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2024 Wool Judging Team

2024 Team - Cameron (Assistant Coach), Olivia, Abby H, Taci, Abby, Bekah, Lilly, Dylan Laverell (Intructor & Coach)

Our wool judging team is a community of passionate, driven students dedicated to learning and sharing Wyoming's wool story. Through hands-on experiences and inter-collegiate competition, team members develop analytical thinking, teamwork, and communication skills, all while mastering wool evaluation and its impact on finished products. Joining the team means gaining industry-relevant skills, collaborating with 4-H and FFA programs, and representing the nation’s leading wool state. Together, we celebrate excellence, learning, and the future of Wyoming wool.

 Meet the Team

AbbyAbigail Johnson
Major: Animal and Veterinary Science (Food Animal Industries Concentration)
Year: Senior
Career Plans: Working in the agriculture industry
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, photography, horse riding, ranching, swing dancing
Why Wool Judging? Growing up showing lambs in 4-H gave me knowledge of the meat industry, and I wanted to expand my understanding of the wool industry.
Abby HAbby Hoard
Major: Animal and Veterinary Science (Equine Science Concentration)
Year: Freshman
Career Plans: Work at an equine stud facility and breed horses
Hobbies/Interests: Showing lambs and horses
Why Wool Judging? I participated in the wool judging team to stay involved in the sheep industry and learn more after showing market lambs.
BekahBekah Widmer
Major: Animal and Veterinary Science (Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration)
Year: Junior
Career Plans: Large animal veterinarian
Hobbies/Interests: Sports, the outdoors, animals, reading, coffee
Why Wool Judging? I wanted to expand my knowledge of sheep and wool to better understand herd genetics and phenotypes, which will help me as a future veterinarian.

Lilly

Lilly Hasenauer
Major: Animal and Veterinary Science (Pre-Veterinary Medicine Concentration)
Year: Freshman
Career Plans: Large animal veterinarian certified in Nebraska
Hobbies/Interests: Showing livestock, hunting, fishing
Why Wool Judging? Growing up showing sheep inspired me to pursue a hobby connected to the sheep industry when I moved to Wyoming.

Olivia

Olivia C. St. John
Major: Animal and Veterinary Science
Year: Freshman
Career Plans: Exotic veterinarian
Hobbies/Interests: Camping, hiking
Why Wool Judging? I joined the wool judging team to remain connected to the sheep industry and expand my knowledge after showing market lambs.

Olivia

Taci Bartschi
Major: Animal and Veterinary Science
Year: Freshman
Career Plans: Veterinarian
Hobbies/Interests: Horse riding, lifting
Why Wool Judging? I wanted to learn about something completely new to me and gain knowledge about the sheep industry.