NORFOLK – Northeast Community College’s Chuck M. Pohlman Agriculture Complex in Norfolk was the site of the FFA District Livestock Judging Contest recently. Four-hundred-eighty-two contestants from 43 schools participated in the event.

Michael Roeber, agriculture/livestock judging instructor at Northeast, said teams could have up to eight members, with the top four scores counted. The top 25-percent of the teams in the district contest qualified for the state competition, which will be held during the Nebraska FFA Convention in Lincoln in April.

Individual and team results include:

District 2 Juniors

Individuals: 1^st Abigail Lutjelusche, Columbus Lakeview; 2^nd Jaycee Schomberg, Columbus Lakeview.

Teams: 1^st Columbus Lakeview (Zach Anderson, Makiaya De La Cruz, Alex Hinze, Abigail Lutjelusche, Ella Meyer, Eli Oston, Carly Schaad and Jaycee Schomberg); 2^nd Leigh (Colyn Dlouhy, Jacob Esenmann, Morgan Gall, Kanyon Held, Makenna Held, Madison Noonan, Audie Tejkl, and Justine Thompson).

District 2 Seniors

Individuals: 1^st Laurel Ockander, David City; 2^nd Evan Tessendorf, Columbus Lakewiew.

Teams: 1^st Columbus Lakeview (Jose De La Cruz, Jacob Frenzen, Cadge Janssen, Cody Schaad, and Evan Tessendorf. 2^nd Howells-Dodge (Jadyn Burenheide, Regan Burenheide, Audrey Coufal, Charlie Dvorak, Wyatt Hegemann, Aden Lange, Logan Nelson, and Trevor Schumacher).

District 3 Juniors

Individuals: 1^st Kendra Loseke, Blair; 2^nd Leah Keithley, Hooper-Logan View.

Teams: 1^st West Point (Rachel Groth, Ty Kaup, Ethan Kreikmeier, Aspen Lund, Cash Meier, Levi Schiller, Evie Schlickbernd, and Cassidee Stratman). 2^nd Wisner-Pilger (Andrew Borgelt, Logan Buhrman,
Faith Harleman, Adison Meyer, Kennedy Ott, Tymarie Ott, Reagan Scholting, and Kayla Svoboda).

District 3 Seniors

Individuals: 1^st Ross Klitz, West Point; 2^nd Abby Miller, Mead.

Teams: 1^st West Point (Casey Doernemann, Kaleb Hasenkamp, Elizabeth Karnopp, Ross Klitz, Zach Paasch, Payton Schiller, Cody Steffen, and Nathaniel Timmerman). 2^nd Blair (Makenna Dirkschneider,
Luke Mathiesen, Jaycie Meggison, Alli Nielsen, Danielle Nielsen, Abby O’Brien, and Jackson O’Brien).

District 4 Juniors

Individuals:  1^st Ashley Sanne, Norfolk; 2^nd Connor Arens, Crofton.

Teams: 1^st Crofton (Cameron Adkisson, Conner Arens, Lauren Buschkamp, Brooklyn Fiscus, Casper Guenther, Abby Steffen and Hope Steffen). 2^nd Bloomfield (Kate Bruns, Evan Haverkamp, Katie Kuhlman, Emelie Johnson, Ella McFarland, and Tyson Sauser).

District 4 Seniors

Individuals: 1^st Melanie Gentrup, Emerson-Hubbard; 2^nd Addison Villwok, Randolph.

Teams: 1^st Veridgre (Megan Cook, Hudsen Drobny, Morgan Hrbek, Chris Kester, Brook Kniewer, Donnie Nolze, Austin Pokorny, and Emerson Randa. 2^nd Randolph (Avery Bermel, Emma Bermel, Allison Folkers, Cindy Haselhorst, Dylan Kalkowski, Addison Villwok, Bobbi Winkelbauer, and Charlie Winkelbauer.