California FFA members showed up at this year's National FFA Convention! Highlights include: California FFA members represented the Golden State well at this year's National FFA Convention! Highlights include: six national proficiency champions, one CDE national champion, one LDE national champion, four national agriscience champions, one national FFA officer elected, 11 Honorary American Degree recipients, 499 American Degree recipients, and many finalists!

Congratulations to everyone who competed in Indianapolis this year!
 

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION FFA NATIONAL CONVENTION RESULTS 

Updated October 28, 2024
 

Agriscience Fair (4 National Winners and 26 National Finalists)

Animal Systems

Division 1 – Chloe Reynolds, Elk Grove-Pleasant Grove – Gold, 5^th Place 

Division 2 – Abbagail Baker & Illiana Baltazar, Wheatland-Bear River – Gold, 9^th Place

Division 3 – Madison Nix, Imperial – Bronze

Division 4 – Brayden Fiksdal & Cash Foss, Elk Grove – Gold, 9^th Place

Division 5 – Annalisa Gonzalez, Lakeside-El Capitan – Gold, 10^th Place

Division 6 – Oliva Peterson & Darcie Range, McArthur-Fall River – Gold, 10^th Place

 

Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems

Division 1 – Addison Rizzio, Wheatland-Bear River – Gold, 9^th Place

Division 2 – Julia Cibrian & Clarisa Alvarado, Exeter – Gold, 2^nd Place

Division 3 – Ayden Coelho, Hanford – Gold, 2^nd Place

Division 4 – Ellie Carmichael & Jimena Reynaga-Castro, St. Helena – Gold, NATIONAL WINNERS

Division 5 – Patrick Cleary, Mariposa County – Gold, 2^nd Place

Division 6 – Deanna Goode-Webbe & Timmy Sanders, Marysville – Bronze

 

Food Products & Processing Systems

Division 1 – Zachary Debrito, Wheatland-Bear River – Gold, 4^th Place

Division 2 – Elenny Rodriguez & Camila Rodriguez, Los Banos-Los Bano Middle – Gold, 9^th Place

Division 3 – Charlie Cobb, Lakeside-El Capitan – Gold, 2^nd Place

Division 4 –Anna Armenta-Wright & Mia Anderson, Lakeside-El Capitan – Gold, 10^th Place

Division 5 – Tilly Dodd, St. Helena – Bronze

Division 6 – Salyn Meas & Gavin Ames, Lakeside-El Capitan – Gold, 4^th Place

 

Plant Systems

Division 1 – Rilee Ciuffo, Los Banos-Los Banos Middle – Gold, 8^th Place

Division 2 – Eden Conrad & Isabella Rivera, Wheatland-Bear River – Gold, 6^th Place

Division 3 – Makenzie Miguel, Denair – Bronze

Division 4 – Lexi Forman & Julianna Carroll, St. Helena – Gold, NATIONAL WINNERS

Division 5 – Tessa Camacho, O’Neals-Minarets – Gold, NATIONAL WINNER

Division 6 – Kylie Griffin & Tyler Phipps, Lakeside-El Capitan – Bronze

 

Power, Structural & Technical Systems

Division 1 – Mara Patton, Sacramento-Bradshaw Christian – Gold, 4^th Place

Division 2 – Jayden Caballero & Joshua Landeros, Los Banos-Los Banos Middle – Bronze

Division 3 – Addison Jones, Lakeside-El Capitan – Gold, 5^th Place

Division 4 – Laci Johnson & Lillyana Butler, Elk Grove – Gold, 9^th Place

Division 5 – Andrew C Mendes, St. Helena – Gold, 8^th Place

Division 6 – Magdelena R Chapman & Bryson Osuna, Lakeside-El Capitan – Gold, NATIONAL WINNERS

 

Social Science

Division 1 – Gerard Orso, Wheatland-Bear River – Bronze

Division 2 – Khloe Bishop & Shyann Fraley, Wheatland-Bear River – Gold, 9^th Place

Division 3 – Sara Troyan, St. Helena – Bronze

Division 4 – Felicity Penterman & Journey Penterman, St. Helena – Gold, 5^th Place

Division 5 – Caelyn O Farrell, St. Helena – Bronze

Division 6 – Ava Cavanaugh & Kayla Gasca, Lakeside-El Capitan – Bronze
 

American Stars

Star in Agriscience – Brennan Elszy, Hanford – Silver

Star in Ag Business – Alison Heupel, Merced-El Capitan - Silver 

Star in Ag Placement – Arturo Madriz, Madera-Madera South – Gold, NATIONAL FINALIST 
 

