2017 NACTA Judging Conference, “Little Apple, Big Opportunities”
The College of Agriculture at Kansas State University invites all NACTA member schools to participate in the 2017 NACTA Judging Conference. It will be held April 6-8, 2017, on the K-State campus located in the Manhattan, KS, the “Little Apple”. Come join us and allow your students to participate in some “big opportunities” for experiential learning. We are planning contests in the following 13 content areas: Ag Communications, Agribusiness, Computer Applications, Crops, Dairy Judging, Equine Management, Horticulture, Knowledge Bowl, Livestock Judging, Livestock Management, Meat Judging, Precision Agriculture, and Soil Judging.
Individual contest rules, the registration link, hotel information and the contest schedule can all be found at the conference website: http://www.ag.k-state.edu/nacta/. Registration will be managed by K-State Conference Services and the registration link will be live by January 15. Registration for intended contests and number of participants in each contest will be due by March 1. Individual contestant names do not need to be provided at registration. Remember, to be eligible for participation, schools must be institutional NACTA members.
Please join us in April where it will be rangeland burning season in the Flint Hills of Kansas and provide your students with an opportunity to light their competitive fires in their favorite agricultural contest areas.
Conference Contact:
Kevin Donnelly
NACTA 2017 - Kansas State University - Summary of Results
You may download a copy of the contest results summary below or follw the provided link for a comlete list of results.
Complete results here
| 2 Year - Agribusiness | ||
| 1 Team | Northeast | |
| 2 Team | Black Hawk | |
| 3 Team | Nebraska College Tech Ag | |
| 1 Ind | Justin Lee | Northeast |
| 2 Ind | Alyssa Novak | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 3 Ind | Trevin Foltz | Northeast |
| 4 Ind | Ben Frisch | Northeast |
| 5 Ind | Jordyn Sills | Black Hawk |
| 1 Case Study | Northeast (Team) | |
| 1 Exam | Justin Lee | Northeast |
| 4 Year - Agribusiness | ||
| 1 Team | Murray State University | |
| 2 Team | Iowa State University | |
| 3 Team | Univ Wisconsin-Platteville | |
| 1 Ind | Riley Arthur | Iowa State University |
| 2 Ind | Amanda Stingle | UW-Platteville |
| 3 Ind | Caleb Brannon | Murray State University |
| 4 Ind | Chandler Christian | Murray State University |
| 5 Ind | Shelby Clark | Minnesota Crookston |
| 5 Ind | Becky Suchy | Minnesota Crookston |
| 1 Case Study | Iowa State (Team) | |
| 1 Exam | Riley Arthur | Iowa State |
| 2 Year - Ag Communications | ||
| 1 Team | Black Hawk | |
| 2 Team | Crowder College | |
| 3 Team | Nebraska College Tech Ag | |
| 1 Ind | Kiley Elder | Black Hawk |
| 2 Ind | Hannah Burgin | Crowder |
| 3 Ind | Katy Hawkins | Black Hawk |
| 4 Ind | Madelaine Giebler | Crowder |
| 5 Ind | Rachel Dathe | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 1 Practicum | Black Hawk (Team) | |
| 1 Editing | Madelaine Giebler | Crowder |
| 1 Exam | Kiley Elder | Black Hawk |
| 4 Year - Ag Communications | ||
| 1 Team | Murray State University | |
| 2 Team | NW Missouri State University | |
| 3 Team | West Texas A&M University | |
| 1 Ind | Kaycie Timm | West Texas A&M |
| 2 Ind | Carly Donsbach | Texas A&M |
| 3 Ind | Kord Davis | West Texas A&M |
| 4 Ind | Marcie Eggers | NW Missouri State Univ |
| 5 Ind | Nate Hammers | Iowa State |
| 1 Practicum | Murray State (Team) | |
| 1 Editing | Kaycie Timm | West Texas A&M |
| 1 Exam | Kaycie Timm | West Texas A&M |
| 2 year - Computers | ||
| 1 Team | Ellsworth Community College | |
| 2 Team | Black Hawk College | |
| 3 Team | Crowder College | |
