California FFA members showed up at this year's National FFA Convention! Highlights include: California FFA members represented the Golden State well at this year's National FFA Convention! Highlights include: three national proficiency champions, two CDE national champions, one LDE national champion, one national agriscience champion, one national FFA talent winner, 10 Honorary American Degree recipients, 528 American Degree recipients, and many finalists!

Congratulations to everyone who competed in Indianapolis this year!

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FFA NATIONAL CONVENTION RESULTS

Updated November 15, 2024

Agriscience Fair (24 National Finalists)

Animal Systems
Division 1 – Eleanor Moiola, Holtville – 6th Place
Division 2 – Madison Bailey-Vango & Ellie Patchett, Wheatland-Bear River – 3rd Place
Division 3 – Ramon Alcaraz, Hanford – 2nd Place
Division 4 – Gianna Peterson & Jori Weeks, Elk Grove – 9th Place
Division 5 – Remi Bowe, St. Helena – Bronze
Division 6 – Annalisa Gonzalez & Katie Reid, Lakeside-El Capitan – 6th Place

Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems
Division 1 – Heston Burrow, Wheatland-Bear River – 6th Place
Division 2 – Owen Dal Porto & Kai Leibrich, Wheatland-Bear River – 8th Place
Division 3 – Tessa Camacho, O’Neals-Minarets – 4th Place
Division 4 – Briana Munoz & Olivia Sauls, Lakeside-El Capitan – 2nd Place
Division 5 – Brennan Elszy, Hanford – Bronze
Division 6 – Madilyn Marino & Britt Shulleeta, Elk Grove – Bronze

Food Products & Processing Systems
Division 1 – Makenzie Miguel, Los Banos-Los Banos Jr. – 9th Place
Division 2 – Sophia Logan & Jaycee Sills, Wheatland-Bear River – 9th Place
Division 3 – Tilly Dodd, St. Helena – 6th Place
Division 4 – Leila Aragon & Mayra Rivera, Holtville – Finalist
Division 5 – Liam Joy, St. Helena – 2nd Place
Division 6 – Camila Molina & Daniel Vizcarra, El Cento-Southwest – Bronze

Plant Systems
Division 1 – Brianna Delgado-Morrison, Wheatland-Bear River – 6th Place
Division 2 – Elece Edwards & Lorena Martinez, Wheatland-Bear River – 6th Place
Division 3 – Grant Shannon, Visalia-Central Valley Christian – Participant
Division 4 – Alexa Jimenez Franco & Eli Wendt, Exeter – Bronze
Division 5 – Jessalynn Soto, Hanford – 7th Place
Division 6 – Linnea Cupp & Ella White, St. Helena – 10th Place

Power, Structural & Technical Systems
Division 1 – Marley Mobley-Morrison, Wheatland-Bear River – 2nd Place
Division 2 – Cole Freichs & Lily Webster, Wheatland-Bear River – 3rd Place
Division 3 – Madeline Taylor, St. Helena – Participant
Division 4 – Kylie Griffin & Tyler Phipps, Lakeside-El Capitan – NATIONAL WINNERS
Division 5 – John Bray, Hanford – 9th Place
Division 6 – Presley Clement & Madilynn Fiksdal, Elk Grove – 9th Place

Social Science
Division 1 – Kate Claverie, Holtville – Bronze
Division 2 – Lylah Novak & Jenna Sperfslage, Wheatland-Bear River – Bronze
Division 3 – Riley Piehl, Santa Rosa – 7th Place
Division 4 – Adrian Figueroa & Shuhong Gao, Gilroy – 7th Place
Division 5 – Giovan Flamson Rubacalva, St. Helena – Bronze
Division 6 – Gavin Ames & Salyn Meas, Lakeside-El Capitan – Bronze

American Stars

Star in Agriscience – Avery Coehlo, Tulare (State Nominated)
Star in Ag Placement – Spencer Stephens, Merced-Golden Valley (State Nominated)
Star in Ag Business – Alexsis Delgadillo, Madera (State Nominated)

Career and Leadership Development Events

Ag Communications
Galt-Liberty Ranch – Gold
Anthony Camarillo (Silver); Taylor Klein (Gold); Eduardo Mendoza (Gold); Jillian Van Steyn (Bronze)

Ag Issues
Tulare – 3^rd Place
Megan Farrenkopf; Gianna Fernandes; Gillian Garcia; Olivia Machado; Avery Starr

Ag Mechanics
Grass Valley-Bear River – Gold
Morgan Fowler (Silver); Nik Palacio (Gold); Braden Smith (Silver); Wyatt Thompson (Gold)

Ag Sales
Linden – Silver
Ashley Bottoms (Gold); Ryann Frye (Bronze); Emily Schallberg (Gold); Drew Schmidli (Silver)

Agronomy
Anderson – Silver
Lanae Fackrell (Silver); Madison Fore (Bronze); Owen Gerring (Silver); Ricardo Guzman (Gold)

Creed Recitation
Gridley – NATIONAL WINNER (Joe Schohr)

