Wisconsin Comes In At No. 2 In Dairy Judging

The University of Minnesota finished first among 17 schools in the 103rd National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest on Sunday at the World Dairy Expo. But UW-Madison student Kylie Konyn topped the individual categories.

Finishing second and third teams overall were the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Iowa State University, respectively. Other teams finishing in the top five include Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.

Teams and individuals receiving recognition include:

Top Ten Teams — Overall:

  1. University of Minnesota, 2,530, team members: Sarah Hagenow, Megan Ratka, and Megan Meyer coached by Dr. Les Hansen, Isaac Haagen, Eric Houdek, and Gabriella Houdek
  2. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2,508, team members: Kylie Konyn, Natalie Roe, Chloe LaCrosse, and Emma Dorshorst coached by Brian Kelroy and Trent Olson
  3. Iowa State University, 2,494, team members: Naomi Scott, Irene Nielsen, Louis Hamlett, and Raegan Kime coached by Christen Burgett and Mary Fliehler
  4. Purdue University, 2,477, team members: Evan Coblentz, Morgan Stone, Cade Ziegler, and Jackie Mudd coached by Brian Engleking
  5. University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 2,462, team members: Sophie Larson, Audrey Piel, Joe Schuh, and Brianna Paye coached by Mary Holle
  6. The Ohio State University, 2,456, team members: Cole Pond, Rachel Sherman, Whitney Yerina, and Brady McCumons coached by Bonnie Ayars and Sarah Thomas
  7. Pennsylvania State University, 2,449, team members: Emory Bewley, Calvin Dechow, Jessica Fleisher, and Hannah Mansfield coached by Dale Olver
  8. Colorado State University, 2,432, team members: Kaylee Richards, Rhyse Campion, Aidan Champagne, and Kayla Larkin coached by Joshua Docheff
  9. Michigan State University, 2,430, team members: Elizabeth Hyman, Sadie Brearley, Rhianna Bruursema, and Clea Moore coached by Dr. Joe Domecq, Lynn Olthof, and Sarah Black
  10. Cornell University, 2,420, team members: Aidan Ainslie, Carter Hoffman, Caroline Kirby, and Miranda Nickerson coached by Kevin Ziemba

Top Ten Individuals

  1. Kylie Konyn, 861, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  2. Naomi Scott, 861, Iowa State University
  3. Evan Coblentz, 850, Purdue University
  4. Megan Meyer, 850, University of Minnesota
  5. Sarah Hagenow, 843, University of Minnesota
  6. Megan Ratka, 837, University of Minnesota
  7. Joe Schuh, 833, University of Wisconsin – River Falls
  8. Aidan Ainslie, 833, Cornell University
  9. Cole Pond, 830, The Ohio State University
  10. Elizabeth Hyman, 829, Michigan State University

Top Ten Teams — Reasons:

  1. University of Minnesota, 845, team members: Sarah Hagenow, Megan Ratka, and Megan Meyer coached by Dr. Les Hansen, Isaac Haagen, Eric Houdek, and Gabriella Houdek
  2. University of Wisconsin-Madison, 835, team members: Kylie Konyn, Natalie Roe, Chloe LaCrosse, and Emma Dorshorst coached by Brian Kelroy and Trent Olson
  3. Pennsylvania State University, 797, team members: Emory Bewley, Calvin Dechow, Jessica Fleisher, and Hannah Mansfield coached by Dale Olver
  4. Purdue University, 796, team members: Evan Coblentz, Morgan Stone, Cade Ziegler, and Jackie Mudd coached by Brian Engleking
  5. Iowa State University, 794, team members: Naomi Scott, Irene Nielsen, Louis Hamlett, and Raegan Kime coached by Christen Burgett and Mary Fliehler
  6. Cornell University, 784, team members: Aidan Ainslie, Carter Hoffman, Caroline Kirby, and Miranda Nickerson coached by Kevin Ziemba
  7. The Ohio State University, 781, team members: Cole Pond, Rachel Sherman, Whitney Yerina, and Brady McCumons coached by Bonnie Ayars and Sarah Thomas
  8. University of Wisconsin-River Falls, 774, team members: Sophie Larson, Audrey Piel, Joe Schuh, and Brianna Paye coached by Mary Holle
  9. Colorado State University, 770, team members: Kaylee Richards, Rhyse Campion, Aidan Champagne, and Kayla Larkin coached by Joshua Docheff
  10. North Dakota State University, 769, team members: Morgan Matheson, Rachel Scott, Reanna Schmidt, and Peter Doroff coached by Todd Molden

Top Ten Individuals – Reasons:

  1. Kylie Konyn, 283, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  2. Evan Coblentz, 283, Purdue University
  3. Megan Meyer, 282, University of Minnesota
  4. Sarah Hagenow, 282, University of Minnesota
  5. Megan Ratka, 281, University of Minnesota
  6. Naomi Scott, 278, Iowa State University
  7. Natalie Roe, 277, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  8. Emma Vos, 275, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  9. Emory Bewley, 274, Pennsylvania State University
  10. Joe Schuh, 272, University of Wisconsin-River Falls