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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
 

2025 Soils Contest Winner
The University of Idaho Soil Judging Team with the Bidwell-Reisig Trophy. From left: Hannah Poland, Daniel Middelhoven, Tegan Macy, Sky Reinhardt, Coach Paul Tietz, Logan Mann, Jacob Flick, Coach MaryBeth Gavin. 

Full results
 

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

 

2024soilchamps
From left of trophy: Danielle Davies, Will Ubben, Grace Bartlett, Carmen Curry, Matt Smith (2nd Place Individual), Delia Alcorn (front), Liz Eroshenko (1st Place Individual). Joe Paterson (holding trophy). Left to right, right of trophy: Sam Herrin, Rachel Parmele, Coach John Galbraith, Clara Betts, and Sinclair Anderson. Not pictured: Gracie Litsinger, and Assnt Coach Claire Tallamy.  
 

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!

maryland team 

Full Results

National Collegiate Soils Contest Rules

National Collegiate Soils Contest Committee and Guidelines

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!

glasgow-team

 

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