| 1 Ind | Alyssa Novak | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 2 Ind | Logan Torrance | Black Hawk |
| 3 Ind | Dalton Humphrey | Black Hawk |
| 4 Ind | Megan Homolka | Hutchinson |
| 5 Ind | Justin Hoben | Black Hawk |
| 4 year - Computers | ||
| 1 Team | Fort Hays State | |
| 2 Team | Iowa State | |
| 3 Team | Minnesota Crookston | |
| 1 Ind | Geordan Hanson | Iowa State |
| 2 Ind | Ethan Ziegler | Fort Hays State |
| 3 Ind | Caleb Brannon | Murray State |
| 4 Ind | Hunter Hewitt | Fort Hays State |
| 5 Ind | Ruth Hoversten | Minnesota Crookston |
| 2 Year - Equine Management | ||
| 1 Team | Ellsworth Community College | |
| 2 Team | Black Hawk | |
| 3 Team | Crowder College | |
| 1 Ind | Katy Hawkins | Black Hawk |
| 2 Ind | Autumn Bright | Ellsworth |
| 3 Ind | Alyssa Gustas | Black Hawk |
| 4 Ind | Dalton Humphrey | Black Hawk |
| 5 Ind | Rebekah Hart | Ellsworth |
| 1 Lab Practical | Ellsworth (Team) | |
| 1 Identification | Katy Hawkins | Black Hawk |
| 1 Exam | Katy Hawkins | Black Hawk |
| 4 Year - Equine Management | ||
| 1 Team | Minnesota Crookston | |
| 2 Team | NW Missouri St | |
| 3 Team | ------- | |
| 1 Ind | Samantha Holcomb | Minnesota Crookston |
| 2 Ind | Taylor Clinton | NW Missouri St |
| 3 Ind | Dakota Tilleraas | Minnesota Crookston |
| 4 Ind | Taylor Storhoff | Minnesota Crookston |
| 5 Ind | Sarah Hughes | Minnesota Crookston |
| 1 Lab Practical | Minn Crookston (Team) | |
| 1 Identification | Samantha Holcomb | Minnesota Crookston |
| 1 Exam | Samantha Holcomb | Minnesota Crookston |
| 2 Year - Dairy | ||
| 1 Team | Hutchinson | |
| 2 Team | Nebraska College Tech Ag | |
| 3 Team | Crowder College | |
| 1 Ind | Nathan Lashlev | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 2 Ind | Madelaine Giebler | Crowder |
| 3 Ind | Cody Lafrentz | Hutchinson |
| 4 Ind | Braden Wilke | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 5 Ind | Cody Boden | Hutchinson |
| 1 Reasons | Cody Lafrentz | Hutchinson |
| 2 Reasons | Cody Boden | Hutchinson |
| 3 Reasons | Madelaine Giebler | Crowder |
| 4 Year - Dairy | ||
| 1 Team | Minnesota Crookston | |
| 2 Team | College of the Ozarks | |
| 3 Team | ----- | |
| 1 Ind | Malia Martin | Minnesota Crookston |
| 2 Ind | Krysta Demolee | Minnesota Crookston |
| 3 Ind | Jody Wing | College of the Ozarks |
| 4 Ind | Jbrret Horn | College of the Ozarks |
| 5 Ind | Jessica Crawley | College of the Ozarks |
| 1 Reasons | Malia Martin | Minnesota Crookston |
| 2 Reasons | Krysta Demolee | Minnesota Crookston |
| 3 Reasons | Jody Wing | College of the Ozarks |
| 2 Year - Soils | ||
| 1 Team | Black Hawk College | |
| 2 Team | Eastern Oklahoma State College | |
| 3 Team | Ivy Tech Wabash Valley | |
| 1 Ind | Blake Hall | Black Hawk |
| 2 Ind | Lindsey Bluhm | Black Hawk |
| 3 Ind | Alec Lester | Black Hawk |
| 4 Ind | Tyler Dorsey | Black Hawk |
| 5 Ind | Mark Delisle | Eastern Oklahoma |
| High Pit 1 | Blake Hall | Black Hawk |
| High Pit 2 | Tyler Dorsey | Black Hawk |
| High Pit 3 | Blake Hall | Black Hawk |
| High Pit 4 | Blake Hall | Black Hawk |
| 4 Year - Soils | ||
| 1 Team | Purdue University | |
| 2 Team | Iowa State University | |
| 3 Team | University of Wisconsin-Platteville | |
| 1 Ind | Jacob Burke | Purdue University |
| 2 Ind | Stefan Swenson | University of Minnesota |
| 3 Ind | Danny Brummel | Iowa State University |
| 4 Ind | Dakota Westphal | Purdue University |
| 5 Ind | Zach Perry | Western Kentucky University |
| High Pit 1 | Stefan Swenson | University of Minnesota |
| High Pit 2 | Josh McDanel | Iowa State University |
| High Pit 3 | Emily Schalla | Univ Wisconsin-River Falls |
| High Pit 4 | Brian Snyder | Minnesota Crookston |
| 2 Year - Crops | ||
| 1 Team | Nebraska College Tech Ag | |
| 2 Team | Hutchinson Community College | |
| 3 Team | Northeast Community College | |
