KANSAS CITY–Intercollegiate Livestock Judging teams gathered to compete at the American Royal Livestock Judging Contest. The contest consisted of 46 teams from 26 states.

The contest is open to one term per senior college and consists of five members per team. All scores contribute toward the overall team score. Contestants judged 12 classes of livestock, containing four animals each. Classes included both breeding and market animals in beef, sheep/goat and swine divisions. Then, the contestants appeared before the judges to present eight sets of oral reasons.

 Overall Top 10 Teams
1. Oklahoma State University (4,734 points)
Jamie Bloomberg, Katie Duysen, Morgan Meisenheimer, Jake Worntjes, Clay Zwilling

2. Texas A&M (4,687 points)
Conner Newsom, Brent Cromwell, Shelly Sutton, Graham Blagg, Tanner Weighat

3. Texas Tech University (4,663 points)
Travis Begley, Alyssa Smith, Whitney Stuart, Levi Schaefer, Luke Strecker

4. Colorado State University (4,659 points)
Whitney Darr, Derrick Brown, Kaycee Vollmar, Jayson Foley, Cody Gifford

5. Kansas State University (4,635 points)
A.J. DeOrnellas, Calyssa Thomas, Barrett Carlisle, Dakota Reiss, Ethan James

6. Michigan State University (4,630 points)
Katie Cook, Taylor Harrison, Sarah Kennedy, Jonathon Stelter, Beth Oliver

7. University of Illinois (4,595 points)
Bailey Edenburn, Dillon Garver, Pat Kelly, Jordan Rauch, Amy Sneed

8. Western Illinois University (4,590 points)
Brandon Davis, Rabecca Stokes, Cody Lamle, Travis Techaar, Blake Nickel

9. Iowa State University (4,566 points)
Harrison Frey, Colby Taber, Troy Sloan, Hunter Shoemaker, Tyler Stutsman

10. West Texas A&M University (4,555 points)
Jeff Long, Blaine Red, Alicia Ashcraft, Taylor Eurich, Karl Miller

Overall Top 10 Individuals
1. Morgan Meisenheimer, Oklahoma State University (961 points)
2. Whitney Stuart, Texas Tech University (960 points)
3. Graham Blagg, Texas A&M (953 points)
4. Conner Newsom, Texas A&M (952 points)
5. Luke Strecker, Texas Tech University (951 points)
6. Derrick Brown, Colorado State University (951 points)
7. Kaycee Vollmar, Colorado State University (951 points)
8. Rabecca Stokes, Western Illinois University (949 points)
9. Jamie Bloomberg, Oklahoma State University (948 points)
10. Clay Zwilling, Oklahoma State University (947 points)

Sheep/Goat Top Five Teams
1. Kansas State University (1,183 points)
2. Oklahoma State University (1,173 points)
3. West Texas A&M University (1,169 points)
4. Colorado State University (1,168 points)
5. Texas Tech University (1,166 points)

Sheep/Goat Top Five Individuals
1. Whitney Darr, Colorado State University (240 points)
2. Ethan James, Kansas State University (240 points)
3. Barrett Carlisle, Kansas State University (239 points)
4. Graham Blagg, Texas A&M (238 points)
5. Tyler Stutsman, Iowa State University (238 points)

Swine Top Five Teams
1. Oklahoma State University (1,436 points)
2. Western Illinois University (1,430 points)
3. Texas Tech University (1,414 points)
4. Iowa State University (1,413 points)
5. Texas A&M (1,404 points)

Swine Top Five Individuals
1. Rabecca Stokes, Western Illinois University (299 points)
2. Whitney Stuart, Texas Tech University (297 points)
3. Kaycee Vollmar, Colorado State University (291 points)
4. Taylor Eurich, West Texas A&M University (291 points)
5. Troy Sloan, Iowa State University (290 points)

Beef Top Five Teams
1. Oklahoma State University (2,125 points)
2. Texas A&M (2,122 points)
3. Michigan State University (2,112 points)
4. Colorado State University (2,100 points)
5. Texas Tech University (2,083 points)

Beef Top Five Individuals
1. Morgan Meisenheimer, Oklahoma State University (442 points)
2. Luke Strecker, Texas Tech University (436 points)
3. Conner Newsom, Texas A&M (434 points)
4. Graham Blagg, Texas A&M (433 points)
5. Blaine Red, West Texas A&M University (431 points)

Oral Reasons Top Five Teams
1. Oklahoma State University (1,879 points)
2. Texas Tech University (1,840 points)
3. Texas A&M (1,839 points)
4. Iowa State University (1,828 points)
5. Colorado State University (1,825 points)

Oral Reasons Top Five Individuals
1. Morgan Meisenheimer, Oklahoma State University (383 points)
2. Troy Sloan, Iowa State University (380 points)
3. Graham Blagg, Texas A&M student (379 points)
4. Jamie Bloomberg, Oklahoma State University (378 points)
5. Conner Newsom, Texas A&M (377 points)

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Contest photos to follow.