The teams from Dodge County had an exceptional day at the Wisconsin 4-H Dairy Judging contest taking home top honors in both the Junior and Senior divisions. One hundred youth competed at the contest State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest which was held on July 23rd in Marshfield in conjunction with the Wisconsin Ayrshire and Guernsey shows. Ayrshire and Guernsey animals were pulled out of the show strings and Holstein, Brown Swiss and Jersey cattle were trucked in from nearby farms to make classes for the contest. A huge thank you goes out to all of the Marshfield area breeders who provided animals for the contest and to the Ayrshire and Guernsey breeders who welcomed the State 4-H Dairy Judging Contest to their show.
In the Senior contest, Dane Thompson of Barron county was the high individual for the day in both the overall and reasons categories. Dodge County took top team honors with a score of 1950 out of 2200 possible points and will go on to represent Wisconsin in the National 4-H Dairy Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo. Barron County took second earning the right to compete for Wisconsin at the All American in Harrisburg, PA, however, since current Barron county team members have already competed at the contest the third place team from Pierce County will be traveling to Harrisburg to represent Wisconsin. The top four individuals not already headed to a national contest will team up to represent Wisconsin at the NAILE in Lousiville, KY. Those team members will be Matthew Kramer of Fond Du Lac County, Ethan Dado of Polk County, Laura Jensen of Polk County and David Pintens of Barron County.
Top Five Senior Teams Overall
1- Dodge County: Andy Sell, Janelle Remington, Carrie Warmka, Brad Warmka
2- Barron County: Dane Thompson, David Pintens, Jacob Pintens, Emily Hellendrung
3- Pierce County: Trent Miller, Amelia Kjos, Cole Mark, Emily Hofacker
4- Fond Du Lac County: Matthew Kramer, Valerie Kramer, Darren Kamphuis
5- Dane County: Cassie Endres, Sara Harn, Lizi Endres, Elizabeth Sarbacker
Top Ten Senior Individuals Overall
1. Dane Thompson, Barron County
2. Andy Sell, Dodge County
3. Matthew Kramer, Fond Du Lac County
4. Trent Miller, Pierce County
5. Janelle Remington, Dodge County
6. Ethan Dado, Polk County
7. Carrie Warmka, Dodge County
8. Brad Warmka, Dodge County
9. Laura Jensen, Polk County
10. Amelia Kjos, Pierce County
Top Five Senior Teams in Oral Reasons
1- Dodge County: Andy Sell, Janelle Remington, Carrie Warmka, Brad Warmka
2- Dane County: Cassie Endres, Sara Harn, Lizi Endres, Elizabeth Sarbacker
3- Barron County: Dane Thompson, David Pintens, Jacob Pintens, Emily Hellendrung
4- Pierce County: Trent Miller, Amelia Kjos, Cole Mark, Emily Hofacker
5- Fond Du Lac County: Matthew Kramer, Valerie Kramer, Darren Kamphuis
Top Ten Senior Individuals in Oral Reasons
1. Dane Thompson, Barron County
2. Andy Sell, Dodge County
3. Janelle Remington, Dodge County
4. Ethan Dado, Polk County
5. Laura Jensen, Polk County
6. Jenna Langer, Columbia County
7. Jacob Pintens, Barron County
7 Ben Powers, Dunn County
8 Lizi Endres, Dane County
9 Carrie Warmka, Dodge County
10 Cassie Endres, Dane County
In the Junior competition Dawson Nickels of Dodge County was the top individual for the second year in a row, edging out second place Luke Powers of Dunn County by just 4 points. The Dodge County junior team was the top team in both the overall contest and in the Type Analysis Questions (TAQ) category. The Manitowoc County juniors placed second overall.
Top Five Junior Teams Overall
1. Dodge County: Dawson Nickels, Kylie Nickels, Samantha Pitterle, Ben Buske
2. Manitowoc County: Sanne De Bruijn, Jake Siemers, Myranda Manke, Joost De Bruijn
3. Rock County: Otis Johnson, Alyssa Templeton, Jenna Broege, Ben Kronberg
4. Pierce County: Shanelle Borth, Hannah Nelson, Kenny Fesenmaier, Cassi Meyer
5. Sheboygan County: Cole Booth, Erica Helmer, Sarah Henschel, Faith Birkolz
Top Ten Junior Individuals Overall
1. Dawson Nickels, Dodge County
2. Luke Powers, Dunn County
3. Sanne De Bruijn, Manitowoc County
4. Kylie Nickels, Dodge County
5. Jake Siemers, Manitowoc County
6. Cole Booth, Sheboygan County
7. Otis Johnson, Rock County
8. Shanelle Borth, Pierce County
9. Hannah Nelson, Pierce County
10. Adam Field, Sauk County
Top Five Junior Teams for TAQ
1. Dodge County: Dawson Nickels, Kylie Nickels, Samantha Pitterle, Ben Buske
2. Rock County: Otis Johnson, Alyssa Templeton, Jenna Broege, Ben Kronberg
3. Pierce County: Shanelle Borth, Hannah Nelson, Kenny Fesenmaier, Cassi Meyer
4. Sheboygan County: Cole Booth, Erica Helmer, Sarah Henschel, Faith Birkolz
5. Kewaunee County: Carmen Haack, Mikayla Haack, Mike Moede, Jayde Heraly
Top Ten Junior Individuals for TAQ
1. Shanelle Borth, Pierce County
2. Dawson Nickels, Dodge County
3. Luke Powers, Dunn County
4. Kylie Nickels, Dodge County
5. Cole Booth, Sheboygan County
6. Hannah Nelson, Pierce County
7. Otis Johnson, Rock County
8. Sanne De Bruijn, Manitowoc County
9. Alyssa Templeton, Rock County
10. Carmen Haack, Kewaunee County
21 youth also competed in showmanship at the state judging contest. Megan Willger of Barron county was the champion showman of the day with Kaitlin Artac of Clark county winning reserve and Brittany Artack of Clark county receiving the honorable mention.
Congratulations to all of the youth and coaches who participated in the 2012 State 4-H Dairy Judging contest!
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Contact:
Beth Heinze
(608) 263-9409
heinze2@.wisc.edu