The results are in: your University of Minnesota Golden Gophers are bringing home some serious hardware. The team won awards in all three categories - Individual (3rd, Rusty Zimmerman), Team (5th) and Overall (3rd)! The only other team to do the same was the National Champions, West Virginia. Congratulations to our neighbors to the south (Iowa State - 2nd place overall!, 2nd place individual (Jake Ziggafoos)) and west (South Dakota State - 4th place team judging).
A huge thank you to Dr. Mickey Ransom, Kim Kerschen, Dr. Colby Moorberg, Michelle Scarpace, the KSU Soil Judging team and all of the official judges, landowners and supporters who made the contest possible. You gave our students a tremendous opportunity to learn and grow, and you are forever welcome in Minnesota!
Hats off to this year's team for their dedication, hard work, and positive attitudes!
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| Minnesota Team A after Group Judging |
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| The Minnesota formation: Top row (from left) - Nic Jelinski (Coach), Luke Ratgen, Nick Vetsch, Sondra Larson, Stefan Swenson, Bri Egge, Allison Harvey, Amanda Wolff. Bottom row (from left) - Andrea Williams, Mekuria Zemede, Rusty Zimmerman (Captain), Teng Vang. |
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| Captain Rusty Zimmerman wins 3rd place out of 91 official judgers |
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| Your 2016 University of Minnesota Soil Judging team: Top row (from left) - Mekuria Zemede, Allison Harvey, Nic Jelinski (Coach), Bri Egge. Middle row (from left) - Sondra Larson, Teng Vang, Amanda Wolff, Andrea Williams. Bottom row (from left) - Luke Ratgen, Nick Vetsch, Rusty Zimmerman (Captain), Stefan Swenson. |
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| Soon to be in the Borlaug Hall case... |
