ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Angus youth from across the country competed in the contest portion of the National Junior Angus Show, held July 20-24 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The contests are designed to develop practical skills for National Junior Angus Association members.
“Going virtual with many of this year’s events did not discourage these talented kids from competing in the contests they have come to know and love,” said Jaclyn Upperman, director of Events and Education for the American Angus Association.
Below is a list of winners in each category of the contests:
Coloring Contest
Three-Years-Old and Younger: Skylar Jacobs, Osceola, Neb.
Four to Six-Years-Old: Piper Cates, Modoc, Ind.
Seven to Nine-Years-Old: Silas Fredenburg, Markleville, Ind.
Auxiliary Scholarships
Boys
First: Cutter Pohlman, Hereford, Texas
Second: Eric Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
Third: Colby Perry, Prather, Calif.
Fourth: Gordon Clark, Gretna, Va.
Fifth: Matt Rosman, Creston, Wash.
Girls
First: Mattie Harward, Richfield, N.C.
Second: Ellie Kidwell, Walhonding, Ohio
Third: Kyra Meyer, Blue Hill, Neb.
Fourth: Lauren Gilbert, Oldfield, Mo.
Fifth: Emma Nowotny, New Braunfels, Texas
Miss American Angus Contestant Finalists
Lauren Gilbert, Oldfield, Mo.
Emma Nowotny, New Braunfels, Texas
Kady Figge, Onaga, Kan.
Mattie Harward, Richfield, N.C.
Ellie Kidwell, Walhonding, Ohio
Graphic Design
Junior Division
First Place: Adam McCauley, Cynthiana, Ky.
Second Place: Austyn Gorman, Olton, Texas
Third Place: Harlow Gorman, Olton, Texas
Intermediate Division
First Place: Lauren Wolter, Aviston, Ill.
Second Place: Jonwyn Ayres, Rogue River, Ore.
Third Place: Lizzie Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
Senior Division
First Place: Alexandria Cozzitorto, Olathe, Kan.
Second Place: Holly Marsh, Earlville, Ill.
Third Place: Maddie Fugate, Mahomet, Ill.
Photography
Junior Division
Landscape
First Place: Gage Long, Adair, Okla.
Second Place: Austin Woodrow, Emporia, Kan.
Third Place: Kaylan Kiser, Proctor, Texas
Around the Farm or Ranch
First Place: Payton Alexander, Nemo, Texas
Second Place: Erica Driscoll, Willamsburg, Iowa
Third Place: Austyn Gorman, Olton, Texas
Cattle
First Place: Harlow Gorman, Olton, Texas
Second Place: Kaylan Kiser, Proctor, Texas
Third Place: Payton Alexander, Nemo, Texas
People
First Place: Luke Gisclair, Longville, La.
Second Place: Aubree McCurry, Burrton, Kan.
Third Place: Austin Woodrow, Emporia, Kan.
Intermediate Division
Landscape
First Place: Anna Curley, Good Hope, Ill.
Second Place: Mackenzie Malson, Parma, Idaho
Third Place: Lauren Wolter, Aviston, Ill.
Around the Farm or Ranch
First Place: Danika Gordon, Whitewood, S.D.
Second Place: Reese Anderson, Chrisman, Ill.
Third Place: Anna Scheurman, Warsaw, Ohio
Cattle
First Place: Kelly Gaffney, Barneveld, Wis.
Second Place: Rachel Smith, Osceola, Neb.
Third Place: Kaden Morris, Wills Point, Texas
People
First Place: Lauren Wolter, Aviston, Ill.
Second Place: Reese Anderson, Chrisman, Ill.
Third Place: Kaden Morris, Wills Point, Texas
Senior Division
Landscape
First Place: Jenna Hamilton, Buena Vista, Va.
Second Place: Kady Figge, Onaga, Kan.
Third Place: Renee Hamilton, Granville, Ohio
Around the Farm or Ranch
First Place: Jenna Hamilton, Buena Vista, Va.
Second Place: Renee Hamilton, Granville, Ohio
Third Place: Lauren Gilbert, Oldfield, Mo.
Cattle
First Place: Jenna Hamilton, Buena Vista, Va.
Second Place: Alexandria Cozzitorto, Olathe, Kan.
Third Place: Bree Gaffney, Barneveld, Wis.
People
First Place: Kathryn Coleman, Modesto, Calif.
Second Place: Tyler Coleman, Modesto, Calif.
Third Place: Hannah Tremaine, Oconomowoc, Wis.
