The 2023 Garden City Community College Meat Judging Team started their fall campaign in a big way, winning the Beef Empire Days Contest by an impressive 128 points. The team also won last year, making this the first back-to-back contest win for Beef Empire Days in program history. This year’s competition featured 40 individuals from six colleges and universities.

According to the school, the GCCC team placed 1st in Beef Grading, Lamb Judging, Pork Judging, Placings and Total Beef while being 2nd in Beef Judging and Questions. Additionally, GCCC Meats posted the 4th all-time highest score in GCCC Meat Judging history with 3,756 points.

Individually, Ashlyn Christmann (Garden City) and Jordan McVey (Sublette) led the way for the team. Ashlyn was High Individual overall in the contest, posting the 4^th highest individual score in GCCC team history (967 points). She was 1^st in placings, 2^nd in Beef Grading, Beef Judging, Lamb Judging and Total Beef while placing 3^rd in Pork Judging and Questions.

Jordan was 2^nd high individual, putting up the 9^th highest score in GCCC history by placing 1^st in Beef Grading (3^rd highest in GCCC history) and Total Beef, 2^nd in Placings, 3^rd in Lamb Judging and 5^th in Beef Judging.

Adison George (Holcomb) was 4^th high individual overall ranking 2^nd in Pork Judging and 4^th in Placings. Hannah Missler (Bryan, OH) was 10^th overall. Alternates included Blake Schilling (Cimarron), who was 1^st high alternate overall, Ryann Kloepping (Eustis, NE) was 5^th high alternate, and Gavin Romshek (Shelby, NE) was 8^th high alternate overall.

The GCCC Meats Team is coached by Dr. Clint Alexander and Skyler Glenn. The team will compete in the American Royal in Omaha on October 15, 2023.