Commercial Turf & Grounds Students take home a win

Published on November 20, 2018

Ten Commercial Turf & Grounds Students traveled to Crowder College in Neosho, Mo. to participate in the Missouri Professional Agriculture Student Organization (PAS) Conference November 15-17.  Student competed in specialist contests, career planning, career progress, impromptu speaking, and employment interview.  Attendees also traveled to Bear Hollow Ranch to see Bison, Staghorn and Elk production. The National PAS Conference will be held in Loveland, Colorado in March.

For the third consecutive year, a team from State Tech reached the finals in College Bowl.  This year the team returned victorious and WON the tournament!

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Employment Interview Ag Equipment Service
1^st Place – Bryce Ash

Employment Interview Fruit & Vegetable Production
2^nd Place – Bill Strope

Employment Interview Nursery/ Landscape
1^st Place- Jacob Padgett
3^rd Place- Landon Williams
4^th Place – Clayton Oetting

Career Planning Horticulture:
1^st Place – Austin Hall

2^nd Place- Grant Cushman
4^th Place – Kyle Feltrop

Impromptu Speaking
2^nd Place – Zac Baladenski
4^th Place – Ethan Skinner

Livestock Specialist-
5^th Place – Bill Strope

Floriculture Specialist
3^rd Place – Landon Williams

Landscape Specialist
2^nd Place- Jacob Padgett
3^rd Place – Clayton Oetting

4^th Place- Zac Baladenski

Turfgrass Specialist
1^st Place- Grant Cushman
2^nd Place- Zac Baladenski
3^rd Place – Austin Hall

4^th Place- Kyle Feltrop

5^th Place- Jacob Padgett

College Bowl
1^st Place Team: Grant Cushman, Kyle Feltrop, Landon Williams, Zac Baladenski, Bill Strope