Digitally Enhanced
Intermediate Division
First Place: Lexi Knapp, Bloomfield, Iowa
Second Place: Drew Mickey, Taylorville, Ill.
Third Place: Kaden Morris, Wills Point, Texas
Senior Division
First Place: Tanner Mickey, Taylorville, Ill.
Second Place: Madison Cox, Eagle Point, Ore.
Third Place: Lauren Gilbert, Oldfield, Mo.
Team Sales
Junior Division
First Place: Texas – Harlow Gorman, Olton; Payton Alexander, Nemo; Brenlen Humpert, Windthorst; and Kensley Free, Salado
Second Place: Missouri – Madelyn Sampson, Kirksville; and Tyler Meier, Josey Meier and Gracyn Meier, all of Jackson
Third Place: Illinois – Claire Kuipers, Modoc; Reed Naughton, Atlanta; Ella Bane, Towanda; and Ella Eathington, Avon
Intermediate Division
First Place: Texas – Colter Pohlman, Hereford; McKenzie Kostel, McKinney; Jeremiah Steph Tatum; and Kilye Winge, Cisco
Second Place: Kansas – Kelsey Theis, Leavenworth; Creed Caldwell, Parker; Abbie Schwab, Goodard; and Clay Pelton, Paradise
Third Place: Illinois – Paige Lemenager, Hudson; and Emily Brooks and Ella Brooks, both of Prophetstown
Senior Division
First Place receiving the Bob Laflin Memorial Award: Missouri – Linsey Rogers, Conway; Genesis Brannon, Saint Clair; Emily Sinning, Mansfield; and Levi Blankenship, Gibbs
Second Place: Illinois – Maddie Fugate, Mahomet; Lindsey Decker, Philo; Eric Schafer, Owaneco; and Tanner Mickey, Taylorville
Third Place: Texas – Lexi Stevenson, Argyle; Graci Bowden, Terrell; Mikenna Rubright, Pattonville; and Jaden Johnson, Blossom
Team Marketing
Senior Division
First Place: Missouri – Lindsey Rogers, Conway; Levi Blankenship, Gibbs; and Holly Sinning, Mansfield
Creative Writing
Junior Division
First Place: Sheridan Ellingson, Saint Anthony, N.D.
Second Place: Dane Haverkamp, Bern, Kan.
Third Place: Phoebe Stutzman, Kutztown, Pa.
Intermediate Division
First Place: Cammie Rone, Courtland, Miss.
Second Place: Amelia Miller, Gridley, Ill.
Third Place: Alexis Koelling, Curryville, Mo.
Senior Division
First Place: Marcie Harward, Richfield, N.C.
Second Place: Eva Hinrichsen, Westmoreland, Kan.
Beef Science Poster
Poster Division
First Place: Lane Toledo, Visalia, Calif.
Second Place: Kye Lehenbauer, Plamyra, Mo.
Third Place: Mckinley Stoller, Palisade, Neb.
Interview Division
First Place: Lane Toledo, Visalia, Calif.
Second Place: Austyn Gorman, Olton, Texas
Third Place: Claire Kuipers, Modoc, Ill.
Overall Division
First Place: Lane Toledo, Visalia, Calif.
Second Place: Austyn Gorman, Olton, Texas
Third Place: Wyatt Smith, Osceola, Neb.
Prepared Public Speaking
Junior Division
First Place: Bennet Gordon, Whitewood, S.D.
Second Place: Brenlen Humpert, Windthorst, Texas
Third Place: Gabriel Jackson, Tennyson, Ind.
Intermediate Division
First Place: Jonwyn Ayres, Rogue River, Ore.
Second Place: Lizzie Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
Third Place: Jordyn Wickard, Greenfield, Ind.
Senior Division
First Place: Bridger Gordon, Whitewood, S.D.
Second Place: Maddie Fugate, Mahomet, Ill.
Third Place: Marcie Harward, Richfield, N.C.
Career Development
Intermediate
Interview
First Place: Alexis Koelling, Curryville, Mo.
Second Place: Jonwyn Ayres, Rogue River, Ore.
Third Place: Mackenzie Malson, Parma, Idaho
Resume
First Place: Jonwyn Ayres, Rogue River, Ore.
Second Place: Jordyn Wickard, Greenfield, Ind.
Third Place: Lizzie Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
Overall
First Place: Jonwyn Ayres, Rogue River, Ore.
Second Place: Alexis Koelling, Curryville, Mo.
Third Place: Mackenzie Malson, Parma, Idaho
Senior
Interview
First Place: Maddie Fugate, Mahomet, Ill.
Second Place: Eric Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
Third Place: Eva Hinrichsen, Westmoreland, Kan.
