2026 FFA State convention results are in. Eastern Oregon chapters earn high marks

EASTERN OREGON – The 2025-2026 Oregon FFA State Convention came to a close last weekend at the Deschutes County Fair and Expo Center in Redmond. Along with the once-in-a-lifetime achievements of Eastern Oregon FFA members, like earning a state degree or making the state officer team, plenty of local members and chapters earned high marks during the convention’s various events and competitions. 

For those that couldn’t watch the events themselves, the following are all achievements, rankings, and awards earned by Eastern Oregon FFA members and chapters during the 2026 state convention:

(Note, for the sake of length, only Eastern Oregon members/teams are listed, rather than the full list for each category) 

State Career Development Event Results

Ag issues

• 1st – Hermiston
• 2nd – Baker
• 4th – Imbler

Ag Sales

• 1st – McLoughlin

Conduct of Chapter Meetings

• 2nd – Joseph

Farm Business Management 

• 1st – Nyssa

Farm Business Management B-Teams

• 2nd – Ontario
• 3rd – Cove

Coop Quiz

• 1st – Owyhee Harguss, Enterprise

Creed 

• 1st – Flora Lindgard, Enterprise
• 3rd – Chenoa Brockman, Enterprise

Parli Pro

• 3rd – Cove
• 4th – Joseph

Job Interview

• 1st – Tucker VanDyke, Ontario
• 3rd – Cate Doherty, Hermiston

Prepared Public Speaking

• 1st – Olivia Wieland, Ontario
• 4th – Evelyn Hayes, Pendleton

Marketing

• 4th – Echo

Sophomore Public Speaking

• 1st – Allison Bohnert, Crane
• 2nd – Karlee Patterson, Imbler

State Convention Proficiency Results

• Agricultural Mechanics Design and Fabrication – Entrepreneurship/Placement – 
  • Kendra Mansveld, Cove
• Agricultural Mechanics Repair and Maintenance – Entrepreneurship – 
  • Hunter Martin, Enterprise
• Agricultural Services – Entrepreneurship/Placement –
  • Cole Bennett, Hermiston
• Agriscience Research – Animal Systems –  
  • Catlynn Wade, Ontario
• Beef Production- Entrepreneurship – 
  • Greta Chamberlain, Nyssa
• Beef Production- Placement – 
  • James Johston, Imbler
• Dairy Production- Placement – 
  • Tripp Carroll, McLoughlin
• Diversified Agricultural Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement- 
  • Colten Anderson, Cove
• Diversified Crop Production – Entrepreneurship – 
  • Taylor Weisharr, Union
• Environmental Science and Natural Resources Management – Entrepreneurship /Placement –
  • Grayson Hawkins. Joseph
• Equine Science – Entrepreneurship – 
  • Payton Peppers, Baker
• Forage Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement – 
  • Kabrien Butterfield, Joseph
• Forest Management and Products – Entrepreneurship/Placement – 
  • Addison Munk, Nyssa
• Grain Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement – 
  • Baylen Johnson, Cove
• Outdoor Recreation – Entrepreneurship/Placement – 
  • Caleigh Johnson, Joseph
• Small Animal Production and Care – Entrepreneurship/Placement – 
  • Chase Myatt, Baker
• Specialty Crop Production – Entrepreneurship/Placement – 
  • Owen Stafford, Echo
• Swine Production – Placement – 
  • Esther Elmer, Cove

Superior Chapter List

• Baker
• Cove
• Elgin
• Union
• Heppner
• Hermiston
• Imbler
• Joseph

Chapter Books Results

Advanced Portfolio

• Gold – Natalie Piper, Heppner
• 1^st & Gold – Taylor Johnson, Baker

Portfolio – Beginning

• Bronze –
  • Mikalie Duncan -Heppner

Technology Scrapbook 

• Bronze –
  • Heppner
• Silver –
  • Wallowa

Scrapbook

• Silver – 
  • Heppner
• Gold –
  • Joseph 

Secretary Books

• Silver –
  • Vale
• Gold –
  • Imbler

Treasure’s Books

• Bronze – 
  • Imbler
• Silver –
  • Hermiston

National Chapter Results

Bronze:

• Union

Silver:

• Imbler

Gold:  

• Elgin
• Heppner
• Hermiston
• Joseph
• Lost River
• Vale

Agriscience Fair Results

• Animal Systems
  • Division 1 – Thomas Lynch, Baker
  • Division 5 – Chase Myatt, Baker
• Environmental Sciences & Natural Resource Systems
  • Division 3 – Anita Gomez, Ontario
  • Division 5 – Casey Scott, Hermiston
  • Division 6 – Matthew Daniels & Megan Daniels, Ontario
• Food Products & Processing Systems
  • Division 1 – Vanessa Ritter, Imbler
  • Division 4 – Caroline Weston & Bailey Garcia, Ontario
• Power. Technical, and Social Systems
  • Division 4 – Santiago Oviedo & Kate Hernandez, Ontario
  • Division 5 – Catlynn Wade, Ontario
• Social Systems
  • Division 2 – Kahler Adams & Justis Cant, Imbler
  • Division 4 – Owen Navarrete & Alonso Perez, Ontario
  • Division 5 – Payton Peppers, Baker

Other Results

• Middle School Creed Speaking Invitational
  • 1st – Hosanna Topliff, Cove
  • 3rd – Choe Hardiman, Grant Union
• Middle School Prepared Public Speaking Invitational
  • 1st – Carter Smith, Echo
• Ricksger Scholarship
  • Catherine Doherty, Hermiston
• Fairs Foundation Scholarship
  • Camdyn Weer, Joseph
• Ettestad Memorial CTE Scholarship
  • Henry Stagle, Enterprise
  • Hunter Martin, Enterprise

• Thornton Scholarship
  • RyLee Demianew, Pendleton
  • Hunter Blake, Pendleton
• State Star in Ag Research
  • Catlynn Wade, Ontario
• Spanish Creed Speaking Invitational
  • 4th – Aurora Corona, Ontario

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