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Monday, October 2, 2011
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Modesto Jr. College Captures First Place at the 2011 World Dairy Expo Post-Secondary Contest
MADISON, Wis. – Modesto Jr. College took home top honors in the International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest held during World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisc. Rocco Cunningham led the team, placing first overall and high individual in oral reasons. Teammates Emilie Strand, Monica Soares and Natalie Sanders all placed in the top 15. Morrisville State College and SUNY-Cobleskill Team 1 placed second and third, respectively. Tyler Clark of Morrisville State College placed second overall, followed by Madison Fisher of UW-Madison Farm and Industry Short Course.
Twelve Post-Secondary teams competed in the contest which included two portions: a conventional judging contest with evaluation and individual reasons, and a practical segment. The practical contest is a unique contest that includes essential on-farm skills with linear scoring, registered heifer evaluations and commercial heifer evaluations. Team and individual results for both portions are as follows:
Overall Top 10 Teams
1. Modesto Jr. College, 2,175
Team members: Rocco Cunningham, Emilie Strand, Monica Soares, Natalie Sanders
2. Morrisville State College, 2,131
Team members: Tyler Clark, Mike Laspada, Patrick Sweatman
3. SUNY-Cobleskill Team 1, 2,125
Team members: Steve Quanz, Jake Pamkowski, Eric Worden, Ben Colopy
4. Kaskaskia College Team 1, 2,065
Team members: Miranda Kollmann, Tyler Carter, Clinton Michael, Matt Rusteberg
5. UW-Madison FISC, 2,057
Team members: Madison Fisher, Brett Hildebrandt, Mike Schoessow
6. NE Iowa Community College, 2,054
Team members: Tyler Egeland, Pete Shell, Aaron Lien, Alana Heins
7. Michigan State Ag Tech, 2,007
Team members: Deidre Bowen, Jade Cox, Ryan Silvernail, Shawn Baker
8. SUNY-Cobleskill Team 2, 2,005
Team members: Jesse Phillips, Kristie Laverdiere, Alissa Rile
9. Fox Valley Tech College Team 1, 1,878
Team members: Caitlyn Cull, Justin Schwahn, Adam Mccabe, Jared Rhode
9. Lakeshore Tech College Team 1, 1,878
Team members: Claire Scholten, Kelly Donohue, Jessica Bucheger
10. Fox Valley Tech College Team 2 1,831
Team members: Ryan Schlosser, Emily Gildernick, Lindsey Towery
11. Lakeshore Tech College Team 2, 1,762
Team members: Alyssa Elsila, Kate Fechter, Cassandra Holder
12. Kaskaskia College Team 2, 617
Team member: Jarrod Guckian
Overall Top 10 Individuals
1. Rocco Cunningham, 735, Modesto Jr. College
2. Tyler Clark, 731, Morrisville State College
3. Madison Fisher, 725, UW-Madison FISC
4. Emilie Strand, 723, Modesto Jr. College
5. Steve Quanz, 722, SUNY-Cobleskill 1
6. Monica Soares, 717, Modesto Jr. College
7. Miranda Kollmann, 715, Kaskaskia College 1
8. Tyler Carter, 705, Kaskaskia College 1
9. Jake Pamkowski, 703, SUNY-Cobleskill 1
10. Mike Laspada, 700, Morrisville State College
10. Patrick Sweatman, 700, Morrisville State College10. Eric Worden, 700, SUNY-Cobleskill 1
Top 5 Team Reasons
1. Modesto Jr. College, 527
2. SUNY-Cobleskill Team 1, 514
3. Morrisville State College, 508
4. Kaskaskia College Team 1, 501
5. Michigan State Ag Tech, 493
Top 10 Individual Reasons
1. Rocco Cunningham, 179, Modesto Jr. College
2. Steve Quanz, 176, SUNY-Cobleskill 1
3. Emilie Strand, 174, Modesto Jr. College
4. Monica Soares, 174, Modesto Jr. College
5. Miranda Kollmann, 173, Kaskaskia College 1
6. Jake Pamkowski, 173, SUNY-Cobleskill 1
7. Aaron Lien, 173, NE Iowa Community College
8. Tyler Clark, 171, Morrisville State College
9. Natalie Sanders, 171, Modesto Jr. College
10. Ben Colopy, 171, SUNY-Cobleskill 1
Top 5 Teams Practical Contest
1. Lakeshore Technical College 1, 489.33
2. SUNY-Cobleskill 1, 488.00
3. Modesto Jr. College, 468.33
4. Morrisville State College, 459.00
5. Lakeshore Technical College 2, 423.67
Top 5 Teams Linear Contest
1. SUNY-Cobleskill 1, 405
2. Lakeshore Technical College 1, 376
3. Morrisville State College, 354
4. Modesto Jr. College, 352
5. Lakeshore Technical College 2, 350
Top 10 Individuals Linear Contest
1. Alycia Preder, Lakeshore Technical College 1, 138
2. Eric Worden, SUNY-Cobleskill 1, 137
3. Jake Pamkowski, SUNY-Cobleskill 1, 135
4. Steve Quanz, SUNY-Cobleskill 1, 133
5. Devon Simmelink, Lakeshore Technical College 1, 132
6. Monica Soares, Modesto Jr. College, 130
7. Tyler Clark, Morrisville State College, 126
8. Ben Colopy, SUNY-Cobleskill 1, 125
8. Patrick Sweatman, Morrisville State College, 125
9. Jesse Phillips, SUNY-Cobleskill 1, 124
10. Jacob Eis, Lakeshore Technical College 2, 122
Top 5 Teams Registered Class
1. Modesto Jr. College, 188
2. SUNY-Cobleskill 1, 187
3. Lakeshore Technical College 1, 182
4. Morrisville State College, 164
5. Lakeshore Technical College 2, 133
Top 5 Commercial Class
1. Lakeshore Techniacl College 1, 182
2. Morrisville State College, 177
3. Lakeshore Technical College 2, 174
4. SUNY-Cobleskill 1, 166
5. SUNY-Cobleskill 2, 166
Generous support from sponsors makes the 23rd International Post-Secondary Dairy Cattle Judging Contest possible. In 2011, sponsors include: Accelerated Genetics, Ag Bag, American Guernsey Association, American Jersey Cattle Association, American Milking Shorthorn Society, Art Nesbitt, Ayrshire Breeders Association, Bio-Vet, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association, Den-K Holsteins, Exels Holsteins & Jerseys, Hoard's Dairyman, Holstein Association USA, International Protein Sires, J.W. Crowley Extension Fund, Kuhn North America, Inc., Lakeshore Federated Dairy Cooperative, Land O' Lakes Feed, Land O' Lakes, Inc., Maureen DeBruin, Merrick Animal Health, National Dairy Shrine, NuPulse, Inc., Orion Energy Systems, Prescription Premix, Red & White Dairy Cattle Association, R-John Holsteins, Semex USA, Sexing Technologies, Sleepy Hollow Certified Milk Co., Stone-Front Farm, The Hartford Livestock Department, UltraScan, Inc., Westway Feed Products, Wilstar, World Dairy Expo and World Wide Sires.