Congratulations to all teams competing in the 2024 State Livestock, Poultry, and Horticulture Career Development Events. Many thanks go out to our Livestock and Poultry contest host, University of Illinois, Mr. Lee Rincker, Dr. Jason Emmert, Mr. Nick Wherley, faculty, staff, and students for their support of the Livestock and Poultry contests. We would also like to thank our Horticulture contest host, Parkland College, Mr. Charlie Mitsdarfer, Mr. Jim Schmidt, Ms. Tina Mobley, Ms. Kelly Allsup, Ms. Carol Kamradt, Mr. Jerry Lighty, Ms. Caitlin Morris, faculty, staff, and students of Parkland College and Prairie Gardens Garden Center & Nursery in Champaign for their support of the Horticulture contest.
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Livestock - Reasons
In the State Livestock CDE Reasons Division, 14 schools, 10 teams, and 58 individuals competed. Congratulations to the superior teams and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Teams
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Newton
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1470
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2
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Taylorville
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1450
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Audrey Curtin
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Taylorville
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505
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2
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Grant Ochs
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Newton
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501
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3
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Conley Schick
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Clinton
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497
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4
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Hannah Miller
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Prairie Central
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491
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5
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Jace Judson
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Newton
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487
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6
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Meyer Tarr
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Newton
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482
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7
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Cole Rapp
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Pontiac
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482
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8
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Kendall Boatman
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Byron
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480
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9
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Chancey Haas
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Pontiac
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478
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10
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Holden Miller
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Prairie Central
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475
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Tiebreaker used: Grading Cattle, Simmental Bulls, Breeding Does
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Livestock - Non-Reasons
In the State Livestock CDE Reasons Division, 118 schools, 117 teams, and 545 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior teams and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Teams
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Mt. Vernon
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1063
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2
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Normal West
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1063
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3
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Okaw Valley-Bethany Findlay
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1060
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4
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Marango
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1049
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5
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Normal
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1047
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6
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Vandalia
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1041
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7
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Tri-Valley
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1034
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8
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Sullivan
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1034
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9
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Olympia
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1034
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10
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LeRoy
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1031
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Abran Rader
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Normal West
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377
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2
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Kayden Eilts
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Fieldcrest
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369
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3
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Prudence Davies
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Tri-Point
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366
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4
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Avery Canaday
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Central A&M
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364
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5
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Sage Mahler
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Serena
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363
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6
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Kolton Forlines
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Okaw Valley-Bethany Findlay
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361
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7
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Ella Bane
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Normal West
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359
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8
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Ava Tolley
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Mt. Vernon
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358
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9
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Aiden Williams
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Okaw Valley-Bethany Findlay
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358
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10
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Olivia Shike
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Unity
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355
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Tiebreaker used: Grading Cattle, Simmental Bulls, Breeding Does
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Poultry
In the State Poultry CDE, 59 schools, 54 teams, and 252 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior teams and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Teams
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Olney
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1317
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2
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Prairie Central
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1282
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3
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Pekin
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1281
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4
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Meridian-Macon
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1277
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5
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West Prairie
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1266
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6
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Cumberland
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1254
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7
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Nokomis
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1254
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8
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River Ridge
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1248
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9
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Deiterich
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1242
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Trenton Payne
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Olney
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459
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2
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Owen Kocher
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Olney
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437
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3
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Kenley Carr
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Cumberland
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437
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4
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Maggie Pritts
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Meridian-Macon
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434
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5
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Jessica Eveland
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Canton
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433
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6
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Levi Magee
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Pekin
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433
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7
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Adrianna Cottrell
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Prairie Central
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433
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8
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Wayde Fehr
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Prairie Central
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430
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9
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Trey Garmon
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Pekin
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428
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10
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Kaden Little
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West Prairie
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426
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Tiebreaker used, Exam Score, Placing Class 1
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Horticulture
In the State Horticulture CDE, 43 schools, 38 teams, and 190 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior teams and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Teams
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Paxton-Buckley-Loda
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2459
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2
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Seneca
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2375
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3
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Kaneland
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2301
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4
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Prairie Central
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2298.5
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5
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Olney
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2258
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6
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Benton
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2245
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7
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Glenbrook South
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2178.5
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Elizabeth Corrie
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Rushville-Industry
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663.5
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2
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Hayden Hogue
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Glenbrook South
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661.5
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3
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Kenneth Guo
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Kaneland
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644
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4
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Madison Freed
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Paxton-Buckley-Loda
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644
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5
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Victoria Rudolphi
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Olney
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627.5
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6
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Lane Robidoux
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Paxton-Buckley-Loda
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616.5
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7
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Carter Thomas
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Seneca
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608.5
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8
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Kenny Daggett
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Seneca
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608.5
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9
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Garrett Bruecks
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Stark County
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605.5
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10
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Evelyn Volk
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Olney
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605
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Tiebreaker used: Identification
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***Identification questions #30, #36, #42, and #44 were removed from the event.
***The Pruning Practicum was 18 questions, however the rules state the practicum is worth 100 points. Contest Superintendents decided to make each question worth 5.5 points, totaling to 99 points.
Full results for these contests can be accessed by logging in to judgingcard.com. Click here to view initial login instructions posted on the ilaged.org website.
Results posted in this email are to be considered tentative at this time. Any discrepancies found in the results must be submitted in writing to the Illinois FFA Center within 3 days from electronic notification of results. Results will become official with the mailing of ribbons in the coming weeks.
Thanks again to everyone who helped to make this event a success!
--
Sean Welch
Illinois FFA Center
Phone: 217-753-3328 Cell: --
Email: swelch@illinoisffa.org
Address: 3221 Northfield Dr. , Springfield , IL 62702