JWCC announces winners of livestock judging contest
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John Wood Community College recently held its 18th annual Ag Alumni Association Livestock Judging Invitational at the JWCC Agricultural Education Center, sponsored by ADM Animal Nutrition and Moorman’s ShowTec and hosted by JWCC Agriculture Alumni Association and Livestock Evaluation Club. Two-hundred and sixty students from 20 Illinois and Missouri high schools, FFA and 4-H clubs participated on event day September 17, 2021.
Schools participating included: Brown County, Carrollton, Farmington, Franklin, Griggsville-Perry, Illini West, Liberty, Payson-Seymour, Pittsfield, Pleasant Plains, Pleasant Hills, Quincy High, Quincy Jr. High, Taylorville/Christian County 4-H Club, Triopia, Troy FFA, Unity-Mendon, Warsaw, West Prairie and Winchester.
Livestock judging competitions help students learn to make decisions, strengthen and improve power of observation and apply scientific principles of animal growth and development. Evaluations included various species of cattle, pigs and sheep.
Winners in the Varsity Division:
Overall Teams
■ 1st Troy, Mo. Varsity A – Tyler Bruns, Aiden Hoyt, Bailey Shields, Jordan Shields.
■ 2nd Christian County 4-H A – Lizzie Schafer, Cole Paulek, Emma Pistorious, Drew Mickey.
■ 3rd West Prairie Varsity A – Brayden DeCounter, Owen Torrance, Graycyn Welsh, Grant Rauch.
Individual Overall Winners
■ 1st Laila Beck, Triopia.
■ 2nd Jordan Shields, Troy, Mo.
■ 3rd Laura Stevens, Farmington.
Beef Team
■ 1st Christian County 4-H Varsity A – Lizzie Schafer, Cole Paulek, Emma Pistorious, Drew Mickey.
■ 2nd Troy Varsity A – Tyler Bruns, Aiden Hoyt, Bailey Shields, Jordan Shields.
■ 3rd Unity Varsity A – Ryle Duke, Andrea Schaffnit, Beau Shaffer, Bryson Muegge.
Swine Team
■ 1st Brown County Varsity A – Kennedy Gallaher, Marcus Perry, Marshall Gallaher, Max Perry.
■ 2nd Franklin Varsity B – Thad Bergschneider, Aubrie Schumacher, Trevor Colwell, Alaina Ford.
■ 3rd Liberty Varsity A – Travis Duke, Cody Ligget, Jacob Davis, Jordan Tjaden.
Goat/Sheep Team
■ 1st West Prairie Varsity A – Brayden DeCounter, Owen Torrance, Graycyn Welsh, Grant Rauch.
■ 2nd Troy H. S Varsity A – Tyler Bruns, Aiden Hoyt, Bailey Shields, Jordan Shields.
■ 3rd Troy H. S. Varsity B – Amanda Orth, Kyle Bruns, Parker Zerrer, Cole Zerrer.
Beef Individual
■ 1st Beau Shaffer, Unity.
■ 2nd Jordan Shields, Troy, Mo.
■ 3rd Cole Paulek, Christian County 4-H.
Swine Individual
■ 1st Kennedy Gallaher, Brown County.
■ 2nd Aubrie Schumacher, Franklin.
■ 3rd Parker Zerrer, Troy, Mo.
Goat/Sheep Individual
■ 1st Laila Beck, Triopia.
■ 2nd Braydon DeCounter, West Prairie.
■ 3rd Owen Torrance, West Prairie.