| 1 Ind | John Paul Kain | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 2 Ind | Vincent Jones | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 3 Ind | Maggie Brunmeier | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 4 Ind | Nathaniel Dick | Hutchinson |
| 5 Ind | Jacob Krings | Northeast |
| 1 Lab Practical | John Paul Kain | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 1 ID | John Paul Kain | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 1 Math | Maggie Brunmeier | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 1 Exam | John Paul Kain | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 4 Year - Crops | ||
| 1 Team | Iowa State University | |
| 2 Team | Oklahoma Panhandle State | |
| 3 Team | University of Nebraska-Lincoln | |
| 1 Ind | Derrick Hoodjer | Iowa State University |
| 2 Ind | Lauren Schwarck | Iowa State University |
| 3 Ind | Kyle Bates | Iowa State University |
| 4 Ind | Ashlyn Kessler | Iowa State University |
| 5 Ind | Robin Muenzenberger | University of Wisconsin-River Falls |
| 1 Lab Practical | Lauren Schwarck | Iowa State University |
| 1 ID | Derrick Hoodjer | Iowa State University |
| 1 Math | Jon Jahnke | University of Nebraska-Lincoln |
| 1 Exam | Kyle Bates | Iowa State University |
| 2 Year - Precision Ag | ||
| 1 Team | Nebraska College Tech Ag | |
| 2 Team | Northeast Community College | |
| 3 Team | Parkland College | |
| 1 Ind | Aaron Bruihler | Ellsworth Community College |
| 2 Ind | Vincent Jones | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 3 Ind | Chance Marcotte | Parkland Community College |
| 4 Ind | John Paul Kain | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 5 Ind | Jon Meis | Northeast Community College |
| 1 Plant | Aaron Bruihler | Ellsworth Community College |
| 1 Spray | Jon Meis | Northeast Community College |
| 1 Harvest | John Paul Kain | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 1 Analyze | Ellie Raup | Parkland Community College |
| 4 Year - Precision Ag | ||
| 1 Team | Iowa State University | |
| 2 Team | University of Nebraska -Lincoln | |
| 3 Team | The Ohio State University | |
| 1 Ind | Eric Coddington | Iowa State University |
| 2 Ind | Cody Fischer | Oklahoma Panhandle State University |
| 3 Ind | Ethan Ziegler | Fort Hays State University |
| 4 Ind | Tim Riessen | Iowa State University |
| 5 Ind | Justin Haerr | The Ohio State University |
| 1 Plant | Eric Coddington | Iowa State University |
| 1 Spray | Cody Fischer | Oklahoma Panhandle State University |
| 1 Harvest | Eric Coddington | Iowa State University |
| 1 Analyze | Eric Coddington | Iowa State University |
| 2 Year - Livestock | ||
| 1 Team | Butler Community College | |
| 2 Team | Hutchinson Community College | |
| 3 Team | Black Hawk Community College | |
| 1 Ind | Cade Hibdon | Butler Community College |
| 2 Ind | Austin Walta | Lakeland College |
| 3 Ind | Ryan Gifford | Butler Community College |
| 4 Ind | Tanner Barnes | Butler Community College |
| 5 Ind | Blake Hopkins | Hutchinson Community College |
| 1 Reasons | Adrian Austin | Lincoln Land College |
| 1 Beef | Cade Hibdon | Butler Community College |
| 1 Swine | Adrian Austin | Lincoln Land College |
| 1 Sheep/Goats | Samuel Lawrence | Illinois Central College |
| 4 Year - Livestock | ||
| 1 Team | Fort Hays State University | |
| 2 Team | College of the Ozarks | |
| 3 Team | Minnesota Crookston | |
| 1 Ind | Michael Dix | Fort Hays State University |
| 2 Ind | Mariah Beikman | Fort Hays State University |
| 3 Ind | Abby Baker | Fort Hays State University |
| 4 Ind | Chania Hoffman | College of the Ozarks |
| 5 Ind | Derek Pratt | Minnesota Crookston |
| 1 Reasons | Michael Dix | Fort Hays State University |
| 1 Beef | Chania Hoffman | College of the Ozarks |