Career and Leadership Development Events (2 National Winners)

Ag Communications
El Centro-Southwest – Silver
Dash Eugenio, Anahi Gonzalez. Alyssa Luna, and Pedro Zavala

Ag Issues
Elk Grove – Silver
Delaney Dasilva, Camille Garibaldi, Kylie Hogge, Savannah Magee, Abigail Schoenthal, and Alexis Yount

Ag Mechanics
Bakersfield-Mira Monte – Gold, 10^th Place
Jose Lugo (Silver), Miguel Munoz (Gold), Jesus Roman (Gold), and Angel Torres Hernandez (Gold)

Ag Sales
Galt-Liberty Ranch – Gold, 2^nd Place
Taryn Cooley (Gold), Taylor Klein (Gold), Larry Lucas (Silver), and Aliyah Scarlato (Gold, 1^st Place)

Agronomy
Escalon – Gold, 8^th Place
Natalie Giuntoli (Gold), Wyatt Riesenbec (Gold), Trenton Silva (Gold), and Hannah Wampler (Gold)

Conduct of Chapter Meetings
Galt-Liberty Ranch – Gold, National Winners
Caitlynn Camacho, Jeffrey Garner, Nolan House, Christian Maciel, Hannah McCune, Allison Richardson, and Kennie Thomas

Creed Recitation
Atascadero (Mikayla Spiller) – Gold

Dairy Cattle
Hilmar – Gold, 3^rd Place
Jacob Ahlem (Gold), Samuel Avila (Gold), Daniel Diniz (Gold), and Xavier Silveira (Gold, 8^th Place)

Employability Skills
Palo Cedro-Foothill (Madison Stayer) – Bronze

Environmental Sciences
Reedley-Reedley Middle College – Gold, 3^rd Place
Elijah Davis (Gold), Noelia Fernandez (Gold), Jessica Roberts (Silver), and Yojayra Serrano-Galeana (Gold)

Extemporaneous
Temecula-Saint Jeanne (Joleena Ibarra) – Silver

Farm Business Management
Elk Grove – Silver
Kimberly Meusling (Silver), Natalie Phillips (Bronze), Camey Sears (Silver), and Jori Weeks (Silver)

Floriculture
Ripon-Ripon Christian – Gold, National Winners
Cailyn Mouw (Gold), Jeanne Oosterman (Gold, 1^st Place), Cora Vander Meulen (Gold), and Sydney Vanderberg (Gold, 3^rd Place)

Forestry
Hayfork – Silver
Ethan Miller (Gold), Ty Rourke (Silver), Braden Stanely (Silver), and Evan Xiong (Silver)

Horse Evaluation
Ripon-Ripon Christian – Gold, 2^nd Place
Allison Copland (Gold, 2^nd Place), Caroline Kroon (Gold), Morgan Timmerman (Gold, 8^th Place), and Payton Van Laar (Silver)

Livestock Evaluation
Atascadero – Gold, 7^th Place
Lacy Conlan (Gold), Jacee Salas (Gold), Elizabeth Wagster (Silver), and Kensington Witt (Gold)

Marketing Plan
Merced-El Capitan – Gold, 2^nd Place
Shaminka Elwin, Advaitaa Shyamprasad, and Elena Wiren

Meats Evaluation
Lakeside-El Capitan – Gold, 6^th Place
Gavin Ames (Gold), Annalisa Gonzalez (Gold), Salyn Meas (Gold), and Peter Moir (Gold)

Milk Quality
Elk Grove – Gold, 5^th Place
Amber Barnett (Gold), Mari Clift (Gold), Cloe Hocker (Gold), and Jane Sessions (Gold)

Nursery/Landscape
Nipomo – Gold, 9^th Place
Lexis Gusman (Gold), Andy Hatch (Gold), Tyler Korsberg (Gold), Raymond Marquez (Silver)

Parliamentary Procedure
Galt-Liberty Ranch – Gold, 2^nd Place
Gabrielle Akers, Ariana Carpio Trujillo, Vanessa Iturriage, Joey O’Neal, Zia Ruppert, Trevor Schweitz, and Abigail Woods

