Forty years of coaching and supporting youth education, Jary Douglas is a livestock judging legend. 

Looking into the leg work and a few of the stories from Dr. Rusk's time supporting the NWSS contests and the National 4-H Contest at NAILE. He also overviews the new Master's in Ranch Management program at TTU. 

Learn about Dr. Rusk's judging story and his early career including coaching at CSU and working as a Youth Specialist at Purdue. 

Colby Community College from 1976 – 1977

Kansas State from 1978 – 1979

Coached at CSU from 1987 - 1996

Phoebe shares her experiences after marking that last card at NAILE including her time assisting with the 2022 and 2023 OK State teams as well as her opinion on livestock judging camps. 

Phoebe is one of the most highly decorated judgers of her generation. She was able to excel not only in judging but also in academics. 

Dr. Rathmann summarizes his coaching career at both TAMU and TTU. He also overviews his outlook on judging youth shows and the impact of livestock judging. 

Follow Rathmann from his first set of reasons at TAMU Livestock Judging camp as a high school senior through his experiences at Connors State and Texas A&M. 

Mark shares the details on some of his favorite times judging shows and overviews the 20 plus years of being the coach at OSU. He also summarizes his 4 National Championships and a couple of memorable stories. 

Mark tells us about his first weeks at NEO and discusses judging for Jarold Callahan at Ok State.