California FFA members showed up at this year's National FFA Convention! Highlights inlcude: one American Star Farmer, three National Agricultural Proficiency winners, three National FFA Agriscience Fair winners, and 11 Career and Leadership Development Event teams that were ranked gold.
Congratulations to everyone who competed in Indianapolis!
California Association FFA National Convention Results
Updated October 31, 2022
Agriscience Fair
Animal Systems
Division 1 – Loren Dhalliwal, Holtville, Bronze
Division 2 – Katie Looper & Vanessa Ceja, Elk Grove-Pleasant Grove, National Finalist
Division 3 – Ryan Jacobsen, Elk Grove, Bronze
Division 4 – Arianna Martinez & Aubrey Moura, St. Helena, National Finalist
Division 5 – Carleigh Ashurst, El Centro-Southwest, Bronze
Division 6 – Arturo Barragan & Sebastian Gallegos, St. Helena, Bronze
Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems
Division 2 – Trent Johnson & Cole Rohleder, Wheatland-Bear River, National Finalist
Division 3 – Alyssa Tarango, Sanger, National Finalist
Division 4 – Annallie Chavez & Rena Weinstein, Lakeside-El Capitan, National Finalist
Division 5 – Talia Ricci, St. Helena, National Finalist
Division 6 – Chloe Don & Nina Furtado, Elk Grove, Bronze
Food Products & Processing Systems
Division 1 – Owen Dal Porto, Wheatland-Bear River, Bronze
Division 3 – William Liam Joy, St. Helena, National Winner
Division 4 – Ethen James & Emilia Milton, Lakeside-El Capitan, National Finalist
Division 5 – Avery Coelho, Tulare, National Finalist
Division 6 – Kendall Dutra & Graciela Sarrade, Elk Grove, National Finalist
Plant Systems
Division 1 – Eleanor Moiola, Holtville, Bronze
Division 2 – Riley Farley & Tyler Lee, Wheatland-Bear River, National Finalist
Division 3 – Lindsey Johnson, Visalia-Central Valley Christian, National Winner
Division 4 – Will Walter & Micah Marquez, St. Helena, Bronze
Division 5 – Karina Rodriguez, Gilroy, Bronze
Division 6 – Kiana Walton & Clair Pickell, Wheatland, Bronze
Power, Structural & Technical Systems
Division 1 – Wyatt Hart, Wheatland-Bear River, National Finalist
Division 2 – Kattia Murillo & Peyton Breton, Wheatland-Bear River, National Finalist
Division 3 – Weston Merriman, Lakeside-El Capitan, National Finalist
Division 4 – Salyn Meas & Peter Moir, Lakeside-El Capitan, National Finalist
Division 5 – Colin Manfredo, Sanger, National Winner
Division 6 – Guillermo Lopez & William Lilien, El Centro-Southwest, National Finalist
Social Science
Division 1 – Evelyn Ortiz, Wheatland-Bear River, National Finalist
Division 2 – Ari Agricula & Adam Moore, Wheatland-Bear River, National Finalist
Division 3 – Benjamin Kanavalchuk, Marysville, National Finalist
Division 4 – Madilyn Marino & Britt Shulleeta, Elk Grove, Bronze
Division 5 – Blake Coleman, Lakeside-El Capitan, National Finalist
Division 6 – Bailey Ham & Molly Fowler, Grass Valley-Bear River, National Finalist
American Stars
Star Farmer – Peter Bliss, Merced-Golden Valley, National Winner
Star in Agriscience – Danae Westra, Visalia-Central Valley Christian, National Finalist
Star in Ag Placement – Lesly Madriz, Madera, California Nominee
Career/Leadership Development Events
Ag Communications
Merced-El Capitan – Gold (2nd)
Copeland Camp (Gold); Adrian Mao (Bronze); Autumn Miller (Gold); and Nikolas Williams (Gold)
Ag Issues
Gridley – Silver
Kennison Cota; Becca Hamman; Avery Weagant; Miranda Johnson; and Alyssa Thompson
Ag Sales
Winters – Silver
Allison Aguiar (Gold-1st); Joseph Aguiar (Bronze); Bianca Dyer Gonzalez (Silver); and Ava Skinner (Silver)
Ag Mechanics
Bakersfield-Mira Monte – Silver
Jaime DeAnda (Silver); Silviano Muniz Flores (Bronze); Juan Munoz (Silver); and Colton Weatherly (Gold)
Agronomy
Woodland – Gold (8th)
Olivia Burns (Gold); Stephen Miller (Silver); Taralynn Mitchell (Silver); and Annamarie Reichenbach (Gold)
Creed Recitation
Grass Valley-Nevada Union – Silver Award (Shaun Chilton)
Dairy Cattle
Merced-Golden Valley – Gold Award (2nd)
