The Cal Poly Soil Judging Team won second place at the National Collegiate Soils Contest at Oklahoma State University. The competition included 23 teams from colleges and universities across the nation. The Cal Poly team includes 10 students, majoring in environmental earth and soil sciences and environmental management and protection.

In addition to earning second place as a team, fourth-year environmental earth and soil sciences major Lauren Morris placed fifth as an individual, and the team ranked fifth in the group judging category. Fourth-year environmental earth and soil sciences major Miguel Ramos placed 11th as an individual competitor, and Litto placed 22nd. There were 92 total individuals competing.

“I am so grateful to have been able to participate in the national contests for the past two years, as soil judging has helped me grow immensely as a soil scientist and created some of my best friends and memories,” Morris said. “I am so proud of how the team has grown over the past two years under Dr. Rees. All of the individuals on the team have put in a lot of hard work, and I couldn’t be prouder of our second-place finish.”

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