FARGO, N.D. — 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 Extension
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