2013 American Royal Junior College Livestock Judging results announced

High Individuals (front row, l to r) 1st: Kane Austin, Lincoln Land Community College; 2nd: Matt Walta, Redlands Community College; 3rd: Cody Doubet, Blinn College; 4th: Blaine French, Fort Scott Community College; 5th: Jacie Sweeney, Fort Scott Community College; (back row, l to r) 6th: Elizabeth Nixon, Butler Community College; 7th: Ron Snyder III, Blinn College; 8th: Kyndal Reitzenstein, Redlands Community College; 9th: Katie Dodge, Casper College; 10th: Jordan Fledderjohann, Lake Land College

High Team – Redlands Community College

KANSAS CITY – Junior livestock judging teams gathered to compete at the American Royal Livestock Judging Contest. Participants represented 25 colleges from across the country.

The contest is open to one team per junior 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.

Overall Top 10 Teams

1. Redlands Community College (4,566 points)
Kale Hensely, Emma Vickland, Kyndal Reitzenstein, Matt Walta, Rick Burns

2. Butler Community College (4,548 points)
Sam Anthony, Blythe Graham, Elizabeth Nixon, Colby Redifer, Dyson Runyan

3. Fort Scott Community College (4,544 points)
Rachel Dotson, Blaine French, Jacie Sweeney, Riley McKenney, Randee Corns

4. Casper College (4,537 points)
Katie Dodge, Kolby Hales, B.W. Ochsner, Laddy Trehall, Chantz Potter

5. Lake Land College (4,529 points)
Jordan Fledderjohann, Marie Lock, Blake Ford, Shelby Peterson, Kyle Eison

6. Lincoln Land Community College (4,510 points)
Kane Austin, Ashley Leer, Jennifer Livermore, Katie Lewis, William Milashoski

7. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (4,509 points)
Lea Crump, Lindsay Tasos, Ethan Propp, Sara Green, Morgan Marley

8. Hutchinson Community College (4,501 points)
Patrick Arkfeld, Ryan Coulson, Caitlin Ohnoutka, Chance Berry, Ashley Fischer

9. Black Hawk College (4,498 points)
Hank LeVan, Tyler Gradert, Liz Heaton, Caitlyn Bowyer, Deven King

10. Blinn College (4,477 points)
Terrell Heard, Cody Doubet, Ron Snyder III, Jess Shields, Sarah Weiss

Overall Top 10 Individuals

1. Kane Austin, Lincoln Land Community College (943 points)
2. Matt Walta, Redlands Community College (940 points)
3. Cody Doubet, Blinn College (935 points)
4. Blaine French, Fort Scott Community College (932 points)
5. Jacie Sweeney, Fort Scott Community College (931 points)
6. Elizabeth Nixon, Butler Community College (928 points)
7. Ron Snyder III, Blinn College (928 points)
8. Kyndal Reitzenstein, Redlands Community College (926 points)
9. Katie Dodge, Casper College (924 points)
10. Jordan Fledderjohann, Lake Land College (924 points)

Sheep/Goat Top Five Teams:

1. Butler Community College (1,177 points)
2. Lake Land College (1,153 points)
3. Lincoln Land Community College (1,137 points)
4. Casper College (1,135 points)
5. Fort Scott Community College (1,132 points)

Sheep/Goat Top Five Individuals:

1. Ron Snyder III, Blinn College (242 points)
2. Kane Austin, Lincoln Land Community College (241 points)
3. Blythe Graham, Butler Community College (238 points)
4. Colby Redifer, Butler Community College (238 points)
5. Kyndal Reitzenstein, Redlands Community College (237 points)

Swine Top Five Teams:

1. Black Hawk College (1,375 points)
2. Blinn College (1,374 points)
3. Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (1,372 points)
4. Casper College (1,361 points)
5. Lake Land College (1,357 points)

Swine Top Five Individuals:

1. Kane Austin, Lincoln Land Community College (296 points)
2. Laddy Trehall, Casper College (289 points)
3. Tyler Gradert, Black Hawk College (286 points)
4. Elizabeth Nixon, Butler Community College (285 points)
5. Sarah Weiss, Blinn College (285 points)

Beef Top Five Teams:

1. Redlands Community College (2,089 points)
2. Fort Scott Community College (2,071 points)
3. Hutchinson Community College (2,049 points)
4. Black Hawk College (2,046 points)
5. Casper College (2,041 points)

Beef Top Five Individuals:

1. Matt Walta, Redlands Community College (429 points)
2. Blaine French, Fort Scott Community College (426 points)
3. Chance Berry, Hutchinson Community College (425 points)
4. Jacie Sweeney, Fort Scott Community College (423 points)
5. Morgan Marley, Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (422 points)

Oral Reasons Top Five Teams:

1. Butler Community College (1,813 points)
2. Redlands Community College (1,800 points)
3. Hutchinson Community College (1,790 points)
4. Casper College (1,790 points)
5. Fort Scott Community College (1,788 points)

Oral Reasons Top Five Individuals:

1. Blythe Graham, Butler Community College (372 points)
2. Elizabeth Nixon, Butler Community College (369 points)
3. Kyndal Reitzenstein, Redlands Community College (369 points)
4. Cody Doubet, Blinn College (367 points)
5. Blaine French, Fort Scott Community College (367 points)

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