Gothenburg's FFA Team took on the State Convention and Contests April 2-5 and came home in high fashion, boasting winners in a number of events and placing well in almost every competition they qualified in.
In addition to competing well, seven Swedes brought home their State FFA Degrees. Earning those coveted degrees include Carter Anderson, Braeden Anderson, Ava Weyers, Lexi Johnson, Marin Oberg, Layla Healey and Sophia Aden.
See results below:
State FFA Leadership Development Event Results
Champion - Natural Resources - Carson Reiman
Champion - Ag Literacy - Brooklyn Reiman
State Runner Up: Junior Public- Mavrix Butterfield
3rd Gold - Sr. Parli Team 1- Braeden Anderson, Abby Negley, Taylor Burge, Jacie Naprstek, Lexi Johnson, and Logan Feather
4th Gold - Ag Demo- Jonathan Davis, Madi Cornwell, Kalli Strauser, Kaden Carlson
GOLD
Creed Speaking- Tyler Hetz- Silver
Natural Resources- Casey Wahlgren- Silver
Senior Public - Lexi Johnson- Silver
Senior Parli Team 2- Carson Reiman, Sophia Aden, Jack Aden, Axel Jorgenson, Cole Atkinson, Max Wyatt- Silver
Discovery - Kathryn Bartruff- Silver
CCM Team 1- Tessa Carter, Tyler Hetz, Brooklyn Reiman, Jenna Anderson, Aleigha Negley, Briar Jensen, Kathryn Bartruff- Silver
CCM Team 2- Jhett Daum, Scout Bell, Beckett Anderson, Andrew Salomon, Harmony Land, Emma Christensen, Adalyn Carlson- Bronze
Career Development Event Results
Agronomy-
Boone Tederman, Carson Reiman- Blue Ribbon, Casey Wahlgren- White Ribbon, Carter Anderson- White Ribbon
Environmental and Natural Resources- Team placed 4th
Casey Wahlgren- 4th purple, Rye Tiller- Purple, Max Wyatt- Blue, Preston Nichols
Farm Business Management-Team Blue Ribbon
Jonathan Davis- Purple, Logan Feather-Blue, Evan Johnson- Red, Dylan Meints
Floriculture
Layla Healey- Red, Ava Weyers- White, Lindly Anderson, Adi Bartels
Marketing Plan
Abby Negley, Gage Smith, Tallee Brown
Nursery and Landscape
Layla Healey- Red, Madi Cornwell, Kalli Strauser, Adi Bartels
Poultry Evaluation
Ty Kreis- 10th Purple, Lucas Therrien, Tyler Hetz, Trey Bartels
Welding Team - White Ribbon
Kaden Carlson- 10th Purple in MIG division
Zander Hruza- 15th, blue in Stick division
Cole Atkinson-OA Division
Garrett Langley- TIG Division
Engler Shark Tank Competition
Carson Reiman- Winner
Marin Oberg
Kyser Tiede