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Oklahoma Qualifies More than 20 National Finalists for the 2012 National FFA Convention
Fri, 17 Aug 2012 15:50:43 CDT
For the fourth time in the last five years- Oklahoma FFA has qualified more than twenty proficiency award contestants as a national finalist for the upcoming 2012 National FFA Convention to be held in October in Indianapolis. The Oklahoma FFA organization returned to this elite level after qualifying only 14 national finalists in the Proficiency Awards in 2011. The 21 National Finalists that will represent Oklahoma this fall rank third nationally when it comes to the number of National Finalists qualified by a state. Oklahoma is a part of the Central Region and has the most of any state in our region again in 2012. Georgia, out of the South Region, has placed 24 FFA members into the "Final Four" in their respective Proficiency Award, while California, a part of the West Region, claims 22 National Finalists this year. The top state in the East Region is Ohio, with 14 National Finalists, while the second place state in the Central Region when it comes to Proficiency Awards is Wisconsin- this year claiming 14 national finalists.
Pictured here is Reighly Blakely of Oologah FFA, who has qualified for a second straight year as a National Finalist for a Profiency Award- here in 2012 she will be competing in Indianapolis in the Nursery Operations- Entrepreneurship/Placement.
Traditionally, Oklahoma is one of about five states that bring the most National Finalists in Profiency Awards to the National Convention- and several times in recent years has both brough the most National Finalists to the Convention- but has walked away with the most National Awards on Friday afternoon at the Convention when they are announced on stage. Profiency Awards are one measure of the high quality FFA and Ag Education program that Oklahoma has developed and nurtured- earning respect nationally as one of the elite states in the US within the FFA organization.
The following list are the twenty one National Finalists that have qualified from the state of Oklahoma for the 2012 convention:
Garrett Yerigan, Pryor FFA
Agricultural Communications - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Drake Boyce, Cheyenne FFA
Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance - Entrepreneurship
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Lane Newlin, Burlington FFA
Agriscience Research - Animal Systems
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Gatlin Squires, Kingfisher FFA
Agriscience Research - Plant Systems
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Layne Meriwether, Waynoka FFA
Beef Production - Entrepreneurship
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Jarred Strate, Garber FFA
Beef Production - Placement
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Amber Allen, Burlington FFA
Diversified Agricultural Production - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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William Maltbie, Burlington FFA
Diversified Horticulture - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Tyler Sanders, Wanette FFA
Diversified Livestock Production - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Carson Vinyard, Altus FFA
Emerging Agricultural Technology - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Trenton Grimes, Pond Creek-Hunter FFA
Environmental Science and Natural Resources - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Megan Magness, Elgin FFA
Equine Science - Placement
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Zane Schurter, Burlington FFA
Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Bryce Bulling, Mulhall-Orlando FFA
Forage Production - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Tanner Miller, Mulhall-Orlando FFA
Goat Production - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Garrett Sharp, Waukomis FFA
Grain Production - Placement
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Talon Alexander, Madill FFA
Landscape Management - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Reighly Lou Blakley, Oolagah FFA
Nursery Operations - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Chase Hunter, McGolden-Fairview FFA
Sheep Production - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Dylan McGill, Tuttle FFA
Turf Grass Management - Entrepreneurship/Placement
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Alison Lynn Slagell, Weatherford FFA
Vegetable Production - Entrepreneurship/Placement
Click here for the complete listing of the Oklahoma members that competed in the various areas for 2012- and the ranking that they received. The Radio Oklahoma Network/OklahomaFarmReport.Com coverage of the 2012 National FFA Convention is made possible by support from the Oklahoma FFA Alumni Association and the Oklahoma FFA Association- Click here for the Oklahoma FFA Association website to learn more about the Blue and Gold here in Oklahoma.
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