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2024 National Weed Science Contest Announcement
ABG Ag Services cordially invites all NCWSS institutions to the 2024 North Central Weed Science Collegiate Contest.
The 2024 contest will be held on July 24 and 25 at ABG Ag Services near Sheridan, Indiana, which is just a short drive north of Indianapolis. Registration will be on site, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, starting at 4:30 p.m. There will be a welcome dinner following registration at 6:00 p.m., including introductions and details on the contest, as well as time for socialization and relaxation. An awards banquet will be held following the contest on Thursday in a restored 1800’s era haymow barn at Dull’s Tree Farm near Thorntown. Directions to the contest and banquet locations, hotel names and phone numbers, and a more detailed schedule will be provided later, via email and the NCWSS website, ncwss.org.
Registration forms, volunteer forms, contest rules and regulations, list of unknown herbicides, list of potential weeds for identification, and the possible crop and weed list for this year’s contest can be found by visiting the links below:
To assist in planning and for future communication, please have the primary contact person send their e-mail address and expected number of contestants by April 12, 2024 to [email protected], with the official registration forms and fees being due by May 1, 2024. Registration fees are $25 per NCWSS student and $35 per non-NCWSS student. Please mail checks made out to NCWSS to North Central Weed Science Society, Inc., 12110 N. Pecos Street, Suite 220, Westminster, CO 80234 ATTN: Weeds Contest or if using a credit card, send information to [email protected], also referencing the weeds contest.
If there are any questions or concerns, please call 260-242-1565 or send an e-mail to [email protected] and [email protected] . ABG Ag Services looks forward to seeing you and your students this summer at the 2024 NCWSS Weed Contest!
2024 NCWSS Student Weed Contest Results
Individual Weed ID
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | University of Minnesota | Sithin Mathew |
Individual Written Calibration
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | Iowa State University | Courtney Harle |
Individual Farmer Problem
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Mark Kendall |
Individual Herbicide Symptomology ID
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | Purdue University | Alex Mueth |
Individual Overall
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Nebraska | Vipin Kumar |
Second | University of Illinois | Isabel Werle |
Third | Purdue University | Alex Mueth |
Team Overall
Placing | University | Team | Contestants |
First | University of Illinois | G1 | Yudai Takenaka, Alex Lopez, Isabel Werle, Travis Wilke |
Second | Purdue University | G1 | Jada Davis, Alex Mueth, Hunter Medenwald, Apigal Norsworthy |
Third | University of Minnesota | G1 | Eric Yu, Navjot Singh, Datta Chiruvelli, Sithin Mathew |
Team Sprayer Calibration
Placing | University | Team | Contestants |
First | University of Illinois | G1 | Yudai Takenaka, Travis Wilke, Alex Lopez, Isabel Werle |
Individual Weed ID
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | Iowa State University | Alex Coughlin |
Individual Herbicide Symptomology ID
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | Iowa State University | Alex Coughlin |
Individual Farmer Problem
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Jacob Roden |
Individual Written Calibration
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Daniel Zhu |
Individual Overall
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | Iowa State University | Alex Coughlin |
Second | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Daniel Zhu |
Third | University of Wisconsin - Madison | Rainne Wagner |
Team Overall
Placing | University | Team | Contestants |
First | University of Wisconsin - Madison | UG1 | Sabeel Abuhakmeh, Jacob Roden, Daniel Zhu, Rianne Wagner |
Second | Kansas State University | UG1 | Ashlynn Hartman, Leno Calddieraro, Quinten Bina, Joaquin Enrria |
Third | Iowa State University | UG1 | Alex Coughlin, Emma Davidson, Ephraim Van Zante, Abe Dieleman |
Team Sprayer Calibration
Placing | University | Team | Contestants |
First | North Dakota State University | UG1 | Ethan Mewes, Jenna Larson, Grace Dinius |
2023 NCWSS Student Weed Contest Results
Individual Weed ID
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | Purdue University | Alex Mueth |
Individual Unknown Herbicide
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | Purdue University | Alex Mueth |
Individual Problem Solving
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | University of Missouri | Trace Thompson |
Individual Written Problems
Placing | University | Contestant |
First | Purdue University | Marcelo Zimmer |
Individual Overall
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | Purdue University | Marcelo Zimmer |
Second | Purdue University | Alex Mueth |
Third | Purdue University | Jada Davis |
Team Overall
Placing | University | Team | Contestants |
First | Purdue University | G1 | Claudia Bland, Lucas Maia, Alex Mueth, and Marcelo Zimmer. |
Second | University of Illinois | G1 | Alexander Lopez, Pavle Pavlovic, Isabel Werle, and Travis Wilke. |
Third | University of Minnesota | G1 | Datta Chiruvelli, Navjot Singh, Mark Temper, and Eric Yu. |
Team Sprayer Calibration
Placing | University | Team | Contestants |
First | Purdue University | G1 | Estevan Cason, Josue Cerritos, Jada Davis, and Emma Lagerhausen. |
Individual Weed ID
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Illinois | Yudai Takenaka |
Individual Unknown Herbicide
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Illinois | Yudai Takenaka |
Individual Problem Solving
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Illinois | Jacob Roden |
Individual Written Problems
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Illinois | Yudai Takenaka |
Individual Overall
Placing | University | Contestants |
First | University of Illinois | Yudai Takenaka |
Second | University of Wisconsin | Sabeel Abuhakmeh |
Third | University of Wisconsin | Jacob Roden |
Team Overall
Placing | University | Team | Contestants |
First | University of Wisconsin | UG1 | Sabeel Abuhakmeh, Zachary Olson, Jacob Roden, and Daniel Zhu. |
Second | Ohio State University | UG1 | Heather Oberlin, Ella Pollng, Timothy Sullivan, and Kristoffer Tovar. |
Third | University of Illinois | UG1 | Filipi Machado, Yudai Takenaka, and Nathan Welch. |
Team Sprayer Calibration
Placing | University | Team | Contestants |
First | University of Wisconsin | UG1 | Sabeel Abuhakmeh, Zachary Olson, Jacob Roden, and Daniel Zhu. |
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 |