The Elanco Animal Health American Royal Meat Judging Contest was held October 18, 2015 at Nebraska Beef in Omaha, Nebraska.  In total, 32 contestants from five universities and colleges participated in the A-Division contest. Ninety seven individuals from 14 universities participated in the Senior Division contest.

A-Division

Top Individuals 

1. Kaylee Hill, Fort Scott Community College, (955)
2. Ty Wood, Fort Scott Community College, (916)
3. Paxton Boore, Fort Scott College, (910)
4. Cassie Kerckhove, Garden City Community College, (908)
5. Kenna Faulkenberry, Clarendon College, (899)
6. Emily Phillips, Cisco College, (899)
7. Cory James, Cisco College, (886)
8. Talen Crist, Clarendon College, (880)
9. Chip DeWitt, Garden City Community College, (877)
10. Taylor McBride, Cisco College, (877)

Top Teams

1. Fort Scott College, (3654)
2. Clarendon College, (3513)
3. Garden City Community College, (3511)
4. Cisco College, (3437)
5. Texas A&M - Kingsville, (3025)

Fort Scott Community College  

Individual Division Results

Beef Grading -Emily Phillips, Cisco College, (259)
Lamb Judging - Talen Crist, Clarendon College, (146)
Pork Judging - Dustin Jones, Clarendon College, (288)
Beef Judging - Kaylee Hill, Fort Scott Community College, (276)
Total Beef - Kaylee Hill, Fort Scott Community College, (529)
Total Placing - Paxton Boore, Fort Scott Community College, (494)
Questions - Talen Crist, Clarendon College, (215)
Alternate Contest -  Lauren Rush, Clarendon College, (908)

Team Division Results

Beef Grading - Fort Scott Community College, (966)
Lamb Judging - Clarendon College, (569)
Pork Judging - Clarendon College, (1125)
Beef Judging - Fort Scott Community College, (1045)
Total Beef - Fort Scott Community College, (2011)
Total Placing - Fort Scott Community College, (1953)
Questions - Clarendon College, (820)

Senior Division

Top Individuals 

1. Macy Perry, Oklahoma State University, (1040)  
2. BW Ochsner, University of Wyoming, (1038)
3. Cody Shannon, Texas Tech University, (1036)
4. McKayla Clayton, Colorado State University, (1032)
5. Erin Beyer, Texas Tech University, (1028)
6. Morgan Boyer, Texas Tech University, (1027)
7. McKenna Brinton, University of Wyoming, (1027)
8. Faith Rasmussen, Kansas State University, (1022)
9. Morgan Reese, Colorado State University, (1020)
10. Karisa Pfeiffer, Oklahoma State University, (1020)

Top Teams

1. Texas Tech University, (4098)
2. University of Wyoming, (4095)
3. Oklahoma State University, (4072)
4. Colorado State University, (4068)
5. Texas A&M University, (4009)

Texas Tech University
 
 

Individual Division Results

Beef Grading - McKenna Brinton, University of Wyoming, (255)
Lamb Judging - Hannah Nelson, Oklahoma State University, (141)
Pork Judging - BW Ochsner, University of Wyoming, (288)
Beef Judging - BW Ochsner, University of Wyoming, (283)
Total Beef - Cody Shannon, Texas Tech University, (535)
Total Placing - Kaitlyn Bedell, Colorado State University, (492)
Reasons - McKayla Clayton, Colorado State University, (216)
Specifications - Macy Perry, Oklahoma State University, (97)
Alternate Contest - Bebe Clark, Texas Tech University, (847)

Team Division Results

Beef Grading - Texas Tech University, (983)
Lamb Judging - Oklahoma State University, (547)
Pork Judging - University of Wyoming, (1139)
Beef Judging - Texas Tech University, (1104)
Total Beef - Texas Tech University, (2087)
Total Placing - Oklahoma State University, (1953)
Reasons - Colorado State University, (826)
Specifications - Oklahoma State University, (371) 

Official Committee

Dr. Keith Belk, Colorado State University, Chair & Pork Carcasses
Dr. John Scanga, Elanco Animal Health- Beef Carcasses
Wendy Woerner, Producer's Feedlot- Beef Cuts
Dr. Daniel Clark, The Ohio State University- Pork Cuts 
Dr. Keith Underwood, South Dakota State University- Lamb Carcasses

Darrell Dowd, Grading & Specs, USDA, Meat Grading and Certification