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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 17, 2008                                           

Contact: Gayle Martin, (800) 729-5101, ext. 343

Linn, Pike Valley sweepstakes winners at Cloud Aggie Days

(CONCORDIA, KS) – Linn High School was overall sweepstakes winner at the 2008 Aggie Days sponsored by Cloud County Community College March 6.  Second place sweepstakes went to Pike Valley High School.

Competition, sponsored by the CCCC agriculture department, took place on the Concordia campus.  The college’s agriculture instructors are Dr. Bill McGuire, Pat Damman and Josh Coltrain.

Teams involving 331 students representing 20 senior high schools in Kansas and Nebraska competed in eight categories.   Schools represented were Abilene; Blue Valley-Randolph; Buhler; Chapman; Clay Center; Clifton-Clyde; Concordia; Ell-Saline; Eustis-Farnam, Neb.; Jewell; Kensington; Linn; Marysville; Minneapolis; Pike Valley; Quivira Heights; Republic County; Riley County, Salina Central and Wabaunsee.

Results were:

Agronomy: Team – Eustis-Farnam, first; Washington, second; Linn, third.  Individual –Jared Aden, Eustis-Farnam; Michael Welch, Washington; Jake Frager, Washington.

Horse: Team – Clay Center, first; Buhler, second; Pike Valley, third.  Individual – Taylor Schotte, Marysville, first; Devon Stewart, Pike Valley, second; Ethan James, Clay Center, third.

Floriculture: Team – Washington, first; Riley County, second; Marysville, third.

Individual – Grace Unruh, Clay Center, first; Cali Parker, Riley County, second; Bridget Baker, Washington, third.

Dairy Foods: Team –Ell-Saline, first; Linn, second; Minneapolis, third.

Individual –  Jackie Best, Ell-Saline, first; Kailey Smith, Ell-Saline, second; Bryce Joonas, Linn, third.

Animal Science:  Team – Pike Valley, first; Riley County, second; Chapman, third.  Individual – Stephanie Melhus, Pike Valley, first; Jarred Hobbs, Clifton-Clyde, second; Cali Parker, Riley County, third.

Ag Management:  Team – Concordia, first; Salina Central, second; Pike Valley, third.  Individual – Chris Lund, Salina Central, first; Gavin Koester, Concordia, second; Jacinda Dickinson, Concordia, third.

Entomology: Team – Linn, first; Kensington, second; Minneapolis, third.

Individual – Kelli Voelker, Linn, first; Erin Ferguson, Kensington, second; Brianna Lohse, Linn, third.

Meats:  Team – Kensington, first; Ell-Saline, second; Marysville, third.  Individual – Trent Ferguson, Kensington, first; Jacob Christie, Kensington, second; Clark Pennington, Kensington, third.

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