It will be a busy day on Friday for many of our Oklahoma finalists in various contests as well as several teams- including the Ag Issues team fielded by Stillwater FFA. Stillwater won the right to represent Oklahoma this week at the 2025 National FFA Convention in Indianapolis and they have advanced and competed in the Final Four of the contest on Thursday. Ag Issues is one of four Career Development Events that will have results announced during the fourth General Session on Friday morning.
There will also be multiple proficiency champions named as well as more Agriscience honors given out.
On Thursday, Oklahoma claimed two National Championships in Proficiency Awards- Kyriana Beard of Stillwater FFA won the national title in the Agriscience Research- Animal Systems category. Earlier this year- Beard took home the Oklahoma Star in Ag Placement at the 99th Oklahoma FFA Convention in May. The other Proficiency Award that was earned by an Oklahoman went to Kenzie Mowert of the Chickasha FFA Chapter- Kenzie is the National Champion in Agricultural Sales- Placement.
In the National Agriscience Fair- Oklahoma has claimed six National Championships thus far- including:
Kylee Eck of Stillwater FFA in the Social Science, Division One category
Brookelyn Ryan of Oologah FFA in Animal Systems, Division One category
Maguire Biggs and Kaisley O’Nan of Stillwater FFA in Animal Systems, Division Two category
Paetyn Gilliam and Eliana Timmons of Stillwater FFA in Animal Systems, Division Four category
Gracie Essary of Stillwater FFA Chapter in Food Products and Processing Systems, Division One
Keeley Gross and Addyson Ferrell of Stillwater FFA Chapter in Food Products and Processing Systems, Division Two
Our national speakers ended their run with Madilyn Norvell of Amber Pocasset FFA named the National Reserve Champion (second best in America) in the Creed Contest as she compeed in the Finals, Annie Schneider of Seiling FFA and Corbin Robbins of Chattanooga FFA both finishing in Prepared Public and Extemp in the top 16 Nationally in their respective contests but missing out on being in the Final Four.
One major honor that we watch and wait on is the naming of the American Star Farmer for 2025- Ryder Klasssen of Hydro Eakly is in the final four of that contest. The Stars will be named Friday night.
We also wait on the word of the national officer team that will be announced Saturday afternoon- Trey Myers of Perkins-Tryon FFA is in the hunt as a part of the Central Region of the FFA.
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