1998 State Fair Stockmen's Contest Results

Livestock Update, November 1998

Mark Wahlberg, Extension Animal Scientist, 4-H Livestock, Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech

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 (4H and FFA members who are 13 or younger on September 1) and a Senior Division (4H and FFA members who are 14 - 19 on September 1.). A total of 336 members competed in the contest. Results for each division are shown below.

1998 State Fair Junior Stockmen's Contest Winners in the Junior Division are shown below. There were 42 teams of at least 3 members representing 34 different groups, and a total of 178 contestants.
Top Ten Teams						Top Twenty Individuals
(top 3 members compose team total)						(Ties broken by quiz score)
Total Score						Total Score
Rank		Team		Score		Rank		Contestant		Team		Score
1		Isle of Wight 4H		1442		1		Kristin Wahlberg		Mntgmry 4H		502
2		Montgomery 4H		1376		2		David Rosie		I of Wight 4H		490
3		Shenandoah 4H		1324		3		Dylan Tarrant		I of Wight 4H		480
4		Patrick 4H		1308		4		Ashley Spencer		Rkbridge 4H		475
5		Wythe 4H		1267		5		David Carter		I of Wight 4H		472
6		Aylor Middle FFA 1		1222		6		Virginia Talley		New Kent 4H		471
7		Fairfax 4H 1		1212		7		Hunter Wilson		Wythe 4H		461
8		Rockbridge 4H		1205		8		Laura Galante		Fairfax 4H		460
9		Pittsylvania 4H 1		1199		9		Jeremy Dorrough		Page 4H		460
10		Aylor Middle FFA 2		1198		10		Amanda Lickey		Loudoun 4H		457
						11		Ben Roudabush		Patrick 4H		455
						12		Laura Sutphin		Pulaski 4H		449
						13		Stephen Rinker		Warren 4H		449
						14		Nicole Ross		Shndoah 4H		447
						15		Cameron Kenley		Mntgmry 4H		443
						16		John Funkhouser		Shndoah 4H		441
						17		Tim Gregory		Pittslvnia 4H		438
						18		Samuel Funkhouser		Shndoah 4H		436
						19		Teddy Wampler		J.Hillyard FFA		436
						20		Heath Whittier		Mntgmry 4H		431

1998 State Fair Junior Stockmen's Contest In the Senior Division there were 39 teams of at least 3 members representing 30 different groups, and a total of 158 contestants. Senior and Junior contests differed only in the quiz. All other classes were the same.
Top Ten Teams						Top Twenty Individuals
(top 3 members compose team total)						(Ties broken by quiz score)
Total Score						Total Score
Rank		Team		Score		Rank		Contestant		Team		Score
1		Page 4H		1542		1		Trey Keyser		Page FFA		549
2		Isle of Wight 4H 1		1469		2		Zachery Judd		Page 4H		518
3		Amelia 4H		1442		3		Seth Buckley		Clarke 4H		516
4		Spotswood FFA 1		1398		4		Mariah Tarrant		I of Wight 4H		511
5		Shenandoah 4H 1		1385		5		Nathan Royster		Amelia 4H		507
6		Culpeper 4H		1375		6		Alex Welsh		Sptswood FFA		506
7		James Wood FFA 1		1364		7		Kelly McKinnon		Mtgmry 4H		494
8		Montgomery 4H		1358		8		Donnie Rosie		I of Wight 4H		488
9		Spotswood FFA 2		1351		9		Kelly Gimbel		Culpeper 4H		487
10		Sherando FFA 1		1329		10		Mary Wood		Mtgmry 4		487
						11		Sarah Lohman		Orange 4H		484
						12		Jennifer DeHaven		JWoodFFA		483
						13		Darby Kirby		Culpeper 4H		479
						14		Leah Clark		Shndoah 4H		477
						15		Jennifer Keyser		Page 4H		476
						16		Ronnie Funkhouser		Shndoah 4H		475
						17		Amber Young		Page 4H		475
						18		Jessica Bricker		Amelia 4H		474
						19		Zach Hileman		Rkbrdge 4H		472
						20		Sarah Orndorff		Sherando 4H		471

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