Kansas State University

The Kansas State University Livestock Judging Team kicked off 2024 with contests at Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City and the National Western Stock Show in Denver.

Results include:

National Western Stock Show (Denver, CO; 1/11/24)
Champion Team Overall, Carload Contest
Team members include: Logan Buhrman (3^rd High Individual), Blake Bruns, Benjamin Archer, Kyla Mennen, and Emerson Tarr

4^th Overall Team, Hill Contest

• High team (goats), 2^nd (cattle), 4^th (swine), 2^nd (reasons)

Individual Results:

• Ty Knodle: 8^th High Individual Overall, 7^th cattle
• Olivia Gerloff: 5^th cattle, 3^rd cattle reasons
• Cole Murphy: 2^nd swine, 8^th reasons
• Chevy Vaske: 3^rd swine
• Jacob Klaudt: 5^th reasons

Cattlemen’s Congress (Oklahoma City, OK; 1/8/24)

4th Overall Team

• 2^nd High Team Reasons; 1^st Cattle, 2^nd Swine, 4^th Sheep/Goats

Individual Highlights:

• Jacob Klaudt: 2^nd High Individual Overall, 1^st cattle, 2^nd reasons
• Ty Knodle: 9^th High Individual Overall, 6^th cattle
• Chevy Vaske: 10^th cattle, 8^th swine
• Olivia Gerloff: 6^th reasons
• Zane Redifer: 4^th sheep/goats

Other KSU livestock judging team members include: Logan Topp, Alex Scovill, Quinna Molden, Hayden Deno, Kylie Schakel, Ethan Hyers, Bailey Lavender, Hailey Gillespie, Landon Roberts