BURTON FFA SECURES TOP FINISHES AT SEVERAL JUDGING COMPETITIONS

  

The past week has been full of awards and accolades for the Burton FFA judging teams, placing high at several competitions across the state.

The teams first competed March 25^th at Tarleton State University, where the livestock team placed third out of 217 teams and the dairy cattle team finished 19^th out of 99.  The livestock team was made up of Chet Fritsch (seventh high individual), Weston Hinze (11^th high individual), Tanna Thiel (19^th high individual), Waylon Hinze and Cooper Lucherk.  The dairy cattle team consisted of Cassidy Fuchs (22^nd high individual), Kelsey Fehrle (29^th high), Amanda Broadus and Mycah Simank.  The floral team, consisting of Hailey Schoenvogel, Kristin Dyess and Trista DeHart also competed.

Burton’s next stop was the Angelo State livestock contest on Friday, March 26^th.  The judging team placed first out of 114 teams, and consisted of Chet Fritsch (third high individual), Tanna Thiel (11^th high individual), Weston Hinze (15^th high individual), Waylon Hinze and Amanda Broadus.

On Saturday, March 27^th, the livestock team competed at the Rodeo Austin virtual contest and placed first out of 39 teams.  The team was made up of Waylon Hinze, Tanna Thiel, Weston Hinze and Chet Fritsch, who placed as fourth, fifth, sixth and seventh high individuals, respectively.

Weston Hinze and Tanna Thiel also competed at the Texas Tech Invitational in Lubbock on March 27^th.  Out of 306 individuals, Weston was the high individual and Tanna was the fifth high individual.

The livestock team then competed on Sunday, March 28^th at the Brazos County Youth Livestock Show, placing second out of 61 teams.  Chet Fritsch placed as 11^th high individual, Weston Hinze finished 12^th, Tanna Thiel earned 17^th, and Waylon Hinze took 24^th.

The most recent competition came Tuesday, March 30^th at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, where the livestock teams placed first and 48^th out of 207 teams.  On the first place team, Chet Fritsch finished as second high individual, Waylon Hinze placed third, Tanna Thiel came in 23^rd, and Weston Hinze took 39^th.  The 48^th place team consisted of Amanda Broadus, Kelsey Fehrle, Kaiden Kalkhake and Cooper Lucherk.  There were 704 individuals that competed.