Meat evaluation team wins back-to-back national championships
Texas Tech University's meat animal evaluation team won its second consecutive national championship March 27-28 at the 2008 National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest held at the Oklahoma City Stockyards and Oklahoma State University.
Texas Tech won the market animal, breeding and meat divisions and placed second in the communications division, earning a 110-point victory over the second place team. According to officials, the contest was specifically designed to encourage students to seek a more complete understanding of the food supply, from conception to consumer.
Individually, Judd Gardner led the team with a first place finish, followed by teammates Chance Williams and Bryan Bernhard, who finished eighth and tenth, respectively. The team is coached by Ryan Rathmann, an assistant professor in Tech's Department of Animal and Food Sciences and by Travis O'Quinn .
Team members include:" Judd Gardner, Estancia, N.M." Chance Williams, Quemado, N.M." Bryan Bernhard, Seguin" Markus Arnold, Panhandle" Jennifer Blackburn, Grady, N.M." Josh Campbell, Las Cruces, N.M." Ben Estes, Hollis, Okla." Zach Gilbert, Sweetwater" Colton Long, Sterling City" Ben Pyke, Humble" Aaron Renfroe, Ozona" Trevor Thompson, Pilot Point" Gered Smith, White Deer" T. Chance Van Dyke, Hobbs, N.M." Brett Wheeler, Plant City, Fla." Micah Walker, Sulphur Springs" Troy Walker, Michigantown, Ind.
Written by Ben Samples
Davis College NewsCenter
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