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NORFOLK, NE – Hundreds of contestants from colleges and universities from across the country participated in the 2018 North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Judging Conference in Norfolk recently.

Northeast Community College hosted the event that attracted 330 contestants from 16, two-year colleges and 437 contestants from 27, four-year colleges and universities, including Iowa State, Ohio State, Purdue, Penn State, and Texas A & M universities. In addition, over 100 coaches/instructors were in attendance.

Mike Roeber, president of the NACTA Coaches Association, said he was pleased with this year’s event.

“The 2018 NACTA Judging contests were a big success due to the hard work of the Northeast faculty, staff, and students. While the weather did not cooperate at times early in the week, things were able to go on as planned with some minor adjustments,” he said. “The coaches and contestants from the competing schools were very pleased with the quality of the event.’

Roeber, animal science instructor/livestock judging coach at Northeast said the College hosted the 2005 NACTA Judging Conference, with three members of the faculty still on staff who were involved in that event.

The 13 contests in the competition were primarily held on the Norfolk campus and at Northeast’s Chuck M. Pohlman Agriculture Complex, along with some off-campus judging sites.  As the host college, Northeast students did not compete, but assisted in running the contests.

Contestants were recognized at the conclusion of the conference during a banquet at the DeVent Center.

Agriculture Knowledge Bowl

 

2 – year Division

1^st - Southeast Community College                                                        

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                                          

3^rd -Hutchinson Community College       

                                                            

4 – year Division

 

1^st - Iowa State University                                                                                 

2^nd - Kansas State University                                                                             

3^rd - Murray State University                                                                                          

Agribusiness

2 – year division

 

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - Ben Hoops – Southeast Community College                                                           

2^nd - Nate Letcher – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

3^rd - Cody Most – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

           

1^st - Southeast Community College                                            

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

3^rd - Black Hawk College                                               

Team Presentation

1^st - Southeast Community College

2^nd - Black Hawk College

3^rd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                      

Overall

1^st - Ben Hoops – Southeast Community College                                                                                   

2^nd - John Thompson – Southeast Community College                                                                            

3^rd - Caleb Busenitz – Southeast Community College  

                                                                                               

1^st - Southeast Community College                                                                                

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                                          

3^rd - Black Hawk College           

 

4 – year division

General Knowledge Exam

 

1^st - Callen Duffy – Iowa State University                                                                                                

2^nd - Anthony George Bittel III – Murray State University

3^rd - Kristen Gregson – Murray State University

 

1^st - Iowa State University

2^nd - Murray State University

3^rd - University of Minnesota-Crookston

Team Presentation                               

1^st - University of Wisconsin-Platteville

2^nd - Murray State University

3^rd - University of Minnesota-Crookston

Overall

1^st - Callen Duffy – Iowa State University                                                                                    

2^nd - Anthony George Bittel III – Murray State University

3^rd - Kristen Gregson – Murray State University    

                                                                                              

1^st - Murray State University

2^nd - University of Wisconsin-Platteville                                                                          

3^rd - Iowa State University

 

Agricultural Sales and Communications

 

2 – year Division

Media Plan & Presentation

 

1^st - Black Hawk College

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

3^rd - Hutchinson Community College      

            

Overall

1^st - Courtney Coffman – Black Hawk College

2^nd - Kinsey Ayres – Black Hawk College

3^rd - Grayson Cottrell – Black Hawk College

1^st - Black Hawk College

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

3^rd - Hutchinson Community College

4 – year Division

 

Media Plan & Presentation

1^st - Texas A & M University

2^nd - Kansas State University

3^rd - University of Minnesota-Crookston

Overall

1^st - Hope Beitchman – Texas A & M University

2^nd - Jensen Martinez – Texas A & M University

3^rd - Katie Welch – Texas A & M University

1^st - Texas A & M University

2^nd - Kansas State University

3^rd - University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                         

 

Agricultural Mechanics

 

2 – year Division

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - Jarrod Maves – Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Dean Fleer – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

3^rd - Alex Rink – Joliet Junior College     

  

