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 (3rd High Individual), Blake Bruns, Benjamin Archer, Kyla Mennen, and Emerson Tarr
4th Overall Team, Hill Contest
- High team (goats), 2nd (cattle), 4th (swine), 2nd (reasons)
Individual Results:
- Ty Knodle: 8th High Individual Overall, 7th cattle
- Olivia Gerloff: 5th cattle, 3rd cattle reasons
- Cole Murphy: 2nd swine, 8th reasons
- Chevy Vaske: 3rd swine
- Jacob Klaudt: 5th reasons
Cattlemen’s Congress (Oklahoma City, OK; 1/8/24)
4th Overall Team
- 2nd High Team Reasons; 1st Cattle, 2nd Swine, 4th Sheep/Goats
Individual Highlights:
- Jacob Klaudt: 2nd High Individual Overall, 1st cattle, 2nd reasons
- Ty Knodle: 9th High Individual Overall, 6th cattle
- Chevy Vaske: 10th cattle, 8th swine
- Olivia Gerloff: 6th reasons
- Zane Redifer: 4th 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