Purdue University Livestock Judging

05/22/2026

Congratulations to former livestock judging team members on completing their degrees and graduating from Purdue University last weekend! We are proud to celebrate these graduates and are excited to share where their journeys are taking them next.

2024 Team Members:
⭐️Gabby Beeman: Animal Sciences - Animal Production & Industry
⭐️Adara Bell: Animal Sciences - Animal Production & Industry
⭐️Colby C**n: Agribusiness - Agribusiness Management

2025 Team Members:
⭐️Mallory Bowers: Agricultural Economics - Sales & Marketing
⭐️Ray Duncan: Agribusiness - Commodity Marketing
⭐️Cara Greiner: Animal Sciences - Animal Agribusiness
⭐️Gabby Hull: Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences
⭐️Jayden Simpson: Agricultural Economics - Policy & Pre-Law

05/22/2026

Camp is ONE WEEK from today, and we're getting excited to see everyone on campus!

Haven't registered yet? Visit https://boilermakerlivestockjudgingcamp.4honline.com to sign up today.

Mark your calendars for Friday, May 29th for the 2026 Boilermaker Livestock Judging Camp!

Alongside the coaches, members of the Purdue University Livestock Judging Team are excited to invite participants to campus in West Lafayette for a one-day, intensive camp that will cover all aspects of livestock evaluation in a fun, education format. Open to all levels of experience.

Registration and additional information can be found at https://boilermakerlivestockjudgingcamp.4honline.com

05/19/2026

Congratulations to Caleb Lechlitner and Cara Greiner for receiving the Dr. Roger E. Hunsley Top Individual and High Reasons Awards!

The Dr. Roger E. Hunsley Livestock Judging Student Award Fund was established in 2018 in an effort to support the Purdue Livestock Judging Team as well as to honor Purdue Judging Coach, Dr. Roger Hunsley. This endowment is used to give two financial awards to members of the livestock judging team each year - one to the member who places the highest at the national contest and the other to the member who places the highest in reasons at the national contest. For the 2025 season, Cara was top individual in reasons and Caleb was top individual on the team for the Boilermakers.

Thank you to all who continue to support this fund and our livestock judging program!

05/04/2026

The Purdue University Livestock Judging Team wrapped up their spring semester of competition at the NACTA Livestock Judging Contest in Normal, IL. Thank you to Illinois State University for putting together a high quality contest!

TEAM RESULTS
3rd Overall
3rd Beef
3rd Sheep & Goats
3rd Swine
3rd Reasons

GRACE KREISCHER
5th Swine

LANDON SANDERS
6th Swine

04/22/2026

The All East Livestock Contest is a three-day, comprehensive livestock evaluation contest where students estimate carcass measurements and values, answer 90 questions on 48 breeding animals, and compete in a standard 12 class, eight set judging contest.

After evaluating 120 animals over three days, the Boilers returned home from Champaign with plenty of awards and even more good stories about the fellowship and friendships built with other schools.

Thank you to the University of Illinois for the time and effort put into hosting such a great contest!

TEAM RESULTS
2nd High Team Overall
3rd Overall Cattle
2nd Overall Swine
2nd Overall Sheep & Goats
Dodgeball Tournament Champions

2nd High Team Market Animal Evaluation
2nd Market Cattle Evaluation
3rd Market Swine Evaluation
2nd Market Sheep Evaluation

2nd High Team Breeding Animal Selection
3rd Breeding Cattle Selection
1st Breeding Swine Selection
4th Breeding Sheep Selection

4th Livestock Judging
5th Cattle Judging
1st Swine Judging
4th Sheep & Goat Judging
4th Reasons

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
MATTHEW STRANGE
6th Overall Contest Individual
6th Overall Cattle
7th Overall Swine
9th Overall Sheep & Goat
10th Overall Market Animal Evaluation
6th Overall Breeding Animal Selection
7th Overall Livestock Judging
6th Swine Judging

KELSIE AVERY
8th Overall Contest Individual
4th Overall Cattle
9th Overall Swine
4th Overall Market Animal Evaluation
7th Market Cattle Evaluation
6th Market Sheep Evaluation
10th Overall Breeding Animal Selection
10th Breeding Cattle Selection
7th Breeding Swine Selection

