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NORFOLK, NE – The Chuck M. Pohlman Agriculture Complex at Northeast Community College was the site of the Nebraska FFA Equine Judging Contest earlier this week.

Michael Roeber, agriculture/livestock judging instructor at Northeast, led the tabulation of the results.

“A total of 90 contestants from 19 schools participated in the contest,” he said. “The contestants all judged six classes of livestock and had two sets of questions. The junior division also gave two sets of reasons, while the senior division gave three sets of reasons.”

Roeber said a team test was also part of the overall team score. Members of a livestock production class at Northeast this summer also assisted in the running of the contest.

Junior Division

High Individual Overall – 1^st Cameryn Bellar, Wisner-Pilger; 2^nd Emmi Dearmont, Norris.

High Individual Reasons – 1^st Cameryn Bellar, Wisner-Pilger; 2^nd Emmi Dearmont, Norris.

High Individual Halter Classes – 1^st Cameryn Bellar, Wisner-Pilger; 2^nd Alyssa See, Neligh-Oakdale.

High Individual Performance Classes – 1^st Cameryn Bellar, Wisner-Pilger; 2^nd Emmi Dearmont, Norris.

High Team Overall – 1^st – Norris (Emmi Dearmont, Rayley Burnside, and Erin Oldemeyer; 2^ndWisner-Pilger (Cameryn Bellar, Addisyn Albers, Kennedie Ott, and Sarah Von Seggern).

High Team Reasons – 1^st – Norris; 2^ndWisner-Pilger.

High Team Halter Classes – 1^st – Norris; 2^ndWisner-Pilger.

High Team Performance Classes – 1^st – Wisner-Pilger; 2^ndNorris.

Senior Division

High Individual Overall – 1^st Braden Benes, Boone Central; 2^nd Ashleigh Nelson, Elkhorn Valley.

High Individual Reasons – 1^st Braden Benes, Boone Central; 2^nd Jenna Knake, Syracuse.

High Individual Halter Classes – 1^st Braden Benes, Boone Central; 2^nd Jayden Henton, Blair.

High Individual Performance Classes – 1^st Braden Benes, Boone Central; 2^nd Sadie Smutny, Elkhorn Valley. 

High Team Overall – 1^stElkhorn Valley (Sadie Smutny, Ashleigh Nelson, Alexis Larsen, and Brooke Wilcox; 2^ndSyracuse (Gracie Lintz, Autumn Cary, Jenna Knake, and Colby Lefferdink).

High Team Reasons – 1^st – Waverly (Audrey Sorensen, Lauren Kelley, and Jud Tietjen); 2^ndBlair (Jayden Henton, Makenna Dirkschneider, Kendra Loseke, and Bradie Crouse).

High Team Halter Classes – 1^st – Waverly; 2^ndBlair.

High Team Performance Classes – 1^st – Elkhorn Valley; 2^ndSyracuse.

As the top senior team, Elkhorn Valley will move on the National Horse Evaluation Career Development Event held in conjunction with the National FFA Convention Oct. 30-Nov. 2 in Indianapolis.

 

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