2016 JNHE Contest Winners

Hereford Juniors Compete in National ContestsMore than 900 youth and their families from 41 states gathered at the 17th Annual VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford

Expo in Madison, Wis., July 9-15, to compete in and out of the showring and celebrate the Hereford breed.In addition to the cattle shows, juniors and adults competed in more than 20 skill-based contests ranging from livestock

judging to team fitting, and even a Certified Hereford Beef (CHB®) grill-off.

Great American CHB Grill-off Hereford Bowl

Hereford Bowl – Test

Pictured are the members of the champion team from the state of Kansas (l to r): Callie Schmidt, Blue Rapids; Dustin Denton, Blue Rapids; Dakota Gillig, Schuyler, Neb.; and Kinsley Gillig, Schuyler, Neb.

Pictured (l to r) are first-place junior team members from Indiana: Luke Dixon, Rensselaer; Jayden Simpson, Roachdale; Logan McFatridge, Otterbein; and Dylan Kottkamp, Clayton.

Pictured (l to r) are first-place senior team members from Texas: Ryon Cox, Mt. Pleasant; Harrison Smith, Gatesville; Scott Chachere, Dayton; and Harley Rogers, Hamilton.

Pictured (l to r) are: Dylan Kottkamp, Clayton, Ill., first-place junior; and Keayla Harr, Jeromesville, Ohio, first-place senior.

Pictured (l to r) are first-place intermediate team members from Kansas: Ben Jensen, Courtland; Taylor Dieball, Little River; and Wesley Denton, Blue Rapids.

Pictured (l to r) are first-place peewee team members from Nebraska: Everett Funk; Burrel; Brianna Hula, Weston; and Cooper Lindstrom, Elm Creek.

Pictured (l to r) are first-place junior team members from Iowa: Jarrett Orman, Bouton; and T.R. Putz, Otley.

Team Sales

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Individual Sales

Outstanding State Junior Members

Pictured front row (l to r) are: Addison Wall, Pleasantville, Iowa, first-place peewee; Colton Stiefvater, Salem, S.D., second-place peewee; Sarah Birdsall, Homer, N.Y., third-place peewee; Ella Stiefvater, Salem, S.D., first-place junior; Hadley Stiefvater, Salem, S.D., second-place junior; and Addison Koontz, Thomas, Okla., third-place junior. Back row (l to r) are: Brianne Nelsen, Fredonia, Kan., first-place intermediate; Malina Lindstrom, Elm Creek, Neb., second-place intermediate; Abbey Pals, Indianola, Iowa, third-place intermediate; and Katy Ruth, Iowa City, Iowa, first-place senior.

Pictured front row (l to r) are Ashley Thompson, Huntington, N.J.; Kolbi Franklin, Meeker, Colo.; and Phillip Clair, Fryeburg, Maine. Pictured back row (l to r) are Gabrielle Torrance, Media, Ill.; Harrison Hutton, Liberty, S.C.; Levi Farr, Moorefield, Neb.; Alexis Eudy, Harrisburg, N.C.; Olivia Williams, Kearny, Va.; Levi Rimke, Oak Lake, Manitoba; and Brooklyn Adam, Lathrop, Mo. Not pictured are Trent Tosh, Prairie Grove, Ark.; Dillon Pepin, Goshen, Conn.; Hattie Duncan, Wingate, Ind.; Tyler Krebs, Lake Park, Iowa; Brooke Jensen, Courtland, Kan.; Rachel Drumm, Winchester, Ky.; Melissa Grimmel, Jarresttsville, Md.; Katie Barrett, Landcaster, Mass.; Christian Bollon, Carney, Mich.; Jackson Neil, Northfeild, Minn.; Tyler Russell, Raleigh, Miss.; Erik Fredrickson, Wolfeboro, N.H.; Megan Andersen, Long Eddy, N.Y.; Jamie Lundquist, Hampden, N.D.; Kyndall Williams, Mt. Gilead, Ohio; RyAnne Ransom, Claremore, Okla.; Aleesha Howe, Wagontown, Pa.; Abby Repenning, Mitchell, S.D.; Nathan Hopkins, Winchester, Tenn.; Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas; Colton Dalia, Vancouver, Wash.; Rickey Hawkins, Jane Lew, W.Va.; Brett Jones, Darlington, Wis.; and Sage Ward, Laramie, Wyo.

Poster Pictured (l to r) are Charlee Klink, Garden, Mich., first-place peewee; Kendall Boatman, Rockford, Ill., second-place peewee; Cierra Collins, Chattanooga, Okla., third-place peewee; T.R. Putz, Otley, Iowa, first-place junior; and Rianna Chaney, Elwood, Neb., third-place junior. Not pictured is Landon McMillen, Walnut Grove, Mo., second-place junior.

