UNO Soil Judging Team Places 3rd in Regional Competition

Congratulations to UNO’s Soil Judging team on their success at the Region V Soil Judging Contest! The 2022 competition was hosted by Iowa State University in northwestern Iowa near Lake Okoboji the week of October 3rd. Soil Judging is a national event that trains students to describe, classify and interpret soils both individually and as a team.

UNO placed 3rd in the team competition, and mixed university teams including UNO students placed 1st and 2nd in the “Jumble Judging” competition. Environmental Science major Ashley Johnson placed 7th and Geography major Parker Smith placed 14th overall in the individual competition.

The UNO team includes undergraduate geology, geography and environmental science majors and is led by Dr. Ashlee Dere. UNO was one of seven teams participating in the regional contest including University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Minnesota, University of Missouri, Kansas State University, Iowa State University, and South Dakota State University.

UNO Soil Judging Team members include:

• Michael Albrecht
• Brandon Baratta
• Jojo Collins
• MaryKate Glesinger
• Jenna Jaworski
• Ashley Johnson
• Parker Smith