Dairy Cattle
Los Banos – 4^th Place
Matthew Pacheco (5^th Place); Karley Rocha (Gold); Brooklyn Silva (Gold); Zoey Wooton (Bronze)

Employability Skills
Hanford – Silver (John Bray)

Environmental Sciences
Reedley-Reedley Middle College – Gold
Johnae Bedolla (Bronze); Isabelle Caquias (Gold); Pablo Palafox (Gold); Travis Smither (Gold)

Extemporaneous
San Luis Obispo – Bronze (Siena Boscaro)

Farm Business
Atwater – Silver
Dulce Campos-Rodriguez (Bronze); Allison Garner (Bronze); Hailey Herforth (Silver); Joshua Medeiros (Silver)

Floriculture
St. Helena – Silver
Linnea Cupp (Silver); Sofia Cupp (Bronze); Allan Gonzalez-Bernal (Bronze); Will Walter (Bronze)

Food Science
Escalon – Silver
Makenzie Mendes (Silver); Jackson Runnels (Silver); Madison Smith (Gold); Molly Tepstra (Silver)

Forestry
Foresthill – Silver
Kelly Cantrell (Gold); Sloan Farinha (Silver); Ruby Linstadt (Silver); Zoe Ordway (Gold)

Horse Evaluation
O’Neals-Minarets – Gold
Hailey Anderson (Gold); Abbigail Goodwin (Gold); Emma Malven (Silver); Caitlyn Vaughn (Silver)

Livestock Evaluation
Orland – 10^th Place
Preston Carlson (Gold); Samantha Prouty (Silver); Jack Schager (Silver); Will Ward (4^th Place)

Marketing Plan
Elk Grove – NATIONAL WINNERS
Alyssa Nolan; Maddison Machado; Gracie Morr

Meats Evaluation
Madera-Madera South – 9^th Place
Caleb Fant (Gold); Anita Girons (Silver); Mathew Machado (Gold); Oswaldo Montes (Gold)

Milk Quality
Atwater – 4^th Place
Allison Brewer (Silver); Danica Christofferson (Gold); Brianna Duran-Robles (3^rd Place); Ryan Marshall (1^st Place)

Nursery/Landscape
Dinuba – 6^th Place
Mariah Enriquez (Gold); Liz Quintero-Rubio (Gold); Lauryn Sotelo (Gold); Alonso Soto-Guzman (Gold)

Parliamentary Procedure
Galt-Liberty Ranch – NATIONAL WINNERS
John Camacho; Peyton Deuel; Elijah Farren; Jackson Lagana; Krista Meier; Aliyah Scarlato

Poultry Judging
Santa Maria – 8^th Place
Manuel Gomez (Gold); Jhoana Hernandez (Silver); Dianna Jimenez (Gold); Giselle Lazaro (Gold)

Prepared Speaking
San Luis Obispo – Bronze (Emily Pan)

Veterinary Science
Reedley-Reedley Middle College – 5^th Place
Samuel Badilla (8^th Place); Noelia Fernandez (Gold); Iceis Hurtado (Gold); Eden Jones (Silver)

Honorary American Degree Recipients

Teri Bontrager, Santa Barbara Farm Bureau, Santa Maria
Lindsay Cox, Holtville Agriculture Instructor, Holtville
Avery Culbertson, National FFA Alumni Advisory Committee, Fresno
Caroline Griffin, Loyalton Agriculture Instructor, Sierraville
Guillermo Guerra, Righetti Agriculture Instructor, Santa Maria
Jeana Hultquist, California FFA Foundation, Roseville
Dion McBay, National FFA Foundation Sponsors Board, San Ramon
Stuart McCullough, Los Banos Agriculture Instructor, Los Banos
John Mendes, MJC Instructor, Modesto
Aimee Veldhuizen, El Diamante Agriculture Instructor, Visalia

National Band

Genesis Juarez, Farmersville
Genevieve Grismer, Poway

National Chorus

Eli Wendt, Exeter

National Delegates

Emily Parks, Templeton
Gannon Strahm, Holtville
Dawson Donich, Ripon
Shaun Chilton, Grass Valley-Nevada Union
Gianna Gonzalez, Hilmar
Benjamin Bylsma, Turlock-Turlock Christian
Camilla Zavala, Kingsburg
Nico Donati, Gridley
Paloma Wizikowski, Fullerton-Sunny Hills
Joshua Wolford, O'Neals-Minarets
Emma Wharton, Cambria-Coast Union
Brennan Martinez, Cedarville-Surprise Valley
Patrick Palmer, Clovis-Clovis East
Anthony Duarte, Williams
Eric Ramirez, Santa Ynez
Anixia Davila, Gonzalez
Enriquez Lopez, Oakdale
Sophia Camou, Bakersfield-Garces Memorial
Grant Downs, Bakersfield-Frontier
Roxana Lopez-Hernandez, King City
Weston Merriman, Lakeside-El Capitan
Anika Niles, Merced-El Capitan
Tessa Camacho, O'Neals
Tomas Peterson, Dixon
Brooklyn Rodriguez, Bakersfield-Frontier
Adam Jones, Grass Valley-Nevada Union
Hannah Hernandez, El Centro-Southwest
Makenna Vlot, Merced-Golden Valley
Emily Guzman, Santa Maria
Morgan Carroll, Hanford
Brendan Miner, Live Oak
Abigale Jacobsen, Elk Grove
Landon Hendricks, Menifee-Heritage
Hunter Haslem, Durham
Brian Kavanagh, Temecula-St. Jeanne
Melanie Orozco, Holtville
Morgan Oliveira, Hilmar
Austin Bell, Gustine
Sierra Short, Salinas-Rancho San Juan
Makena Stanisai, Temecula-St. Jeanne
Sydney Marich, Chino-Don Lugo
Piper Lakey, McArthur-Fall River
Thomas Rosa, Visalia-El Diamante

