A team of soil science students from the Natural Resources Management and Environmental Sciences Department placed first at the Soil Science Society of America’s Region 6 National Collegiate Soil Competition, advancing them to the national competition this spring in Iowa. The contest was divided into five sections, and included soil morphology, profile characteristics, site characteristics, USDA soil taxonomy/classification and interpretations. Students from universities throughout the west participated in the judging competition hosted by Cal Poly Humboldt, including teams from UC Davis, New Mexico State, Cal Poly Humboldt, and Fresno State. In addition, six of the 10 students also placed in the top 10 as individuals, including fourth-year environmental earth and soil sciences majors Kylee Nielsen in first place, Nabila Wildman in second place and Cody Cameron in fourth place.