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Piper Wray of Lomega FFA Wins Grand Championship in State Wheat Contest
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 6:37:51 CDT
The Awards Banquet for the 2010 Junior Wheat Show was held on the campus of Oklahoma State University on Thursday evening- and Piper Wray of the Lomega FFA Chapter was proclaimed the 2010 4-H/FFA Wheat Grand Champion. Piper won the FFA competition with the Overly variety she placed 2nd in visual, 2nd in baking and first overall. She received a $40 premium for production and visual and the bake contests, a plaque for 2nd place visual and chapter medal, a $100 premium and a $3,000 scholarship for 1st place overall. She later went on to receive the Grand Champion Trophy along with a $250 premium.
Reserve for the entire show and the the top 4-H contestant was Dylan Sawyer of the Okeene 4-H Club in Blaine County. Dylan's entry was also Overly- placed 1st in the Production and Visual contest, 4th in Bake Contest and 1st overall. He receives a $40 premium for the production and visual and the bake contests, a club medal, a plaque for 1st place in Production and Visual, a $100 premium, a trophy and $2000 scholarship for 1st place overall as the 4-H Wheat Champion.
Craig Westfahl of Okeene was second in the 4-H Division with his Jackpot Variety. He placed 15th in Production and Visual, 1st in the Bake Contests and 2nd place overall. He received a $25 premium for the Production and Visual and the Bake Contest, a $50 premium for 2nd overall, and a $3000 scholarship.
Second place in the FFA Division found the highest placing of an OSU bred entry- Tanner Bedwell of the Okeene FFA placed 9th in Production and Visual, 1st in the Bake Contests and 2nd overall. He received a $35 premium for the Production and Visual and the Bake Contest, a $50 premium for placing 2nd overall, a chapter medal and a $2000.00 scholarship. Her entry was Duster, the top yielding variety in the OSU wheat trials for the 2010 wheat harvest season.
Other winners in the FFA division included:
Michelle Helm of Geary FFA receiving third place with her Duster Variety. She placed 18th in Production and Visual, 3rd in the Bake Contest s and 3rd overall. She received a $25 premium for the Production and Visual and the Bake contests, and a $50 premium and $1,000.00 scholarship for placing 3rd overall in the FFA Contest
Michelle Helm (still from Geary FFA) receiving fourth place with her Fuller Variety. She placed 17th in Production and Visual, 4th in the Bake Contests and 4th overall. She received a $20 premium for the Production and Visual and the Bake contests, and $1000 scholarship for placing 4th overall in the FFA Contest.
Zak Laubach of the Guymon FFA receiving fifth place with his Overly Variety. He placed 7th in Production and Visual, 8th in the Bake Contests and 5th overall. He received a $20 premium for the Production and Visual and the Bake contests, and $1000 scholarship for placing 5th overall in the FFA Contest.
Other winners in the 4-H division included:
Dylan Sawyer from Okeene receiving third place with his Fuller Variety. He placed 11th in Production and Visual, 3rd in the Bake Contests, and 3rd place overall. He received a $30 premium for the Production and Visual and the Bake Contest, and a $50 premium and $1000 scholarship for 3rd place overall in the 4-H competition.
Will Bedwell of Okeene 4-H receiving fourth place with his Duster Variety. He placed 5th in the Production and Visual, 7th in the Bake Contests, and 4th place overall. He received a $25 premium for the Production and Visual and the Bake Contest, and $1000 scholarship for the 4-H contest. (Will had the Grand Champion entry in the 2009 contest)
Zachary Geisler of Lomega 4-H receiving fifth place with his Billings Variety. He placed 4th in the Production and Visual, 8th in the Bake Contests, and 5th place overall. He received a $25 premium for the Production and Visual and the Bake Contest, and $1000 scholarship for the 4-H contest.
The Junior Wheat Show is sponsored by the Oklahoma Wheat Commission, the Oklahoma Wheat Growers and the Oklahoma Wheat Research Foundation. Over $16,000 in scholarships were awarded to 4-H and FFA students throughout Oklahoma. This event was made possible through producer support from Oklahoma Wheat Commission Check-off dollars. The purpose of the program is to promote the production of quality wheat and teach 4-H and FFA youth about wheat production, marketing and management. An individual may win up to $6,000 in the wheat show scholarships during his or her 4-H and FFA careers.
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