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Illustrated Speech

Peewee Speech

Pictured front row (l to r) are: Sheridan Chaney, Elwood, Iowa, first place junior; Waylon Lee, Wellington, Ill., second-place junior; and T.R. Putz, Otley, Iowa, third-place junior. Pictured back row (l to r) are: Karen Smith, National Hereford Women board member; Hannah Williams, Kearney, Neb., first-place intermediate; Nathan Gullatt, Salem, Ala., second-place intermediate; KayAnn Eck, Putnam, Okla., third-place intermediate; Katie Nolles, Bassett, Neb., first-place senior; Melanie Fishel, Kernersville, N.C., second-place senior; and Kim Herinckx, National Hereford Women board member.

Thirty-three Hereford youth participated in the peewee speech contest. Participants included: Aiden Knobloch, Buckingham, Ill.; Blake Brancel, Endeavor, Wis.; Brady Jones, Darlington, Wis.; Cade Harris, Salado, Texas; Cami Miller, El Dorado, Kan.; Cierra Collins, Chattanooga, Okla.; Cole Dieball, Little River, Kan.; Colton Steifvater, Salem, S.D.; Cooper Lindstrom, Elm Creek, Neb.; Dax Putz, Otley, Iowa; Dustin Denton, Blue Rapids, Kan.; Emma Lewis, Litchfield, Ohio; Kinsley Gillig, Schuyler, Neb.; Jacey Orman, Bouton, Iowa; John Crane, LaSalle, Ill.; Jordan Lamb, Wilson, Wis.; Josie Phillips, Maysville, Ky.; Judd Daniels, Dalhart, Texas; Kade Boatman, Rockford, Ill.; Karsten Breiner, Alma, Kan.; Kennedy Rife, Columbus Junction, Iowa; Kristin Waters, Norborne, Mo.; Kylynn Scott, Crawford, Okla.; Lawtyn Holley, Gibsonburg, Ohio; Lindie Helsinger, Germantown, Ohio; Madelynn Baney, Navarre, Ohio; McKenzie Boyer, Vinitia, Okla.; Nolan Lee, Wellington, Ill.; Sarah Birdsall, Homer, N.Y.; Wyatt Watson, Flemingsburg, Ky.; Kendall Boatman, Rockford, Ill.; and Harlee Watson, Flemingsburg, Ky.

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Extemporaneous Speech

Pictured (l to r) are: Karen Smith, National Hereford Women board member; Emma Bishop, Rockwall, Texas, second-place intermediate; Hattie Duncan, Wingate, Ind., third-place intermediate; Katy Ruth, Iowa City, Iowa, first-place senior; KC Barnes, Hulvert, Okla., second-place senior; Zoe Buckingham, Honesdale, Penn., third-place senior and Kim Herinckx, National Hereford Women board member. Not pictured is Savannah West, Channing, Texas, first-place intermediate.

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Livestock Judging – Teams Pictured (l to r) are first-place peewee team members from Illinois: Kendall and Kade Boatman, Rockford. Not pictured are Mandy Hacker, Lexington; and Shay Crutcher, Montrose.

Pictured (l to r) are first-place junior team members from Illinois: Emma Richardson, Capron and Paige Lemenager, Hudson. Not pictured are Ty Bickelhaupt, Mt. Carrol; and Dellana Muck, Caledonia.

Pictured (l to r) are first-place intermediate team members from Illinois: Korbin Collins, Flanagan; Emily Bernard, Grand Ridge; and Noah Benedict, Dewey. Not pictured is Jacob Bohnsack, Taylor Ridge.

Pictured (l to r) are first-place senior team members from Minnesota: Nick Delaney, Lake Benton; David Donnelly, Farmington; Jackson Neil, Northfield; and Mallory Carlson, Murdock.

Livestock Judging – Individuals Pictured front row (l to r) are: Kendall Boatman, Rockford, Ill., second-place peewee; Kristin Waters, Norborne, Mo., third-place peewee; Mason Allan, Schulenburg, Texas, first-place junior; and Paige Lemenger, Hudson, Ill., third-place junior. Back row (l to r) are: Parker Cantrell, Collinsville, Okla., first-place intermediate; Allie Schrammel, Orlando, Okla., second-place (tie) intermediate; Justin Johnson, Bloomington, Ind., second-place (tie) intermediate; Samuel Lawrence, Avilla, Ind., first-place senior; Kendi Sayre, Arenzville, Ill., second-place senior; and Allison Schulz, Iron Ridge, Wis., third-place senior. Not pictured is Emma Richardson, Capron, Ill., second-place junior; and Danielle Walsh, Lyndon, Wis., third-place intermediate.

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