnesota team earned a Second Place Platinum award. Team members were Peter Burfeind, DiDi Christopherson, Charlie Peterson and Justin Reeck, with Marcia Endres serving as the coach.
Gold Awards (in random order) were presented to teams from Delaware Valley College, University of Idaho, The Ohio State University, University of Illinois, Washington State University, University of Wisconsin-River Falls, University of Guelph, University of New Hampshire, Purdue University and Michigan State University.
Teams (in random order) from North Carolina State University, Alabama A&M University, University of Massachusetts, University of Maine, Clemson University, University of Vermont, Louisiana State University, University of Georgia, California State University-Fresno, North Dakota State University and Western Kentucky University received Silver Awards.