Dairy Youth Show Off Skills

Ashlee Garbers, 16, soaks up every moment of showing at the 2019 Wisconsin State Fair.

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Youth from across North America participated in the 2021 World Dairy Expo Youth Showmanship Contest Sept. 27. Exactly 280 exhibitors competed in this year’s contest with youth from Ohio and Iowa coming out on top of the three divisions.

Winning the Junior Division and the W. Terry Howard First Place Award was Colton Thomas of North Lewisburg, Ohio. Jonathan Krogman of Ashton, Iowa won the Intermediate Division and the Howard Voegeli First Place Award. In the Senior Division, Cole Kruse of Dyersville, Iowa placed first and won the Keith King First Place Award. Grant Itle of Loretto, Pa. placed second in the Senior Division.

Top 15 youth winners of each division are as follows:

Junior (Ages 9-13):

1. Colton Thomas, North Lewisburg, Ohio

2. Ana Mikkelson, Stoughton, Wis.

3. Peyton Voegeli, Poynette, Wis.

4. Brianne Vandoske, Cleveland, Wis.

5. Sophie Depew, Argyle, N.Y.

6. Braden Ronnebaum, Earlville, Iowa

7. Hannah Visser, Hutchinson, Minn.

8. Keston Martin, Tulare, Calif.

9. Noah MacDonald, Dekalb Junction, N.Y.

10. Chloe Lamb, Oakfield, N.Y.

11. Bentley Brantmeier, Hilbert, Wis.

12. Brady McConnell, Lancaster, Wis.

13. Preston Peabody, Buskirk, N.Y.

14. Taylor Ferguson, Mount Horeb, Wis.

15. Justin Brandel, Lake Mills, Wis.

Intermediate (Ages 14-16):

1. Jonathan Krogman, Ashton, Iowa

2. Isaac Folts, North Collins, N.Y.

3. Calvin Bening, Arlington, Wis.

4. Amelia Stone, Greenfield, Ind.

5. Lillian Finke, London, Ohio

6. Tessa Schmocker, Whitewater, Wis.

7. Mason Ziemba, Durhamville, N.Y.

8. Rebecca Murphy, Poynette, Wis.

9. Kayla Visser, Hutchinson, Minn.

10. Brooke Zillges, Larsen, Wis.

11. Wesley Winch, Fennimore, Wis.

12. Sarah Hill, New Haven, Vt.

13. Kyleigh Forster, Bakersfield, Calif.

14. Logan Harbaugh, Marion, Wis.

15. Summer Hammann, Barron, Wis.

Senior (Ages 17-21):

1. Cole Kruse, Dyersville, Iowa

2. Grant Itle, Loretto, Pa.

3. Morgan Stone, Greenfield, Ind.

4. Emma Finch, Utopia, Ontario, Canada

5. Megan Ford, Thornbury, Ontario, Canada

6. Dakota Brown, Deerfield, Wis.

7. Jordan Hawthorne, Listowel, Ontario, Canada

8. Dana Johnson, Tomah, Wis.

9. Marissa Topp, New Bremen, Ohio

10. Mariah Eichenberg, Fort Atkinson, Wis.

11. Abby Rouland, Clifton Springs, N.Y.

12. Ashlee Garbers, La Crosse, Wis.

13. Bracken Schumann, Richmond, Utah

14. Gracie Ziegler, Appleton, Wis.

15. Grady Wendorf, Ixonia, Wis.

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