The Department of Animal Science competitive teams are still going strong through a busy fall season. This month's update includes results for the horse, livestock, meat, ranch horse and rodeo teams.

Horse Judging Team

The Texas A&M Horse Judging Team recently competed at the All-American Quarter Horse Congress Collegiate Judging Contest in Columbus, Ohio. The team was awarded high team in halter and reasons, and third in both performance and overall. Complete results are as follows:

Senior College Results

Halter

  • Champion Team
  • 1st: Elena Betteridge
  • 3rd: Brianna Bongard
  • 4th: Hannah Vierling
  • 5th: Anelise Wilson
  • 6th: Evyn Banres

Performance

  • 3rd High Team
  • 6th: Gabby Shultz
  • 8th: Elena Betteridge

Reasons

  • Champion Team
  • 1st: Elena Betteridge
  • 3rd: Anelise Wilson
  • 5th: Hannah Vierling
  • 8th: Brianna Bongard

Overall

  • 3rd High Team
  • 3rd: Elena Betteridge
  • 7th: Gabby Shultz
  • 9th: Anelise Wilson
  • 10th: Hannah Vierling

Limited Results

Halter

  • 2nd: Dalton Regehr
  • 3rd: Melani Chojnacki
  • 5th: Emma Brunson
  • 10th: Cassie Hiles

Performance

  • 2nd: Emma Brunson
  • 3rd: Cassie Hiles
  • 5th: Melani Chojnacki

Reasons

  • 1st: Dalton Regehr
  • 3rd: Melani Chojnacki
  • 6th: Cassie Hiles
  • 7th: Emma Brunson

Overall

  • Champion: Emma Brunson
  • Reserve Champion: Cassie Hiles
  • 3rd: Melani Chojnacki

Livestock Judging Team

The Texas A&M Livestock Judging Team competed at the American Royal Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest in Kansas City, Missouri.

Team results:

  • 3rd high team Overall 
  • 2nd high team in Cattle 
  • 2nd high team in Sheep and Goats 
  • 4th high team in Reasons 

Individual results:

  • Cooper Thompson: 2nd High Individual, 7th in Cattle, 10th in Sheep and Goats, 8th in Reasons 
  • Gunner Coburn: 6th in Reasons
  • Cooper Ford: 7th in Sheep and Goats 

Meat Judging Team

The Texas A&M Meat Judging Team competed at the American Royal Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Omaha, Nebraska, finishing third overall. Full results are as follows:

Team results

  • Overall: 3rd
  • Beef: 1st
  • Reasons: 4th
  • Pork: 4th
  • Placings: 5th
  • Beef Grading: 3rd
  • Specs: 3rd

Individuals

  • Avery Flanagan: 9th High Individual Overall, tied 5th Beef, tied 5th Placing
  • Nathan Kerth: 4th Specs, 6th Grading
  • Kyla Beck: 1st Beef

Top 10 High Individual Alternates

  • Shelby Pieniazek: 5th
  • Landon Southern: 6th
  • Dillon Prokop: 8th
  • Karson Kurtz: 10th
  • Maggie DelaCerda: 11th

Other team members include Logann Weidenfeller, Gavin Kubala, Connor Pence, Trey Hoffmann, Tate Lane, Tanner Owen, and Maddie Unruh. The team is coached by Lauren Lee & Jennifer Wyle.

The team also competed at the Cargill High Plains Collegiate Meat Judging Contest in Friona, bringing home the reserve champion title, high individual and high individual alternate. Results from the contest are as follows:

Team

  • Reserve Champion Team Overall
  • Total Beef: 1st
  • Lamb: 1st
  • Pork: 3rd
  • Placings: 2nd
  • Beef Grading: 1st
  • Specs: 2nd

Individuals

  • Nathan Kerth: High Individual Overall, 1st Total Beef, 1st Specs, 1st Beef Grading, 2nd Lamb
  • Kyla Beck: 8th Overall, 6th Specs
  • Madeline Luedke: 5th Beef Grading
  • Dillon Prokop: 2nd Placings

Top 10 High Individual Alternates

  • Tanner Owen: 1st High Individual Alternate
  • Shelby Pieniazek: 3rd
  • Karson Kurtz: 4th
  • Tate Lane: 5th
  • Landon Southern: 9th

Other team members include Logann Weidenfeller, Gavin Kubala, Connor Pence, Maggie DeLaCerda, Trey Hoffmann, Avery Flanagan, and Maddie Unruh.

The team is coached by Lauren Lee and Jennifer Wyle.

The Texas A&M Meat Judging Team at the Cargill High Plains meat judging contest.

Ranch Horse Team

The Ranch Horse Team had a great showing at the Stock Horse of Texas (SHTX) World Show in Abilene. Results are as follows:

Non-Pro

  • Tucker Gillespie: 9th overall Go Around 2
  • Trinity Moody: 9th overall Go Around 1, 8th overall Go Around 2, 10th Overall for World Show
  • Josh Nichols: 4th overall Go Around 1, 8th Overall for World Show

Limited

  • Haley Winkler: 9th overall Go Around 1, 3rd overall Go Around 2, Trail Champion

Novice

  • Charlee Proctor: 5th overall Go Around 2, 6th Overall for World Show, Reserve Trail champion

Texas Aggie Rodeo Team

The Texas Aggie Rodeo Team is continuing a strong season with recent trips to the Northeast Texas Community College Rodeo in Mount Pleasant, the McNeese State College Rodeo in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and the Sam Houston State University College Rodeo in Huntsville.

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NETX Community College Rodeo

All Around Cowgirl: Madalyn Richards

Bareback

  • Gavin French: 2nd Avg

Goat Tying

  • Tylie McDonald: 3rd Avg
  • Madalyn Richards: 2nd Long

Team Roping

  • Thatcher Baumann & Murt Steward: 5th Avg

Barrel Racing

  • Mckinlee Paschal: Champion

Calf Roping

  • Connor Atkinson: 2nd Avg

Breakaway Roping

  • Madalyn Richards: Champion
  • Macie Vaculin: 6th Avg

McNeese State College Rodeo

Bareback

  • Gavin French: Champion

Goat Tying

  • Madalyn Richards: 8th

Calf Roping

  • Peyton Mathis: Champion
  • Connor Atkinson: 3rd

Barrel Racing

  • Ceily Simpton: 6th
  • McKinlee Paschal: 10th

Breakaway Roping

  • Lucy Richards: 9/10th