National Collegiate Soils Contest
National Contest 2025
Region 3 hosted by University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
April 27th – May 2nd
205 National Collegiate Soils Contest
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point | April 27 - May 2 | Stevens Point, WI
Thank you to Dr. Bryant Scharenbroch, the UWSP Soil Judging Team, and Region 3 for hosting the 2025 National Collegiate Soils Contest!
Congratulations to the 2025 National Collegiate Soils Contest Champions, the University of Idaho! The win is not only their first in school history, but the first ever for a team from Region 7. Congrats Idaho Vandals!
The top five overall teams:
1. University of Idaho
2. University of Delaware
3. University of Maryland
4. North Carolina State University
5. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
The top five group judging teams:
1. University of Delaware
2. University of Idaho
3. University of Tennessee-Knoxville
4. North Carolina State University
5. Purdue University
The top five individual judgers:
1. JosiLee Scott, West Virginia University
2. Bethany Knutsen, University of Delaware
3. Emmeline Seest, Purdue University
4. Kai O'Connell, Iowa State University
5. Sky Reinhardt, University of Idaho
2024 National Collegiate Soils Contest
Iowa State University | April 21-26 | Ames, IA
Thank you to Dr. Amber Anderson, Dr. Lee Burras, and the Iowa State University, Department of Agronomy for hosting the 2024 National Collegiate Soils Contest!
Congratulations to the 2024 National Collegiate Soils Champions, the Virginia Tech Hokies Soil Judging Team!
In succession, the 1st place winners were followed up by:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Purdue University
North Carolina State University
Congratulations to University of Illinois, for achieving 1st place within the Group Judging event!
In succession, our winners are followed by:
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of Maryland
Tied for 4th Place:
University of Idaho
University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Penn State University
University of Arkansas
Last, but certainly not least: Congrats to the 2024 Individual Champions!
1st Place: Elizabeth (Liz) Eroshenko, Virginia Tech
2nd Place: Matthew Smith, Virginia Tech
3rd Place: Mason Rutgers, University of Nebraska
4th Place: Jackson Christenson, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
5th Place: Tegan Macy, University of Idaho
2023 National Contest
Oklahoma State University | March 26-31 | Columbus, OH
Thank you to Jason Warren and the Oklahoma State Soils Judging Team for hosting the 2023 National Collegiate Soils Contest!
Congrats to our 2023 National champions, Maryland University!
2022 International Soils Contest
Glasgow, Scotland | July 2022
Congratulations to our USA Soil Judging Team for placing first in the Team Soil Judging Competition and Clare Tallamy who won 1st place in the individual competition!
Soil Judging Regions
Region 1: Connecticut , Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Hampshire, Maine, New Jersey Rhode Island ,Maryland, New York, Vermont
Region 2: Alabama North Carolina Tennessee , Florida, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Georgia, South Carolina, West Virginia, Kentucky
Region 3: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin
Region 4: Arkansas, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma
Region 5: Iowa, Missouri, North Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota
Region 6: Alaska, California, Nevada, Arizona, Hawaii, New Mexico
Region 7: Colorado, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Montana
Regional Contests 2024
Region 1: October 18 hosted by the University of Rhode Island
Region 2: October 7-10 at the University of Kentucky
Region 3: October 7-11 hosted by Southern Illinois University
Region 4: TBD
Region 5: September 23-27 hosted by Kansas State University
Region 6: November 2 hosted by New Mexico State University
Region 7: October 10-12 at the University of Idaho, Moscow, ID
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