1^st - Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture  

Agriculture Power & Machinery

1^st - Jarrod Maves – Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Alex Rink – Joliet Junior College                                                                                                                

3^rd - Ben Larson – Joliet Junior College

1^st - Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

                                                                       

Agriculture Structures & Electrification

1^st - Jarrod Maves – Joliet Junior College

2^nd Adam Mairs – Joliet Junior College

3^rd Dean Fleer – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

1^st - Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

 

Agriculture Construction & Soil & Water

1^st - Jarrod Maves - Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Adam Mairs - Joliet Junior College

3^rd - Alex Rink – Joliet Junior College

1^st - Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

 

Overall

1^st - Jarrod Maves - Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Alex Rink - Joliet Junior College

3^rd - Adam Mairs – Joliet Junior College

 

1^st - Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

4 – year Division

 

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - Bjorn Sogge – University of Minnesota-Crookston

2^nd - Cody McClain – Ohio State University
3^rd - Daniel Feucht – Iowa State University

1^st - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

2^nd - Iowa State University         

 

Agriculture Power & Machinery

1^st - Daniel Feucht – Iowa State University

2^nd - Austin Brown – Ohio State University                                                                                                         

3^rd - Joshua DeGroot – Iowa State University     

           

1^st - Iowa State University                                             

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                 

                                   

Agriculture Structures & Electrification

 

1^st - Bjorn Sogge – University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                           

2^nd - Daniel Feucht – Iowa State University                                                                                                        

3^rd - Taylor Visser – University of Minnesota-Crookston    

                                                                                              

1^st - University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                         

2^nd - Iowa State University                                 

 

Agriculture Construction & Soil & Water Conservation

1^st - Daniel Feucht – Iowa State University

2^nd - Taylor Visser – University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                         

3^rd -Adam Guy – Iowa State University   

                       

1^st - Iowa State University                                                                                                                                 

2^nd -University of Minnesota-Crookston              

Overall                                                             

1^st - Daniel Feucht – Iowa State University                                                                                                         

2^nd - Taylor Visser – University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                         

3^rd - Bjorn Sogge – University of Minnesota-Crookston   

                                                                                                

1^st - Iowa State University                                                                     

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                         

 

Computer Applications

2 – year Division

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - David Hiebert – Hutchinson Community College                                                                              

2^nd - Lauren Vincent – Black Hawk College                                                                                                        

3^rd - Cody Most – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture  

                                                                                                     

1^st - Hutchinson Community College      

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                          

3^rd - Black Hawk College                                               

Applications

1^st - Cassie Perrin – Black Hawk College

2^nd - Justin Ward – Hutchinson Community College                                                                                            

3^rd - Brandi Welch – Black Hawk College

 

1^st - Black Hawk College

2^nd -Hutchinson Community College                                                                  

3^rd -Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture   

 

Overall

1^st - Cassie Perrin – Black Hawk College

2^nd -Justin Ward – Hutchinson Community College                                                                                             

3^rd - Brandi Welch – Black Hawk College                                                           

                                    

1^st - Black Hawk College                                               

2^nd - Hutchinson Community College                                                                             

3^rd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                                          

 

4 – year Division

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - Nick Smith – Fort Hays State University                                                                                          

2^nd - Nicole Sudbeck – Kansas State University                                                                                      

3^rd - Abby Friesen – Kansas State University

                                                                                                           

1^st - Fort Hays State University

2^nd - Kansas State University                             

3^rd - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

 

Applications     

1^st - Nick Smith – Fort Hays State University                                                                                                      

2^nd - Coleman Kneifl – Iowa State University                                                                                                      

3^rd - Kelsi Sieven – Iowa State University           

           

1^st - Iowa State University                                 
2^nd - Kansas State University                                                                 

3^rd - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

 

Overall                                                 

 

1^st - Nick Smith – Fort Hays State University                                                                                                      

2^nd - Coleman Kneifl – Iowa State University                                                      

3^rd - Abby Friesen – Kansas State University                                                                                                      

 

1^st - Iowa State University                                                         

2^nd - Kansas State University                                                                             

3^rd - Fort Hays State University

 

