Winning streak continues at Fort Worth meat judging contest
Texas Tech University's meat judging team proved once again that it was tops in sizing up meat as they walked away with first place honors Feb. 7 at the highly competitive Southwestern Livestock Show's Meat Judging Contest for senior colleges in Fort Worth.
The contest, hosted by the American Meat Science Association in conjunction with the Fort Worth stock show, is the second win of 2009 for the 15-member team.
The Red Raiders dominated the competition, taking the top spot by a 113-point margin and a score of 4,081 points. Other top finishers, in placement order, were South Dakota State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Nebraska and Colorado State University. Eleven universities were at the contest.
Retiring the Cup. "Texas Tech has now won the Southwestern contest three times before any other university," said Mark Miller, Tech's San Antonio Livestock Show Distinguished Chair in Meat Science. "This means that Texas Tech has retired the cup."
The cup for the 'High Team Overall' had previously been won by the 2004 and 2006 Texas Tech Meat Judging Teams. The retired cup will be permanently added to the university's Department of Animal and Food Sciences trophy case.
This is the first time in Texas Tech history that the school's meat judging team has won seven consecutive contests, Miller said. The 2008 team won five consecutive contests and the 2009 team has won two consecutive contests.
High Scoring. Two of the three highest-scoring individuals were from Texas Tech, and nine of the top-ten finishers were from Lubbock. Abby Long, a sophomore from Boerne, took first, and Meagan Igo, a sophomore from Plainview, ranked third because of a tie-breaker with Kansas State's Hyatt Frobose. Matt Bruton, a sophomore from Throckmorton, was the fourth place individual in the overall competition.
Last month the Red Raiders placed first at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, winning by an 80-point margin. The National Western officially began in 1906 and is one of the nation's oldest and largest shows.
In addition to Long, Igo and Bruton, team members include:"Sarah Calhoun, a sophomore from Weatherford"Adam Copeland, a sophomore from Katy"Collin Corbin, a sophomore from Webster"Tate Corliss, a junior from Estancia, N.M."Kelsey Fletcher, a sophomore from Universal City"Josh Hasty, a junior from Cleburne"Kelly Hutton, a sophomore from Castle Rock, Colo."Amber Krause, a sophomore from Florence"Jett Mason, a sophomore from Brownfield"Josh McCann, a sophomore from Newport, Va."Brandon O'Quinn, a sophomore from League City"Henry Ruiz, a junior from Eagle Pass
The team is coached by Miller and Texas Tech graduate student Travis O'Quinn.
CONTACT: Markus Miller, SALE chair - Meat Science, Food Processing & Preservation, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2805 ext. 231 or mfmrraider@aol.com
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