1999 Block and Bridle Livestock Contest Results

Livestock Update, April 1999

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

On March 19 and 20 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 conducts many activities throughout the year and these contests are their biggest.

In the Livestock Judging Contest a total of 316 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.

1999 Block and Bridle Livestock Judging Contest Winners in the Alternate Divisions are below. Alternates did not give reasons, and consist of members age 9 through 19. There were 208 contestants and 51 teams of at least 3 members.
Top Ten Teams					Top Ten Individuals
(top 3 members compose team total)					(Ties broken by quiz score)
		Total Score					Total Score
Rank		Team	Score		Rank		Contestant	Team	Score
1		Spottswood FFA	1300		1		Alex Welsh	Sptswood FFA	455
2		Clarke 4H A	1282		2		Walter Orndorff	Clarke 4H	451
3		Clarke 4H B	1263		3		Sarah Lohman	Orange 4H	448
4		Pittsylvania 4H A	1234		4		Jason Zambanini	Clarke 4H	445
5		Pittsylvania 4H B	1230		5		Whitney Lindsey	Ptslvania 4H	443
6		Grayson 4H	1214		6		Virginia Young	Clarke 4H	436
7		Shenandoah 4H	1200		7		Nat Bise	Tazewell FFA	435
8		Rockbridge 4H	1174		8		Eric VanderHyde	Ptslvania 4H	435
9		Galax FFA	1173		9		Kelly Gimbel	Culpeper FFA	434
10		Augusta 4H	1172		10		Nathan Gochenour	Shendoah 4H	429

1999 Block and Bridle Livestock Judging Contest In the Official Division 108 Individuals and 27 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 quiz score)
		Total Score					Total Score
Rank		Team	Score		Rank		Contestant	Team	Score
1		Amelia 4H	1698		1		Becky Mahan	Gretna FFA	603
2		Riverheads FFA	1691		2		Neal Buchanan	Rivrheads FFA	573
3		Pittsylvania 4H	1681		3		Nathan Royster	Amelia 4H	573
4		Madison 4H	1638		4		Adam Motley	Ptslvania 4H	571
5		Rockbridge4H	1622		5		Bo Knight	Sptswood FFA	568
6		Spottswood FFA	1608		6		Jennifer Bricker	Amelia 4H	564
7		Beverly Manor FFA	1579		7		Zack Hileman	Rockbridge 4H	562
8		Isle of Wight 4H	1571		8		Jessica Bricker	Amelia 4H	561
9		Rockingham 4H	1552		9		Jonathan Sides	Madison 4H	560
10		Page 4H	1549		10		Jonathan Coleman	Rivrheads FFA	560

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.

1999 Block and Bridle Junior Stockmens Contest Winners in the Junior Division are shown below. There were 39 teams of at least 3 members representing 29 different groups, and a total of 148 contestants.
Top Ten Teams					Top Ten Individuals
(top 3 members compose team total)					(Ties broken by quiz score)
		Total Score					Total Score
Rank		Team	Score		Rank		Contestant	Team	Score
1		Fairfax 4H	1421		1		Laura Galante	Fairfax 4H	545
2		Wythe 4H	1408		2		Hunter Wilson	Wythe 4H	522
3		Isle of Wight 4H	1400		3		Jeremy Dorrough	Page 4H	521
4		Page 4H	1383		4		Ashley Spencer	Madison 4H	503
5		Patrick 4H	1380		5		James DeBoer	Madison 4H	501
6		Frederick 4H	1372		6		David Carter	I of Wight 4H	498
7		Rockbridge 4H	1350		7		Ben Roudabush	Patrick 4H	492
8		Aylor Middle FFA	1334		8		Kristin Wahlberg	Mntgmry 4H	491
9		Madison 4H	1310		9		Dixie Boyd	Frederick 4H	487
10		Aylor Middle FFA	1275		10		Bekie Rosie	I of Wight 4H	475

1999 Block and Bridle Junior Stockmen's Contest In the Senior Division there were 49 teams of at least 3 members representing 39 different groups, and a total of 196 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 quiz score)
		Total Score					Total Score
Rank		Team	Score		Rank		Contestant	Team	Score
1		Amelia 4H	1528		1		Mariah Tarrant	I of Wight 4H	523
2		Isle of Wight 4H	1513		2		Sarah Lohman	Orange 4H	521
3		Spottswood FFA	1512		3		Jessica Bricker	Amelia 4H	518
4		Page 4H	1506		4		Meg Welsh	Sptswood FFA	517
5		Sherando FFA	1480		5		Jennifer Bricker	Amelia 4H	516
6		Orange 4H	1468		6		Donnia Rosie	I of Wight 4H	515
7		Madison 4H	1450		7		Jennifer Keyser	Page 4H	514
8		Sherando FFA B	1437		8		Pamela Atwood	Page 4H	514
9		Spottswood FFA B	1431		9		Kelly McKinnon	Mntgmry 4H	513
10		Rockbridge 4H	1408		10		Alex Welsh	Sptswood FFA	513

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