Wyoming students see top placings at the National FFA Convention
Indianapolis, Ind. – Last week, students from across the state of Wyoming traveled to Indianapolis, Ind. from Oct. 19-22 for the National FFA Convention. Themed, “Transform Purpose to Action,” FFA members who qualified at the State FFA Convention in April advanced to compete at the national level, and their hard work paid off.
The National FFA Officer Team said, “The future of agriculture is strong, and as the population continues to grow, so does the need for a healthy and abundant food supply. By working together, we can transform the message of agriculture. Together, FFA members can continue to educate others on the importance of agriculture.”
The Wyoming FFA Association commented, “With a wrap on National Convention 2016, we had three national championships, one reserve national championship, a third place team finish, other gold emblem teams and individuals, national agri-science fair competitors, one proficiency finalist and 35 American FFA Degree recipients – all in all, a pretty good convention for Wyoming.”
The Association also emphasized that, while Wyoming is vast in size, it often feels like one family attending convention together.
“We can’t help but feel blessed to be part of the amazing machine that is Wyoming FFA,” the Association reported. “We are a big state, but in times like these, it feels more like a small town with really long streets.”
They added, “Members from across the state came together to represent our entire state, not just their chapter. They competed with Cowboy pride, demonstrated our western work ethic and conducted themselves with integrity and respect.”
Results from the contests that Wyoming FFA members competed in are listed below, along with their results.
Career Development Events
Agricultural Issues Forum
Bronze – Snowy Range FFA
Agricultural Sales
Silver – Casper FFA
Agricultural Technology and Mechanical Systems
Silver – Douglas FFA
Silver Individuals – Brendan Blackburn, Quinten Frye and Jake Logar
Bronze Individual – Tyler Dowton
Agronomy
Silver – Wheatland FFA
Gold Individual – Chase Markel
Silver Individuals – Tyler Call and Wes Taylor
Bronze Individual – Bailey Tillman
Creed Speaking
Bronze – Ayanah Winsor, Kaycee FFA
Environment and Natural Resources
Eighth Place – Buffalo FFA
Fifth Place – Jw Sayer
Bridgette Klasinski, Nathan Kessler and Trevor Spanyers
Extemporaneous Public Speaking
Bronze – Aften Peterson, Ten Sleep FFA
Farm Business Management
Gold – Wheatland FFA
Eighth Place – Ty Paisley
Gold Individual – Ashley Hyche
Silver Individuals – Tyler Erickson and Haydn Madsen
Horse Evaluation
First Place – Cheyenne Frontier FFA
Sixth Place – Danette Vliem
Gold Individuals – Jean-Marie Hess and Addysen Rosner
Silver Individual – Hannah Jankovsky
Job Interview
Bronze Individual Callie Klinghagen, Chief Washakie FFA
Livestock Evaluation
Second Place – Snowy Range FFA
Third Place – Logan Despain
Seventh Place – Kirby Hales
Gold Individuals – Tanner Wright and Kyle Despain
Marketing Plan
Third Place – Torrington-Lingle FFA
McKenna Greenwald, Paige Miller and Morea Shipley
Meats Evaluation and Technology
First Place – Casper FFA
First Place – Sheridan Stewart
Fourth Place – Benjamin Campbell
Sixth Place – Matthew Willadsen
Gold Individual – Hunter Romsa
Parliamentary Procedure
Silver – Buffalo FFA
Poultry Evaluation
Silver – Windy City FFA
Prepared Public Speaking
First Place – Trey Campbell, Casper FFA
Veterinary Science
Silver – Casper FFA
Honorary American Degree
Heath Hornecker – Casper
Cari Sue Covolo – Mountain View
AgriScience Fair
Animal Systems
Division 1 – Aubrey Reynolds, Jim Bridger FFA – Bronze
Division 2 – Callie Klinghagen, Chief Washakie FFA – Silver
Division 3 – Jacob Bentley and Gillen Faxon, Casper FFA – Silver
Division 4 – Ellary Golumb and Payton Hallsted, Casper FFA – Silver
Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems
Division 1 – Michael Hollister, Casper FFA – Silver
Division 2 – Karen Lambert, Upton FFA – Bronze
Division 3 – Kelly Collins and Lexis Woodegeard, Casper FFA – Silver
Division 4 – Christopher Brown and Matthew Willadsen, Casper FFA – Gold
Food Products and Processing Systems
Division 1 – Caleb Bradford, Bow River FFA – Silver
Division 2 – Makyela Sorensen, Paintrock FFA – Bronze
Division 3 – Annette Pasley and Mackenzie Todd, Casper FFA – Gold
Plant Systems
Division 1 – Emma Mercer, Paintrock FFA – Bronze
Division 2 – Adeline Miller, Chief Washakie FFA – Bronze
Division 3 – Emily Richardson and Taya Steffens, Casper FFA – Gold
Power, Structural and Technical Systems
Division 1 – Wes Bray, Casper FFA – Silver
Division 2 – Landen Fuller, Torrington-Lingle FFA – Bronze
Division 3 – Carlice Cutright and Stone Lucas Vitale, Casper FFA – Gold
Division 4 – Morgan Hand and William Moffat, Casper FFA – Bronze
Social Systems
Division 2 – Abbigail Faxon, Casper FFA – Bronze
Division 3 – Toni McMurray and Baylie Till, Casper FFA – Silver
Division 4 – Brandon Adkins and Sheridan Stewart, Casper FFA – Bronze
This article was compiled by Saige Albert, managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup, from a variety of sources. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