Crops

 

2 – year Division

Agronomic Quiz

1^st - Dalon Koubek – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                              

2^nd - Nate Montanez – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                            

3^rd -Justin Ward – Hutchinson Community College    

                                                                                                     

1^st - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

2^nd - Hutchinson Community College                                         

3^rd - Joliet Junior College                      

                                   

Math Practical

 

1^st - Trent Pavly – Hutchinson Community College                                                                                             

2^nd - Lee Jespersen – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                            

3^rd - Justin Ward – Hutchinson Community College        

 

1^st - Hutchinson Community College      

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                  

3^rd - Joliet Junior College                                              

 

Lab Practical

 

1^st - Will Kusant - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                                               

2^nd - Lee Jespsersen - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                           

3^rd - Dalon Koubek – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

                                                                                      

1^st - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                               

2^nd - Hutchinson Community College

3^rd - Joliet Junior College          

           

Identification

 

1^st - Dalon Koubek - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                               
2^nd - Will Kusant - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                                   

3^rd - Lee Jespersen - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture  

1^st - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                               

2^nd - Hutchinson Community College                                                                 

3^rd - Black Hawk College                                               

 

Overall

           

1^st - Dalon Koubek - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                               

2^nd - Lee Jespersen - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                             

3^rd - Will Kusant - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture      

                                                                                                 

1^st - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                                           

2^nd - Hutchinson Community College                                                                             

3^rd - Black Hawk College           

                                                                       

4 – year Division

Agronomic Quiz

1^st - Ryan Langemeier – University of Nebraska-Lincoln                                                                          

2^nd - Heather Wilson – Iowa State University                                                                                                      

3^rd -  Coleman Kneifl – Iowa State University                  
                                                                                   

1^st - Iowa State University                                             

2^nd - Kansas State University

3^rd - University of Nebraska-Lincoln                   

Math Practical

1^st - Nicole Sudbeck – Kansas State University                                                                                       

2^nd - Kelsi Sieven – Iowa State University                                                                                                           

3^rd - Heather Wilson – Iowa State University  

                                                                                                                 

1^st - Iowa State University                                             

2^nd - Kansas State University     

3^rd - Purdue University

  

Lab Practical    

 

1^st - Daniel Feucht – Iowa State University                                                                                                         

2^nd - Chris Weber - Kansas State University                                                                                                       

3^rd - Sara Zerger - Kansas State University        

 

1^st - Kansas State University                             

2^nd - Iowa State University         

3^rd - University of Nebraska-Lincoln                   

 

Identification

1^st - Joshua DeGroot – Iowa State University                                                                                                     

2^nd - Coleman Kneifl – Iowa State University                                                                                                      

3^rd - Nicole Sudbeck – Kansas State University  

                                                                                                

1^st - Iowa State University                                             

2^nd - Kansas State University

3^rd - University of Nebraska-Lincoln       

 

Overall

1^st - Daniel Feucht – Iowa State University                                                                                                         

2^nd - Nicole Sudbeck – Kansas State University                                                                                      

3^rd - Elizabeth Widder – Iowa State University    

 

1^st - Iowa State University                                             

2^nd - Kansas State University                                                                             

3^rd - University of Nebraska-Lincoln       

           

Dairy Judging

2 – year Division

 

Placings

1^st - Rhett Pursley – Eastern Oklahoma State                                                                                                     

2^nd -Tanner Keiss – Eastern Oklahoma State                                                                                                     

3^rd - Wyatt Duskie – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

 

1^st - Eastern Oklahoma State

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                              

3^rd - Southeast Community College       

 

Oral Reasons                                                               

 

1^st - Rhett Pursley – Eastern Oklahoma State                                                                                                     

2^nd - Katherine Schodel – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                       

3^rd - Tanner Keiss – Eastern Oklahoma State     

 

1^st - Eastern Oklahoma State                            

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                  

3^rd - Southeast Community College       

 

Overall                                                 

 

