MJC Dairy Judging Team wins big at two competitions

The Modesto Junior College Dairy Judging Team won 1^st High Team Overall at The BIG E - Eastern States Exposition Dairy Cattle Judging Contest, September 16 in Springfield, MA, and 3^rd High Team on Monday September 19 at the Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show in Harrisburg, PA.

MJC’s team members for both competitions were Heidi Omlin, Caroline Lee, Nicole Sanders and Anneka Jacobi. MJC’s team coach is Bill Hobby, professor of agriculture.

September 16 turned out to be one of those extra special days where everything the MJC team touched turned to gold! Competing at the Big E, they measured up against some of the best dairy teams in the country and beat out a field of four-year institutions that included Virginia Tech, Oklahoma State, Cornell, Ohio State, Penn State and University of Southern New York.

“The fact that we beat out all these four-year, agricultural powerhouse universities is a phenomenal achievement for our students,” said Professor Hobby.

Ten schools (two-year colleges and four-year universities) had the opportunity to compete for honors. MJC team members captured 1^st High Individual awards in six breed categories, as well as four 2^nd High Individual awards in these competitions.

The Big E contest features two collegiate divisions and the students judge five different dairy breeds and give oral reasons. During the contest, students placed ten classes of four dairy cows/heifers representing each of five different breeds of dairy cattle and present two sets of oral reasons.

The Pennsylvania All-American Dairy Show provided six two-year-colleges the opportunity to compete. The show is the largest junior dairy show in America and features top dairy cattle from through-out the United States. Michigan State Ag Tech came out on top followed by Southern University of New York and then the Modesto team.

MJC’s complete results for the two competitions are given below.

The Big E Contest results: (10 Teams)

Modesto Junior College 1^st High Team Overall 1907

2^nd Virginia Tech 1895

3^rd Virginia Tech A 1890

4^th Oklahoma State 1889

5^th Cornell 1877

6^th Ohio State 1865

7^th Penn State 1838

8^th U Southern NY 1832

Team Members Placed Individually as follows:

Heidi Omlin                         1st High Individual Overall

Nicole Sanders                     2nd High Individual Overall

Breed-Contest Awards:

1^st High Team Reasons - Modesto Junior College

Nicole Sanders 1^stHigh Individual Oral Reasons

Heidi Omlin 2^nd High Individual Oral Reasons

Ayrshire

Anneka Jacobi 1^st High Individual - Ayrshire

1^st High Team Brown Swiss - Modesto Junior College

Nicole Sanders 1^st High Individual – Brown Swiss

Heidi Omlin 2^ndHigh Individual – Brown Swiss

1^st High Team Guernsey - Modesto Junior College

Heidi Omlin 1^st High Individual – Guernsey

Nicole Sanders 3^rd High Individual – Guernsey

Caroline Lee 4^th High Individual – Guernsey

1^st High Team Holstein - Modesto Junior College

Nicole Sanders 1^st High Individual – Holstein

Heidi Omlin 2^nd High Individual – Holstein

Jersey

Heidi Omlin 2^nd High Individual – Jersey

Nicole Sanders 4^th High Individual – Jersey

1^st High Team Milking Shorthorn - Modesto Junior College

Caroline Lee 1^st High Individual – Milking Shorthorn

Anneka Jacobi 1^st High Individual – Milking Shorthorn

Nicole Sanders 1^st High Individual – Milking Shorthorn

Pennsylvania All-American Traditional contest results:

Modesto Junior College 3^rd High Team Overall

Team Members Placed Individually as follows:

Nicole Sanders                 2nd High Individual Overall
Heidi Omlin                 8^th High Individual Overall

Breed Contest Awards

2^nd High Team Reasons - Modesto Junior College

Nicole Sanders 1^stHigh Individual Oral Reasons

Heidi Omlin 4^th High Individual Oral Reasons

Caroline Lee 10^th High Individual Oral Reasons

5^th High Team Ayrshire - Modesto Junior College

1^st High Team Brown Swiss - Modesto Junior College

Nicole Sanders 1^st High Individual – Brown Swiss

Heidi Omlin 2^nd High Individual – Brown Swiss

3^rd High Team Guernsey - Modesto Junior College

Nicole Sanders 1^st High Individual – Guernsey

3^rd High Team Holstein - Modesto Junior College

Heidi Omlin 6^th High Individual – Holstein

1^st High Team Jersey - Modesto Junior College

Nicole Sanders 1^st High Individual – Jersey

Caroline Lee 7^th High Individual – Jersey

Heidi Omlin 8^th High Individual – Jersey

The MJC heads to Wisconsin this Friday, September 29 to compete in the National Championships. For more information contact Professor Hobby at hobbyb@mjc.edu or (209) 575-6053.

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MJC Dairy Judging Team wins big at two competitions