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SMSU holds ninth annual Ag Bowl Scholarship Invite

MARSHALL — Southwest Minnesota State University recently completed hosting the ninth Ag Bowl Scholarship Invitational, presented by Ralco Nutrition of Marshall, from Feb. 22-26. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event was held virtually.

This year’s event had its highest participation ever with 724 students–nearly 100 more than last year–competing from 55 schools. All 19 Career Development Event (CDE) competitions were virtual, either via Zoom or through SMSU’s D2L system. A total of 25 schools were new to the competition this year.

Maple River High School captured first place overall and earned $500 for its FFA chapter. Howard Lake-Waverly-Winstead High School finished in second place, winning $300, while Westbrook-Walnut Grove High School earned $200 from the random team drawing.

New this year, SMSU is pleased to announce the inaugural Ag Bowl Scholarship Invitational Presidential Scholarship. FFA advisors can nominate one (current) freshman, one sophomore, and one junior for a chance to be selected and earn a scholarship at SMSU. The three Presidential Scholarship recipients will receive a $1,000 scholarship each year while attending SMSU.

The complete 2021 Ag Bowl Scholarship Invite results and the form for FFA advisors to nominate individual students for the scholarship by May 1, 2021, can be found at SMSUmustangs.com/agbowlinvite.

The SMSU Athletics Department would like to thank presenting sponsor–Ralco Nutrition–along with Action Sports, HyVee, Golden Harvest, Titan Machinery, Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council and the Lyon County Corn & Soybean Growers and their check-offs, for their support of the event.

SMSU Athletics would also like to thank several groups on campus for their help, including the SMSU IT Department, SMSU Admissions Office, SMSU Registrar office, SMSU Ag Club and SMSU Ag Department faculty and SMSU Athletics Department staff/graduate assistants.

— Content courtesy

of SMSU Athletic

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