Fox Valley Technical College students once again showcased their skills during the annual Wisconsin Post-Secondary Agriculture Student Organization State Conference.

This year’s conference was held in Appleton and featured the participation of more than 100 students representing eight Wisconsin technical colleges.

FVTC students took home nine, first-place finishes and placed in the top three in 30 competitions out of a total of 36 categories.

Twenty-three FVTC students will be advancing to the National Post-Secondary Agriculture Student Organization National Conference in St. Cloud, Minnesota to put their skills into action again.

FVTC’s first-place individual winners were:

Brianne Hansen, Oshkosh, Prepared Speaking
Kayla Krahn, Brillion, Agribusiness Sales
Lorn Waldschmidt, Malone, Crop Production and again in Retail Agribusiness Systems
Rebekah Wilbert, De Pere, Ag Management & Marketing
Jake Riemer, Clintonville, Plant Systems
Zac Soltvedt, Seymour, Crop Specialist

Two first-place team finishes went to:

Crop Specialist:

Mike Buiter, Fox Lake
Dustin Korth, Appleton
Jeris Nigh, Appleton

College Bowl:

Kayla Gotz, Auburndale
Brianne Hansen, Oshkosh
Jessica Levson, Plymouth
Ron Pumper, Milladore
Mike Buiter, Fox Lake