Poultry Judging
Santa Maria-Righetti – Gold, 8^th Place
Anthony Medina (Silver), Diego Melgoza (Gold, 4^th Place), Saramerrie Torres (Silver), Hazel Ward (Gold)

Prepared Speaking
Winters (Allison Aguiar) – Silver

Spanish Creed Invitational
Andrea Aguilar – Los Banos-Pacheco – Gold, 4^th Place
Jesus Bernabe – Wasco – Gold
Ingrid Langarica – Los Banos-Los Banos Middle – Gold

Veterinary Science
Clovis-Clovis East – Gold, 4^th Place
Leanne Chavez (Gold), Navraj Sanhan (Gold), Emma Smalley (Gold), Sofia Vizcarra (Gold)
 

Distinguished Service Citation Recipients

Blue Diamond Growers
 

Honorary American Degree Recipients

Dennis Albiani, California FFA Foundation Board, Elk Grove
Michael J. Borel, Retiring National FFA Foundation Sponsors’ Board, The Context Network, Alamo
Kelley Case-Brackett, FFA Advisor, Willits
Marlene Hepner, FFA Advisor, Merrill West, Tracy
Eric Jenks, Yuba City
Brian Kim, FFA Advisor, Sunny Hills, Fullerton
Erin Larrus, FFA Advisor, Watsonville
Arturo Madriz, Parent, National Star Finalist
Lidia Madriz, Parent, National Star Finalist
Shelli Stinson, FFA Advisor, Bear River Middle, Wheatland
Chris Williams, FFA Advisor, Central, Fresno
 

National Band

Margaret Alford, Grass Valley-Bear River
Emmanuel Campos, Farmersville
Genesis Juarez, Farmersville
Mauricio Cedeno, Marysville
Chase Weiland, Wildomar-Elsinore
 

National Chapter – (Nine 3-Star Chapters)

Arbuckle-Pierce – Two Star
Bakersfield-Foothill – One Star
Dixon – One Star
El Centro-Southwest – Three Star
Elk Grove-Pleasant Grove – Two Star
Exeter – Three Star
Firebaugh – Three Star
Galt – Two Star
Galt-Liberty Ranch – Three Star
Hanford – Three Star & Premier Chapter FINALIST
Holtville- Two Star
Kerman – Two Star
King city – Two Star
Lakeside-El Capitan – Two Star
Linden – Two Star
Littlerock – One Star
Lone Pine – Three Star
Los Banos-Pacheco – Two Star
Merced – One Star
Norco – Three Star
Orland – Two Star
Porterville-Monache – Three Star
Sacramento-Florin – One Star
Santa Maria – Two Star
Tulare – Two Star
Visalia-VTEC – Three Star
Winters – Two Star
Woodland – One Star
 

National Chorus

Eli Wendt, Exeter
 

National Delegates

Brooke Berrett, Sanger
Micah Bradley, Hanford
Tessa Camacho, O'Neals-Minarets
Morgan Carroll, Hanford
Kate Cooper, Hughson
Abigail Danley, Nipomo
Madeline Davis, Valley Center
Daren Deftereos, Hanford
John Dein, Turlock-Turlock Christian
Sara Garcia, Farmersville
Gianna Gonzalez, Hilmar
Kate Grizzle, Holtville
Hannah Hernandez, El Centro-Southwest
Jack Johansson, Durham
Piper Lakey, McArthur-Fall River
Jordin Lovett, Escalon
Melissa Lua, Santa Maria
Abbey Lucey, Fullerton
Sydney Marich, Chino-Don Lugo
America Martinez, Firebaugh
Joseph Oliveira, Hilmar
Lexee Roeseler, Holtville
John Rosa, Visalia-El Diamante
Thomas Rosa, Visalia-El Diamante
Eva Scott, Sutter
Sierra Short, Salinas-Rancho San Juan
Avery Sperling, Galt
Makenna Stanisai, Temecula-St. Jeanne
Noah Stanisai, Temecula-St. Jeanne
Emily Talavera, Buena Park
Sawyer Tankersley, Gilroy
Ryan Taylor, Kelseyville
Kayce Van Horn, Santa Maria
Lily Vaughan, Oroville-Las Plumas
Esther Verdugo, Patterson
Audrey Washburn, Arbuckle-Pierce
Joshua Wolford, O’Neals-Minarets
Geneve York, Turlock-Turlock Christian
Camille Zavala, Kingsburg
Nola Zavala, Nipomo
 

