38th National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest
April 3 1998, University of Georgia
Athens, GA -- On April 3, Penn State placed fifth at the National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest. This is Penn State's best finish at a national contest since its' second place finish in 1979. Hosted by The University of Georgia, 16 schools competed at this year's contest. While there was beautiful weather all week, two to three inches of rain fell on the day of the contest, which made conditions for judging difficult. Individually, two Penn State students placed in the top ten; Gina Kertulis (6th) and Jason Weigle (9th).
Team Members
- Steve Dadio, coach
- Gina Kertulis
- Jason Weigle
- Lee Syme
- Chad Penn
- Sean Summers
Team Results
- Texas A & M
- Iowa State
- Wisconsin - Platteville
- Oklahoma State
- Penn State
- Auburn
- Purdue
- Virginia Tech
- Tennessee
- Cornell
Individual Results
- Christine Smith - Texas A & M
- Alan Domnick - Wisconsin - Platteville
- Joanne Spangle - Purdue
- Jennifer Minning - Texas A & M
- Chad Ihde - Iowa State
- Gina Kertulis - Penn State
- Larry Starkey - Virginia Tech
- Vanessa Stevens - Tennessee
- Jason Weigle - Penn State
- Jay Skovlin - Montana State
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The 1998 Penn State Soil Judging Team on the morning of the contest. Left to right - Jason Weigle, Gina Kertulis, Chad Penn, Lee Syme, and Sean Summers.
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Lee Syme in test pit. Approximately 2 inches of rain the day of the contest.
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Soil Judging team, 1998 National competition. Left to right: Coach Steve Dadio, Kate Butler, Chad Penn, Gina Kertulis, Jason Weigle, Sean Summers, and Lee Syme.
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Individual competition top 10.