Resume
First Place: Eva Hinrichsen, Westmoreland, Kan.
Second Place: Eric Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
Third Place: Elizabeth Voight, Fredericksburg, Pa.
Overall
First Place: Eva Hinrichsen, Westmoreland, Kan.
Second Place: Eric Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
Third Place: Maddie Fugate, Mahomet, Ill.
Auctioneering Contest
Junior Division
First Place: Dalton Birdwell, Bryson, Texas
Intermediate Division
First Place: Drew Mickey, Taylorville, Ill.
Senior Division
First Place: Josh Jasper, Nicholasville, Ky.
Second Place: Bradon Burks, Park City, Ky.
Third Place: Eric Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
Gold Awards
Cassidy Becker, Diagonal, Iowa
Case Birge, Slocomb, Ala.
Georgia Blackwell, Venus, Texas
Morgan Blommel, Dade City, Fla.
Genesis Brannon, Saint Clair, Mo.
Katie Brock, Stilesville, Ind.
Garrett Bromenshenk, Billings, Mont.
Grant Cash, York, Pa.
Tyler Coleman, Modesto, Calif.
Caroline Cowles, Rockfield, Ky.
Sydney Cutler, Philipsburg, Mont.
Lindsey Decker, Philo, Ill.
Katelyn Eathington, Avon, Ill.
Brianna Erdmann, Leola, S.D.
Kalli Flanders, Buffalo, Ky.
Alisa Friesen, Arnett, Okla.
Paige Gaffney, Barneveld, Wis.
Gabriela Hernandez, Wellington, Fla.
Cale Hinrichsen, Westmoreland, Kan.
Kolin Huth, Richland Center, Wis.
Kallie Knott, Laotto, Ind.
Maggie Maas, Adair, Iowa
Ryland McCormick, Pleasantville, Iowa
Daniel Rohrbaugh, Seven Valleys, Pa.
Cara Smith, Pleasant Garden, N.C.
Rowdi Van Zee, Sioux Center, Iowa
Katharine Wesche, Shortsville, N.Y.
Morgan Woodbury, Quenemo, Kan.
Karsyn Zenor, Attica, Ind.
Quiz Bowl
Junior Division
First Place: Tennessee – Lila Sims, Mc Ewen; Richard Crowell, Waverly; Jackson Hagood, Minor; Alyssa Meier, Clinton, Tenn.
Second Place: Texas – Austyn Gorman and Harlow Gorman, both of Olton; and Brenlen Humpert and Brantley Humpert, both of Windthorst
Third Place: Florida – Owen Austrino, Dade City; Lilly Larson, Okeechobee; Beau Ware, Lithia; and Anthony Davila, Miami
Intermediate Division
First Place: Nebraska – Kyra Meyer and Kasey Meyer, both of Blue Hill; Kacey Dethlefs, Ravenna; and Tucker Stagemeyer, Page
Second Place: Texas – Cutter Pohlman and Colter Pohlman, both of Hereford; Kilye Winge, Cisco; and Amanda Hoffman, Schertz
Third Place: Illinois – Lizzie Schafer, Owaneco; Reese Anderson, Chrisman; Abbie Kelly, Windsor; and Lauren Wolter, Aviston
Senior Division
First Place: Texas/Arkansas – Gracie Smith, Kirbyville, Texas; Rylie Philipello, Bryan, Texas; Emma Nowotny, New Braunfels, Texas; and Hailey Roye, Fayetteville, Ark.
Second Place: Nebraska – Miranda Raithel, Falls City; Jace Stagemeyer, Page; TaraLee Hudson, Belvidere; and Rachel Smith, Osceola
Third Place: Illinois – Eric Schafer, Owaneco; Maddie Fugate, Mahomet; Lindsey Decker, Philo; and Tanner Mickey, Taylorville
Skill-A-Thon
Junior Division
First Place: Cooper Murnin, Huntley, Mont.
Second Place: Maggie Davis, Bidwell, Ohio
Third Place: Jackson Hagood, Minor Hill, Tenn.
Intermediate Division
First Place: Ellie Kidwell, Walhonding, Ohio
Second Place: Lynae Bowman, Germanton, N.C.
Third Place: Lauren Wolter, Aviston, Ill.
Senior Division
First Place: Rylie Philipello, Bryan, Texas
Second Place: Maddie Fugate, Mahomet, Ill.
Third Place: Avery Dull, Westminster, Md.
Crystal Awards
Girl: Maddie Fugate, Mahomet, Ill.
Boy: Eric Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
— American Angus Association
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