SPC’s Livestock Judging Team wins State Fair of Texas competition
LEVELLAND – For the second year in a row, the South Plains College Livestock Judging team recently claimed the championship title in the State Fair of Texas competition in Dallas.
“We won this event last year and we were able to go back-to-back this year,” said Conner Newsom, coach of the SPC Livestock Judging Team. “It’s a refreshing end to the week and we just picked up where we left off.”
In the pro division (sophomores), SPC won High Point Team Overall, Champion High Team in the Cattle division as well as Reserve High Team in Sheep &Goats, Swine and Reasons.
Madison Shults of Meeker, Colo., won Reserve Overall Individual, High Individual Swine, fourth High Individual in Sheep & Goats and third High Individual in Reasons. Conner Cross of Wilkinson finished sixth Overall Individual. Ty Dunham of Meeker, Colo., won 12th Overall Individual and Tanner Keeton of Borger finished 13th Overall Individual.
In the novice division (freshmen), SPC finished fourth High Team Overall, Reserve High Team in the Cattle division and fourth High Team in Swine and Reasons.
Austin Graves of Crane finished sixth Overall Individual, eighth High Individual in Swine, tenth High Individual in Sheep & Goats and sixth High Individual in Reasons. Lane Goodroe of Moultrie, Ga., won High Individual in Cattle.
The sophomores of the SPC Livestock Judging Team will compete in Kansas City on Oct. 27.
STATE FAIR CHAMPIONS – Members of the South Plains College Livestock Judging Team recently won the State Fair of Texas overall championship held recently in Dallas. Seated on the front row from left are Conner Cross of Wilkinson, Ind., Drew Lamle of Columbia City, Ind., Madi Shults of Meeker, Colo., Tanner Keeton of Borger and Ty Dunham of Meeker, Colo. Shown standing are, from left, Cam Anderson, student assistant; Jeyson Price of Brackettville, Bailey Baade of Franklin, Kyle Malaer of Port Lavaca and Conner Newsom, coach of the SPC Livestock Judging Team. (Photo courtesy of Showphotobykatrina.com)
LIVESTOCK CHAMPIONS – The South Plains College Livestock Judging Team recently won the State Fair of Texas overall championship held recently in Dallas. Seated on the front row from left are William Watts of Brookhaven, Miss., Lane Goodroe of Moultrie, Ga., Laura Winn of Moriarty, N.M., Jarrott Foote of Seminole and Austin Graves of Crane. Also attending the competition were Cam Anderson, student assistant; Myles Hackstedt of Needville, Zach Molina of Eagle Pass, Baleigh Oliver of DeLand, Fla., Wesley Wienecke of Tolar, Molly McCully of Kingfisher, Okla., Grace Gullatt of Salem, Ala., and Conner Newsom, coach of the SPC Livestock Judging Team. (Photo courtesy of Showphotobykatrina.com)
