FFA Students Attend Livestock Judging Competitions
Eisenmann and Kuester Earn Top JH Honors
Leading up to FFA State Convention in April, Leigh FFA has been busily preparing for the many events they will be competing in. In addition, many junior high members have also been practicing for future competitions.
One of the main competitions Leigh FFA has been focusing on is Livestock Judging because back in October, Leigh FFA qualified their junior team for state.
In addition to practices held at school, Leigh FFA recently competed in two Livestock Judging competitions.
The first was held at the Madison County Fairgrounds on March 14, and the second competition was the Cornhusker Livestock Judging Championships held at the York County Fairgrounds on March 19.
At their first competition, Leigh FFA sent nine high school students to compete. The students judged eight classes of animals.
Though the members competed hard, the team did not place in the top two and no students placed in the top 10.
At their second competition in York, Leigh FFA sent 19 members between the high school and junior high to compete.
Once again, the students had to judge eight classes of livestock. The high school team gave two sets of reasons on classes, and the junior high team had to give one set.
Leigh FFA was able to take home many honors including first overall Open Class Team and fourth overall Junior High Team. Individual Honors include Wyatt Eisenmann earning top Junior High swine judge and reasons, and Avery Kuester earning top Junior High goat and sheep judge.
7th Grader Wyatt Eisenman said, “The team did well, but I hope that we can do better next year in york if we go back.”
Team Results:
1st Place Overall Team in High School Open Class Division – Kammy Held, Carmen Malena, Dylan Higby, Luke Eisenmann, Delanie Erwin, James Grotelueschen, Cody Jedlicka, Daphne Jedlicka, and Blake Loseke.
4th Place Overall Team in Junior High Division – Avery Kuester, Wyatt Eisenmann, Tyce Larson, Layton Held, Gus Erwin, Easton Brabec, Sadie Brabec, Cade Hoesly, Caleb Settje, and Trenton Olson.
Individual Results:
High School: Kammy Held–6th, Carmen Malena–9th, Dylan Higby–15th, Luke Eisenmann–20th, Delanie Erwin–32nd, James Grotelueschen–34th, Cody Jedlicka–74th
Junior High: Avery Kuester–13th, Wyatt Eisenmann–24th, Tyce Larson–31st, Layton Held–43rd