Congratulations to the dairy judging team at Virginia Tech for winning the overall team title at the 88th Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. Held each year during the World Dairy Expo, the contest tests the dairy judging skills of collegiate teams across the country.
Rounding out the top five teams overall were; Penn State University, second; UW-Madison, third; University of Illinois, fourth; and Delaware Valley College, fifth. Twenty-two teams competed in this year’s contest.
Other notable winners from the contest were: Top Individual – Elizabeth Smith of Penn State University; Top Individual Reasons – Daniel Walker of UW-Madison
Teams and individuals receiving recognition are:
Overall Top 10 Teams
1. Virginia Tech; 2432; coached by Barnes and Knowlton
Team members included Katie Albaugh, Katie Pike, Malorie Rhoderick and Brittany Thompson
2. Penn State University; 2430; coached by Dale Olver
Team members included Robyn Bechtel, Amy Miller, Jennifer Rassler and Elizabeth Smith
3. UW-Madison; 2391; coached by Halbach and Dickson
Team members included Shelly Bohn, Lindsay Morris, Evan Schnadt and Daniel Walker
4. University of Illinois; 2376; coached by Gene McCoy
Team members included Erin Lyons, Katie Boesche, Clint Harre and Steve Fluty
5. Delaware Valley College; 2363; coached by Larry Morris
Team members included Joshua Detwiler, Eric Forgy, Matthew Puskas and Wade Pearson
6. Kansas State University; 2354; coached by Justin Potts
Team members included Jamie Herrman, Chelsy Coen, Billy Brown and Callie Unruh
7. UW-River Falls; 2345; coached by Steve Kelm
Team members included Richard Franta, Franni Kinnard, Laura Lyford and Jaclyn Weis
8. Cal Poly; 2331; coached by Stan Henderson
Team members included Brian Fiorini, Sean Locke, Amy Odens and Annie Azevedo
9. University of Georgia; 2317; coached by William Graves
Team members included Amanda Eade, Katie Smith, Cassie Whitaker and Christy Bryan
10. UW-Platteville; 2312; coached by Michael Mee
Team members included Rebekah Giese, Craig Pagenkopf, Amber Boeke and Scott Davel
Overall Top 10 Individuals
1. Elizabeth Smith, 829, Penn State University
2. Katie Albaugh, 821, Virginia Tech
3. Craig Pagenkoph, 820, UW-Platteville
4. Brittany Thompson, 818, Virginia Tech
5. Daniel Walker, 817, UW-Madison
6. Wade Pearson, 810, Delaware Valley College
7. Franni Kinnard, 809, UW-River Falls
8. Katie Smith, 808, University of Georgia
9. Robyn Bechtel, 801, Penn State University
10. Brady Core, 801, University of Kentucky
Top 10 Teams Reasons
1. UW-Madison, 830, coached by Halbach and Dickson
2. Virginia Tech, 822, coached by Barnes and Knowlton
3. Penn State University, 804, coached by Dale Olver
4. University of Illinois, 793, coached by Gene McCoy
5. Kansas State University, 791, coached by Justin Potts
6. Cal Poly, 786, coached by Stan Henderson
7. Cornell University, 778, coached by Galton and Winkelman
8. Purdue University, 778, coached by Steven Hendress
9. North Dakota State, 772, coached by Todd Molden
10. Oregon State University, 769, coached by Jim Krahn
Top 10 Individual Reasons
1. Daniel Walker, 288, UW-Madison
2. Brittany Thompson, 277, Virginia Tech
3. Shelly Bohn, 277, UW-Madison
4. Malorie Rhoderick, 275, Virginia Tech
5. Clint Harre, 274, University of Illinios
6. Billy Brown, 273, Kansas State University
7. Robyn Bechtel, 272, Penn State University
8. Amy Odens, 272, Cal Poly
9. Elizabeth Smith, 270, Penn State University
10. Katie Albaugh, 270, Virginia Tech