Top District Dairy Cattle Judges Earn Spots in State Contest

Thursday, July 17, 2008 10:37 AM CDT

Eighteen dairy judging teams and 16 individuals will gather at the Polk Country Fairgrounds July 25 to compete in the Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. The teams and individuals were selected from four district judging contests held across the state as part of the 4-H Area Animal Science Days program.

In all, 468 4-H members competed in district contests. In the senior division, 10 teams and eight individuals advanced to the state competition to vie for an opportunity to represent Wisconsin at the national level. In the junior division, the top two teams and four individuals not on an advancing team at each district contest qualified for the state junior competition.

In the southwest, La Crosse and Vernon counties placed first and second in the senior and junior competitions. Both counties earned trips to the state senior and junior contests.

Winning the overall senior competition was Kirstie Langrehr, La Crosse County. Renae Holthaus, also from La Crosse County, was the high-scoring junior individual.

Individuals selected to advance to the state contest from the senior division were: Ashley Mergen, Grant County; Krysty Kepler, Richland County; Aleda Primmer, Richland County; and Allison Baus, La Crosse County. Advancing junior individuals are: Elizabeth Forsting, Jackson County; J.J. McClelland, Vernon County; Charlie Hamilton, Grant County; and Andraya Errthum, Grant County.

Dane County topped Dodge County by 19 points in the senior division at the southeast district contest. Winning

the overall senior division was Kelly Sime, Dane County.

Dodge County took first place honors in the junior division with a nine-point advantage over second place Dane County. Janelle Remington, Dodge County, won the junior contest.

The four individuals to advance from the senior competition to the state contest were: Justin Langer, Columbia County; Danielle Brown, Iowa County; Frank Behling, Dodge County; and either Laura Elliott or Julia Cooper, Dane County, depending on their team placement. Advancing junior individuals are: Erica Ballmer, Rock County; Sean Brown, Iowa County; Joel Dieckhf, Green County; and Jordan Kamps, Lafayette County.

Fond du Lac County placed first in the senior and junior divisions at the northeast district Contest. Fond du Lac’s senior team finished 10 points ahead of second-place Jefferson County. Along with the top two teams, third-place Calumet County also earned a trip to

the state contest.

Jacob Brey, Door County, won the overall senior

Competition, with Kelly Lee, Jefferson County, eight points back in second place. In the junior competition, Fond du Lac County beat out-second place Sheboygan County by six points. The top junior individual was Valerie Kramer, Fond du Lac County.

The four senior individuals going to the state contest are: Jacob Brey, Door County; Megan Knorn, Kewaunee County; Danae Bauer, Waupaca County; and Gregory Zimdars, Fond du Lac County. Advancing junior individuals are: Kayla Moeller, Shawano County; Jordan Ebert, Kewaunee County; Marjane Behm, Winnebago County; and Nicole Wright, Jefferson County.

In the northwest region, St. Croix County won the senior division, followed by Polk County. Due to the size of the contest, a third team, defending champion Pierce County, was chosen to advance to the state Contest, too.

Jake Kruschke, St. Croix County, took top individual honors by 21 points over Kipp Hinz, Polk County. Polk County was first among the junior teams and was followed in by the Barron County team.

In the junior individual competition, Trent Dado, Polk County, and Jacob Pintens, Barron County, each earned 419 points to top the division. Dado earned the high individual trophy based on higher scores on the type-related questions.

Individuals selected for the state senior competition are: Michelle Owens, Polk County; Hayden Hauschildt, Pierce County; Ellen Esch, Pierce County; and Kurt Wohlk, Barron County. Advancing junior individuals are: Ben Powers, Dunn County; Luke Christensen, Polk County; Sarah Styer, Dunn County; and David Hecker, Rusk County.

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