The University of Idaho (U of I) secured first place at the 2025 National Collegiate Soil Judging Contest, held from April 27 to May 2 in Stevens Point, Wisconsin.
Competing against 27 teams, U of I distinguished itself by having multiple students in the top 10 individual rankings out of 198 participants.
Sky Reinhardt, a junior agricultural systems management major, placed fifth, while Jacob Flick, a senior mechanical engineering major, placed eighth. Tegan Macy, a junior crop science major, secured the 25th spot.
U of I has been involved in soil judging since the 1980s but had never ranked in the top five before.
Their previous best was sixth place in 2024 and seventh in 2023. This victory marks the first time a team from the Northwest region has won the competition.