College Livestock Judging Team Wins At Tulsa State Fair
(Press Release 10-24-08)
Hank Mooney, Office of Public Information

The Eastern Oklahoma State College Livestock Judging Novice team won the Tulsa State Fair contest held Oct. 4. With a combined team total of 3373 points, Eastern finished ahead of Connors State College by 13 points to win the title.

Along with the team championship, there were also several individual awards brought home: Shane Smith, Quinton, Third High Individual Overall; Justin Frailey,  Mannford, 5th High Individual Overall; Kirk Vickrey, Minco, 8th High Individual Overall; and Megan Olvera, Texarkana, Ark. finished just out of the top 10.

Other members of the winning team are: Tara Maye, Haworth; Dustin Ratliffe, Red Rock; Whitney Keeling, Farmington, Ark.; Andy Harvill, Parigould, Ark. and Lakesha Hawkins, Madill.

“This was a great accomplishment for a very talented group of individuals,” Livestock Judging coach Todd Blocker said.

The Livestock Judging Teams participated in its first competition of the fall semester Sept. 12 in Amarillo, Texas at the Tri-State Fair. There were more than 150 students in attendance and over 15 schools represented. The following students received recognition in the competition.

Novice
Shane Smith:  High Individual Overall, 3rd Beef, 1st Swine, 3rd Reasons
Andy Harvill:  2nd High Individual Overall, 5th Beef, 8th Swine, 3rd Sheep
Kirk Vickrey:  9th High Individual Overall, 4th Beef, 7th Reasons
Megan Olvera:  10th High Individual Overall, 10th Beef
Tara Maye:  9th Beef, 5th Reasons

Pro
Sabrina Meeks:  3rd High Individual Overall, 9th Sheep, 1st Reasons, 2nd Beef
Daniel Martin:  6th High Individual Overall, 6th Sheep, 7th Reasons, 5th Beef
Katie Caudill:  9th Overall, 2nd Swine
Bart Everett:  4th Sheep

Caption info:
Easterh Oklahoma State College Lifestock Judging Team members include from front left:  Tara Maye from Haworth; Megan Olvera, Texarkana, AR and Colton Downing, Grove. Second row:  Whitney Keeling, Farmington, AR; Lakesha Hawkins, Madill; Shane Smith, Quinton; Andy Harvill, Parigould, AR and Kirk Vickrey, Minco. Back row: Dustin Ratliff,-Red Rock; Justin Frailey, Mannford and Vernon Wilson, Spencerville.