1^st -  Rhett Pursley – Eastern Oklahoma State                                                                                        

2^nd - Tanner Keiss – Eastern Oklahoma State                                                                                                    

3^rd - Wyatt Duskie – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture   

 

1^st - Eastern Oklahoma State

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                                          

3^rd - Southeast Community College                   

4 – year Division

 

Placings

 

1^st - Hanna Ruckheim - University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                                 

2^nd - Katie Wolf – University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                              

3^rd - Garrett Brunk – Fort Hays State University  

                                                                                                

1^st - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

2^nd - Kansas State University                                                                             

3^rd - College of the Ozarks                     

 

Oral Reasons                                                   

 

1^st - Lance Coe - Kansas State University          

2^nd - Gentri Collins - Fort Hays State University                                                                                      

3^rd - Ryan Allison – Kansas State University                                                                                                       

1^st - Kansas State University                             

2^nd - Fort Hays State University 

3^rd - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

 

Overall                                                 

 

1^st - Hanna Ruckheim - University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                                 

2^nd - Katie Wolf – University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                              

3^rd - Garrett Brunk – Fort Hays State University      

                                                                                            

1^st - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

2^nd - Kansas State University                                                                             

3^rd - Fort Hays State University                                                              

           

Equine Judging

 

2 – year Division

Halter Judging

1^st - Cali Pontnack – Black Hawk College                       

2^nd - Kamryn Kruchtin – Black Hawk College                                                                                          

3^rd - Lilly Smith – Ellsworth Community College   

                                                                                               

1^st - Ellsworth Community College         

2^nd - Black Hawk College                                              

3^rd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

 

Performance Judging                                       

 

1^st - Kamryn Kruchten – Black Hawk College      

2^nd - Cali Pontnack – Black Hawk College                                                                                                          

3^rd - Cora Hill – Black Hawk College                              

 

1^st - Black Hawk College                                               

2^nd - Ellsworth Community College        

3^rd - Casper College     

 

Oral Reasons                           

 

1^st - Kamryn Kruchten – Black Hawk College      

2^nd - Cali Pontnack – Black Hawk College          

3^rd - Cora Hill – Black Hawk College                              

 

1^st - Black Hawk College                                                           

2^nd - Casper College                                         

3^rd - Ellsworth Community College

 

Overall                                                 

 

1^st - Kamryn Kruchten – Black Hawk College      

2^nd - Cali Pontnack – Black Hawk College                                                                                                          

3^rd - Lilly Smith – Ellsworth Community College

                                                                                                  

1^st - Black Hawk College           

2^nd - Ellsworth Community College                                                                                

3^rd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                                          

 

4 – year Division

Halter Division

1^st -Emily Hudson – Kansas State University                                                                                                      

2^nd - Brianna Stefan – Fort Hays State University

3^rd - Elysia Morris – University of Minnesota-Crookston     

                                                                                             

1^st - Kansas State University                             

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

3^rd - Fort Hays State University

 

Performance Judging               

 

1^st - Christian Callihan - Kansas State University                                                                                    

2^nd - Ashely Hoffman - Kansas State University                                                                                      

3^rd - Emily Hudson – Kansas State University     

 

1^st - Kansas State University                             

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

3^rd - University of Nebraska - Lincoln     

Oral Reasons

1^st - Christian Callihan - Kansas State University                                                                                    

2^nd - Ashely Hoffman - Kansas State University                                                                                      

3^rd - Emily Hudson – Kansas State University                                                                                                     

1^st - Kansas State University                             

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                             

3^rd - Fort Hays State University  

 

Overall

 

1^st - Emily Hudson – Kansas State University                                                                                                     

2^nd - Ashely Hoffman - Kansas State University                                                                                      
3^rd - Christian Callihan - Kansas State University  

                                                                                              

1^st - Kansas State University                             

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                         

3^rd - University of Nebraska - Lincoln                                                                 

 

Horticulture

 

2 – year Division

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - Brittany Timoney – Southeast Community College                                                                           

2^nd - Courtney Coffman – Black Hawk College

3^rd - Matthew Guara – Hutchinson Community College   

 

