Dateline: November 10, 2005

CC meats team wins title

Clarendon College’s meat judging team won the national meats judging championship when they competed in Plainview October 30.

In the A-Division competition, Clarendon came in first with a total of 3,545 points out of a maximum 4,200.

That team consisted of Brett Gaylord of Perryton, Ben Pyke of Humble, Trey Alex of Bloominton, Morgan Unrast from Pearce, Ariz., Arliss McDonald from Dumas, Jason Eitel of Troy, and J.T. Buford of League City.

Garden City Community College took second with 3,495 points; and the defending champion, Tarleton State University, took third with 3,491 points

The contest is sponsored by Cargill Meat Solutions, and the judging competition is held at the Cargill facility north of Plainview.

Twenty-six schools from across the nation participated with 185 students and a total of 250 individuals participating in the event when the judges and coaches are taken into account.