Chi Hi staked its claim as champions by winning the Chippewa Valley FFA Land Evaluation Invitational held at Woodruff Farms near Chippewa Falls on Wednesday, October 28. Joel, Randy, and Ron Woodruff hosted 61 students representing six schools from western and southern Wisconsin. Barron, Cadott, Chi-Hi, Clear Lake, Delevan-Darien, and Fall Creek participated in the event.
Students evaluated four unique soil pit locations in relation to the land and surrounding environment. Team score totals were determined using the top three scoring individuals from each team.
Chi Hi racked up a total of 764 points, edging out second place Cadott with 721 points. Fall Creek finished third with 682 points. Rounding out the scoring field were Clear Lake 662 points, Delevan-Darien 641 points, and Barron 545 points. Chi-Hi’s winning team consisted of Leo Girgen, Katie Brabec, and Katelynn Heisinger.
Leo Girgen of Chi-Hi led all scorers with 286 points followed by Garret Engel of Cadott 258 points, and Grace Johnson of Delevan-Darien in third place with 256 points. Other top scorers included:
Hudson Steiger, Clear Lake, 249; Katie Brabec, Chi-Hi 241; Kayla Johnson, Fall Creek, 239; Jacob Pilgrim, Cadott, 238; Katelynn Heisinger, Chi-Hi 237; Lorelai Puchalski, Cadott, 225; and Wesley Good, Fall Creek, 222
The event was coordinated by the Chippewa County Land Conservation and Forest Management Department, Chippewa County Division of Extension, and Chippewa Valley Producer-Led Watershed Council. Shauna Repking and Mike England of the Natural Resources Conservation Service served as judges for the Invitational. Lunch was provided by the Chippewa Falls Kiwanis Club. Special thanks to Woodruff Farms for also digging the soil pits.
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