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 Apparently you had to be a Larry in
order to win either one of the prizes in the 05-06 Livestock Judging
Team sweepstakes.
Larry Miller of Dresden was the lucky winner of the 2006 Artic Cat
400 V.P. sponsored by Gottschalk Equipment Company. Larry is pictured
with his wife and son.
Larry Dreiling of Hays was the winner of a beautiful hand made
denim quilt donated by Patty Mullin of Russell. |
It was the inagural trip for the Tigers
to Bay area and it proved to be succesful. The team took home champion
honors in the beef judging division, was 2nd in sheep, 2nd in reasons,
and 3rd in swine. Overall the team placed 3rd in the 5 team field.
Individually Nick Noterman tied for 1st, they went to the tie breaker
(reasons) so Nick ended up 2nd overall. Nick was also 1st in cattle,
3rd in sheep, and 3rd in reasons. Craig Boggio did well, placing
5th in sheep, 8th in reasons, and 9th overall. Other Tigers contributing
to a good showing in San Francisco include: Roy Webb, Alex Miller,
Lacey Shapland, and Blake Denton.
The team took in the sights of San Francisco after the contest:
touring the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz, Angel Island, The Wharf,
and ChinaTown.
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| The Houston Stock
Show and Rodeo is the World's Largest. The Tigers competed there
on March 15th. In the 17 team field Fort Hays finished 9th overall.
The team held their own in what is considered one of our four major
contests. This is only the 2nd top ten showing in Houston for the
Tigers in quite some time. The last was in 2004 when the Tigers
finished 5th. Brian Lockman led the team with an impressive 9th
place overall finish. Brian became the first person in the history
of our program to place in the top ten at two major contests (Denver).
The remainder of the Tigers came in strong: Lacey Shapland, Nick
Noterman, Blake Denton, Craig Boggio, Roy Webb, and Alex Miller. |
| The Tigers had a great
trip to Jackson, Mississippi February 8 through 12. The Dixie National
is a fun and unique contest because it consists of 12 classes of
cattle and 8 sets of reasons. It is the only all cattle 12 and
8 in America. In the 8 team field the Tigers finished 4th. Within
each division the team performed consistently: 5th in Continental
cattle, 4th in Market Cattle, 4th in the Brithish Breeds, 6th in
Bos Indicus cattle, 4th in reasons and 4th overall. Texas A&M
won the contest, Oklahoma State finished 2nd, Michigan State finished
3rd, then the Tigers, and Western Kentucky finished out the top
five. All of the team members had a solid day. Within each division
the the top ten were mentioned and given awards. Craig Boggio finished
4th in Mkt Cattle, Nick Noterman finished 5th in British Cattle,
and Brian Lockman finished 7th in British Cattle. The remainder
of the Tigers include, Lacey Shapland, Roy Webb, Blake Denton,
Alex Miller, and Katie Dinkel. Next up, the Houston Stock Show,
March 9-16. Thank you. |
| The Tigers traveled
to the Sioux Empire Farm Show and competed on January 28th. In
the 12 team field the Tigers had a great showing coming in 3rd
overall. It was a strong team effort, Nick Noterman was high individual
in sheep judging and 10th in reasons, Lacey Shapland was 10th in
sheep judging, Blake Denton was 4th in cattle, and Brian Lockman
was 7th in reasons. The top five teams in the contest: Kansas State,
South Dakota State, Fort Hays, Kansas State's 2nd team, Western
Illinois. After Sioux Falls the team stopped in Hays over night
to attend class Monday morning and left for Ft. Worth. The Tigers
brought home a sharp looking trophy for their accomplishments in
horse judging. The team finished 1st in horses, 4th in cattle,
4th in sheep, and 9th in swine for an overall finsh of 7th. Katie
Dinkel was 4th high individual in horses, Brian Lockman was 5th
in cattle and 15th overall. Roy Webb and Craig Boggio also contributed. |
| The Tigers competed
at the 100th National Western Stock Show Collegiate Livestock Judging
