Oklahoma FFA came back from the 98th National FFA Convention with more than awards: The chapter also brought home the national president.
Trey Myers, Perkins-Tryon FFA, was elected the 2025-26 National FFA president. He is Oklahoma FFA’s 24th national officer and the ninth national president. Oklahoma has produced more National FFA presidents than any other state in the country, said Trevor Lucas, Oklahoma FFA executive secretary with Oklahoma CareerTech.
Ryder Klaassen, Hydro-Eakly FFA, became Oklahoma’s 11th American Star Farmer, and the Stillwater FFA chapter was named National Premier Chapter in Strengthening Agriculture. Oklahoma has produced more American Star winners than any other state in the country.
“Oklahoma FFA is proud of the outstanding students and chapters who earned the honor of representing our state at the national level,” Lucas said. “For a state small in population to remain among the most competitive in the nation reflects the exceptional dedication of our members and advisers. It’s clear that Oklahoma FFA has something special going on.”
In addition to Klaassen and the Stillwater chapter, Oklahoma FFA brought home 15 other national champions, including Kenzie Mowry, Chickasha, National Proficiency Award, Agricultural Sales - Placement; Kyrianna Beard, Stillwater, National Proficiency Award, Agriscience Research - Animal Systems; Blake Weeks, Meeker, National Proficiency Award, Swine Production - Entrepreneurship; Kizer Schneberger, Carnegie, National Proficiency Award, Wildlife Production and Management; Fort Gibson, Livestock Judging Career Development Event.
National Agriscience Fair national champions were Brookelyn Ryan, Oologah, Division 1: Animal Systems; Maguire Biggs and Kaisley O’Nan, Stillwater, Division 2: Animal Systems; Paetyn Gilliam and Eliana Tommins, Stillwater, Division 4: Animal Systems; Jalyn Lundry, Haworth, Division 1: Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems; Brayden Arnall, Stillwater, Division 3: Environmental Services/Natural Resource Systems; Gracie Essary, Stillwater, Division 1: Food Products and Processing Systems; Keeley Gross and Addyson Ferrell, Stillwater, Division 2: Food Products and Processing Systems; Sofie Jensen, Oologah, Division 1: Power, Structural and Technical Systems; Oakley Gross and Preslee Watley-Kindt, Stillwater, Division 6: Power, Structural and Technical Systems; and Kylee Eck, Stillwater, Division 1: Social Science.
Oklahoma FFA also had three national runners-up; 28 gold emblem awards -- one first place, one second, one third, three fourth, one sixth, three seventh, one eighth, one 10th and 16 other gold medal awards; 27 National Three Star Chapter awards; 185 American FFA Degree recipients; and four Honorary American FFA Degree recipients. One Oklahoman was in the national band, 16 were in the chorus, and two were part of the national talent.
FFA is one of seven CareerTech student organizations affiliated with CareerTech programs. It is affiliated with agricultural education. The other six are FCCLA (family and consumer sciences education), DECA (marketing education), SkillsUSA (trade and industrial education), Business Professionals of America (business and information technology education), Technology Student Association (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and HOSA (health careers education).
Oklahoma CareerTech: Oklahoma’s Workforce Leader
The Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education provides leadership and resources and assures standards of excellence for a comprehensive statewide system of career and technology education. The system offers programs and services in 29 technology center districts operating on 63 campuses, 395 PK-12 school districts, 16 Skills Centers campuses that include three juvenile facilities and 32 adult education and family literacy providers.
The agency is governed by the State Board of Career and Technology Education and works closely with the State Department of Education and the State Regents for Higher Education to provide a seamless educational system for all Oklahomans.
