The 2009 WVU Soils Team: (l to r) Jared, Katey, Chris, Josh, Sarah, and Victoria |
Josh determines the Munsell color for one of his samples at a practice site |
Victoria and Katey discuss their observations during practice |
Chris collects a sample from the subsoil at a practice site |
Jared evaluates the consistence of a sample during practice |
Victoria determines the texture of a sample during practice |
Josh evaluates the sand content of a sample at one of the practice sites |
Jared completes his scorecard at a practice site |
Chris uses an Abney level to evaluate the slope gradient |
 Josh estimates the rock fragment content of a sample |
 Sarah collects a sample from the second horizon |
 Chris considers the structural properties of a sample |
 Sarah evaluates the texture of a sample during practice |
 Josh studies the soil profile in the pit at one of the pratice sites |
 Katey looks for horizon boundaries in one of the practice pits |
 Katey determines soil color for a sample during the individual contest |
 The Team discusses their observations during the group judging contest |
Sarah calculates available water capacity during the individual contest |
Katey measures slope gradient at one of the contest sites |
Jared estimates the texture of a sample during the group judging |
Josh, Chris, and Katey (l to r) confer during group the judging |
Chris, Sarah, Josh, and Katey participated in the individual contest. They led the Team to a third place finish. Sarah placed eighth in the individual competition. |
