The Illinois Professional Agricultural Student Agricultural Student Conference was held Thursday, Oct. 13 at Illinois State University.
WIU’s PAS chapter competed in a variety of events including:
Soils Competition (team event): Second place – team members Christine Mahr, a senior agriculture education major, of Hanna City, IL; Clayton Walch, a junior agriculture science major, of Raymond, IL; and Elaina Allaman, a senior agriculture science major, of Monmouth, IL.
Soils Competition (individual event): Second place – Walch
Equine Competition (team event): Third place – team members Emma Lowe, a sophomore pre-veterinary medicine major, of Quincy, IL; Laurel Keyt, a junior agriculture education major, of Hannah City; and Luke Jesgarz, a senior agriculture business major, of Shelbyville, IL.
Agribusiness Administration Employment Interview (individual event): First place – Jesgarz
Agricultural Education Employment Interview (individual event): Tessa Sargeant, a sophomore agriculture education major, of Macomb; and Avery Isringhausen, a freshman agriculture major, of Vandalia, IL.
Livestock Production Employment Interview (individual event): Jett Vickery, a junior agriculture education major, of Taylorville, IL.
For more information about WIU’s School of Agriculture, visit wiu.edu/agriculture.
***Courtesy of Western Illinois University***