1^st - Southeast Community College

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                      

3^rd - Hutchinson Community College      

 

Problem Solving                                   

 

1^st - Lee Jespersen – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                             

2^nd - Nicole Ryan – Eastern Oklahoma State                                                                                                      

3^rd - Courtney Coffman – Black Hawk College                

1^st - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                   

2^nd - Eastern Oklahoma State

3^rd - Black Hawk College                                   

 

Identification

1^st - Sadie Meyer– Southeast Community College                                                                                              

2^nd - Brittany Timoney – Southeast Community College                                                                          

3^rd - Courtney Coffman – Black Hawk College    

 

1^st - Southeast Community College                    

2^nd - Black Hawk College                                                          

3^rd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                      

 

Overall

1^st - Brittany Timoney – Southeast Community College   

2^nd - Courtney Coffman – Black Hawk College                                                                                        

3^rd - Sadie Meyer – Southeast Community College

 

1^st - Southeast Community College        

2^nd - Black Hawk College          

3^rd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture  

  

4 – year Division       

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - Grant Hughes – Iowa State University         

2^nd - Annie Butler- Iowa State University                                                                                                 

3^rd - Caleb Rempel – University of Minnesota-Crookston            

1^st - Iowa State University                                             

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

 

Problem Solving                                               

 

1^st - Caleb Rempel – University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                         

2^nd - Laura Hicks – University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                           
3^rd - Annie Butler- Iowa State University

                                               

1^st - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

2^nd - Iowa State University

 

Identification                                        

 

1^st - Grant Hughes – Iowa State University

2^nd - Ellen Sattler – Iowa State University                                   

3^rd - Emily Stoffel – Iowa State University                                   

 

1^st - Iowa State University                                             

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

 

Overall 

 

1^st - Grant Hughes – Iowa State University         

2^nd - Emily Stoffel – Iowa State University                                                                                                          

3^rd - Caleb Rempel – University of Minnesota-Crookston            

 

1^st - Iowa State University                                                                     

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

Livestock Judging

2 – year Division

Beef Judging

1^st - Daniel Dobbs - Butler Community College

2^nd - Skyler Scotten – Butler Community College                                                                                    

3^rd - Jess Moody – Casper College

 

1^st - Butler Community College  

2^nd - Joliet Junior College          

3^rd - Fort Scott Community College        

 

Swine Judging                                                 

 

1^st - Mclayn Musick – Black Hawk College

2^nd - Tyler Bush – Hutchinson Community College                                                                                              

3^rd - Justin Slabaugh – Black Hawk

 

1^st - Butler Community College                          

2^nd - Fort Scott Community College       

3^rd - Eastern Oklahoma College 

 

Sheep/Goat Judging                                        

 

1^st - Trace Mulligan – Hutchinson Community College    

2^nd - Grady Hammer – Hutchinson Community College                                                                           

3^rd - Kady Look – Casper College

 

1^st - Hutchinson Community College      

2^nd - Butler Community College 

3^rd - Casper College

  

Oral Reasons                                       

 

1^st - Sarah-Jane French – Butler Community College                                                                                          
2^nd - Jess Moody – Casper College
3^rd - Skyler Scotten – Butler Community College    

                                                                                                         

1^st - Butler Community College                          

2^nd - Hutchinson Community College                                                                 

3^rd - Black Hawk College           

 

Overall                                                 

 

1^st - Skyler Scotten – Butler Community College                                                                                     

2^nd - Daniel Dobbs - Butler Community College                                                                                      

3^rd - Tyler Bush – Hutchinson Community College

 

1^st - Butler Community College              

2^nd - Hutchinson Community College                                                                             

3^rd - Fort Scott Community College                    

4 – year Division

Beef Judging

1^st - Hunter Schroeder – University of Nebraska - Lincoln                                                                        

2^nd - Abby Penzenstadler – University of Minnesota                                                                                            

3^rd - Gentri Collins – Fort Hays State University

 

1^st - University of Minnesota                              

2^nd - Fort Hays State University 

3^rd - University of Nebraska - Lincoln     

 

