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2023 National Weed Science Contest Announcement
We are proud to announce that in 2023 Bayer CropScience in Union City, TN will be hosting the National Weed Science Competition. Contest dates are July 25th – 27th. Tentative plan is to arrive to Union City, TN on the July 25th that afternoon/evening to register for the event. The actual contest will take place on July 26th, followed by an awards banquet/reception that evening. Travel day on the July 27th.
The official rules for this year’s competition have been posted to the WSSA website and can be found here. These rules have also been communicated to each WSSA representative from the regional societies for distribution to the regional societies.
For event planning purposes, the host has requested that teams interested in participating RSVP prior to March 25, 2023. To RSVP, please send an email to group below and indicate how many individuals are planning on attending from your organization/university:
Matthew Wiggins, SWSS Student Contest Chair – [email protected]
Garret Montgomery, Bayer CropScience Host – [email protected]
Joey Williams, Bayer CropScience Host – [email protected]
As we move into April, information regarding hotel blocks, local arrangements, and volunteers will be communicated through WSSA and the regional societies.
We are looking forward to a great competition and learning experience for the graduate students. Feel free to reach out if you have any specific questions.
Thanks,
Matthew Wiggins
SWSS Student Contest Chairperson
2022 NCWSS Student Weed Contest Results
Individual Weed ID
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | Kansas State University | Tyler Meyeres |
Individual Herbicide ID
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | University of Illinois | Logan Miller |
Individual Problem Solving
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | University of Wisconsin – Madison | Mark Kendall |
Individual Written Calibration
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | Purdue University | Jesse Haarman |
Individual Overall
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | Purdue University | Jesse Haarman |
Second | Purdue University | Matt Osterholt |
Third | University of Illinois | Logan Miller |
Team Field Calibration
Placing | University | Team | Contestants | Coach(es) |
First | University of Wisconsin-Madison | G1 | Felipe Faleco, Guilherme Chudzik, Mark Kendall, Nikola Arsenijevic | Rodrigo Werle |
Team Overall
Placing | University | Team | Contestants | Coach(es) |
First | Purdue University | G1 | Claudia Bland, Jesse Haarman, Lucas Maia, Matt Osterholt | Claudia Bland |
Second | Kansas State University | G1 | Isaac Barnhart, Sachin Dhanda, Sarah Zerger, Tyler Meyeres | Anita Dille |
Third | University of Illinois | G1 | Isabel Werle, Logan Miller, Lucas Bobadilla, Pavle Pavlovic | Patrick Tranel |
Individual Weed ID
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | North Dakota State University | Adam Aberle |
Individual Herbicide ID
Placing | University | Contestants |
First Tie | Ohio State University | Cameron Collett |
First Tie | Pennsylvania State University | Ethan Whitmoyer |
Individual Problem Solving
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Nebraska – Lincoln | Bruno Eltink |
Individual Written Calibration
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Illinois | Yudai Takenaka |
Individual Overall
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Illinois | Yudai Takenaka |
Second | North Dakota State University | Adam Aberle |
Third | Western Illinois University | Dustin Steinkamp |
Team Field Calibration
Placing | University | Team | Contestants | Coach(es) |
First | University of Illinois | UG1 | Caleb Van Hoveln, Nathan Welch, Travis Wilke, Yudai Takenaka | Patrick Tranel |
Team Overall
Placing | University | Team | Contestants | Coach(es) |
First | University of Illinois | UG1 | Caleb Van Hoveln, Nathan Welch, Travis Wilke, Yudai Takenaka | Patrick Tranel |
Second | Ohio State University | UG1 | Brock Horn, Cameron Collett, Cori Lee, Sam Shilling | Bruce Ackley and Alyssa Essman |
Third | Western Illinois University | UG1 | Dustin Steinkamp, Jamie Hidreth, Kinsey Tiemann, Stephanie Reiter | Brent Heaton |