Darren Lycan, Chad Kalaher and Andrew Hulting, Sarah Lovell (not available for photo)
Gaylon Morgon, David Fischer, James Michelson, and Mike Bertram
Darren Unland, Brian Olson, Marc Hoobler, and Curtis Bensch
NCWSS News Online
Fall 1998
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1998 North Central Collegiate Weed
Science Contest
Held at Valent's Midwest Research Center near Champaign
Illinois
The 1998 North Central Collegiate Weed Science Contest was hosted by Valent USA. The activities were held on July 22 and 23 at the Mid-West Agricultural Research Center near Seymour and in Champaign Illinois. Fifty-five graduate and forty-three undergraduate students from fourteen universities participated as individuals and teams in four areas of weed science; sprayer calibration, weed identification, identification of unknown herbicides based on plant species controlled and injury symptoms observed, and problem solving with recommendations. Valent's president, Phil Nelson, and vice president of technology, Mike Borel, attended the activity and were available to hand out awards to the winners as pictured below.
Graduate Teams:
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1st place - University of Illinois Darren Lycan, Chad Kalaher and Andrew Hulting, Sarah Lovell (not available for photo) |
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2nd place - University of
Wisconsin-Madison; Gaylon Morgon, David Fischer, James Michelson, and Mike Bertram |
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3rd place - Kansas State
University; Darren Unland, Brian Olson, Marc Hoobler, and Curtis Bensch |
Graduate Individuals:
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1st place Chad Kalaher, University of Illinois |
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2nd place David Fischer, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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3rd place Barry Nelson, Iowa State University |
Undergraduate Teams:
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1st place - University of
Illinois; Matt Rund, Brad Johnson, Brad Van DeWoestyne, and Stacy McKaufsky |
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2nd place - University of
Wisconsin-Platteville; Bobby Leifker, Brian Johnson, Jeremy Leifker, and Jake Bonnet |
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3rd place - University of
Wisconsin-Madison; Mark Anderson, Emmet Hying, Angie Midthun, and Melissa Brooks |
Undergraduate Individuals:
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1st place Jeremy Leifker, University of Wisconsin-Platteville |
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2nd place Chad Cummings, Oklahoma State University |
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3rd place Brad Johnson, University of Illinois |
Event winners:
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Field Sprayer Calibration (team event) Iowa State University Graduate Team, Kevin Adam, Bruce Battles, Barry Nelson, Lowel Sandell |
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Written Sprayer Calibration Darren Unland, Kansas State University |
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Identification of unknown herbicides James Mickelson, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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Weed Identification Shawn Jones, University of Missouri |
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Field Problem Solving Andy Hulting, University of Illinois |