University of Wisconsin-Madison garnered top honors with the overall team title along with grabbing first place in team reason at World Dairy Expo Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest on Tuesday, September 30. Laura Finley led the team as the overall high individual and sixth in reasons. Teammate Cassie Endres placed first in reasons and ninth overall. Cornell University captured second place overall team and fourth place in team reasons, with Jacob Dueppengiesser being second in reasons and fourth overall. Rounding out the top five teams were: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, third; Penn State University, fourth; and University of Illinois at Champagne-Urbana, fifth. Twenty-one teams competed in this year’s contest. Teams and individuals receiving recognition are:
Overall Top 10 Teams
1. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2,492, coached by Chad Wethal and Brian Kelory
2. Cornell University, 2,492, coached by Kevin Ziemba
3. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 2488, coached by Les Hansen
4. Penn State University, 2,480, coached by Dale Olver
5. University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana, 2431, coached by Gene McCoy
6. University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 2,427, coached by Steve Kelm
7. Virginia Tech, 2,422, coached by Katharine Knowlton and Mike Barnes
8. University of Georgia, 2,401, coached by William Graves
9. Oklahoma State University, 2,390, coached by David Jones
10. The Ohio State University, 2,381, coached by Bonnie Ayars and Julie DeLave
Overall Top 10 Individuals
1. Laura Finley, 843, UW-Madison
2. Jenna Hardy, 842, Virginia Tech
3. Edward Facer, 840, Cornell University
4. Jacob Dueppengiesser, 833, Cornell University
5. Caitlyn Pool, 833, Penn State University
6. Emily Shaw, 833, Penn State University
7. Mary Liebenstein, 832, University of Minnesota
8. Andrew Hetke, 831, University of Minnesota
9. Cassie Endres, 826, UW-Madison
10. Michael Schmitt, 825, University of Minnesota
Top 10 Teams Reasons
1. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 827, coached by Chad Wethal and Brian Kelroy
2. Penn State University, 822, coached by Dale Olver
3. Cornell University, 819, coached by Kevin Ziemba
4. University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 815, coached by Les Hansen
5. California Polytechnic State University, 793, coached by Rich Silacci
6. University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 792, coached by Steve Kelm
7. The Ohio State University, 791, coached by Bonnie Ayars and Julie DeLave
8. Virginia Tech, 790, coached by Katherine Knowlton and Mike Barnes
9. University of Illinois Champagne-Urbana, 787, coached by Gene McCoy
10. Purdue University, 771, coached by Steven Hendress
Top 10 Individual Reasons
1. Cassie Endres, 282, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2. Jacob Dueppengiesser, 280, Cornell University
3. Andrew Hetke, 280, University of Minnesota
4. Jenna Hardy, 278, Virginia Tech
5. Rachel Townsley, 278, The Ohio State University
6. Laura Finley, 277, University of Wisconsin-Madison
7. Amber Gabel, 276, Penn State University
8. Caitlyn Pool, 273, Penn State University
9. Emily Shaw, 273, Penn State University
10. Michael Schmitt, 273, University of Minnesota
