N.D. 4-H’ers Place in National Competition

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The Walsh County 4-H team placed seventh in consumer choices at the Western National Roundup. Pictured are (from left) Sandra Kjelland, Beatrice Kjelland, Kristen Larson and Tobias Zikmund. (NDSU photo)
The Morton County 4-H team placed second in hippology at the Western National Roundup. Picture are (from left): coach Nicole Goldade and team members Katelyn Eisenbeis, Brooke Heidrich, Morgan Henke and Ashley Goldade. (Photo courtesy of Western National Roundup)
The Kidder County 4-H team took seventh in horse judging at the Western National Roundup. Pictured are (from left): team members Teresa Wald, Cheyanne Klein, Kaden Strom and Morgan Dutton, and coach Penny Nester. (Photo courtesy of Western National Roundup)
The Ward County 4-H team placed second in horse demonstration at the Western National Roundup. Pictured are (from left): coach Paige Brummund and team members Madilyn Berg and Sidney Lovelace. (Photo courtesy of Western National Roundup)
Victoria Christensen took sixth place in horse public speaking at the Western National Roundup. (Photo courtesy of Western National Roundup)
The Dickey County 4-H team took 12th place in livestock judging at the Western National Roundup. Pictured are (from left): coach Janell Hauck and team members Kadey Holm, Reed Wendel, Jacob Hauck, Caleb Hauck and Calli Hauck. (Photo courtesy of Western National Roundup)
The Ward County 4-H team took second place in meat judging at the Western National Roundup. Pictured are (from left): team members Jacob Scheresky, Jayd Novak, Samuel Jaeger and Thomas Schauer, and coach Christopher Rockeman. (Photo courtesy of Western National Roundup)

Several North Dakota 4-H’ers brought home honors from the recent Western National Roundup in Denver, Colo.

The Western National Roundup is a place for youth to compete nationally in several contests, learn to work as teams, and develop self-confidence and leadership skills, including critical thinking and independence. Youth also participate in educational tours that provide community-based and service learning opportunities.

The North Dakota 4-H teams and individuals who placed were:

Consumer Choices

The Walsh County team of Beatrice Kjelland, Sandra Kjelland, Kristen Larson and Tobias Zikmund placed seventh.

Individual placings were:

Beatrice Kjelland - sixth
Zikmund - 16th
Larson - 25th
Sandra Kjelland - 28th

Hippology

The Morton County team of Katelyn Eisenbeis, Ashley Goldade, Brooke Heidrich and Morgan Henke placed second.

Team and individual placings by category were:

Examination/slides - team, third; Henke, seventh; Eisenbeis, 10th
Stations - team, first; Goldade, third; Henke, fifth; Heidrich, seventh; Eisenbeis, ninth
Horse judging - team, sixth
Team problem - sixth
Overall - Henke, sixth; Goldade, seventh; Eisenbeis, ninth

Horse Demonstration

The Ward County team of Madilyn Berg and Sidney Lovelace placed second. Their presentation took the audience on a trip through the horse’s digestive system. They used props to explain where and why life-threating colic (digestive upsets) occurs along the route through the digestive system.

Horse Judging

The Kidder County team of Morgan Dutton, Cheyanne Klein, Kaden Strom and Teresa Wald placed seventh overall. The team judged six performance classes and four conformation halter classes, and provided four sets of reasons for their placing decisions.

Team and individual placings by category were:

Reasons - team, sixth; Dutton, ninth
Halter - team, seventh; Dutton, ninth
Performance - team, eighth; Dutton, 10th
Overall - Dutton, sixth

Horse Public Speaking

Victoria Christensen, Stutsman County - sixth

Livestock Judging

The Dickey County team of Kadey Holm, Caleb Hauck, Reed Wendel, Jacob Hauck and Calli Hauck placed 12th overall

Team and individual placings by category were:

Reasons - 11th
Swine - team, fifth; Holm, seventh; Wendel, 11th

Meat Judging

The Ward County team of Samuel Jaeger, Jayd Novak, Thomas Schauer and Jacob Scheresky took second place overall.

Team and individual placings by category were:

Overall - Scheresky, first; Novak, ninth; Schauer, 12th; Jaeger, 22nd
Placings - team, second; Scheresky, fourth; Novak, fifth
Reasons - team, fourth; Scheresky, third
Retail ID - team, second; Scheresky, second; Schauer, eighth

NDSU Agriculture Communication - Jan. 19, 2018

Source:	Dean Aakre, 701-231-8595, dean.aakre@ndsu.edu
Editor:	Ellen Crawford, 701-231-5391, ellen.crawford@ndsu.edu