2013 Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest results announced

KANSAS CITY–Intercollegiate livestock judging teams assembled to vie for top honors at the American Royal Livestock Judging Contest on Nov. 1. Participants represented 31 colleges from across the country.

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.

Overall Top 10 Teams

1. Colorado State University (4,580 points)
Catharine Koroulis, Curtis Doubet, Kamber Carlson, Geoffrey Mills, Ty Bayer

2. Oklahoma State University (4,573 points)
Tayler Graham, Brock Herren, Dalton Newell, Kass Pfeiffer, Maverick Squires

3. Kansas State University (4,573 points)
Jared Wynn, Claire Martin, Parker Henley, Corey Wilkins, Dustin Aherin

4. Texas Tech University (4,554 points)
Jordan Richburg, Emily Jackson, Lane Halfmann, Nick Riecke, Blake Davis

5. University of Arkansas (4,549 points)
Lindsay Bowman, Olivia Foster, Brittany Smith, Matt Meredith, Jimmie Hollenback

6. Texas A&M University (4,528 points)
Keaton Dodd, Everleigh Hayes, Justin James, Corey Sanchez, MaKayla Spaman

7. South Dakota State University (4,525 points)
Garrett Weber, Daniel Weidenbach, Lane Peterson, David Buseman, Ethan Johnson

8. Tarleton State University (4,507 points)
Mary Jenner, Kyle Keahey, Kate Murphy, Rachelle Coble, Savanna Williams

9. Western Illinois University (4,500 points)
Jamie Bobell, Marcassa Goodwin, Sam Mattingly, Matt Morrison, A.J. Stockdale

10. University of Nebraska (4,486 points)
Travis Line, Justin Taubenheim, Wyatt Decker, Kinsey Freeman, Katie Ochsner

Overall Top 10 Individuals

1. Curtis Doubet, Colorado State University (944 points)

2. Parker Henley, Kansas State University (943 points)

3. Brock Herren, Oklahoma State University (941 points)

4. Lindsay Bowman, University of Arkansas (938 points)

5. Catharine Koroulis, Colorado State University (935 points)

6. Everleigh Hayes, Texas A&M University (932 points)

7. Wyatt Decker, University of Nebraska (931 points)

8. Duane Shawk, The Oklahoma State University (928 points)

9. Emily Jackson, Texas Tech University (927 points)

10. Olivia Foster, University of Arkansas (926 points)

Sheep/Goat Top Five Teams

1. Oklahoma State University (1,184 points)

2. University of Arkansas (1,179 points)

3. Kansas State University (1,177 points)

4. Texas Tech University (1,174 points)

5. Texas A&M University (1,166 points)

Sheep/Goat Top Five Individuals

1. Brock Herren, Oklahoma State University (246 points)

2. Tayler Graham, Oklahoma State University (242 points)

3. Dustin Aherin, Kansas State University (241 points)

4. Parker Henley, Kansas State University (241 points)

5. Olivia Foster, University of Arkansas (240 points)

Swine Top Five Teams

1. Colorado State University (1,385 points)

2. The Ohio State University (1,383 points)

3. South Dakota State University (1,380 points)

4. Purdue University (1,377 points)

5. Texas Tech University (1,360 points)

 

Swine Top Five Individuals

1. Jamie Bobell, Western Illinois University (285 points)

2. Curtis Doubet, Colorado State University (284 points)

3. Brock Herren, Oklahoma State University (282 points)

4. Nate Lenig, Purdue University (282 points)

5. Lindsay Bowman, University of Arkansas (282 points)

Beef Top Five Teams

1. Texas A&M University (2,048 points)

2. Kansas State University (2,046 points)

3. Colorado State University (2,041 points)

4. Oklahoma State University (2,031 points)

5. University of Nebraska (2,024 points)

 

Beef Top Five Individuals

1. Parker Henley, Kansas State University (427 points)

2. Rhet Long, West Texas A&M University (427 points)

3. Lindsay Bowman, University of Arkansas (424 points)

4. Sierra Meyers, California State University, Chico (422 points)

5. Curtis Doubet, Colorado State University (421 points)

Oral Reasons Top Five Teams

1. Oklahoma State University (1,829 points)

2. Kansas State University (1,821 points)

3. Texas A&M University (1,809 points)

4. Colorado State University (1,796 points)

5. University of Arkansas (1,795 points)

 

Oral Reasons Top Five Individuals

1. Willie Weis, Iowa State University (371 points)

2. Curtis Doubet, Colorado State University (370 points)

3. Lindsay Bowman, University of Arkansas (369 points)

4. Parker Henley, Kansas State University (369 points)

5. Everleigh Hayes, Texas A&M University (369 points)

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