Sept. 30 2015 08:00 AM

Appreciation given to those that helped a national title become a reality.

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University of Minnesota 2015

The University of Minnesota captured the 95th National Collegiate Dairy Judging Contest title on Monday. After scores from 12 classes and 6 sets of oral reasons, the team from the University of Minnesota found themselves 54 points ahead of the second-place team. The Golden Gophers are coached by Les Hansen, John Ellinghuysen and Alicia Thurk.



After the contest, the students had a few words of reflection on this momentous occasion. Speaking are Vincent Migliazzo (High Individual and High in Reasons); Nathan Donnay (2nd High Individual), Eric Houdek (6th Individual) and Matthew Hanson (11th Individual).



Hurtgen blog footerThe author is the online media manager and is responsible for the website, webinars and social media. A graduate of Modesto Junior College and Fresno State, she was raised on a California dairy and frequently blogs on youth programs and consumer issues.

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