Pictured: From left to right, WDE Showmanship Judges Brent Howe and Carla Stetzer, Jim Ostrom, Tyler Leuch, Supreme Showman, Kayla Trustem, Reserve Supreme Showman, Tristen Ostrom and WDE Showmanship Judges Kelli Cull and Katie Coyne.
World Dairy Expo welcomed 445 competitors to the colored shavings for the Youth Showmanship Contest on Saturday, and youth from Wisconsin rose to the top in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions.
Winning the Junior Division out of 148 participants was Brady Mcconnell, Lancaster, Wisconsin. Kayla Trustem, Evansville, Wisconsin, won the Intermediate Division and the Howard Voegeli First Place Award. There were 129 exhibitors in the Intermediate Division this year. In the Senior Division with 168 exhibitors, Tyler Leuch, Pulaski, Wisconsin, placed first and won the Keith King First Place Award.
All three winners also received the Annette Ostrom Showmanship First Place $1,500 Cash Award, presented by the Ostrom family.
After placing first or second in their division, six youth competed for the Annette Ostrom Memorial Supreme Showman and Reserve Supreme Showman Awards. Tyler Leuch, Pulaski, Wisconsin, and Kayla Trustem, Evansville, Wisconsin, won these respective awards, which were $3,500 and $1,500 cash awards each. In addition, Leuch received a crystal trophy, all presented by the Ostrom family.
The top 10 winners of each division are as follows:
Junior (Ages 9-13):
1. Brady Mcconnell, Lancaster, Wis.
2. Paige Zimmerman, Brodhead, Wis.
3. Evelyn Wyse, Blanchardville, Wis.
4. Jaedyn Mcpherson, Grandview, Texas
5. Karlie Supplee, Chambersburg, Pa.
6. Madison Sarbacker, Whitewater, Wis.
7. Logan Vanevera, Cobleskill, N.Y.
8. William Zimmerman, Brodhead, Wis.
9. Chance Primmer, Bagley, Wis.
10. Alexis Arbaugh, Westminster, Md.
Intermediate (Ages 14-16):
1. Kayla Trustem, Evansville, Wis.
2. Justin Brandel, Lake Mills, Wis.
3. Ava Hebgen, Deforest, Wis.
4. Jadeyn Mueterthies, Lawler, Iowa
5. Cameron Ryan, Fond Du Lac, Wis.
6. Jacob Schimek, Pine Island, Minn.
7. Abby Meyer, Chilton, Wis.
8. Kaylee Jackson, Barron, Wis.
9. Alison Gartman, Sheboygan, Wis.
10. Taylor Lawrence, Brooklyn, Conn.
Senior (Ages 17-21):
1. Tyler Leuch, Pulaski, Wis.
2. Katelyn Poitras, Brimfield, Mass.
3. Kyla Johnson, Tomah, Wis.
4. Logan Harbaugh, Marion, Wis.
5. Dana Johnson, Tomah, Wis.
6. Lilly Johnson, River Falls, Wis.
7. Emily Goode, Liberty, Ky.
8. Aubree Topp, Botkins, Ohio
9. Ava Booth, Plymouth, Wis.
10. Kelsey Hardy, Dodgeville, Wis.
Brent Howe of Aylmer, Ontario, Canada, Kelli Cull of Lomira, Wisconsin, and Carla Stetzer of Alma Center, Wisconsin, served as the official judges of the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Division, respectively.
