ISU Dairy Judging Team: Fall 2022 and Winter 2023 Recap

January 26, 2023

The ISU Dairy Judging Team had a busy fall semester competing in three contests and then prior to the spring semester they competed down in the Lone Star State. The team this fall was coached by former ISU dairy judging team member (2018), Mary (Scott) Fliehler who works for Select Sires MidAmerica as a Marketing & Communications Specialist while Ms. Christen Burgett was out on maternity leave. Team members included: Amber Engelken, Earlville, IA; Mason Jauquet¹, Pulaski, WI; Faith (Palmer) Scott, Waukon, IA; and Carly Strauss², Lake Mills, WI. To start off their successful season in September 2022, the team competed at the 28^th Annual Vernon County Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Viroqua, WI. Teams from across the Midwest competed and Iowa State displayed a strong showing with the following results:

**28th Annual Vernon County Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest**
Division	Team Placing	Individual Placing
Brown Swiss	4^th Team	Faith-2^nd, Carly-12^th
Guernsey	3^rd Team	Amber-4^th, Faith-10^th
Holstein	6^th Team	Amber-8^th
Jersey	2^nd Team	Faith-6^th, Carly-14^th
Milking Shorthorn	3^rd Team	Faith-8^th, Amber-9^th, Carly-14^th
Reasons	5^th Team	Amber-12^th, Faith-13^th
Overall	4^th Team	Faith-6^th, Amber-10^th

¹Mason did not compete at this contest

Next, the team traveled to Madison, WI for World Dairy Expo in order to compete on the coveted colored shavings. Highlights from this contest are below:

**2022 National Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest**
Division	Team Placing	Individual Placing
Ayrshire	9^th Team	Carly-15^th
Brown Swiss	2^nd Team	Mason-12^th
Guernsey	10^thTeam
Holstein	11^th Team	Mason-3^rd
Jersey	3^rd Team	Carly-7^th
Milking Shorthorn	8^th Team	Mason-10^th
Red and White	9^th Team	Faith-15^th, Amber-16^th
Reasons	9^th Team	Mason-11^th
Placings		Mason-11^th
Overall	9^th Team	Mason-9^th, All American

To round out the fall judging season, in November, the dairy judging team competed at the North American International Livestock Exposition in Louisville, KY. Contest results are as follows:

**2022 NAILE Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest**
Division	Team Placing	Individual Placing
Ayrshire	8^th Team	Amber-9^th
Brown Swiss	2^nd Team	Mason-2^nd, Faith-6^th, Amber-14^th
Guernsey	6^th Team	Mason-3^rd, Carly-15^th
Holstein	2^nd Team	Mason-6^th, Faith-10^th, Amber-14^th
Jersey	3^rd Team	Faith-7^th, Amber-10^th
Reasons	3^rd Team	Mason-6^th, Faith-13^th
Overall	3^rd Team	Mason-10^th, Amber-11^th, Faith-16^th

And lastly, the judging team finished off their judging careers in January at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Contest results can be noted below:

**2023 Southwest Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest - Fort Worth, TX - January 2023**
Division	Team Placing	Individual Placing
Brown Swiss	6^th Team	Amber-9^th, Mason-25^th, Faith-26^th
Holstein	5^th Team	Mason-3^rd, Amber-18^th, Faith-20^th
Jersey	2^nd Team	Mason-2^nd, Amber-7^th, Faith-15^th
Reasons	5^th Team	Mason-5^th, Amber-8^th, Faith-26^th
Overall	5^th Team	Mason-8^th, Amber-11^th, Faith-23^rd

²Carly did not compete at this contest

We are extremely proud of the ISU Dairy Judging Team’s accomplishments throughout the judging season! Additionally, we would like to thank all of the farms who welcomed us with open arms and put together numerous high-quality dairy cattle classes for practices throughout the year. Their hospitality and support of ISU dairy judging is greatly appreciated! Finally, thank you to Mary Fliehler for stepping in and helping coach and travel with the ISU Dairy Judging Team. Your time and talents as a coach were exceptional – thank you!

Iowa State Dairy Judging Team at the World Dairy Expo — L-R: Amber Engelken, Carly Strauss, Mason Jauquet, Faith (Palmer) Scott, and Coach Mary (Scott) Fliehler.