Congratulations to all teams competing in the 2023 State Livestock, Poultry, and Horticulture Career Development Events. Many thanks go out to our Livestock and Poultry contest host, University of Illinois, Mr. Nick Wherley, Mr. Lee Rincker, Dr. Jason Emmert, Dr. Ken Koelkebeck, Pam Utterback, Hattie Duncan, Chris Cassidy faculty, staff, and students for their support of the Livestock and Poultry contests. We would also like to thank our Horticulture contest host, Parkland College, Mr. Charlie Mitsdarfer, Mr. Jim Schmidt, Ms. Tina Mobley, Ms. Kelly Allsup, Ms. Carol Kamradt, Mr. Jerry Lighty, Ms. Caitlin Morris, faculty, staff, and students of Parkland College and Prairie Gardens Garden Center & Nursery in Champaign for their support of the Horticulture contest.
We want to hear from you!
Please let us know of any feedback from this week’s events. Click here to submit a short Google form with the positives, negatives, and things that could/should be changed with the IL Livestock, Poultry, and Horticulture CDEs. We value and thank you for your input!
Livestock - Reasons
In the State Livestock CDE Reasons Division, 10 schools, 8 teams, and 37 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior teams and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Newton
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1528
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2
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Taylorville
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1507
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Kade Boatman
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Byron
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524
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2
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Jace Judson
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Newton
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521
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3
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Olivia Shike
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Unity-Tolono
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515
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4
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Anna Webel
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Farmington
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514
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5
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Audrey Curtin
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Taylorville
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511
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6
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Grant Ochs
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Newton
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506
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7
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Hannah Miller
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Prairie Central
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504
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Livestock - Non-Reasons
In the State Livestock CDE Reasons Division, 122 schools, 115 teams, and 549 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior teams and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Teams
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Dieterich
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1105
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2
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Orion
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1089
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3
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Tremont
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1076
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4
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Vandalia
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1067
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5
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Clinton
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1064
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6
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Serena
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1064
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7
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South Central
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1063
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8
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Mt. Vernon
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1062
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9
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Abingdon-Avon
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1061
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10
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Altamont
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1056
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Shawn Cutcher
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Dieterich
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384
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2
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Jonathon Wilkins
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Salem
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377
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3
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Simon Shepard
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Altamont
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375
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4
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Cody Rosenberger
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Vandalia
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374
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5
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Emma Beckman
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Dieterich
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373
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6
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Cale Hoffman
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Ridgeview
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373
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7
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Anna Serven
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Abingdon-Avon
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373
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8
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Maddox Robb
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South Central
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372
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9
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Wade Allen
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Quincy Area Vo-Tech Center
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370
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10
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Sam Nightingale
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Orion
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369
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Poultry
In the State Poultry CDE, 47 schools, 44 teams, and 211 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior teams and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Teams
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Olney
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1300
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2
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Prairie Central
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1279
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3
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Nokomis
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1265
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4
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Canton
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1258
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5
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River Ridge
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1257
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6
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Meridian-Macon
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1248
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7
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West Prairie
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1234
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8
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Dieterich
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1225
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Trenton Payne
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Olney
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464
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2
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Maggie Pritts
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Meridian-Macon
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441
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3
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Wayde Fehr
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Prairie Central
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433
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4
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Cooper Nelson
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Canton
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428
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5
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Lizz Hill
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Nokomis
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427
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6
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Shay Duffin
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Paxton-Buckley-Loda
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427
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7
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Adrianna Cottrell
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Prairie Central
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426
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8
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Arthur Horn
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River Ridge
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426
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9
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Avery Engle
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River Ridge
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425
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10
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Garrett Engelman
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Nokomis
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423
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Horticulture
In the State Horticulture CDE, 42 schools, 34 teams, and 173 individuals competed.
Congratulations to the superior teams and individuals that competed in this year’s contest!
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Superior Teams
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Rank
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School
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Score
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1
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Paxton-Buckley-Loda
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2647.5
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2
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Nashville
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2514.5
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3
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Seneca
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2465
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4
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Benton
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2297.5
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5
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Rushville-Industry
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2294.5
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6
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Mt. Vernon
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2262
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Superior Individuals
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Rank
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Individual
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School
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Score
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1
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Elizabeth Corrie
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Rushville-Industry
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700
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2
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Samuel Dublo
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Jerseyville
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671.5
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3
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Ty Steffen
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Newark
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669.5
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4
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Mason Amore
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Paxton-Buckley-Loda
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669
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5
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Lexi Putnam
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Paxton-Buckley-Loda
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666
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6
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Garrett Williamson
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Nashville
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664.5
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7
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Hope Watts
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Paxton-Buckley-Loda
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661.5
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8
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Colleen Steber
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Olney
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658.5
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9
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Joel Bergmann
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Nashville
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655.5
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10
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Caleb Seboldt
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Valmeyer
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653.5
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Full results for these contests can be accessed by logging in to judgingcard.com. Click here to view initial login instructions posted on the ilaged.org website.
Results posted in this email are to be considered tentative at this time. Any discrepancies found in the results must be submitted in writing to the Illinois FFA Center within 3 days from electronic notification of results. Results will become official with the mailing of ribbons in the coming weeks.
Thanks again to everyone who helped to make this event a success!
--
John Edgar
Illinois FFA Center
Phone: 217-753-3328 Cell: 618-318-5776
Email: jedgar@illinoisffa.org
Address: 3221 Northfield, Springfield, IL 62702