Senior College Livestock Judging – Official Results

KANSAS CITY – Teams from coast to coast vied for champion honors in the American Royal Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest. Thirty-two teams competed in the contest, held in Hale Arena.

The contest is open to one team per senior college and consists of five members per team. All scores contribute toward the overall team score. Contestants judged 12 classes of livestock, containing four animals each. Classes included both breeding and market animals in beef, sheep/goat, and swine divisions.Then, the contestants appeared before the judges to present eight sets of oral reasons.

High Team Overall – Texas Tech University
Team Members L to R: Coach Bryan Bernhard, Clay Burson, Kody Lucherk, Jordan Clem, Brandi Capps, Brady Ragland

Top 10 Individuals:
1.  Jordan Baumgartner, California State University, Chico 2.  Linzey Terrill, Western Illinois University, 3.  Emily Griffiths, Western Illinois University, 4.  Brandi Capps, Texas Tech University, 5.  Ryan Smoes, Texas A&M University, 6.  Jordan Clem, Texas Tech University, 7.  Rachael Guidry, University of Arkansas, 8.  Miles Toenyes, Western Illinois University, 9.  Clay Burson, Texas Tech University, 10. Meg Drake, Kansas State University

Overall Top 10 Teams:
1. Texas Tech University (4,619 points)
Clay Burson, Brandi Capps, Jordan Clem, Kody Lucherk and Brady Ragland

2. Texas A&M University (4,588 points)
Caleb Boardman, Brad Brundage, Cody Marburger, T.J. Skinner and Ryan Smoes

3. Western Illinois University (4,583 points)
Emily Griffiths, Greg Krahn, Brant Smith, Linzey Terrill and Miles Toenyes

4. California State University, Chico (4,543 points)
Samantha Aragon, Jordan Baumgartner, Haydn Clement, John Gladman and Amanda Wolf

5. Oklahoma State University (4,539 points)
Casey Hilmes, Logan James, Katie Lents, Tyler White and Stephanie Willis

6. Purdue University (4,534 points)
Maria Crandell, Jenna Day, Jared Jacobs, Tegan Simmons and Courtney Wesner

7. University of Illinois (4,530 points)
Craig Benoit, Jill Johnson, Blake Lehman, Chance Meteer and Lee Rincker

8. Michigan State University (4,512 points)
Ethan Bosserd, Sarah Campbell, Charlie Cramer, Katie Sollman and Chris Strong

9. Kansas State University (4,494 points)
Hannah Del Curto, Meg Drake, Lauren James, Kyla Clawson and Steve Niemeier

10. Sam Houston State University (4,481 points)
Beth Collins, Matthew Dean, Sean Garcia, Chelsie Lynch and Alyssa Robertson

Overall Top 10 Individuals:
1.  Jordan Baumgartner, California State University, Chico (945 points)
2.  Linzey Terrill, Western Illinois University (937 points)
3.  Emily Griffiths, Western Illinois University (932 points)
4.  Brandi Capps, Texas Tech University (932 points)
5.  Ryan Smoes, Texas A&M University (932 points)
6.  Jordan Clem, Texas Tech University (929 points)
7.  Rachael Guidry, University of Arkansas (926 points)
8.  Miles Toenyes, Western Illinois University (925 points)
9.  Clay Burson, Texas Tech University (925 points)
10. Meg Drake, Kansas State University (924 points)

Sheep/Goat Top Five Teams:

1. Texas A&M University (1,084 points)
2. Texas Tech University (1,073 points)
3. University of Missouri (1,069 points)
4. California State University, Chico (1,068 points)
5. University of Illinois (1,057 points)

Sheep/Goat Top Five Individuals:

1.   Josh Mareth, University of Missouri (238 points)
2.   Jordan Baumgartner, California State University, Chico (236 points)
3.   Courtney Cowden, Pennsylvania State University (230 points)
4.   Meg Drake, Kansas State University (229 points)
5.   Brad Brundage, Texas A&M University (229 points)

High Team Sheep – Texas A&M University (L to R):
T.J. Skinner, Caleb Boardman, Cody Marburger, Ryan Smoes and Brad Brundage

Top 5 Individuals – Sheep (L to R):
1. Josh Mareth, University of Missouri, 2. Jordan Baumgartner, California State University, Chico, 3. Courtney Cowden, Pennsylvania State University, 4. Meg Drake, Kansas State University, 5. Brad Brundage, Texas A&M University

Swine Top Five Teams:

1.   Western Illinois University (1,434 points)
2.   Texas Tech University (1,419 points)
3.   Purdue University (1,410 points)
4.   Texas A&M University (1,408 points)
5.   Oklahoma State University (1,402 points)

Swine Top Five Individuals:

1.   Emily Griffiths, Western Illinois University (294 points)
2.   Linzey Terrill, Western Illinois University (294 points)
3.   Brandi Capps, Texas Tech University (292 points)
4.   Jenna Day, Purdue University (288 points)
5.   Blaize Wynn, University of Arkansas (288 points)

High Team Swine – Western Illinois University (L to R):
Emily Griffiths, Brant Smith, Greg Krahn, Miles Toenyes and Linzey Terrill 

Top 5 Individuals – Swine (L to R):
1. Emily Griffiths, Western Illinois University, 2. Linzey Terrill, Western Illinois University, 3. Brandi Capps, Texas Tech University, 4. Jenna Day, Purdue University, 5. Blaize Wynn, University of Arkansas 

Beef Top Five Teams:

1.   Texas Tech University (2,127 points)
2.   Western Illinois University (2,119 points)
3.   Purdue University (2,109 points)
4.   Michigan State University (2,106 points)
5.   Texas A&M University (2,096 points)

Beef Top Five Individuals:

1.   Hannah Del Curto, Kansas State University (434 points)
2.   Lee Rincker, University of Illinois (432 points)
3.   Emily Griffiths, Western Illinois University (431 points)
4.   Brady Ragland, Texas Tech University (431 points)
5.   Tegan Simmons, Purdue University (431 points)

High Team Beef – Texas Tech University (L to R):
Coach Bryan Bernhard, Clay Burson, Kody Lucherk, Jordan Clem, Brandi Capps, Brady Ragland

Top 5 Individuals – Beef (L to R):
1.   Hannah Del Curto, Kansas State University, 2. Lee Rincker, University of Illinois, 3. Emily Griffiths, Western Illinois University, 4. Brady Ragland, Texas Tech University, 5. Tegan Simmons, Purdue University

Oral Reasons Top Five Teams:

1.   Texas Tech University (1,872 points)
2.   Western Illinois University (1,831 points)
3.   Oklahoma State University (1,827 points)
4.   University of Illinois (1,821 points)
5.   Texas A&M University (1,819 points)

Oral Reasons Top Five Individuals:

1.   Kody Lucherk, Texas Tech University (378 points)
2.   Jordan Clem, Texas Tech University  (378 points)
3.   Brady Ragland, Texas Tech University (376 points)
4.   Brandi Capps, Texas Tech University (375 points)
5.   Meg Drake, Kansas State University (375 points)

Top 5 Individuals – Reasons (L to R):
1. Kody Lucherk, Texas Tech University, 2. Jordan Clem, Texas Tech University, 3. Brady Ragland, Texas Tech University, 4. Brandi Capps, Texas Tech University, 5. Meg Drake, Kansas State University