BLINN LIVESTOCK JUDGING TEAM PLACES THIRD IN LOUISVILLE
Blinn College’s livestock judging team placed third at the recent North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, Ky., which proved to be one of the most tightly contested competitions in recent memory.
Assistant Coach Adrian Austin called it an extremely hard-fought contest with only three points dividing the top four teams overall, which is almost unheard of in a contest where 5,000 total points are possible.
Blinn totaled 4,598 points in the contest, three points behind first-place Butler Community College’s 4,601 and one point behind second-place Black Hawk East College. Blinn and Redlands Community College each totaled 4,598 points, but Blinn was awarded third place overall based on its higher point total in reasons.
Blinn was the champion team in sheep and placed third in cattle and reasons.
For Blinn, Kinsey Gardner was seventh high individual overall, placing ninth in reasons and 10th in cattle.
Weston Hinze was 17th high individual, finishing eighth in reasons and eighth in sheep.
Devyn Gaff was the high individual in breeding sheep, third in performance swine, seventh in sheep, and ninth in cattle.
Blinn has three first-place finishes, three second-place finishes, and two third--place finishes at its eight contests this year.
Blinn’s final competition for 2023 will be at the Griswold Cattle Classic on Dec. 15 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.