UNE, UQ college students high intercollegiate meat judging competitors in Wagga

UNE’s champion workforce – Georgie Laurie, Emma-Rae Shaw, Jonty Hemmingway and Rowan Vallance

The 2023 Intercollegiate Meat Judging competitors nationwide competitors wrapped up in Wagga Wagga over the weekend, with Jonty Hemmingway from the College of New England taking out the title of Australian meat judging particular person champion.

Jonty completed 18 factors forward of Sarah Hamblin from the College of Queensland, with a complete rating of 1178 out of a doable 1250 factors, one of many highest scores ever achieved.

Sarah’s stellar efficiency additionally helped UNE safe victory as 2023 Champion workforce general, forward of the College of Queensland which completed runner-up for the second 12 months in a row. UNE had been final champions in 2006.

This 12 months’s competitors additionally included business contributors for the primary time.

Greater than 130 contributors from eight Australian universities and eight personal meat corporations attended the occasion in addition to a workforce of 9 college students from the College of Wyoming in the USA.

Signature Beef’s Megan Bauman high scored within the general business class whereas Emily Lavis from Mort and Co completed runner-up.

ICMJ President Dr Peter McGilchrist mentioned the spirit of competitors was alive and nicely throughout this 12 months’s occasion and the coaching college students had put in within the lead as much as the competition was evident within the outcomes on the day.

“I used to be very proud to see the UNE workforce take residence the win this 12 months, however I used to be impressed by of all of this 12 months’s contestants for placing in such an impressive effort throughout the two-days of competitors,” he mentioned.

“It may be fairly daunting for a lot of first timers to step into the chillers with the stress of the clock and the variety of lessons they’ve to evaluate, however all of them did a implausible job.

“The most effective recommendation we can provide them is: don’t overthink it, decide it as you see it and have enjoyable.”

The highest 15 people within the competitors had been narrowed all the way down to a workforce of ten, who will go on to a different ICMJ occasion in September the place they’ll participate in additional skilled improvement alternatives and business excursions.

That group will likely be joined by a second contingent of scholars referred to as the Coaches XI, chosen for his or her management expertise, dedication and their potential to have a constructive influence on the purple meat business.

From that group, 5 will likely be chosen within the Australian ICMJ workforce to tour the USA in January subsequent 12 months and compete on the US meat judging circuit on the Nationwide Western Inventory Present in Denver.

The meat judging competitors was the ultimate element of the ICMJ Nationwide Convention hosted yearly by Charles Sturt College and Teys Australia, Wagga Wagga, earlier than winners had been introduced at Saturday’s Gala Awards Dinner.

The five-day convention program additionally included seminars and displays from business leaders, Q&A panels, interactive carcase workshops, a careers expo and social occasions.

ICMJ actions are supported by basis companions Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) and the Australian Meat Processor Company (AMPC).

It is usually supported by convention companions together with Teys Australia, Coles, JBS, Australian Pork Restricted, Australian Ballot Dorset Affiliation,  AACo, Australian Meat Group, AusMeat, Fulton Market Group, Angus Australia, Kilcoy World Meals, Rimfire Sources, Fletcher Worldwide Exports, Charles Sturt College, Gundagai Lamb, Rivalea Australia, Beef Central and AllFlex.

Greater than 3000 individuals have taken half within the ICMJ program over its 33-year historical past.

Full competitors outcomes:

Beef Judging – sponsored by Teys Australia

Particular person Runner Up: Mitchell Lollback Marcus Oldham School

Particular person Champion:  Jonty Hemmingway College of New England

Runner Up Group: College of Queensland (Shania Gough, Sarah Hamblin, Holly Johnson, Will Richards)

Champion Group: College of New England (Jonty Hemmingway, Georgie Laurie, Emma-Rae Shaw, Rowan Vallance)

Lamb Judging – sponsored by Australian Ballot Dorset Affiliation

Lamb carcases for the competitors had been sponsored by Gundagai Lamb

Particular person Runner Up: Angus Bartter Charles Sturt College

Particular person Champion:  Bonnie Mitchell Charles Sturt College

Runner Up Group: Murdoch College (Anneke Borger, Karryn Buller, Kelly Giam, Rhiannon Heath)

Champion Group: College of Sydney (Callum Munter, Katherine Seymour, Emma-Jane Tuck, Lingxuan (Shelly) Xiao)

Pork Judging – sponsored by Australian Pork Restricted

Pork carcases for the competitors had been sponsored by Rivalea Australia

Particular person Runner Up: Angus Bartter Charles Sturt College

Particular person Champion:  Sarah Hamblin College of Queensland

Runner Up Group: College of Adelaide (Deanna Blesing, Jessica Meldrum, Sophie Nuske, Kelly Will)

Champion Group:  College of Queensland (Shania Gough, Sarah Hamblin, Holly Johnson, Will Richards)

Retail Lower & Saleable Objects Identification – sponsored by Coles

Particular person Runner Up: Sarah Hamblin College of Queensland

Particular person Champion:  Jonty Hemmingway College of New England

Runner Up Group: Charles Sturt College (Angus Bartter, Stephanie Lezaich, Mon McKinley, Bonnie Mitchell)

Champion Group:  College of Queensland (Shania Gough, Sarah Hamblin, Holly Johnson, Will Richards)

Industrial Analysis – sponsored by JBS

Particular person Runner Up: Kara Reynolds College of Wyoming

Particular person Champion:  Maya Robertson College of Sydney

Runner Up Group: Charles Sturt College (Angus Bartter, Stephanie Lezaich, Mon McKinley, Bonnie Mitchell)

Champion Group:  College of New England (Jonty Hemmingway, Georgie Laurie, Emma-Rae Shaw, Rowan Vallance)

General Placings – sponsored by CSU Wagga

Introduced by ICMJ Life Member, Professor Peter Wynn, Charles Sturt College

Particular person Runner Up: Jonty Hemmingway College of New England

Particular person Champion:  Sarah Hamblin College of Queensland

Runner Up Group: College of Queensland (Sarah Hamblin, Shania Gough, Will Richards, Holly Johnson)

Champion Group: College of New England (Jonty Hemmingway, Georgie Laurie, Rowan Vallance, Emma-Rae Shaw)

General Questions – sponsored by Australian Agricultural Co.

Particular person General Runner Up: Mitchell Lollback Marcus Oldham School

Particular person General Champion:  Jonty Hemmingway College of New England

Runner Up Group: College of Queensland (Sarah Hamblin, Shania Gough, Will Richards, Holly Johnson)

Champion Group: College of New England (Jonty Hemmingway, Georgie Laurie, Rowan Vallance, Emma-Rae Shaw)

Particular person Trade

Introduced by ICMJ Treasurer, Kiri Broad

Runner up particular person – Trade: Emily Lavis, Mort and Co

Champion Particular person – Trade: Megan Bauman, Signature Beef

Champion Particular person General – John Carter Founders Buckle sponsored by AMPC Australia

Runner-Up Particular person General:  Sarah Hamblin, College of Queensland

Champion Particular person General: Jonty Hemmingway, College of New England

Champion Group General – Roy McDonald Protect sponsored by Meat & Livestock Australia

Runner-Up Group General:  College of Queensland

Champion Group General: College of New England.