The MU Collegiate Livestock Judging team, including Allison Eitel, senior in agriculture; Brady Schnelten, senior in animal sciences; Grant Stafford, senior in agriculture; Shane Vehige, senior in animal sciences; Addie Thessen, senior in plant sciences; and Jenna Blessing, senior in agriculture, have had a very successful fall season. Recent contests and placements include:
Professor Lidvall Memorial Contest, Cookeville, Tennessee
- Reserve Team Overall, High Team Cattle, Reserve Team Reasons
- Jenna Blessing – High Individual Overall, High Individual Reasons, High Individual Cattle
- Shane Vehige – 2nd Individual Hogs
- Addie Thessen – 5th Individual Overall, 2nd Individual Cattle, 3rd Individual Hogs
World Beef Expo, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- 8th Place Team Honors
Keystone International Livestock Expo, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
- 4th Team Overall
- 2nd Team Reasons
- 2nd Team Cattle
- 4th Team Sheep
- 4th Team Hogs
- Jenna Blessing – 3rd Individual Overall; High Individual Reasons; 5th Individual Cattle and 9th Individual Hogs
- Brady Schnelten – 7th Individual Cattle
- Addie Thessen – 9th Individual Hogs
The team is coached by animal science instructor Tawnie DeJong and assistant coach Clint Bailey, senior agriculture major.