The 2023 Northwest Kansas ECO-MEET was held on Thursday, October 5 at the Sternberg Museum of Natural History in Hays.

11 Teams from 3 high schools and 1 middle school, a total of 44 students competed.

Winning Teams:

1st Place: Palco Team A

L-R: Kenzie Wells, Mikaela Merceri, Anneliese Roy, Abigail Eickleberry, Not pictured Coach Richard Robinson

2nd Place: Palco Team B

L-R: Aiden Karlin, Ethan Gaschler, Jolie Kuhn, Sarah Clark, Not Pictured Coach Richard Robinson

3rd Place: Norton Team B

L-R: Jarrett Hagen, Jeffery Fick, Rowan Granberry, Mareesa Hempler, Not picutured Coach Ashley Billups

Focus Area Winners – Shortgrass Prairie

1st Place: Mareesa Hempler, Norton B

Mareesa Hempler

2nd Place: MaryAnne Christian, Hill City B

MaryAnne Christian, Not Pictured: Coach Linda Nighswonger

Focus Area Winners – Mammalogy

1st Place: Wade David, Norton D

Wade David

2nd Place: Aiden Karlin, Palco B

Aiden Karlin

The Northwest Kansas Eco-Meet was hosted by the Sternberg Museum, with assistance from:

We would like to recognize our sponsors:

Nex-Tech – Hays
Ellis County Conservation District
Graham County Conservation District
Rooks County Conservation District
Farmers’s National Bank – Phillipsburg
First State Bank – Hill City
Solutions North Bank – Stockton
Western Prairie R, C & D – Oberlin
Kansas Herpetological Society
Visit Hays
Sternberg Museum of Natural History

For information about the Northwest Kansas Eco-Meet, contact Mike Rader, (620)672-0708

Did you win scholarship money at an Eco-Meet?

You can find the scholarship form on your regional event’s page.