The Cal Poly Dairy Products Judging Team placed first in the ice cream judging category of the 98^th annual Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest held April 13 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The team was comprised of dairy science majors Emily Barajas and Elizabeth Kostalnick, electrical engineering major Micah Fitzgerald, business administration major Megan Van Ruler, food science graduate student Abbey Affonso and dairy products technology graduate student Joey Paglia.

Team members judged six categories of dairy products including milk, butter, cottage cheese, cheddar cheese, yogurt, and ice cream, based on flavor, texture, and appearance. Dairy science Professor Vincent Yeung coached the team, which also had several individual wins:

• 1^st in the Ice cream Individual (Emily Barajas)
• 1^st in the Ice cream Individual (Abbey Afonso)
• 1^st in the Butter Individual ( Megan Van Ruler)

• 2^nd in the All-Products Individual ( Megan Van Ruler)
• 2^nd in the All-Products Individual (Joey Paglia)
• 2^nd in the Yogurt Individual (Abbey Affonso)
• 2^nd in the Cheddar Cheese Individual (Joey Paglia)
• 3^rd in the Yogurt Team (Cal Poly)
• 3^rd in the Ice-cream Individual ( Megan Van Ruler

• 3^rd in the Yogurt Individual (Joey Paglia)
• 3^rd in the Cheddar Cheese Individual (Emily Barajas)
• 3^rd in the Milk Individual (Joey Paglia)

Van Ruler also placed second in all-products, earning an all-expenses-paid trip to the QCS Leadership Conference in October.