The American Royal Meat Judging Contest was held October 19, 2008 at Nebraska Beef in Omaha, Nebraska. In total,106 contestants from 18 colleges and universities participated in the contest.
A-Division
Top Individuals
- Caleb Crosswhite, Clarendon College, (930)
- Lindsey Bishop, Fort Scott Community College, (922)
- Ashley Rupp, Garden City Community College, (921)
- Zach Robertson, Coffeyville Community College, (917)
- Brant Shores, Clarendon College, (916)
- Cody Price, Tarleton State University, (911)
- Gretchen Ettredge, Tarleton State University, (908)
- Stephani Pogue, Coffeyville Community College, (904)
- Justin Bremer, Garden City Community College, (901)
- Stephani Martin, Fort Scott Community College, (901)
Top Teams
- Clarendon College, (3619)
- Fort Scott Community College, (3577)
- Tarleton State University, (3541)
- Coffeyville Community College, (3496)
- Garden City Community College, (3479)
Clarendon College
Individual Division Results
Beef Grading - Zach Robertson, Coffeyville Community College, (245)
Lamb Judging - Caleb Crosswhite, Clarendon College, (142)
Pork Judging - Nick Thompson, Allen County Community College, (290)
Beef Judging - Cody Price, Tarleton State University, (280)
Total Beef - Lindsey Bishop, Fort Scott Community College, (518)
Total Placing - Gretchen Ettredge, Tarleton State University, (487)
Questions - Brant Shores, Clarendon College, (220)
Alternate Contest - Brittany Boxwell, Clarendon College, (922)
Team Division Results
Beef Grading - Clarendon College, (933)
Lamb Judging - Clarendon College, (551)
Pork Judging - Coffeyville Community College, (1121)
Beef Judging - Fort Scott Community College, (1048)
Total Beef - Clarendon College, (1973)
Total Placing - Fort Scott Community College, (1892)
Questions - Clarendon College (835)
Senior Division
Top Individuals
- Samantha Plaggemeyer, Colorado State University, (1030)
- Kelly Manke, Oklahoma State University, (1030)
- Paden Daniels, Texas Tech University, (1028)
- Matthew Morales, Texas Tech University, (1024)
- Ben Estes, Texas Tech University, (1021)
- Shanna Ward, Texas Tech University, (1014)
- Breanna Winters, Oklahoma State University, (1008)
- Jace Hollenbeck, South Dakota State University, (1008)
- Eric Hogle, South Dakota State University, (1005)
- Lacie Hoffman, Colorado State University, (1000)
Top Teams
- Texas Tech University, (4087)
- Colorado State University, (4007)
- Oklahoma State University, (3985)
- South Dakota State University, (3945)
- Texas A&M University, (3877)
Texas Tech University
Individual Division Results
Beef Grading - Matthew Morales, Texas Tech University, (270)
Lamb Judging - Samantha Plaggemeyer, Colorado State University, (142)
Pork Judging - Anna Pesta, Kansas State University, (285)
Beef Judging - Breanna Winters, Oklahoma State University, (281)
Specifications - Shanna Ward, Texas Tech University, (91)
Total Beef - Kelly Manke, Oklahoma State University, (541)
Total Placings - Jay Behrens, Texas A&M University, (493)
Total Reasons - Shanna Ward, Texas Tech University, (222)
Alternate Contest - Heather Veltri, Texas Tech University, (1022)
Team Division Results
Beef Grading - Texas Tech University, (1003)
Lamb Judging - Texas A&M University, (548)
Pork Judging - Texas Tech University, (1119)
Beef Judging - Oklahoma State University, (1101)
Specifications - Texas Tech University, (340)
Total Beef - Texas Tech University, (2091)
Total Placings - Oklahoma State University (1923)
Total Reasons - Texas Tech University, (851)
Official Committee
Dell Allen, Chair
Chance Brooks, Texas Tech University - Lamb Carcasses
John Unruh, Kansas State University - Beef Cuts
Jennifer Leheska, National Cattlemen's Beef Association - Pork Carcasses
Tom Carr, University of Illinois - Beef Carcasses
Jason Apple, University of Arkansas - Pork Cuts
Darrell Dowd, USDA AMS - Grading and Specifications