Blue and Gold Pride: Oklahoma FFA Celebrates Sweeping Success and National Titles in Indianapolis

Oklahoma FFA members are once again proving that the future of agriculture is running strong in the Sooner State, turning heads and bringing home serious hardware from the 99th National FFA Convention in Indianapolis. From historic team finishes and national proficiency titles to elite agriscience championships and premier chapter honors, students from across Oklahoma showcased months of relentless preparation, technical skill, and leadership on FFA’s biggest stage. Whether competing against top teams from across all 50 states or stepping under the bright lights of Lucas Oil Stadium, these young leaders made an undeniable mark for their hometowns, chapters, and the entire Oklahoma FFA Association.

Meet the Stillwater FFA National Conduct of Chapter Team!

This team has worked so hard over the past year and becomes Stillwater FFA’s first national champion CDE/LDE team since 1971.
Team members are:
President – Kylee Eck
Vice President – Audrey Arnall
Secretary – Abigail Hicks
Treasurer – Keeley Gross
Reporter – Hadley Tubbs
Sentinel – Mattie Horton
Student Advisor – Colin Richards

Tyse Buck and the Okies, (pictured below) have advanced to the Top 3 National Talent Finalists–Consisting of Tyse Buck of the Depew FFA Chapter, Jolie Marshall of the Harrah FFA Chapter, & Mcalster FFA’s Liam McMahan. They Didn’t win the title, but put on a great performance.

Congratulations Bria Tyner of the Madill FFA! Named outstanding Chairperson in the National FFA Parliamentary Procedure LDE Semifinals.

First Place in Diversified Horticulture Entrepreneurship/Placement: Zachary Allen of the Guthrie FFA Chapter.

First Place in Plant Systems Division 4: Hadley Tubbs and Jaxon Pickens from the Stillwater FFA Chapter.

Congratulations to the Alva FFA Chapter for becoming a silver emblem team in the National FFA Agronomy Contest! Individually, Katelee Martin was awarded Gold Emblem, Kaylee Springer was awarded Silver Emblem, and Kayla Leeper and Harper Bays were awarded Bronze Emblem!

National Model of Excellence: Newkirk FFA is one of just 10 high school chapters nationwide selected to compete for FFA’s highest chapter honor! Lindsay Vap, Kinley Brown, and Jessica Hobaugh.

Newkirks FFA’s Trenton Morton competed for the National Proficeincy Winner and placed as a top 4 Finalist in Fiber/Oil Crop Production Proficiency.

Piedmont Senior, Autumn Geiger, was selected as a National Soloist for the second year in a row!! When you consider that FFA has over one million members, and less than 8 students are chosen for a solo in Lucas Oil Stadium

First Place in Agriculture Services Entrepreneurship/Placement: Wyatt Parker from the Cherokee FFA Chapter

First Place in Agriscience Research Integrated Systems: Madilyn Bishop from the Stillwater FFA Chapter.

First Place in Social Science Division 1: Lyssa Wilmoth from the Stillwater FFA Chapter

Second Place in FFA Creed Speaking: Jalyn Landry from the Haworth FFA Chapter

NATIONAL CHAMPION – Agriscience Fair Animal Systems Division 6 – Eliana Timmons and Paetyn Gilliam

NATIONAL RUNNER UP – Agriscience Fair Animal Systems Division 1 – Mattie Horton

NATIONAL RUNNER UP – Agriscience Fair Food Systems Division 2 – Tucker Owen and Davis Edwards

National Top 4 Finalist – Proficiency Animal Systems Research – Maguire Biggs

National 5th Place – Agriscience Fair Food Systems Division 3 – Keeley Gross

National 7th Place – Agriscience Fair Food Systems Division 4 – Levi Smith and Trey Long

Congratulations to the Madill FFA Parliamentary Procedure team on advancing to the semifinals at the National FFA Convention! All the studying and hard work paid off

Congrautlations to The Stillwater FFA Veterinary Science Team on placing second in the national veterinary science CDE contest. This week, they competed against state winning schools from 45 state and ended up placing the highest that any Oklahoma school has ever placed in this event. We are so proud of Paetyn Gilliam, Maguire Biggs, Gracie Essary, and Marie Richards on a great FFA vet science career!

First Place in Equine Science Entrepreneurship: Kynseth Zubrod from the Guthrie FFA Chapter.

First Place in Animal Systems Division 4: Zane Dyches & Blayklee Stelzer from the Oologah FFA Chapter.

National Top 4 Finalist – Service Learning Proficiency Award – Emma Goodner

National 5th Place – Agriscience Fair Social Systems Division 5 – Kylee Eck. Kylee was busy serving as the President in the National semis of conduct of chapter contest during this time

National 6th Place – Agriscience Fair Social Systems Division 4 – Parker Moody and Ava Gill

National 9th Place – Agriscience Fair Social Systems Division 2 – Molly McLain and Jaswika Ramisetti

El Reno FFA was 3rd Place Team in the Nation for Food Science, and Jake Vulgamore Placed 4th Place as Individual!

First Place in Poultry Production Entrepreneurship/Placement: Dal Bentley from the Laverne FFA Chapter.

First Place in Environmental Services and Natural Resources Systems Division 1: Audrey Arnall from the Stillwater FFA Chapter (Audrey was competing in the National conduct of chapter finals during this time)