| 1 Swine | Michael Dix | Fort Hays State University |
| 1 Sheep/Goats | Michael Dix | Fort Hays State University |
| 2 Year - Livestock Management | ||
| 1 Team | Hutchinson Community College |
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| 2 Team | Black Hawk | |
| 3 Team | Eastern Oklahoma | |
| 1 Ind | Mindy Cook | Hutchinson |
| 2 Ind | Katie Miller | Black Hawk |
| 3 Ind | Alyssa Gustus | Black Hawk |
| 4 Ind | Blake Hopkins | Hutchinson |
| 5 Ind | Stetson Bryson | Black Hawk |
| 1 ID | Alyssa Gustus | Black Hawk |
| 1 Exam | Mindy Cook | Hutchinson |
| 1 Problem Set | Mindy Cook | Hutchinson |
| 4 Year - Livestock Management | ||
| 1 Team | Iowa State | |
| 2 Team | Minnesota Crookston | |
| 3 Team | Fort Hays State University | |
| 1 Ind | Tim Riessen | Iowa State |
| 2 Ind | Becky Suchy | Minnesota Crookston |
| 3 Ind | Geordan Hanson | Iowa State |
| 4 Ind | Ellen Dauphinais | Minnesota Crookston |
| 5 Ind | Trevin Kennedy | Iowa State |
| 1 ID | Tim Riessen | Iowa State |
| 1 Exam | Ellen Dauphinais | Minnesota Crookston |
| 1 Problem Set | Becky Suchy | Minnesota Crookston |
| 2 Year - Horticulture | ||
| 1 Team | Black Hawk | |
| 2 Team | Houston Community College | |
| 3 Team | Hutchinson Community College | |
| 1 Ind | Logan Hylton | Houston Community College |
| 2 Ind | Andrea Burkhardt | Nebraska College Tech Ag |
| 3 Ind | John Pordon | Black Hawk |
| 4 Ind | Mariah Poindexter | Crowder College |
| 5 Ind | Justin Ward | Hutchinson |
| 4 Year - Horticulture | ||
| 1 Team | Iowa State University | |
| 2 Team | Minnesota Crookston | |
| 3 Team | ------- | |
| 1 Ind | Derick Perkins | Iowa State |
| 2 Ind | Lauren Schwarck | Iowa State |
| 3 Ind | Ashlyn Kessler | Iowa State |
| 4 Ind | Becky Suchy | Minnesota Crookston |
| 5 Ind | Heidi Shol | Minnesota Crookston |
| 2 Year - Meats | ||
| 1 Team | Garden City Community College | |
| 2 Team | Fort Scott Community College | |
| 3 Team | Black Hawk | |
| 1 Ind | Leah Parsons | Garden City |
| 2 Ind | Eddie Davilla | Garden City |
| 3 Ind | Kyle Abernathy | Garden City |
| 4 Ind | Stephanie Dill | Fort Scott |
| 5 Ind | Jarrod Halphen | Eastern Oklahoma |
| 1 Retail ID | Austin Brown | Garden City |
| 1 Placing/Questions | Eddie Davilla | Garden City |
| 1 Beef Grading | Leah Parsons | Garden City |
| 4 Year - Meats | ||
| 1 Team | Iowa State University | |
| 2 Team | College of the Ozarks | |
| 3 Team | NW Missouri State University | |
| 1 Ind | William Robert | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 2 Ind | Alex Conover | Iowa State |
| 3 Ind | Carl Frame | Iowa State |
| 4 Ind | Lucas Burchfield | College of the Ozarks |
| 5 Ind | Jake Cartwright | College of the Ozarks |
| 1 Retail ID | William Robert | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 1 Placing/Questions | Alex Conover | Iowa State |
| 1 Beef Grading | Alex Conover | Iowa State |
| 2 Year -Knowledge Bowl | ||
| 1st Team | Nebraska College Tech Ag | |
| Katharine Schudel | ||
| Braden Wilke | ||
| Andrea Burkhardt | ||
| John Paul Kain | ||
| Wade Vallery | ||
| 2nd Team | Hutchinson Community College | |
| Hadley Schotte | ||
| Caitlin Dreher | ||
| Trent Pauly | ||
| Justin Ward | ||
| 3rd Team | Southeast Community College | |
| Garret Pollard | ||
| Damon Smith | ||
| Alex Voichoskie | ||
| Chase Nordhues | ||
| 4 Year -Knowledge Bowl | ||
| 1st Team | Iowa State University | |
| Derek Hoodjer | ||
| Lauren Schwarck | ||
| Ashlyn Kessler | ||
| Kyle Bates | ||
| Trevin Kennedy | ||
| 2nd Team | West Texas A&M | |
| Drew Thompson | ||
| Zane Jenkins | ||
| Sadler Pinkerton | ||
| Jacob Richburg | ||
| Brennen George | ||
| 3rd Team | University of Nebraska – Lincoln | |
| Cody McClellan | ||
| Blake Anderson | ||
| Jonathan Jahnke | ||
| Bryant Biskup | ||
| Collin Thompson | ||
