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HutchCC Livestock Judging Brings Home Championship

The Hutchinson Community College livestock judging team returned home from the prestigious AKSARBEN Stock Show in Grand Island, NE with several honors, including being named the Champion Overall Sophomore Team.  Contributing to this accomplishment were a championship in Reasons, a championship in Cattle, a reserve championship in Sheep Judging and a fourth place finish in Swine Judging.

In addition, seven students earned top 15 honors, including four sophomores and three freshmen.  The sophomore team was led by Justin Mosher (Olathe, CO) who finished 6^th Overall, 6^th in Reasons, 9^th in Cattle, and 8^th in Swine; Tyler Bush (Britton, SD) who was 7^th Overall, 9^th in Reasons, and 2^nd in Cattle; Trace Mulligan (Scott City, KS) was 11^th Overall, 2^nd in Reasons, 8^th in Sheep; Grady Hammer (Wallace, KS) finished 14^th Overall and 5^th cattle; Matthew Chaney (Union Bridge, MD) was 3^rd in Cattle and Dixie Miller (Farmington, AR) finished 7^th in Cattle.

Also at AKSARBEN, the freshmen judging team finished 5^th Overall after a 3^rd place showing in Team Cattle, 4^th place in Team Swine and a 5^th place in Reasons.  Individually for the freshmen, Kodie Doetzel (Lipton, SK, Canada) was 9^th Overall and 8^th in Cattle; Shelley Rowlett (Martin, TN) was 13^th Overall and 4^th in Cattle; Danielle Nading (Fort Scott, KS) was 15^th Overall and 2^nd in Reasons; and Macy Collins (Meeker, CO) finished 8^th in Sheep.

The HutchCC livestock judging team is coached by instructor of agriculture and Livestock Judging coach Ben Williams and assistant coach Pat Arkfeld.

For more information on the agricultural programs at Hutchinson Community College, visit the college website at www.hutchcc.edu/ag.

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