Swine Judging                                                 

 

1^st - Abby Penzenstadler – University of Minnesota                                                                                            

2^nd - Emily Hauck – North Dakota State University                                                                                              

3^rd - Hunter Schroeder – University of Nebraska-Lincoln                                                                                                 

                       

1^st - University of Minnesota      

2^nd - Fort Hays State University 

3^rd - University of Nebraska-Lincoln       

Sheep Judging

1^st - Emilye Vales – University of Nebraska-Lincoln                                                                                             

2^nd - Emily Hauck – North Dakota State University                                                                                              

3^rd - Regan Kats – Fort Hays State University                                                                                                     

1^st - University of Nebraska - Lincoln      

2^nd - University of Minnesota     

3^rd - Fort Hays State University

 

Oral Reasons                                       

 

1^st - Hunter Schroeder – University of Nebraska-Lincoln                                                                          

2^nd - Brooke Roberts – University of Minnesota                                                                                      

3^rd - Brady Bobendrier – University of Minnesota    

                                                                                            

1^st - University of Minnesota      

2^nd - University of Nebraska-Lincoln                                                                   

3^rd - Fort Hays State University

 

Overall                                                             

 

1^st - Abby Penzenstadler – University of Minnesota                                                                                            

2^nd - Emily Hauck – North Dakota State                                                                                                 

3^rd - Regan Kats – Fort Hays State University                                                                                         

1^st - University of Minnesota                              

2^nd - Fort Hays State University                                                                         

3^rd - University of Nebraska-Lincoln       

  

Livestock Management

2 – year Division

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - Grant Romshek – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                            

2^nd - Tony Dupuis – Joliet Junior College                                                                                                

3^rd - Katie Jo Walker – Joliet Junior College       

 

1^st - Black Hawk College                                               

2^nd - Joliet Junior College                                              

3^rd - Casper College     

 

Problem Solving                                   

 

1^st - Tony Dupuis – Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Blake Hennenfent – Black Hawk College                                                                                        

3^rd - Grant Romshek – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture

                                   

1^st - Black Hawk College                                                                       

2^nd - Joliet Junior College          

3^rd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture  

 

Identification                                        

 

1^st - Katie Jo Walker – Joliet Junior College                                                                                                        

2^nd - Lucas Wisnefski – Black Hawk        College                                                                                    

3^rd - Jory Carson – Eastern Wyoming College                                                                                                    

1^st - Eastern Wyoming College                          

2^nd - Black Hawk College                                                          

3^rd - Eastern Oklahoma College             

 

Overall                         

 

1^st - Tony Dupuis – Joliet Junior College

2^nd - Grant Romshek – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                                       

3^rd - Blake Hennenfent – Black Hawk College     

 

1^st - Black Hawk College                                                           

2^nd - Eastern Wyoming College                                                                         

3^rd - Joliet Junior College          

                                                                       

4 – year Division

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - Jenna Chance – Kansas State University                                                                                                    

2^nd - Brady Bobendrier – University of Minnesota                                                                                   

3^rd - Katie Wolf – University of Minnesota-Crookston        

                                                                                              

1^st - Kansas State University                             

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

3^rd - University of Minnesota      

 

Problem Solving

1^st - Lauren Schwarck – Iowa State University                                                                                        

2^nd - Derrick Hoodjer – Iowa State University                                                                                                      

3^rd - Mason Curie – University of Minnesota                                                                                                       

1^st - Iowa State University                                             

2^nd - Kansas State University

3^rd - University of Minnesota

 

Identification

1^st - Derek Pratt University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                                            

2^nd - Brooke Roberts – University of Minnesota                                                                                      

3^rd - Brady Bobendrier – University of Minnesota

 

1^st - University of Minnesota-Crookston 

2^nd - University of Minnesota

3^rd - College of the Ozarks         

            

Overall

1^st - Brady Bobendrier – University of Minnesota                                                                                    

2^nd - Derek Pratt – University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                            

3^rd - Brooke Roberts – University of Minnesota    

                                                                                               

