1998 Block and Bridle Livestock Contest Results

Livestock Update, May 1998

Mark Wahlberg, Extension Animal Scientist, Virginia Tech

On March 20 and 21 4-H and FFA members from throughout Virginia came to Blacksburg to compete in two different livestock contests that were planned and conducted by members of the Block and Bridle Club of Virginia Tech. The Block and Bridle Club, for the 4th year in a row, received first place in the nation for their activities, and these contests are one of their biggest activities.

In the Livestock Judging Contest a total of 332 contestants competed. They judged classes of beef cattle, sheep, and swine, interpreted performance records, answered questions about the classes they judged, and gave oral reasons to justify their decisions. The contest was run in divisions called Official and Alternate, which were separately scored. Results from both divisions follow.

1998 Block and Bridle Livestock Judging Contest Winners in the Alternate Division are below. Alternates did not give reasons, and consist of members age 9 through 19. There were 205 contestants and 52 teams of at least 3 members. Top Ten Teams        Top Ten Individuals (top 3 members compose team total) (Ties broken by questions scores) Total Score Total Score Rank Team Score Rank Contestant Team Score 1 Madison 4H 1295 1 Jessie Cather Clarke 4H 456 2 Isle of Wight 4H A 1290 2 Jonathan Sidis Madison 4H 448 3 Clarke 4H A 1274 3 Donnie Rosie I of Wight 4H 448 4 Spotswood FFA A 1250 4 Neal Buchanan Riverheads FFA 445 5 Riverheads FFA 1245 5 Nathan Royster Amelia 4H 444 6 Tazewell 4H A 1242 6 Joe Henshaw Madison 4H 443 7 George Wythe FFA A 1235 7 Carrie Heizer Riverheads FFA 442 8 Laurel Park FFA A 1222 8 Mariah Tarrant I of Wight 4H 442 9 Montgomery 4H 1207 9 Eric Eversole Montgomery 4H 439 10 Tazewell FFA 1199 10 Mike Maphis Louisa FFA 435

1998 Block and Bridle Livestock Judging Contest In the Official Division 127 Individuals and 33 teams of 3 or 4 members participated. Official contestants judged the same classes, answered the same questions, and also gave oral reasons on 3 classes. The winners are shown below. Top Ten Teams        Top Ten Individuals (top 3 members compose team total) (Ties broken by questions scores) Total Score Total Score Rank Team Score Rank Contestant Team Score 1 Augusta 4H 1742 1 Amy Halterman Highland FFA 608 2 Turner Ashby FFA 1733 2 Matt Hickey Augusta 4H 599 3 Amelia 4H 1729 3 Darren Eversole Montgomery 4H 598 4 Spotswood FFA 1701 4 William Walther T Ashby FFA 597 5 Pittsylvania 4H 1678 5 Rosalea Riley Augusta 4H 594 6 Broadway FFA 1646 6 Christy Walther T Ashby FFA 592 7 Shenandoah 4H 1626 7 Jessica Bricker Amelia 4H 585 8 Wythe 4H 1625 8 Bo Knight Spotswood FFA 583 9 Rockbridge 4H 1624 9 Jennifer Bricker Amelia 4H 579 10 Tazewell FFA 1624 10 Judy Shotwell Pittsylvania 4H 574

The Junior Stockmens Contest is a test of general knowledge about livestock subjects. The contest includes identification of feeds, equipment, breeds, and retail meats cuts. Contestants judge classes of hay, meats cuts, beef cattle, sheep, and swine, and answer questions about the animal classes. They also take a 25-question quiz on information pertaining to livestock. The contest included a Junior Division (less than 14 for 4H or 8th grade or less for FFA) and a Senior Division (14-19 for 4H or 9th grade and up for FFA). A total of 357 members competed in the contest. Results for each division are shown below.

1998 Block and Bridle Junior Stockmens Contest Winners in the Junior Division are shown below. There were 36 teams of at least 3 members representing 27 different groups, and a total of 140 contestants. Top Ten Teams        Top Ten Individuals (top 3 members compose team total) (Ties broken by questions scores) Total Score Total Score Rank Team Score Rank Contestant Team Score 1 Isle of Wight 4H 1447 1 Zachary Judd Page 4H 505 2 Page 4H 1435 2 Jeremy Dorrough Page 4H 503 3 Montgomery 4H 1208 3 David Rosie I of Wight 4H 499 4 Nelson Middle FFA 1204 4 David Carter I of Wight 4H 475 5 Patrick 4H 1203 5 Jamie Tarrant I of Wight 4H 473 6 Aylor Middle FFA 1190 6 Jeremy Thompson Nelson FFA 468 7 Rockbridge 4H 1177 7 Stewart Boyd Frederick 4H 466 8 Pittsylvania 4H 1169 8 Ben Roudabush Patrick 4H 446 9 Wythe 4H 1163 9 Kristin Wahlberg Montgomery 4H 443 10 Nottoway FFA 1121 10 James DeBoer Madison 4H 441

1998 Block and Bridle Junior Stockmens Contest In the Senior Division there were 55 teams of at least 3 members representing 37 different groups, and a total of 217 contestants. Senior and Junior contests differed only in the quiz. All other classes were the same. Top Ten Teams        Top Ten Individuals (top 3 members compose team total) (Ties broken by questions scores) Total Score Total Score Rank Team Score Rank Contestant Team Score 1 Amelia 4H 1502 1 Trey Keyser Page 4H 538 2 Montgomery 4H 1498 2 Donnie Rosie I of Wight 4H 535 3 Madison 4H 1488 3 Amy Halterman Highland FFA 529 4 Page 4H 1486 4 Jonathan Sides Madison 4H 518 5 Spotswood FFA A 1484 5 Kaci Kappedge Madison 4H 511 6 Isle of Wight 4H 1443 6 Rebecca Begoon Spotswood FFA 509 7 Broadway FFA 1407 7 Jennifer Bricker Amelia 4H 509 8 Spotswood FFA B 1399 8 Joe Utz Madison 4H 509 9 Rockbridge FFA 1395 9 Kelly McKinnon Montgomery 4H 506 10 Sherando FFA 1371 10 Nathan Royster Amelia 4H 503

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