The Kosciusko 4-H Livestock Judging Team placed third in the Aksarben National Livestock Judging Contest recently. At the competition were from left: Team coach Michael Jones, McKinley Burton, Landon Bewley, Caleb Lechlitner, Haley Nelson, Libby Haab, Carter Grady and chaperone Jenna Burton. Photo provided.

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AKRON — The Kosciusko 4-H Livestock Judging Team has placed third in a national competition.

The team, consisting of Landon Bewley, Carter Grady, Caleb Lechlitner, Libby Haab, McKinley Burton and Haley Nelson, recently competed in the Aksarben National Livestock Judging Contest in Grand Island, Neb.

There were 31 teams and 144 individuals in the contest. Team members had to judge 12 classes of cattle, swine, sheep and goats, give four sets of oral reasons and answer three sets of questions on classes.

The team was also fifth high in sheep and goats, third high in beef, eighth high in oral reasons and 11th high in swine. Bewley was sixth high overall individually and 13th high in cattle, with Lechlitner sixth high in reasons and Haab 19th high overall.

Michael Jones coaches the team.