GCCC Meats Judging Team Wins American Royal Contest
[Garden City, KS, Oct. 14, 2019--] The 2019 Meats Team won the American Royal Contest on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, by a 59 point margin. The team placed first in Beef Grading, Lamb Judging, Pork Judging, and Placings. GCCC also tied for first, winning second overall, in Questions and second in both Beef Judging and Total Beef.
Each of the four GCCC participants on the marketing team placed in the top seven overall.
- Emily Glenn: High individual (2nd in a row); 1st in Beef Grading and Total Beef; 2nd in Questions, Placings, & Pork Judging; 3rd in Beef Judging & Lamb Judging
- Dallie Metheney: Ranked 3rd overall; 2nd in Lamb Judging; 3rd in Pork Judging and Questions; 4th in Placings; 5th in Beef Grading
- Kyle Hammond: 4th overall; 1st in Placings; 2nd in Total Beef; 4th in Beef Judging, Lamb Judging, & Pork Judging; 5th in Questions
- Taylor Paxson: 7th overall; 6th in Beef Grading
- Ben Bradbury: 1st high alternate overall
- Morgan Hoskinson: 4th high alternate
- RaeAnne Blevins: 6th high alternate
- Marcus Archuleta: 7th high alternate
- Riley Eisenhauer: 8th high alternate
- Jenny Kreger: 12th high alternate
This is the third win (National Western, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, American Royal) out of four contests for the team. The team will attempt a win at the National Championship at the High Plains contest on Oct. 27, 2019, in Friona, Texas, with several individual contenders for All-American status.
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