Congratulations to all teams competing in the 2025 State Dairy Cattle Evaluation & Handlers Career Development Events. Many thanks go out to our Dairy Cattle Evaluation & Handlers contest host, Becky Freed, the Livingston County Fair Board, Zehrview Holsteins and Brown Swiss, Mackinson Dairy, Halpin Farms, Myown Guernseys, Kilgus Dairy, Derek Nolan - University of Illinois, Gene McCoy, Jim Meyer, Jacob Raber, and all the other volunteers and supporters for their support of the Dairy Cattle Evaluation & Invitational Handlers contests.
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Dairy Cattle Evaluation - Reasons Division
In the Dairy Cattle Evaluation Reasons Division, 9 schools, 9 teams, and 42 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior team 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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Prairie Central
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1582
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2
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Christ Our Rock Lutheran
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1517
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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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Drew Lueking
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Christ Our Rock Lutheran
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423
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2
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Alaina Dinderman
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Orangeville
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402
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3
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Holden Miller
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Prairie Central
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400
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4
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Kelly O Connor
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Herscher
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397
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5
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Brayden Sccrader
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Prairie Central
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396
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6
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Hayden Miller
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Prairie Central
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393
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7
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Lucas Ellis
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Prairie Central
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393
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Tiebreaker Used: Class 1, 5, 6
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Dairy Cattle Evaluation - Non-Reasons Division
In the Dairy Cattle Evaluation Non-Reasons Division, 28 schools, 27 teams, and 127 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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Prairie Central
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946
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2
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Belvidere
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923
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3
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Stewardson-Strasburg
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922
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4
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Flanagan Cornell
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899
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5
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Harvard
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893
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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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Tyler Harms
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Prairie Central
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331
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2
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Hayden Aves
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Belvidere
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325
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3
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Brock Wendling
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Altamont
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318
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4
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Brooke Schumacher
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Stewardson-Strasburg
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317
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5
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Clay Miller
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Prairie Central
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313
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6
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Grady Spannagel
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Stewardson-Strasburg
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313
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7
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Callie Turner
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Mahomet-Seymour
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311
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8
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Peyton Olbrich
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Harvard
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311
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9
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Riley Brown
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Flanagan-Cornell
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309
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10
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Mayson Cromer
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Macomb
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307
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Tiebreaker Used - Class 1, Class 5, Class 6
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Dairy Cattle Evaluation - Middle School Non-Reasons Division
In the Dairy Cattle Evaluation Middle School Non-Reasons Division, 7 schools, 5 teams, and 23 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior team 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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Prairie Central
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820
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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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Cade Freed
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Prairie Central Middle
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280
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2
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Maveric Symmonds
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Cissna Park
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276
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3
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Cater Brown
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Prairie Central Middle
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276
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4
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Jackson Rothert
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University High
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275
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Tiebreaker Used: Class 1, Class 5, Class 6
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Invitational Dairy Cattle Handlers
In the Invitational Dairy Cattle Handlers - High School, 7 schools and 7 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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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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Kamber Kilgus
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Prairie Central
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98
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*Full results for Dairy Handlers here:
In the Invitational Dairy Cattle Handlers - Middle School, 1 school and 1 individual competed.
Congratulations to the superior individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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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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Kasen Casson
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Prairie Central Jr. High
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83
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*Full results for Dairy Handlers here:
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!
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Sean Welch
Illinois FFA Center
Phone: 217-753-3328 Cell: --
Email: swelch@illinoisffa.org
Address: 3221 Northfield Dr. , Springfield , IL 62702