National Talent

Adrian Soto, Santa Rosa – NATIONAL WINNER

Nominating Committee

Marc Cabeliza, Santa Maria-Pioneer Valley

Proficiency Awards (16 National Finalists)

Agricultural Communications – Savannah Taylor, Santa Maria-Righetti – Gold
Agricultural Education – Jaylynn Lamb, Linden – Silver
Agricultural Mechanics Design & Fabrication – Bryson Boneso, Paso Robles – Gold
Agricultural Mechanics Repair & Maintenance Entrepreneurship – Josh Jorgensen, Atascadero – Finalist
Agricultural Mechanics Repair & Maintenance Placement – Brett Beck, Galt – Finalist
Agricultural Processing – Garret Gomes, Gustine – NATIONAL WINNER
Agricultural Sales Entrepreneurship – Kyleigh Pili-Reynolds, Bakersfield-Frontier – Finalist
Agricultural Sales Placement – Addison Macfarlane, Cottonwood-West Valley – Gold
Agricultural Services – Samuel Lamb, Bakersfield-Independence – Silver
Agriscience Research Animal Systems – Elise Thompson, Healdsburg – Silver
Agriscience Research Integrated Systems – Colin Manfredo, Sanger – Gold
Agriscience Research Plant Systems – Liam Joy, St. Helena – Silver
Beef Production Entrepreneurship – Kendall Geist, Madera-Liberty – Gold
Beef Production Placement – Amanda Osmundson, Oakdale – NATIONAL WINNER
Dairy Production Entrepreneurship – Logan Silveira, Chowchilla – Finalist
Dairy Production Placement – Lucas Mello, Galt – Finalist
Diversified Agricultural Production – Anthony Alves, Hamilton City-Hamilton – Gold
Diversified Crop Production Entrepreneurship – Olivia Bruns, Woodland – Silver
Diversified Crop Production Placement – Nicolas Lemstra, Visalia-Central Valley Christian – Silver
Diversified Horticulture – Alexsis Delgadillo, Madera – Gold
Diversified Livestock Production – Kamille Dean, Merced-Golden Valley – Gold
Environmental Science & Natural Resources Management – Jonathan Spraggins, Madera – Finalist
Equine Science Entrepreneurship – Sydney Sisil, Madera-Liberty – Gold
Equine Science Placement – Morelia Vieyra, Madera – NATIONAL WINNER
Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production – Jacob Dutra, Hanford – Finalist
Forage Production – Wyatt Westra, Visalia-Central Valley Christian – Finalist
Forest Management & Products – Luke Ostly, Bakersfield-Bakersfield Christian – Gold
Fruit Production – Ethan Slate, Atwater – Finalist
Goat Production – Abby Bianchi, Hollister-San Benito – Gold
Landscape Management – Austen Underwood, Hollister-San Benito – Silver
Nursery Operations – Emma Woods, Gustine – Finalist
Outdoor Recreation – Brandon James, Fallbrook – Bronze
Poultry Production – Cole Erman, Galt – Gold
Service Learning – Liz Irene Torres, Watsonville – Silver
Sheep Production – Nathan Flores, Galt – Finalist
Small Animal Production & Care – Trista Fry, Kingsburg – Gold
Specialty Animal Production – Juan Rojas, Madera – Finalist
Specialty Crop Production – Rosa Chavez, Modesto-Johansen – Silver
Swine Production Entrepreneurship – Sadie Veino, Nipomo – Silver
Swine Production Placement – Macey Gomes, Sutter – Silver
Turf Grass Management – William Thompson, Madera – Gold
Vegetable Production – Antonio Hernandez, Santa Maria-Pioneer Valley – Finalist
Veterinary Science – Shelby Criner, Alturas-Modoc – Gold
Wildlife Production & Management – Jack Munger, Sutter – Gold

Spanish Creed Invitational

Andrea Aguilar, Los Banos-Los Banos Middle School – Silver
Jayleen Barriga, Los Banos – 5^th Place
Angie Gonzales, Santa Maria-Pioneer Valley – 3^rd Place
Helena Trujillo, Los Banos-Los Banos Middle School – Silver

VIP Nominees

Dr. J. Scott Vernon, Retired Teacher Educator, Paso Robles

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RESULTS FROM THE 96TH NATIONAL FFA CONVENTION & EXPO