Contest on Friday, January 13th in Denver, Colorado. The team placed
11th out of the 25 university field. Denver is our 2nd most prestigious
contest. Considering the fact that the Tigers are not nearly as
experienced as many of the other university teams this was a great
finish. Brian Lockman, (Kersey, Colorado) had an impressive day
and beat some tough competition as he was the 8th high individual
overall in the contest. The remainder of the Tigers also had solid
days: Blake Denton (West Point, NE), Craig Boggio (Red Lodge, MT),
Roy Webb (Ellicott, CO), Nick Noterman (Niwot, CO), Lacey Shapland
(Dighton), Katie Dinkel (Syracuse) and Alex Miller (Topeka). |
| The 2006 Tigers traveled
to warm and sunny Phoenix, Arizona over the holiday break to compete
in the Arizona National Livestock Judging Classic. Out of the eight
team field the Tigers placed a respectable 4th. Texas A&M won
the contest, followed by Colorado State, Texas Tech, Fort Hays,
Oregon State, University of California - Davis, Montana State,
and the University of Arizona. The team was led individually by
Blake Denton (West Point, NE) with a 17th overall finish. Other
Tigers competing and contribruting to the team's success include:
Lacey Shapland (Dighton), Katie Dinkel (Syracuse), Alex Miller
(Topeka), Craig Boggio (Red Lodge, MT), Roy Webb (Calhan, CO),
Nick Noterman (Niwot, CO), and Brian Lockman (Kersey, CO). Thank
you! -Kolby |
| The 2005 Tiger Livestock
Judging Team finished out the year at the National Contest in Louisville
with some highlights. The team finished 2nd Overall in Sheep Judging,
1st in the Suffolk Sheep Division which included the Suffolk Ewe
Lambs, Market Lambs, and Market Lamb Reasons. The team also received
a plaque for their 4th place finish in Performance Cattle. This
particular division included a set of Limousin Bulls with genetic
records and Angus Heifers with genetic records, both were a reasons
class. Overall in the contest the team finished 16th out of the
29 in the competition. They had their strongest reasons performance
of the year scoring a 1771 (out of 2000) and finished 12th in reasons.
The team became consistently better from a reasons standpoint all
year. Good Luck to these Tiger Livestock Judgers down the road:
Lance Manker, Cody Bobinmyer, Mandy Johnston, Tyler Lyle, and Sean
Gleason. We start a new group in late December, have a great Thanksgiving. |
We had great weather
and two good contests in Indiana. At Purdue, the students and teams
aren't ranked. The students place 12 classes and give six sets
of reasons. We get feedback forms at the end of the day. Our Tigers
received a lot of positive comments about their presentation skills.
The Premier Stockman held at Frankfort hosted over 300 contestants.
At this contest the students placed the standard 12 classes and
gave the standard 8 sets of reasons. In the university division
there were 9 teams and 55 individuals competing. Fort Hays had
two students in the top ten overall: Lance Manker (10th) and Cody
Bobinmyer (5th). Even more impressive is the fact that we had three
in the top ten for reasons: Mandy Johnston (10th), Lance Manker
(9th), and Cody Bobinmyer (4th). The Tigers placed 3rd in reasons
and 4th overall.
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| The Tiger Livestock
Judging Team traveled to Wichita Friday to compete in the Mid-America
Classic Livestock Judging Contest. The team yielded a 4th place
overall finish, the best result for FHSU since the 1989 team placed
2nd. The team was 3rd in sheep judging, 4th in cattle, 4th in hogs,
and 4th in reasons. The Tigers had two individual stand outs; Cody
Bobinmyer (Culbertson, NE) finished 2nd in cattle, 3rd in sheep.
3rd in reasons, and 8th overall. Lance Manker (Indianola, NE) finished
3rd in swine, 5th in sheep, 6th in reasons, and 6th overall. Other
Tigers contributing to the team's success include: Tyler Lyle (Natoma,
KS), Mandy Johnston (Blair, NE), and Sean Gleason (Holdredge, NE).
Next up, we head to Indiana for the Purdue contest and Premier
Stockman. Thanks, Kolby |
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