GCCC Meats Judging Team Wins Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Intercollegiate Meats Contest

(Article courtesy of GCCC Director of Public Relations, Ashley Salazar)

GARDEN CITY, Kan. — The 2019 Garden City Community College Meats Team made history this weekend  by winning the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Intercollegiate Meats Contest for the first time in program history. GCCC Meats Judging teams have placed 2^nd in the contest nine times since 2000, but had not been able to secure the win, until now.  Two GCCC teams—the Brown Team and the Gold Team—competed in the contest.

The Brown team posted the 2^nd highest team score in program history as well as the all-time high team Beef Grading score.  The previous record was set in 1998.  Along with the Championship Title, the team finished as Champions in Beef Grading, Beef Judging, Total Beef, Lamb Judging and Placings. They were also 3^rd in Pork Judging and Questions.

The Gold Team was 4^th Overall, placing 4^th in Beef Grading, Beef Judging and Total Beef, 5^th in Questions, 6^th in Lamb Judging and Placings and 7^th in Pork Judging. The team brought home an impressive 12 trophies and 30 plaques from their winnings.

Brown Team Individuals Accomplishments

• Emily Glenn (Scott City):

o    High Individual

o   Winner of a $1,000 scholarship from Food SafetyNet Services

o   1^st in Beef Judging

o   2^nd in Total Beef

o   3^rd in Questions

o   4^th in Lamb Judging

o   4^th in Beef Grading

• Dallie Metheney (Scott City):

o   2^nd High Individual Overall

o   1^st in Beef Grading

o   1^st Total Beef

o   2^nd in Questions

o   5^th in Lamb Judging

• Taylor Paxson (Medicine Lodge):

o   8^th High Individual Overall

o   2^nd in Placings

o   3^rd in Beef Judging

o   4^th in Total Beef

• Kyle Hammond (Holcomb):

o   10^th High Individual Overall

o   1^st in Lamb Judging—Perfect Score (First time any GCCC student has received two perfect scores in one season)

o   3^rd in Beef Grading

o   4^th in Placings.

Gold Team Individual Accomplishments

• Ben Bradbury (Winfield):

o   11^th Overall

o   5^th in Placings

o   6^th in Beef Grading

• Kaden Anthony (Satanta):

o   19^th Overall

o   3^rd in Placings

o   10^th in Beef Grading

• Morgan Hoskinson (Satanta):

o   27^th Overall

o   7^th in Lamb Judging

o   9^th in Beef Judging

• RaeAnne Blevins (Satanta):

o   30^th Overall.

Alternates included: Marcus Archuleta (Garden City) who was 32^nd overall, Riley Eisenhauer (Farnam, NE) who was 36^th overall and Jenny Kreger (Kinsley) who was 38^th overall.

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