National Officer Candidate

Abigale Jacobsen, Elk Grove – Elected NATIONAL WESTERN REGION VICE PRESIDENT
 

National Talent

Caiden Wallace, Porterville-Monache
 

Proficiency Awards (Six National Winners and 16 National Finalists)

Agricultural Communications – Kayla Macedo, Madera – Gold, National Finalist  
Agricultural Education – Sophia Gomes, Tulare – Gold, NATIONAL WINNER
Agricultural Mechanics Design & Fabrication – Ethan Montejano-Toro, Madera – Gold, National Finalist
Agricultural Mechanics Repair & Maintenance Entrepreneurship – Jake Camacho, Nipomo – Gold
Agricultural Mechanics Repair & Maintenance Place. – Logan Wood, Fresno-Central – Gold, NATIONAL WINNER
Agricultural Processing – Austin Stephenson, Modesto-Grace Davis – Gold, National Finalist
Agricultural Sales Entrepreneurship – Kayla Wiley, Cottonwood-West Valley – Silver  
Agricultural Sales Placement – Abbi Oliver, Wheatland – Gold  
Agricultural Services – Jeremy Eaton, Galt – Gold, NATIONAL WINNER 
Agriscience Research Animal Systems – Ramon Alcaraz, Hanford – Gold, National Finalist
Agriscience Research Integrated Systems – Tessa Camacho, O’Neals-Minarets – Silver
Agriscience Research Plant Systems – Jessalynn Soto, Hanford – Gold  
Beef Production Entrepreneurship – Caden Hultgren, Atwater – Silver  
Beef Production Placement – Addison Macfarlane, Cottonwood-West Valley – Gold, National Finalist 
Dairy Production Entrepreneurship – Beverly Wilson, Corning – Bronze  
Dairy Production Placement – Heather Hodges, Kerman – Gold, National Finalist
Diversified Agricultural Production – Nathaniel Bonomi, Sanger – Gold  
Diversified Crop Production Placement – Oscar Loeza-Gonzalez, Merced-El Capitan – Gold
Diversified Horticulture – William Thompson, Madera – Gold, National Finalist  
Diversified Livestock Production – Peyton Wood, Yreka – Silver   
Environmental Sci. & Natural Resources Management – Alyssa Ortega, El Centro-Southwest – Participant
Equine Science Entrepreneurship – Hayden Souza, Merced-Stone Ridge Christian – Gold  
Equine Science Placement – Eva Scott, Sutter – Gold, National Finalist
Fiber and/or Oil Crop Production – Charles Ferguson, Lemoore – Gold
Forage Production – Cade Stafford, Sutter – Gold, NATIONAL WINNER
Forest Management & Products – Payton Brakel, Cottonwood-West Valley – Gold  
Fruit Production – Carlos Nunez, Santa Maria – Gold  
Goat Production – Mykel Mull, Chowchilla – Gold
Grain Production – Conrad Burrow, Wheatland – Gold
Landscape Management – Cody Pattee, Modesto-Thomas Downey – Silver   
Nursery Operations – Jacqueline Velazquez, Atwater – Silver
Outdoor Recreation – Trinity Jones, Galt – Silver  
Poultry Production – Nathan Hutchison, Madera-Liberty – Gold, NATIONAL WINNER
Service Learning – Natalie Sanchez, Santa Maria-Pioneer Valley – Gold, National Finalist 
Sheep Production – Lawson Secord, Apple Valley – Gold, National Finalist  
Small Animal Production & Care – Nicole Basham, Kerman – Silver  
Specialty Animal Production – Max Landon, Durham – Gold, NATIONAL WINNER
Specialty Crop Production – Noah Stanisai, Temecula-Saint Jeanne – Silver  
Swine Production Entrepreneurship – Tanner Kane, Riverside-Norte Vista – Gold  
Swine Production Placement – Kyra Bridge, Nicolaus-East Nicolaus – Gold  
Turf Grass Management – Pablo Vicente-Carrillo, Watsonville – Silver  
Vegetable Production – Noel Jacobson, McArthur-Fall River – Gold, National Finalist
Veterinary Science – Kaitlyn Kavanagh, Fullerton-Sunny Hills – Gold   
Wildlife Production & Management – Jackson Wood, Yreka – Gold, National Finalist   
 

VIP Nominees

Richard Gearhart, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
Dennis Rudat, Atascadero
 

California's American Degree Recipients (Link)