1^st - University of Minnesota                              

2^nd - University of Minnesota-Crookston                                                                         

3^rd - Kansas State University     

Precision Agriculture

 

2 – year Division

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - Maverick Sarjent – Ivy Tech            

2^nd - Nate Montanez – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                            

3^rd - Nathan Klein – Parkland College    

 

1^st - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture   

2^nd - Ivy Tech                                        

3^rd - Parkland College   

 

Component Identification                                  

 

1^st - Michael Fischer – Ivy Tech                         

2^nd - Cole Wright – Black Hawk College                                                                                                 

3^rd - Konner O’Neal – Hutchinson Community College    

 

1^st - Ivy Tech                                        

2^nd - Hutchinson Community College

3^rd - Black Hawk College

  

Analysis                                   

 

1^st - David Hiebert – Hutchinson Community College                                                                  
2^nd - Braden Wilke – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture
3^rd - Nate Montanez – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture       

                                                                                         

1^st - Hutchinson Community College                  

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                  

3^rd - Black Hawk College           

 

Overall                                                 

 

1^st - David Hiebert – Hutchinson Community College                                                                              

2^nd - Braden Wilke – Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                              

3^rd - Cole Wright – Black Hawk College  

 

1^st - Hutchinson Community College      

2^nd - Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture                                                                          

3^rd - Black Hawk College

4 – year Division

General Knowledge Exam

1^st - Walker Fackler – Ohio State University                                                                                                       

2^nd - Will Moreland – Kansas State University                                                                                         
3^rd - Chris Weber – Kansas State University

 

1^st - Kansas State University     

2^nd - Iowa State University                                             

3^rd - Ohio State University                                             

 

Component Identification

1^st - Clint Kroupa – Kansas State University

2^nd - Daniel Feucht – Iowa State University                                                                    

3^rd - Austin Brown - Ohio State University           

    

1^st - Ohio State University                                             

2^nd - Kansas State University                             

3^rd - Iowa State University

 

Analysis

1^st - Joshua DeGroot – Iowa State University                                                                                         

2^nd - Mitch Zobel - University of Nebraska-Lincoln                                                                                               

3^rd - Rodger Farr – University of Nebraska-Lincoln                      

 

1^st - Kansas State University                             

2^nd - University of Nebraska-Lincoln                                                                   

3^rd - Iowa State University

 

Overall                                                             

 

1^st - Clint Kroupa – Kansas State University

2^nd - Joshua DeGroot – Iowa State University                                                                                         

3^rd - Mitch Zobel - University of Nebraska-Lincoln           

 

1^st - Kansas State University                                         

2^nd - University of Nebraska-Lincoln                                                                               

3^rd - Iowa State University         

                       

Soils

 

2 – year Division

Overall

1^st - Austin Stewart – Black Hawk College                      

2^nd - Austin Elliott – Ivy Tech                                                                                                     

3^rd - Alec Laster – Black Hawk College

 

1^st - Black Hawk College                                                                       

2^nd - Ivy Tech                                                    

3^rd - Eastern Oklahoma State

 

4 – year Division

Overall

1^st - Jamie Kraklou – University of Wisconsin-Riverfalls                                                                          

2^nd - Sarah Higgins – University of Missouri                                                                                                       

3^rd - Autumn Boxum – University of Minnesota

 

1^st - University of Missouri                                             

2^nd - Kansas State University

3^rd - Purdue State          University                                                         

Sweepstakes

 

1^st 2-year Division:  Black Hawk College – 6895.41 points

2^nd 2-year Division:  Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture – 6629.05 points             

 

1^st 4-year Division:  Iowa State University – 6882.87 points                                 

2^nd 4-year Division:  Kansas State University – 6859.92 points    

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      PHOTO CUTLINE

                                               

Northeast Community College students Karly Jensen, agribusiness, and McGwire Mackeprang, agronomy, both of Bloomfield, lead cattle during the 2018 NACTA Judging Conference in the Chuck M. Pohlman Agriculture Complex at Northeast. They were among over 70 Northeast ag students to assist during the conference.