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Date announced for the 2026 102nd National CDPEC Contest held in conjunction with CheeseExpo hosted by WCMA
Save the date! The 2026 102nd Collegiate Dairy Products Evaluation Contest (CDPEC) will be held in conjunction with Cheese Expo hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association (WCMA) on Wednesday, April 15 at the Baird Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The contest will run from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM CST. There will be a pre-contest meeting for coaches and judges on April 14 from 3:30-5:00 PM CST (Note: All times are subject to change). Contest information can be found at www.dairyproductscontest.org and Cheese Expo information can be found at www.cheeseexpo.org. We hope to see you there!!
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo under coach Vincent Yueng won the 2025 101th Collegiate Dairy Products Judging Contest held in Madison, WI at the Alliant Energy Center. The contest was held on April 16, 2025 as part of the Cheese Con hosted by the Wisconsin Cheese Makers Association.
Butter
Briana Moss from South Dakota State University was the Undergraduate winner.
Elaine Lipkin from the University of Wisconsin-Madison was the Graduate winner.
South Dakota State University was the Team winner.
Cheddar Cheese
Gavin Tauch from the University of Tennessee was the Undergraduate winner.
Mehdi Hajikhani from the University of Missouri was the Graduate winner.
University of Tennessee was the Team winner.
Cottage Cheese
Allison Paul from University of Wisconsin-River Falls was the Undergraduate winner.
Auja Bywater from Penn State was the Graduate winner.
University of Wisconsin-River Falls was the Team winner.
Ice Cream
Brianne Agresti from California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Undergraduate winner.
Elaine Lipkin from the Univesity of Wisconsin-Madison was the Graduate winner.
California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Team winner.
Milk
Mika Zeplovitch from California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Undergraduate winner.
Zeel Modi from South Dakota State Univesity was the Graduate winner.
California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Team winner.
Yogurt
Mika Zeplovitch from California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Undergraduate winner.
Elaine Lipkin from University of Wisconsin-Madison was the Graduate winner.
California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Team winner.
All Products
Sophia Sapp from the Univestity of Missouri was the Undergraduate winner.
Zeel Modi from South Dakota State University was the Graduate winner.
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo was the team champion in all products coached by Vincent Yueng.
Butter
Briana Moss from South Dakota State University was the Undergraduate winner.
Elaine Lipkin from the University of Wisconsin-Madison was the Graduate winner.
South Dakota State University was the Team winner.
Cheddar Cheese
Gavin Tauch from the University of Tennessee was the Undergraduate winner.
Mehdi Hajikhani from the University of Missouri was the Graduate winner.
University of Tennessee was the Team winner.
Cottage Cheese
Allison Paul from University of Wisconsin-River Falls was the Undergraduate winner.
Auja Bywater from Penn State was the Graduate winner.
University of Wisconsin-River Falls was the Team winner.
Ice Cream
Brianne Agresti from California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Undergraduate winner.
Elaine Lipkin from the Univesity of Wisconsin-Madison was the Graduate winner.
California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Team winner.
Milk
Mika Zeplovitch from California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Undergraduate winner.
Zeel Modi from South Dakota State Univesity was the Graduate winner.
California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Team winner.
Yogurt
Mika Zeplovitch from California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Undergraduate winner.
Elaine Lipkin from University of Wisconsin-Madison was the Graduate winner.
California Polytechnic State University, SLO was the Team winner.
All Products
Sophia Sapp from the Univestity of Missouri was the Undergraduate winner.
Zeel Modi from South Dakota State University was the Graduate winner.
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo was the team champion in all products coached by Vincent Yueng.