N.D. 4-H Livestock Judging Contest Winners Announced
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Teams from Grant and Oliver counties placed first in their respective divisions of the state 4-H livestock judging contest held in Watford City, N.D., for the first time.
This year, the contest attracted 18 junior teams with 100 participants and 19 senior teams with a total of 86 participants.
Junior division top five teams and their scores were:
- First - Grant County, 1,413
- Second - Adams County, 1,368
- Third - Morton County, 1,357
- Fourth - Foster County, 1,356
- Fifth - Golden Valley County, 1,305
Top 10 high individuals in the junior division and their scores were:
- First - Grady Bock, Adams County, 477
- Second - Layton Redmann, Grant County, 477
- Third - Kaitlyn Hauge, Grant County, 471
- Fourth - Molly Hansen, Foster County, 470
- Fifth - Landan Zenker, Grant County, 465
- Sixth - Taylor Zenker, Grant County, 458
- Seventh - Lucas Brown, Golden Valley County, 457
- Eighth - Addison Dahners, Grant County, 456
- Ninth - Sheridan Ellingson, Morton County, 456
- 10th - Paige Zenker, Grant County, 455
Senior division top five teams and their scores were:
- First - Oliver County, 2,081
- Second - Ransom County, 2,068
- Third - Morton County, 2,050
- Fourth - Golden Valley County, 2,045
- Fifth - Stutsman County, 2,027
Top 10 high individuals for the senior division and their scores were:
- First - Jacob Klaudt, Oliver County, 703
- Second - Lilly Solemsaas, Ransom County, 700
- Third - Chance Manhart, Golden Valley County, 697
- Fourth - Reanna Schmidt, Oliver County, 697
- Fifth - Isabella Schaaf, Morton County, 687
- Sixth - Anna Hauge, Grant County, 685
- Seventh - Olivia Nitschke, Ransom County, 685
- Eighth - Calli Mack, Stutsman County, 683
- Ninth - Jamie Geyer, Ransom County, 683
- 10th - Rachel Larson, Adams County, 682
For more detailed results, visit https://www.judgingcard.com.
Leigh Ann Skurupey, interim chair of the North Dakota State University Extension Center for 4-H Youth Development and a 4-H youth development specialist in animal and equine sciences, is proud of the efforts of the youth who participated in this contest.
“You won far more during this weekend than a ribbon,” she says. “The life skills you gained preparing for this contest will last a lifetime.”
NDSU Agriculture Communication - April 8, 2021
Source: Leigh Ann Skurupey, 701-231-6658, leighann.skurupey@ndsu.edu
Editor: Ellen Crawford, 701-231-5391, ellen.crawford@ndsu.edu