Ryan Hath (Gold-1st); Trevor Hath (Gold-3rd); Morgan Ramirez (Gold-4th); and Makenna Vlot (Gold)
Employability Skills
Elk Grove – Silver Award (Sophie Albiani)
Environmental Sciences
Reedley-Reedley Middle College – Gold Award (10th)
Samuel Badilla (Gold); Nathan Botkin (Gold-10th); Christo Gonzalez (Silver); and Kylie Long (Bronze)
Extemporaneous
Elk Grove – Silver Award (Isabella Albiani)
Farm Business
Elk Grove – Bronze Award
Isabelle Alves (Bronze); Jullian Carroll (Bronze); Eden Hamming (Silver); and Caden Schoenthal (Bronze)
Floriculture
Merced-El Capitan – Silver Award
Julianna Contreras (Bronze); Annika Cook (Gold); Angela Diaz (Gold); and Samantha Wade (Silver)
Food Science
Galt-Liberty Ranch – Silver Award
Adriana Contreras (Bronze); Jori Frame (Gold); Arianna Sandoval (Silver); Jillian Van Steyn (Silver)
Forestry
Reedley-Reedley Middle College – Gold Award (6th)
Isabelle Caquias (Gold); Elijah Davis (Gold); Sean Riley (Gold-3rd); and Travis Smither (Gold)
Horse Evaluation
Ripon-Ripon Christian – Gold Award (3rd)
Kenzie Hoekstra Gold); Megan Kroon (Gold); Annelies Vander Meulen (Gold); and Helia Vander Meulen (Gold)
Livestock Evaluation
Livermore – Gold Award (6th)
Lizzi Colgin (Gold); Faythe Fowler (Gold); Joseph Hutchinson (Gold-7th); and Joseph Porter (Gold)
Marketing Plan
Elk Grove – Silver Award
Samantha Albiani; Olivia Renzullo; and Cynthia Perera
Meats Evaluation
Clovis-Clovis East – Gold Award (3rd)
Tyler Holt (Gold); Devin Majors (Gold); Raevyn Murillo (Gold); and Zachary Peters (Gold)
Milk Quality
Visalia-Central Valley Christian – Gold Award (6th)
Kennedy Bosma (Gold); Kathryn Dixon (Gold); Jacie Johnson (Silver); and Darby Kroes (Gold)
Nursery/Landscape
Perris – Silver Award
Marko Deganci (Gold); Abigail Nering (Gold); Ethan Nering (Gold); and Lucas Nering (Silver)
Parliamentary Procedure
Galt-Liberty Ranch – Silver Award
Seth Abbott; Mackenzie Frazier; Anthony Camarillo; Eduardo Mendoza; Alexander Castro; and Jenna Schmiedt
Poultry Judging
Santa Maria-Righetti – Gold Award (4th)
Adrena Longoria (Gold); Jennifer Perez Aguilar (Gold); Jada Sanchez (Gold); and Savannah Taylor (Gold-6th)
Prepared Speaking
Elk Grove – Silver Award (Abigale Jacobsen)
Veterinary Science
Reedley-Reedley Middle College – Gold Award (3rd)
Esmeralda Alanis (Gold-3rd); Ava Jones (Gold); Angeli Morales (Gold); and Daiana Porras (Gold)
Honorary American Degree Recipients
Jeannie Bliss, American Star Parent, Chowchilla
Michael Bliss, American Star Parent, Chowchilla
Aireal Covey, FFA Advisor, Clovis
Mandy Garner, FFA Advisor, Galt
David Gossman, National FFA Board, Atwater
Bill Hendrix, National FFA President’s Advisory Council, Walnut Creek
Chris Hildebrand, FFA Advisor, Templeton
Janice Lohse, FFA Advisor, Hamilton City
Mary Martineau, FFA Advisor, Ramona
Brad Neuman, San Francisco
Carrie Phillips, FFA Advisor, Altaville
Steve Rocca, Teacher Educator, Fresno
Alissa Sarvinski, FFA Advisor, Eureka
Donna Westra, American Star Parent, Tulare
Richard Westra, American Star Parent, Tulare
National Band
Genevieve Grismer, Poway
Diego Hedrick, Woodlake
Phillip Miller, Merced-El Capitan
National Chapter
Atwater – 1 Star
Denair – 2 Star
El Centro-Southwest – 2 Star
Firebaugh – 2 Star
Holtville – 3 Star
Kerman – 2 Star
King City – 1 Star
Littlerock – 1 Star
Livingston – 3 Star
Lone Pine – 3 Star
Madera – 2 Star
Merced – 3 Star
Norco – 3 Star
O’Neals-Minarets – 2 Star
Porterville-Monache – 3 Star
Sacramento-Florin – 1 Star
Sacramento-Sheldon – 1 Star
Tulare – 1 Star
Visalia-VTEC – 2 Star
Norco – National Finalist, Premier Chapter: Growing Leaders
National Delegates
Kimberly Alvarez, El Centro-Southwest
Austin Bell, Gustine
Abby Bianchi, Hollister-San Benito
Joshua Borba, Hanford
Ava Buwalda, Ripon-Ripon Christian
Marc Cabeliza, Santa Maria-Pioneer Valley
Jaylah Coulter, Perris
Case De Jong, Turlock-Turlock Christian
Reagan Denny, Yuba City
Nico Donati, Gridley
Jake Dowell, O'Neals-Minarets
Brenna Galloway, Porterville
Samantha Garcia, Wasco
