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Virginia Poultry Federation Youth Convention Judging Results
Livestock Update, June 1997
Phillip J. Clauer, Poultry Extension Specialist, Virginia Tech
The Virginia Poultry Federation judging contest was held at the Rockingham County Fairgrounds on Friday, May 9, 1997. Total participation in the judging contest was 34 teams and 133 individuals. This contest also serves as the State 4-H Judging Contest. Results in each division were as follows:
TOP TEAMS:
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1st place team - Fairfax County 4-H Coached by Marty Green. Team members: Stephanie Clark, Laura Galante, Erin Johnson, Stephanie Wear 2nd place team - Loudoun County 4-H 3rd place team - Powhatan County 4-H 4th place team - Rockingham County 4-H |
TOP INDIVIDUALS:
| 1st | Stephanie Wear | 6th | Monica Ganley | Fairfax County | ||
| 2nd | Erin Johnson | Fairfax County | 7th | Michelle Jenkins | Loudoun County | |
| 3rd | Stephanie Clark | Fairfax County | 8th | Laura Galante | Fairfax County | |
| 4th | Justin Watts | Culpeper County | 9th | Robert Tucker | Loudoun County | |
| 5th | Jonathan Osborne | Grayson County | 10th | Steven Wood | Powhatan County |
TOP TEAMS:
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1st place team - Rockingham County 4-H. Coached by Mike Wanger. Team members: Kristine Grayson, Jeff Heatwole, Jennifer Pence, Kathryn Threewitts 2nd place team - Grayson County (A) 4-H 3rd place team - Grayson County (B) 4-H 4th place team - Loudoun County 4-H |
TOP INDIVIDUALS:
| 1st | Kathryn Threewitt | Rockingham County | 6th | Jennifer Pence | Rockingham County | |
| 2nd | Kristine Grayson | Rockingham County | 7th | Mike Dunlap | Loudoun County | |
| 3rd | Melinda Cornett | Grayson County (A) | 8th | Ricki Lovett | Fairfax County | |
| 4th | Jeff Heatwole | Rockingham County | 9th | Cindy Dowell | Grayson County (A) | |
| 5th | David Osborne | Grayson County (B) | 10th | Brian Bowman | Culpeper |
TOP TEAMS:
TOP INDIVIDUALS:
| 1st | Renee Sine | Peter Muhlenberg | 6th | Justin Billhimer | John C. Myers A | |
| 2nd | David Kline | Wilbur Pence B | 7th | Brian Connors | Signal Knob | |
| 3rd | Eric Steele | John C. Myers A | 8th | Vicki Heishman | Peter Muhlenberg | |
| 4th | Triston Smith | Wilbur Pence B | 9th | Mariko Huff | Signal Knob | |
| 5th | Charlie Fink | John C. Myers A | 10th | Jill Shifflett | Wilbur Pence A |
TOP TEAMS:
TOP INDIVIDUALS:
| 1st | Tim Seal | Spotswood A | 6th | Christina Welsh | Spotswood A | |
| 2nd | Dan Seal | Spotswood A | 7th | Jay Lucas | Spotswood B | |
| 3rd | Minda Secrist | Broadway A | 8th | Clayton Morris | Spotswood B | |
| 4th | Candace Lambert | Turner Ashby | 9th | Ken Ryan | Stonewall Jackson A | |
| 5th | Daniel Davis | Stonewall Jackson A | 10th | Billy Butler | Stonewall Jackson A |
I would like to thank all the supporters of the Youth Convention -- WLR, Inc., Tysons, Perdue, Rocco, Faraway Farm Eggs and Glenwood Farms. Rockingham Poultry Servicemen's Committee sponsored the judging contest awards again this year.
A special thanks to the USDA Graders Service and Virginia Tech Extension Poultry Specialists for helping set-up the contest and serving as official.