Olympia FFA Competes at Section 9 and State Livestock Judging

 

[May 10, 2019] 

The Olympia FFA Livestock Judging Team competed at the Section 9 and State Livestock Judging CDE’s on April 12th and April 26th. The Section 9 contest took place at the Livingston County Fairgrounds in Pontiac, and the state contest was held at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana. Students judged four species of livestock including, beef cattle, swine, sheep, and meat goats.

At the Section 9 CDE, Olympia placed sixth out of 12 teams. Sophomore Ethan Davis led the Olympia team with an outstanding performance, leaving the competition as section winner and high individual overall.

Ethan said, “It was fun competing against the other kids I knew from Section 9.” The other team members included: Lane Schweigert (12th), Molly Schempp (15th), Cavit Schempp (16th), Bailey Rogers, Josie Litwiller, Kaylin Simpson, Alyssa Casey, Ty Miller, Noah Reber, and Peyton Curry.

At the State Livestock Judging CDE, the Olympia team placed 12th out of 110 teams.

L-R: Ty Miller, Alyssa Casey, Ethan Davis, Peyton Curry, Lane Schweigert, Cavit Schempp, Noah Reber, Josie Litwiller, Molly Schempp, Kaylin Simpson, and Bailey Rogers.

Mr. Hoffman chose five FFA members to compete in the CDE. Those who competed included: Bailey Rogers, Molly Schempp, Cavit Schempp, Ty Miller, and Kaylin Simpson. One additional class of beef cattle grading was also included at state.

Every individual represented Olympia well, but Bailey had the best performance from the Olympia team. Bailey placed 36th out of over 450 participants. Ty Miller commented, “It was more challenging than the previous livestock judging contests we participated in, but it was still a lot of fun!”

[Submitted by: Chloe Scroggins, FFA Marketing/Media Specialist]