ELGIN, Texas (KXAN) — Students at Elgin High School are grilling up winning barbecue. Next, the student team will compete in the state meet in May in Burnet, Texas. The Wildcat BBQ team won fifth place overall at the National High School BBQ Association competition Saturday, according to Elgin ISD. They competed among 26 teams in the regional qualifier. This was the high school team's second year competing. The group also won second place for chicken lollipops, fifth place for grilled cheese and seventh place for ribs, according to the school district. Elgin High School's Wildcat BBQ team will compete in the state competition. (Courtesy Elgin ISD)Elgin High School's Wildcat BBQ team will compete in the state competition. (Courtesy Elgin ISD)Elgin High School's Wildcat BBQ team will compete in the state competition. (Courtesy Elgin ISD) The winning students were Bethanee Mackenzie, James New, Paloma Ortiz and Faith Starks. The group used curriculum from barbecue pit masters, chefs and high school educators and were taught by Madeleine Musick. The barbecue team is part of the National High School BBQ Association's career and technical education program for middle and high school students in Texas, the district said.