UMaine Places Third at Regional Animal Science Competition
Contact: Joe Carr at (207) 581-3571
ORONO — The University of Maine’s entry finished third in the Feb. 27-29 competition for teams in the Northeast Student Affiliate of the National Block and Bridle Club and the American Dairy Sciences Association. UMaine served as the host for the competition, which was held at the Pineland Center in New Gloucester, Me.
The UMaine team is made up of members of the Maine Animal Club, a group of 25 undergraduate students, most of whom are animal science or pre-veterinary students. The competition involved livestock judging, a quiz bowl contest that tested general animal science knowledge, and paper presentations concerning agricultural topics.
UMaine had first place judging team with students Christian Boegel, Tanya Farrington, Seth McGee and Meredith Spiller. McGee and Boegel placed sixth and eighth in individual judging and Spiller also had third place paper presentation. Jessica M. Walker placed fourth in individual judging; Philip Ferenczy and Trudy Robinson placed eighth and ninth in paper presentations, and Martha Hart, event coordinator, was a finalist for outstanding senior. A total of ten schools and over 150 competitors participated.
Penn State finished first, followed by the University of Massachusetts.