Garrett Gomes, Gustine
Reena Grewal, Livingston
Hunter Haslem, Durham
Sofia Henderson, Santa Rosa
Landon Hendricks, Menifee-Heritage
Paul Horta, McArthur-Fall River
Mckynzie Huntley, Corning
Abigale Jacobsen, Elk Grove
Brian Kavanagh, Temecula-St. Jeanne
Hannah Kunkle, Apple Valley
Piper Lakey, McArthur-Fall River
Karli Lanzi, Willows
Emily Lizarraga, Bakersfield-Independence
Roberto Lopez, Oakdale
Samuel Lourenco, Modesto-Grace Davis
Lesley Machado, Madera
Lesly Madriz, Madera
David Magallon, Holtville
Sydney Marich, Chino-Don Lugo
Makenzie Mendes, Escalon
Braden Miner, Lincoln
Grace Murray, Alturas-Modoc
Carlos Nunez, Santa Maria
Morgan Oliveira, Hilmar
Melanie Orozco Gonzalez, Holtville
Emily Padilla, Lindsay
Mickendra Piatnik, Sutter Creek-Amador
Juventino Ramirez, Santa Maria
Jenna Sanders, Oakdale
Colton Shaw, Sebastopol-Analy
Morelia Vieyra Santan, Madera
Jace Williams, Woodland
Paloma Wizikowski, Fullerton-Sunny Hills
Proficiency Awards
Agricultural Communications – Fiona Affronti, Healdsburg, Silver
Agricultural Education – Paloma Wizikowski, Fullerton-Sunny Hills, National Finalist
Agricultural Mechanics Design & Fabrication – John Bray, Hanford, Gold
Agricultural Mechanics Repair & Maintenance Entrepreneurship – Jeremiah Biliumas, Julian, Silver
Agricultural Mechanics Repair & Maintenance Placement – Arturo Madriz, Madera, National Finalist
Agricultural Processing – Alexis Biasotti, Healdsburg, Bronze
Agricultural Sales Entrepreneurship – Raelyn DeWitt, Exeter, Silver
Agricultural Sales Placement – Damon Gallegos, Fallbrook, Gold
Agricultural Services – Tyler Borba, Gustine, Gold
Agriscience Research Animal Systems – Emily Carpenter, Hanford, Silver
Agriscience Research Integrated Systems – Olivia Renzullo, Elk Grove, Silver
Agriscience Research Plant Systems – Brennan Elszy, Hanford, National Winner
Beef Production Entrepreneurship – Logan Pomi, Petaluma, Gold
Beef Production Placement – Juliann Donati, Hollister-San Benito, Silver
Dairy Production Entrepreneurship – Emma Van Loben Sels, Los Banos, Gold
Dairy Production Placement – Anthony Agueda, Hughson, National Winner
Diversified Agricultural Production – Ethan Slate, Atwater, Silver
Diversified Crop Production Placement – Kody Kevorkian, Hanford, Gold
Diversified Horticulture – Kadence Umbarger, King City, Silver
Diversified Livestock Production – Tristan Cardey, Atwater, Silver
Environmental Science & Natural Resources Management – Kelly Cantrell, Foresthill, National Finalist
Equine Science Entrepreneurship – Abigale Jacobsen, Elk Grove, Bronze
Equine Science Placement – Emily Yanez, Visalia-VTEC, Silver
Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production – Thomas Simas, Esparto, Gold
Forage Production – Tyler Verhoeven, Visalia-Central Valley Christian, Bronze
Forest Management & Products – Fred Velasquez, Livingston, National Finalist
Fruit Production – Jayraj Kahlon, Merced-Golden Valley, National Finalist
Goat Production – Bailey Ham, Grass Valley-Bear River, Gold
Landscape Management – Juan Herrera, Watsonville, National Finalist
Nursery Operations – Analise Scholten, Sebastopol-West County, Silver
Outdoor Recreation – Morgan Stubbs, McKinleyville, Silver
Poultry Production – Samantha Albiani, Elk Grove, Silver
Service Learning – Trevor Denier, Galt-Liberty Ranch, Bronze
Sheep Production – Blake Falfsbeek, Colusa, National Finalist
Small Animal Production & Care – Sophia Albiani, Elk Grove, Gold
Specialty Animal Production – Samuel Jimenez, Madera, National Winner
Specialty Crop Production – Antonio Hernandez, Santa Maria-Pioneer Valley, National Finalist
Swine Production Entrepreneurship – Lane Sheehan, O’Neals-Minarets, Gold
Swine Production Placement – Sophie Rodriguez, Menifee-Heritage, Gold
Turf Grass Management – Alexsis Delgadillo, Madera, Silver
Vegetable Production – Jiashee Thao, Merced-El Capitan, National Finalist
Wildlife Production & Management – Chas McPheeters, Bakersfield-Frontier, National Finalist