LANDON SANDERS
9th Overall Contest Individual
High Individual Overall Swine
3rd Overall Market Animal Evaluation
9th Market Swine Evaluation
7th Market Sheep Evaluation
8th Breeding Swine Selection
5th Swine Judging
4th Sheep & Goat Judging
10th Reasons

ELLIE GOSSER
8th Overall Swine
3rd Breeding Swine Selection
2nd Swine Judging

GRACE KREISCHER
4th Overall Sheep & Goat
High Individual Breeding Sheep Selection
4th Overall Breeding Animal Selection

KINSEY ROHLS
10th Market Cattle Evaluation
8th Market Sheep Evaluation

ZACH LANG
3rd Market Cattle Evaluation

MICHAEL BADEN
8th Market Cattle Evaluation

04/09/2026

Mark your calendars for Friday, May 29th for the 2026 Boilermaker Livestock Judging Camp!

Alongside the coaches, members of the Purdue University Livestock Judging Team are excited to invite participants to campus in West Lafayette for a one-day, intensive camp that will cover all aspects of livestock evaluation in a fun, education format. Open to all levels of experience.

Registration and additional information can be found at https://boilermakerlivestockjudgingcamp.4honline.com

04/02/2026

The Boilermakers have safely returned home after traveling to the National Meat Animal Evaluation Contest in Lubbock, TX. With three days of competition involving market animals, breeding animals, and meats, this contest is the most practical evaluation opportunity for students in food animal agriculture.

TEAM RESULTS
7th Overall
5th Sheep Evaluation
5th Swine Evaluation
7th Beef Evaluation
7th Market Animal Division
8th Meats Division
9th Breeding Animal Division

Team members include Megan Ashby, Kelsie Avery, Michael Baden, Emma Borton, Kayla Kiefer, MaKayla Kingdon, Grace Kreischer, Zach Lang, Ava Lee, Hailey Orem, Evan Pettigrew, Kinsey Rohls, Landon Sanders, Lexie Shaw, Matthew Strange, Megan Thompson, and Mackenzie Waskom

Thank you to AMSA and Texas Tech University for hosting a great contest this year!

03/19/2026

The Purdue University Livestock Judging Team enjoyed competing in the Judging Contest at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo over spring break. The warm weather, quality classes, and incredible facilities at HLSR made it a very memorable trip.

Individual Results
Landon Sanders
9th Overall Brahman Evaluation

Team Results
16th Overall Team

Thank you to all who supported the team and welcomed us for workouts on our trip to Texas!

03/06/2026

The annual Purdue Livestock Judging Reunion recognized members of the 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995, 2005, 2015 and 2025 teams and their competition years. The event brought alumni and current team members together to reflect on the program and its continued impact. Members of the 2025 team were also presented with custom belt buckles to commemorate their year on the team.

Throughout the reunion, alumni shared stories, insights and advice. We appreciate the alumni, supporters and friends of the program who returned for the event!

02/25/2026

The Purdue University Livestock Judging team hosted and competed in the North Central Meat Animal Evaluation Contest last week. This contest differs from our typical ones and features three divisions: market animal evaluation, breeding animal selection, and meats.

Former members of the Purdue University Meat Judging team, along with additional Purdue Animal Sciences students, teamed up with the livestock judging team to compete. Thank you to the Boilermaker Butcher Block for their help in facilitating the contest!

TEAM RESULTS
4th Overall
2nd Meats Division
3rd Beef Evaluation
4th Breeding Animal Division
5th Market Animal Division
4th Sheep Evaluation
4th Swine Evaluation

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS
Matthew Strange
8th Overall
2nd Market Animal Division

Ava Lee
2nd Meats Division

Hailey Orem
4th Meats Division

Landon Sanders
3rd Sheep Evaluation

Grace Kreischer
5th Swine Evaluation

Team members L to R: Grace Kreischer, Matthew Strange, Ellie Gosser, Landon Sanders, Megan Thompson, Lexie Shaw, Conner Ertel, MaKayla Kingdon, Kelsie Avery, Megan Ashby, Kinsey Rohls, Michael Baden, Zachary Lang, Kayla Kiefer, Ava Lee, Hailey Orem, and Emma Borton