MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University hosted the 12th Annual Ag Bowl Scholarship Invitational, presented by Ralco Nutrition of Marshall, on Friday, February 3, 2023. Over 1,100 FFA students from across the state came to the campus of Southwest Minnesota State University for this year’s invitational. Congressman Brad Finstad and Congresswoman Michelle Fischbach were part of the opening program and visited with FFA students and advisors during their visit.
The Ag Bowl Scholarship Invitational brings FFA students to campus to compete in Career Development Events (CDEs) formatted to the Minnesota FFA-certified rules. The top FFA chapter receives $500, the second-place team $300 and a randomly-selected third team $200. Members of the winning team will also be awarded $500 in SMSU scholarship dollars, and each member on the second-place team will receive $250 in SMSU scholarship dollars. Individual CDE winners will receive SMSU scholarship dollars, too — $500 for first-place winners, and $250 for those finishing second.
This year’s winners include:
2023 SMSU Ag Bowl Scholarship Invitational Winning Chapters:
First Place: Maple River, $500 prize
Second Place: Redwood Valley, $300 prize
Drawing Winner: Eden Valley-Watkins, $200 prize
2023 Ag Bowl Scholarship Career Development Event (CDE) Results and SMSU Scholarships Awarded:
Ag Issues
1st Place: Buffalo, $500 scholarship
2nd Place: Glencoe – Silver Lake, $250 scholarship
Ag Sales
1st Place: Avery Larson, Buffalo, $500 scholarship
2nd Place: Ryan Mayville, Buffalo, $250 scholarship
Best Informed Greenhand
1st Place: Matthew Burns, Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Rylee Benda, Jackson County Central, $250 Scholarship
Conduct of Chapter Meetings/Team
1st Place: ROCORI, $500 scholarship per individual
2nd Place: Howard Lake – Waverly – Winsted, $250 scholarship per individual
Creed Speaking
1st Place: Maelee Streufert, Glencoe – Silver Lake, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Alivia Fruechte, Pipestone, $250 Scholarship
Crops
1st Place: Rachel Tusa, Jackson County Central, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Lauren Dolezal, Redwood Valley, $250 Scholarship
Employment Skills
1st Place: Addison Schmidt, Redwood Valley, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Autumn Mackendanz, ROCORI, $250 Scholarship
Extemporaneous Public Speaking
1st Place: Lexi Gloege, LQPV, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Kylar Larson, Martin County West, $250 Scholarship
Farm Business Management
1st Place: Jessica Widmer, Sibley East, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Tobias Conover, Maple River, $250 Scholarship
Fish & Wildlife
1st Place: Lucy Phelps, Maple River, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Cooper Olson, St. James, $250 Scholarship
Floriculture
1st Place: Sophia Nelson, Murray County Central, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Jenna Boeke, Pipestone Area, $250 Scholarship
Forestry
1st Place: Jack Frank, Redwood Valley, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Paige Wilson, Mountain Lake, $250 Scholarship
Meats (ID only)
1st Place: Aurora Winsel, Pipestone Area, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Izabella Klein, Sioux Center, $250 Scholarship
Milk Quality
1st Place: Brielle Brown, Maple River, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Maleah Loch, Kimball, $250 Scholarship
Parliamentary Procedure/Team
1st Place: Howard Lake – Waverly – Winsted: $500 scholarship per individual
2nd Place: ROCORI, $250 scholarship per individual
Prepared Public Speaking
1st Place: Chloe Olivier, Pipestone Area, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Miriana Eiden, Buffalo, $250 Scholarship
Companion Animal Science
1st Place: Joshua Price, Morris Area, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Taryn Helling, St. James Area, $250 Scholarship
Soil
1st Place: Colton Carter, Westbrook – Walnut Grove, $500 Scholarship
2nd Place: Isaac Lendt, Sleepy Eye, $250 Scholarship
For complete team and individual results visit: https://www.smsufoundation.org/agbowl/absi-results-2023.html
