The 2016 Southeast Kansas Regional Eco-Meet was held on Wednesday, September 30.
9 teams made up of 35 students from 4 schools competed.
Winning Teams:
1st Place: St. Mary’s-Colgan High School “A”
L-R: Xiaodi Xun, Alyssa VanWey, Saia Stahl, Collin Duncan, Coach Donna Maus.
2nd Place: St. Mary’s-Colgan High School “B”
L-R: Kaitlin Hamilton, Katie Compton, Claire Patterson, Olivia Smith, Coach Donna Maus.
3rd Place: Crest High School
L-R: Coach Bailey Lee, Austin Hendrix, Hayden Seabolt, Makayla Jones, and Nate Berry.
Focus Area Winners – Invertebrates:
1st Place: Alyssa VanWey, St. Mary’s Colgan “A”
L-R: Alyssa VanWey and Coach Donna Maus.
2nd Place: Clay Sutterby, Uniontown Junior High “D”
L-R: Clay Sutterby and Coach Alison Warren.
Focus Area Winners – Tallgrass Prairie:
1st Place: Austin Hendrix, Crest High School
L-R: Austin Hendrix and coach Bailey Lee.
2nd Place: Clay Brillhart, Uniontown Junior High “D”
L-R: Clay Brillhart and Coach Alison Warren
The Southeast Kansas Eco-Meet was hosted at Greenbush by the Southeast Kansas Education Service Center.
Scholarship and support for the Southeast Kansas regional Eco-Meet were provided by:
- Southeast Kansas Education Services Center at Greenbush, KS
- Marelcy of Hutchinson, KS
- Sperry-Gallagar Audubon Society
- Spencer Putman with Pheasants Forever of Parsons, KS
- Chuck Otte, Geary County Extension Ag – Natural Resources Agent of Junction City, KS
- Dr. Cynthia Ford
- Staff from the Great Plains Nature Center of Wichita, KS
- Emmett Sullivan – Photographer for the event
- Staff from the Kansas Dept. of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism
For information about the Southeast Kansas Eco-Meet, contact Mike Rader (620) 672-0708 or Jennifer Rader (620) 783-5207.
Did you win scholarship money at an Eco-Meet?
To claim your winnings, visit this page and download the form for the event for more information.