BLINN EARNS RESERVE CHAMPION HONORS AT TULSA STATE FAIR LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST
The Blinn College livestock judging team won the reserve champion title at the Tulsa State Fair Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest, continuing its strong start to the season.
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The sophomore team placed second overall, finishing second in sheep/goats and fourth in reasons, cattle, and swine.
Jenna Lindig was the fourth-highest individual overall and placed second in swine. Jhett West was eighth overall, placing fifth in reasons. Ryleigh Gilfoil was 10th-high individual, placing fifth in cattle. Kenna Schram was eighth in sheep/goats.
Blinn is ranked fourth overall by Livestockjudging.com, with a second-place finish at the Top Notch Intercollegiate Swine Judging contest in Paragould, Ark., and a third-place finish at the National Barrow Show in Austin, Minn.
Blinn’s freshman team tied for second overall at the Tulsa contest, including first in cattle and sheep/goats, and third in reasons.
Tatum Bales was second place overall and placed first in sheep/goats, fourth in reasons, and 10th in cattle. Sarah Craun was seventh-high individual and placed fifth in reasons, seventh in cattle, and eighth in sheep/goats. Dade DeLozier was second in sheep/goats, and Lane Steen placed eighth in cattle.
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Three Blinn livestock judging team alumni placed in the top 10 in the senior college competition at Tulsa.
Kinsey Gardner, now attending Texas Tech University, placed first overall. Blane Warnken, now a member of the Texas A&M University team, was seventh, and Dax DeLozier, competing now for Oklahoma State University, was ninth.
The livestock judging team is part of Blinn’s Agricultural Sciences Program, which has one of the most active extracurricular programs in the state, including the Agriculture Club, wildlife, agriculture mechanics, and horticulture.
Blinn offers agriculture classes on all its campuses, with the W.J. “Bill” Rankin Agricultural Complex on the Brenham Campus serving as the program’s headquarters. For more information, visit www.blinn.edu/agricultural-sciences.
(Story courtesy Blinn Information)