Ohio State University Ag Tech captured top honors with the overall team title and first in team reasons at the World Dairy Expo Lely Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest on Monday, September 28. Tanner Topp led the team as overall top individual and second overall in individual reasons. Teammates, Kaleb Kliner, third overall, Hannah Dye, fourth overall, and John Paulin, fourteenth overall, helped the team finish with a grand total of 2,251. Second place overall team and second overall in team reasons, Kaskaskia College, was led by Emily Irwin, placing as sixth overall individual and ninth in individual reasons. Rounding out the top five teams were: Michigan State University Ag Tech, third; State University of New York- Cobleskill, fourth; and Modesto Junior College, fifth.
Teams and individuals receiving recognition are as follows:
Overall Top 10 Teams:
- Ohio State University Ag Tech, 2,251, coached by Don Hange
- Kaskaskia College, 2,187, coached by Aaron Heinzman
- Michigan State University Ag Tech, 2,142, coached by Joe Domecq
- State University of New York- Cobleskill, 2,120, coached by Carrie Edsall
- Modesto Junior College, 2,104, coached by Bill Hobby
- Northeast Iowa Community College, 2,103, coached by Megan Kregel
- Alfred State College, 2,049, coached by Dorothea Fitzsimmons
- Morrisville State College, 2,049, coached by Corey Hayes
- Highland Community College, 2,035, coached by Kristi Dinderman
- Zamorano University, 1,963, coached by Celia Trejo
Overall Top 10 Individuals:
- Tanner Topp, 761, Ohio State University Ag Tech
- Britney Hill, 758, State University of New York-Cobleskill
- Kaleb Kliner, 750, Ohio State University Ag Tech
- Hannah Dye, 740, Ohio State University Ag Tech
- Nicole Chase, 740, Michigan State University
- Emily Irwin, 731, Kaskaskia College
- Sarah Weststeyn, 730, Modesto Junior College
- Macy Wendling, 728, Kaskaskia College
- Ashten Smithson, 728, Kaskaskia College
- Macy Probst, 727, Kaskaskia College
Top 5 Team Reasons:
- Ohio State University Ag Tech, 543, coached by Don Hange
- Kaskaskia College, 540, coached by Aaron Heinzman
- Modesto Junior College, 532, coached by Bill Hobby
- State University of New York- Cobleskill, 527, coached by Carrie Edsall
- Michigan State University Ag Tech, 525, coached by Joe Domecq
Top 10 Individual Reasons:
- Britney Hill, 186, State of New York- Cobleskill
- Tanner Topp, 182, Ohio State University Ag Tech
- Kaleb Kliner, 182, Ohio State University Ag Tech
- Macy Wendling, 180, Kaskaskia College
- Lexie Nunes, 180, Modesto Junior College
- Hannah Dyes, 179, Ohio State University Ag Tech
- Ashten Smithson, 179, Kaskaskia College
- Arin Morelli, 178, Modesto Junior College
- Emily Irwin, 177, Kaskaskia College
- Macy Probst, 177, Kaskaskia College
Top 5 Team Practical Contest:
- Lakeshore Technical College- B, 655, coached by Sheryl Nehls
- University of Wisconsin- Platteville, 641, coached by Cory Weigel
- Northeast Iowa Community College, 634.33, coached by Megan Kregel
- State University of New York- Cobleskill, 609.67, coached by Carrie Edsall
- Alfred State College, 591.33, coached by Dorothea Fitzsimmons
Top 5 Teams Linear Contest:
- Lakeshore Technical College- B, 433, coached by Sheryl Nehls
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 429, coached by Cory Weigel
- Lakeshore Technical College- A, 416, coached by Sheryl Nehls
- State University of New York- Cobleskill, 370, coached by Carrie Edsall
- Northeast Iowa Community College, 365, coached by Megan Kregel
Top 10 Individuals Linear Contest:
1. Taylor Riedel, 163, UW-Platteville
2. Emily Kane, 153, Lakeshore Technical College- A
3. Kendra Krcma, 152, Lakeshore Technical College- A
3. Jacie Staring, 152, SUNY Cobleskill
4. Beatrice Jentsch, 149, Lakeshore Technical College- B
5. Olivia Hennes, 147, Lakeshore Technical College- B
6. Austin Vander Haak, 139, Northeast Iowa Community College
7. Karra Cina, 137, Lakeshore Technical College- B
8. Andrew Miller, 135, Alfred State College
9. Miranda Randall, 163, UW- Platteville
10. Alana Voss, 132, UW-Platteville
Top 5 Teams Registered Class:
- Northeast Iowa Community College, 175, coached by Megan Kregel
- Lakeshore Technical College- B, 172, coached by Sheryl Nehls
- University of Wisconsin- Platteville, 169, coached by Cory Weigel
- Alfred State College, 159, coached by Dorothea Fitzsimmons
- Kaskaskia College, 154, coached by Aaron Heinzman
Top 5 Practical Commercial Class:
- Modesto Junior College, 113, coached by Bill Hobby
- State University of New York – Cobleskill, 112, coached by Carrie Edsall
- Kaskaskia College, 112, coached by Aaron Heinzman
- Alfred State College, 109, coached by Dorothea Fitzsimmons
- University of Wisconsin-Platteville, 108, coached by Cory Weigel
Additional contest funding is provided by Title Sponsor, Lely; Platinum Sponsor, DeKalb; and Gold Sponsor, Westway Feed Products.
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