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Not only are national championships for Eastern Oklahoma State College's Agriculture Judging teams nothing new, they are, in recent years, becoming a habit. The Soils Judging team from the Wilburton college recently captured the National Championship for the fourth straight year during competition at the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) in Norfolk, NE. The five team members captured the top five individual placings in soils judging with sophomore team member Sky Storey from Haworth being named as the top soil judger in the nation for the second year in a row.

Other Eastern teams capturing first place academic honors this year at the NACTA contest were the Livestock Judging Team and the Agriculture Quiz Bowl Team. The Livestock Team swept first place in all judging categories to complete the convincing win and the Agriculture Quiz Bowl team finished first in double elimination competition with only one loss. Eastern's Crops Judging Team and Dairy Judging Team both placed a respectable second in their respective contests.

"This is a virtually unprecedented sweep through the national contest," Eastern President Dr. Richard Bernard said. "All of Eastern can be truly proud."

Individuals placing in the NACTA agriculture contests included from the Soils team: Storey from Haworth in 1st overall; Zach Gadberry, Stringtown, 2nd; Crystal Ahalintubbi, Eagletown, 3rd; Casey Kelso, Broken Bow, 4th and Justin Eubanks, Cave Springs, AR in 5th. Members of the second place Crops team placing included: Kyle Barrington from Alex  placing 2nd high overall, 1st Math Practical, 2nd Lab Practical; Jared Langford, Alex, 3rd Identification and James Richards, Bokoshe, 3rd in Math. Members of the first place Livestock Judging team placing included: Amber Skinner from Velma placing 1st overall, 1st sheep, 3rd swine, 1st reasons and Jessica Groves, Garland, AR, 3rd overall.

Individual honros for the second place Dairy Judging team placing included: Ty Nix, Daingerfield, TX placing 3rd overall, 1st Guernsey and 2nd reasons.

Soils Judging Team:
The National Champion Soils Judging Team from Eastern Oklahoma State College includes from left: Coach Leland Walker; Crystal Ashalintubbi from Eagletown, 3rd high individual; Justin Eubanks, Cave Springs, AR, 5th; Casey Kelso, Broken Bow, 4th; Zach Gadberry, Stringtown, 2nd and Sky Storey from Haworth capturing 1st High Individual.

Agriculture Quiz Bowl Team:
The National Champion Agriculture Quiz Bowl team from Eastern Oklahoma State College includes from left: Crystal Ahalintubbi from Eagletown; Erin Luke, Calera; Kyle Barrington, Alex and not picture James Richards from Bokoshe and Cole Rushing from Madill.

Livestock Judging Team:
The first place National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Livestock Judging team from Eastern Oklahoma State College includes from left: Coach Brad Grove; Cole Rushing from Madill; Jerrod Lundry, Haworth; Ty Nix, Daingerfield, TX; Jessica Groves, Garland, AR placing 3rd overall; Amber Skinner, Velma, 1st overall and Coach Ray Rice.

Crops Judging Team:
The second place National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture (NACTA) Crops Judging team from Eastern Oklahoma State College includes from left: Erin Luke from Calera; James Richards, Bokoshe; Kyle Barrington, Alex; Jared Langford, Alex and Coach Leland Walker.