Cisco College Meat Judging Team

11/11/2021

Congratulations Sarah Elizabeth Lampkin! I’m so proud of you!

Meat judging definitely takes you places! I’m honored to have been part of your journey.

Cisco College
Cisco College Agriculture Department
Cisco College Meat Judging Team

04/27/2021

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01/06/2021

Congratulations to the Cisco College Meat Judging Team on an amazing season!

Thom O'Kelly was selected as an ALL AMERICAN which is based on contest performance and GPA. Thom is the 2nd person to ever receive this honor since the inception of the Cisco College Meat Judging program in 2014.

Thank you to the coaches, parents, alumni, and friends who have followed us throughout the season. We appreciate all you do for our team and are grateful for your continued support! Cisco College Meat Judging has officially come to an end, but the friendships and memories will last a lifetime.

Please contact Brandi Terry, [email protected], for more information regarding the Agriculture Department and scholarship opportunities. Go Wranglers!

~Proverbs 27:17




Back Row: Thom O'Kelly, Ethen Smith
Front Row: Jessica Akers, Jaycee Ritchie, Carson Parker, Bailie Borrego

11/11/2020

Congratulations to the team on a 3rd place team finish overall at the A-Division Virtual National Championship High Plains Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest!

Thom O'Kelly was selected as an ALL AMERICAN which is based on contest performance and GPA. Thom is the 2nd person to ever receive this honor since the inception of the Cisco College Meat Judging program. He also was a top five individual award winner placing 5th overall.

Jessica Akers was the Rachel Hamilton Memorial Spirit Award recipient which is a prestigious honor voted on by her peers.

Results - Individual:
Beef Grading - Thom O'Kelly- 1st; Carson Parker 4th
Total Placing - Ethen Smith - 1st; Thom O'Kelly - 3rd; Jaycee Ritchie - 4th; Jessica Akers tied for 5th

High Individual - Thom O'Kelly - 5th

All American - Thom O'Kelly

Results - Team:
Beef Grading - 2nd
Total Placing - 1st
Total Questions - 3rd
Total Contest - 3rd

Thank you to the coaches, parents, alumni, and friends who have followed us throughout the season. We appreciate all you do for our team and are grateful for your continued support! Cisco College Meat Judging has officially come to an end, but the friendships and memories will last a lifetime.

Please contact Brandi Terry, [email protected], for more information regarding the Agriculture Department and scholarship opportunities. Go Wranglers!

~Proverbs 27:17




Back Row: Ethen Smith, Carson Parker, Thom O'Kelly
Front Row: Jaycee Ritchie, Bailie Borrego, *Not Pictured Jessica Akers

10/28/2020

The team competed in the Virtual American Royal Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest over the weekend. They did a wonderful job and received 3rd place team overall.

Results - Individual:
Total Questions - Jessica Akers 4th & Jaycee Ritchie 5th
Total Placing - Jaycee Ritchie 1st

Results - Team:
Beef Grading - 3rd
Total Placing - 2nd
Total Questions - 2nd
Total Contest - 3rd



~Proverbs 27:17

10/12/2020

The team competed in the Virtual South Plains Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest over the weekend. They did a fantastic job and received 2nd place team overall and had a 5th High Individual overall.

Results - Individual:
Beef Grading - Jessica Akers - 4th
Total Questions - Bailie Borrego - 5th
Total Placing - Thom O'Kelly - 3rd

High Individual - Thom O'Kelly - 5th

Results - Team:
Beef Grading - 2nd
Total Placing - 2nd
Total Questions - 2nd
Total Contest - 2nd



~Proverbs 27:17

05/19/2020

AGRI 1419 Introduction to Animal Science, AGRI 1415 Horticulture, and AGRI 1407 Agronomy are now included in the core life sciences component at Cisco College. Visit Cisco.edu or contact Agriculture Professor, Brandi Terry at [email protected] for more information.

05/11/2020

Meats Team Monday!

This is 2014 Meat Judging Team member and 2020 Coach, Logan Keller from Albany, TX. Logan was a member of the first Meat Judging Team at Cisco College and recently graduated from Tarleton State University with a B.S. in Agricultural Services and Development. "My favorite thing about coaching is having the opportunity to teach kids more than just meat judging and showing them how much the agricultural industry has to offer." Logan has been an integral part in the success of the 2020 Team and plays an important role as an assistant for the agriculture program. We love forward to see what they can accomplish this fall.

04/28/2020

04/27/2020

Meats Team Monday!

This is 2019 Meat Judging Team member and 2020 Assistant Coach, Kaeler Russell from Albany, TX. Kaeler is currently studying Agricultural Education at Cisco College. "My favorite thing about coaching is being able to see all the hard work pay off and by seeing the kids win. Coaching has also taught that working with kids is what I want to do." When he graduates from Cisco College with an Associates degree, he will transfer to Texas Tech University and study Agricultural Education starting Fall 2020.

04/14/2020

Congratulations to the 2020 team!

Every team member has received recruitment letters from Texas Tech University Department of Animal and Food Sciences to participate on judging teams! Go Wranglers!

Cisco College is just the beginning...

04/13/2020

Meats Team Monday!

This is 2020 Meat Judging Team member, Thom O'Kelly from Merkel, TX. Thom is currently studying Agriculture at Cisco College. His favorite thing about meat judging is "the joy in traveling across the nation, the opportunity to interact with others in the industry and the chance to compete at the collegiate level." When he graduates from Cisco College with an Associates degree, he plans to transfer to West Texas A&M and major in Ag Business.