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MEEKER | Blake Smith, a 12-year-old from Meeker, Colorado, recently competed in the Cowboy Meat Judging virtual contest hosted by Oklahoma State University Meat Science Extension.
The contest drew 281 participants from 20 states across the country, including Florida, California, Texas, Montana, Tennessee, and Kentucky, bringing together competitors from coast to coast—many of them senior-level judges.
Competing in the intermediate division, Blake placed ninth overall out of 56 contestants, earning a…