Published: October 14, 2008 09:27 am            

SUCCESS STORIES | 4-H members earn awards at PSU

A total of 50 Somerset County 4-H’ers recently received awards at 4-H Achievement Days at Penn State.

Archery, junior, first-place team: Sarah Grube, David Eger, Jesse Cole and Garrett Baird.

First place, individual, blue, Sarah Grube; third place, individual, blue, David Eger; sixth place, individul, blue, Jesse Cole; eighth place, individual, red, Garrett Baird.

Archery, senior, first-place team: Rebecca Grube, Hannah Coughenour, Lucas Engleka and Jacob Martin.

First place, individual, blue, Rebecca Grube; second place, individual, blue, Hannah Coughenour; fifth place, individual, blue, Lucas Engleka; and white, Jacob Martin.

Dairy judging, junior: Seventh place, individual, red, Austin Ream; white, Bryer Schrock.

Dairy judging, senior: Third-place team, Allen Lehman, Jill McWilliams and Ashley Stoltzfus.

Ninth place, individual, red, Ashley Stoltzfus; white, Jill McWilliams; and white, Allen Lehman.

Fashion revue: Marie Eger, Mary Kimmel, Toni Svonavec, Rochelle Gossman, Stefanie Miller, Breanna Robinson and Amy Svonavec, all honors.

Food and nutrition: Second-place team, Laura Horning and Lindsay Pyle; fourth place, individual, blue, Laura Horning; ninth place, individual, white, Lindsay Pyle.

Hippology, junior: White, Billy Schachte.

Horse judging, junior: Fifth-place team, Rachel Elder, red; Stephanie Summits, red; and Jena Shaffer, white.

Horse judging, senior: Emily Maurer, red.

Livestock judging, junior: Jennifer Martin, blue.

Physical fitness: First place, individual, blue, Jeremy Scheffel; sixth place, individual, blue, Matthew Glessner.

Photography: Second place, individual, red, Drew Romesberg.

Poster art, junior: First place, individual, blue, Adam Knapp; third place, individual, white, Madison Walker; honors, MacKenzie Bouch.

Poster art, senior: Third place, individual, white, Rebecca Grube; honors, Jackie Kimmel, Aleaha Weigle and Alyssa Weigle.

Presentations: Stuart Brougher, red.

Public speaking: First place, individual, blue, Cassandra Trimpey; second place, individual, Spencer Brougher; fifth place, individual, blue, Drew Romesberg; and white, Christy Lambert.

Riflery, junior: First place, individual, blue, Mason Close.

Riflery, senior: Second-place team, Ethan Cole, Ethan Meyers, Shelby Baird and Jeremy Bittner; second place, individual, blue, Ethan Cole; sixth place, individual, blue, Ethan Meyers; eighth place, individual, red, Shelby Baird; and ninth place, individual, red, Jeremy Bittner.

Shotgun, junior: Fourth place, team, Gordon Centi, Jared Meyers and Wesley Pritts.

Second place, individual, blue, Gordon Centi; third place, individual, blue, Jared Meyers; and white, Wesley Pritts.

Shotgun, senior: Blue, Ryan Hynicka; red, Scott Gindlesperger; and white, Alexander Boose and Cayton Scheffel.

Visual graphic arts: Second-place team, Daniel Zwick, Michaela Shaffer and Noah Hemminger.

Seventh place, individual, red, Daniel Zwick; eighth place, individual, red, Daniel Zwick; eighth place, individual, red, Michaela Shaffer; and red, Noah Hemminger.

Students place in college symposium

Winners have been announced in the third annual undergraduate research symposium at Mount Aloysius College, Cresson.

More than 155 presenters and 74 posters were featured.

The winners are:

Creative: Diane McCall of Summerhill, first place; and Derek Woodside of Cherry Tree, second place.

Health studies and sciences, primary research: Emily McKenna of Tyrone, Janelle Koontz of Stoystown and Lindsey Bush of Altoona, all first place; and Christina Garman of Gallitzin, Donna Kauffman of Altoona, Kathryn Kuskoski of Elmora and Richelle Sandford of Windber, all second place.

Health studies and sciences, secondary research: Danielle Adams of Dilltown, first place; and Terry Madigan of Wilmore, Paul Greiner of Tyrone and Brittany Yohn of Martinsburg, all second place.

Humanities, social science and professional studies, secondary research: William Hanik and Bradley Vogel, both of Johnstown, first place; and Amanda Kvarta of Johnstown, Joseph Balberchak of Altoona and Christopher Sawyer of Mineral Point, all second place.

Innovation and entrepreneurship: Stefanie Sell of Stoystown and Amber Tinkey of Somerset, first place; and Christy Castel of Portage, Jocelyn Mastaler of Portage and Rana Montague of Summerhill, all second place.

Nursing, secondary reserach: Rebecca Gay-Gregory of Johnstown, first place.

        

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