Congratulations to the New York judging team, the 2011 National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest champions at World Dairy Expo!
Placing second by a mere one point was the team from Pennsylvania and three points behind them was Wisconsin. Andrew Kern of Minnesota was the high individual overall and Katelyn Horning of Michigan placed first in oral reasons.
Top 10 Teams Overall
1. New York, 1981, coached by Douglas Waterman. Team members: Andrew Reynolds, Cassandra Sapp, Emma Andrew, Meghan Vaill
2. Pennsylvania, 1980, coached by Chad Dechow. Team members: Amber Gabel, Chad Horst, Michael Rush, Jaylene Lesher
3. Wisconsin, 1977, coached by Chad Ryan. Team members: Nicholas Schuster, Austen Schmidt, Derrek Kamphuis, Mathew O’Leary
4. Maryland, 1936, coached by Brian Schnebly- Kiera Finucane. Team members: Elizabeth Davis, Ryan Zimmerman, Maggie Buckmeier, Lizzie Davis
5. Michigan, 1925, coached by Joe Domecq. Team members: Carmen Zwemmer, Garrett Slavik, Katelyn Horning, Casei Hart
6. Minnesota, 1923, coached by Ken Kern-Randy Paulson. Team members: Andrew Kern, Kelsey Mussman, Travis Thamert
7. Virginia, 1896, coached by Matt Nuckols. Team members: Emma Reeves, Brett Alvis, Victoria Mischler, Lindsey Heizer
8. Ohio, 1885, coached by Bonnie Ayars. Team members: Eileen Gress, Dan Grim, Lara Staples, Rachel Townsley
9. Illinois, 1880, coached by David Fischer. Team members: Dylan Reed, Samantha Ropp, Erik Sheppleman, Sarah Sheehan
10. California, 1874, coached by Kim Jones. Team members: Francesca Gambonin, Jessie Jones, Regina Pozzi
Generous support from sponsors makes the 90th National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest possible. In 201l, sponsors include: Accelerated Genetics, American Guernsey Association, American Jersey Cattle Association, American Livestock Insurance Company, Inc., Ayrshire Breeders Association, Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association, Hoard’s Dairyman, Holstein Association USA, International Protein Sires, Kuhn North America, Inc., Lakeshore Federated Dairy Cooperative, Land of Living, Land O’Lakes Feed, Maryland Brown Swiss Association, Merrick Animal Nutrition, Inc., Mrs. Judy Majeskie, Nasco, National Dairy Shrine, NuPulse, Inc., Orion Energy Systems, Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin, Sexing Technologies, The Hartford Livestock Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison Dairy Science Dickson Fund, US Feeds, Westway Feed Products and World Dairy Expo.
Source: World Dairy Expo
2011 World Dairy Expo Photo Album
World Dairy Expo coverage sponsored by Charleston Orwig Dairy Business Association Alltech Hoard’s Dairyman Accelerated Genetics