STUDENT WEED CONTEST
Student Weed Contest – July 28, 2022, at Johnston, Iowa
Thank you to everyone who participated and volunteered in this year’s contest. Please help us thank the gracious host, Corteva, for allowing 96 students to compete this summer in Johnston, Iowa. We are excited to announce the winners of the 2022 NCWSS Weed Science Contest.
Graduate Individual Awards
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 |
Graduate Team Awards
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 |
Undergraduate Individual Awards
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 |
Undergraduate Team Awards
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 |
View past NCWSS Student Weed Contest Photo Gallery on our Photos Page
Video of 2017 Student Weed Contest
Answer Keys for the 2017 Contest
- Unknown Herbicide Answer Key
- Weed ID Score Sheet Key
- Dicamba Calibration Answer Key
- Farmer Problems Answer Key
- Team Calibration Field Evaluation Score Sheet
- Written Calibration Answer Key