Milford ECO-MEET

   

The Milford ECO-MEET for 2009 was held on Wednesday, October 7.

19 teams made up of 71 students from 6 schools competed. The winners were:

1st Place team - Wakefield High School "A"
Elby Adamson & Mark Mohler - Coaches

Wakefield A - 1st Place Team

L to R: Elby Adamson, Cort Mohler, Brandi Bergmeier,
Kristin DeWitt, Josh Keim, Mark Mohler

Each team member received a $100 scholarship award.

 

2nd Place team - Clay Center High School "A"
Elby Adamson - Coach

Clay Center A - 2nd Place Team

L to R: Elby Adamson, Laura Beth Yarrow, Kolten Beck,
A.J. Carlson, Garrett Bulk

Each team member received a $75 scholarship award.

 

Third Place Team - Wakefield High School - "B"
Elby Adamson & Mark Mohler - Coaches

Wakefield B - 3rd Place Team

L to R: Elby Adamson, Spencer Mitchell, Josh Cox,
Matt Shandy, Austin Ebert, Mark Mohler

Each team member received a $50 scholarship award.

 

1st Place - Herpetology event
& 2nd Place - Tallgrass Prairie event

Cort Mohler
Wakefield High School

Elby Adamson & Mark Mohler - Coaches

Cort Mohler - 1st Herp & 2nd Tallgrass Prairie

L to R: Elby Adamson, Cort Mohler, Mark Mohler

Cort received $75 and $50 scholarship awards.

 

2nd Place - Herpetology event

Jake Eastes
Riley County High School

Kelly Hammel - Coach

Jake Eastes - 2nd Place Herpetology

L to R: Jake Eastes, Kelly Hammel

Jake received a $50 scholarship award.

 

1st Place - Tallgrass Prairie event

Cole Thomas
Valley Heights High School

Kathy Crawford - Coach

Cole Thomas - 1st Place Tallgrass Prairie

L to R: Kathy Crawford, Cole Thomas

Cole received a $75 scholarship award.

The Teacher/Coaches who won the Kansas Wildscape Foundation Educational Resource Awards were:

Mark Mohler – Wakefield High School and Kathy Crawford – Valley Heights High School

Congratulations to all!

We would like to recognize our sponsors for 2009:

Junction City, KS/Geary Co.
  Friends of the Milford Nature Center
  Geary Co. Fish & Game Association
  Junction City Breakfast Optimists
  Southwind Yacht Club
  Central National Bank
  Jim’s 66 Service
  Jim Clark Chevy, Olds, Pontiac, Cadillac, Jeep
  Champion Car Wash
  City Cycle Sales
  Dick Edwards Auto Plaza
  Geary Co. Convention & Visitor’s Bureau
Wakefield, KS
  Farmers & Merchants State Bank

Clay Center, KS/Clay Co.
  United Bank & Trust
  Clay Co. National Bank
  Clay Co. Conservation District
  Tasty Pastry Bakery

Riley Co.
  Greater Riley Co. Optimists
  Riley Co. Fish & Game Association
T-shirt Sponsor:
Goodwin Sporting Goods - Hays
Other support provided by:
Snack Express/Pepsi - Junction City
Mid America Awards - Salina

The Milford ECO-MEET is hosted at the Milford Nature Center by the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks,
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Tuttle Creek Lake, and K-State Research and Extension - Geary Co.

To see a listing of all previous winners of the Milford ECO-MEET, click here!

For more information about the Milford ECO-MEET, contact Pat Silovsky 785-238-5323.

2010 Milford ECO-MEET Teacher/Coach Packet Click here for the Milford Teacher/Coach Packet
Includes: Coaches' Letter, Fact Sheet, Registration Form and Schedule

If you won scholarship money at the Milford ECO-MEET and are now ready to claim your winnings,
download this form, fill it out and send it in.  Click here for the Milford scholarhip claim form


Questions or comments about the Kansas ECO-MEET website may be directed to: Jim Mason