July 9, 2014
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Champions Selected at the All-American Angus Breeders’ Futurity ROV Show
Angus breeders led 124 entries at the 2014 All-American Angus Breeders’ Futurity Roll of Victory (ROV) Show, June 22 in Louisville, Ky. Rick Blanchard, Firebaugh, Calif., evaluated 92 females, 24 bulls, and eight cow-calf pairs before choosing the winners.
DAJS Lady Empress 537 was named grand champion female. Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan., owns the April 2013 daughter of DAJS Shockwave 612. She first won junior champion.
Jonathan McGinnis, Shelbyville, Ky., led the reserve grand champion female after winning reserve junior champion. ARF Lady 4035 is a March 2013 daughter of Gambles Hot Rod.
DAJS After Burn 714 earned grand champion bull honors. Doug Satree Angus, Montague, Texas, owns the February 2013 son of S A V Brilliance 8077. He first won junior champion.
Sankeys Guardian 322 was selected as the reserve grand champion bull. Chris and Sharon Sankey, Council Grove, Kan., and Lester Hurlbut and Sons, Raymond, S.D., own the March 2013 son of Sankeys Justified 101. He first won reserve junior champion.
Caroline Cowles, Rockfield, Ky., owns the grand champion cow-calf pair. Champion Hill Georgina 8154 is a February 2012 daughter of S A V First Class 0207. A January 2014 heifer calf sired by S A V Bismarck 5682 completed the pair. She also claimed grand champion udder.
Logan Wright, Philippi, W.Va., led the reserve grand champion cow-calf pair. Cherry Knoll Pleasant Elsa is a January 2012 daughter of S A V Brilliance 8077. Her calf is a March 2014 bull sired by Connealy Final Product. She also claimed reserve grand champion udder.
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A complete list of winners follows:
2014 ALL-AMERICAN ANGUS BREEDERS’ FUTURITY (ROV)
LOUISVILLE, KY
Total number shown: 124
Judge: Rick Blanchard, Firebaugh, Calif.
HEIFERS 92 Shown
Junior Heifer Calf Champion: DAJS Martha 134
Exhibitor: Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion: QVS/LAF/JS Georgina 224
Exhibitor: Jake Smith, Cullman, Ala.
Senior Heifer Calf Champion: DAJS Lola 132
Exhibitor: Payton Herzog, Robinson, Texas
Reserve Early Senior Heifer Calf Champion: Cherry Knoll Rosebud 1367
Exhibitor: Savannah Levisay, Creston, Calif.
Intermediate Champion Heifer: Cherry Knoll Miss Ellie 1358
Exhibitor: Brody Fitzgerald, West Grove, Pa.
Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: Plum Creek Pretentious 3011
Exhibitor: Savannah Levisay, Creston, Calif.
Junior Champion Heifer: DAJS Lady Empress 537
Exhibitor: Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
Reserve Junior Champion Heifer: ARF Lady 4035
Exhibitor: Jonathan McGinnis, Shelbyville, Ky.
Senior Champion Female: Champion Hill Georgina 8308
Exhibitor: Madeline Taylor, Lavaca, Ark.
Reserve Senior Champion Female: Sankeys LS Lady 032
Exhibitor: Luke Sankey, Andale, Kan.
Grand Champion Female: DAJS Lady Empress 537
Exhibitor: Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
Reserve Grand Champion Female: ARF Lady 4035
Exhibitor: Jonathan McGinnis, Shelbyville, Ky.
BULLS 24 Shown
Junior Bull Calf Champion: DAJS After Party 714
Exhibitor: Katy Satree, Montague, Texas
Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: Wright CKF Kay’s Product
Exhibitor: Logan Wright, Philippi, W.Va.
Senior Bull Calf Champion: Cherry Knoll Total Product
Exhibitor: Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, Pa.
Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion: DAJS Jackpot 138
Exhibitor: Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
Intermediate Champion Bull: Woodruff Cherokee 34
Exhibitor: Woodruff Angus Farm, Milton, Iowa
Reserve Intermediate Champion Bull: APS Blame
Exhibitor: Ann Patton Schubert, Taylorsville, Ky.
Junior Champion Bull: DAJS After Burn 714
Exhibitor: Doug Satree Angus, Montague, Texas
Reserve Junior Champion Bull: Sankeys Guardian 322
Exhibitor: Chris and Sharon Sankey, Council Grove, Kan., and Lester Hurlbut and Sons,
Raymond, S.D.
Senior Champion Bull: PRF MVR Mayhem 1566
Exhibitor: Pine Row Farms, Bon Aqua, Tenn.; MapleValley Ranch, Cumberland Furnace,
Tenn.; and Destiny Angus Farm, Columbia, Tenn.
Reserve Senior Champion Bull: Wright SCC Bootlegger 0522
Exhibitor: Logan Wright, Philippi, W.Va.; Silveira Bros., Firebaugh, Calif.; and Cade
Stertzbach, Louisville, Ohio
Grand Champion Bull: DAJS After Burn 714
Exhibitor: Doug Satree Angus, Montague, Texas
Reserve Grand Champion Bull: Sankeys Guardian 322
Exhibitor: Chris and Sharon Sankey, Council Grove, Kan., and Lester Hurlbut and Sons,
Raymond, S.D.
COW-CALF PAIRS 8 Shown
Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair: Champion Hill Georgina 8154
Exhibitor: Caroline Cowles, Rockfield, Ky.
Reserve Grand Champion Cow-Calf Pair: Cherry Knoll Pleasant Elsa
Exhibitor: Logan Wright, Philippi, W.Va.
SUPREME CHAMPION: Champion Hill Georgina 8154
Exhibitor: Caroline Cowles, Rockfield, Ky.
Best Six Head: Doug Satree Angus, Montague, Texas
Junior Get-of-Sire: DAJS All In 828
Exhibitor: Doug Satree Angus, Montague, Texas
Calf Get-of-Sire: DAJS All In 828
Exhibitor: Doug Satree Angus, Montague, Texas
Get-of Sire: Sankey Justified 101
Exhibitor: Chris and Sharon Sankey, Council Grove, Kan.
Champion Udder: Champion Hill Georgina 8154
Exhibitor: Caroline Cowles, Rockfield, Ky.
Reserve Champion Udder: Cherry Knoll Pleasant Elsa
Exhibitor: Logan Wright, Philippi, W.Va.
Produce-of-Dam: DAJS Joyce 77
Exhibitor: Katy Satree, Montague, Texas
McCorkle Challenge Trophy: (best bull and female owned or co-owned by the Exhibitor):
Doug Satree Angus, Montague, Texas
Master Breeder of the Year: Tim Fitzgerald, Cherry Knoll Farm Inc., West Grove, Pa.
Premier Breeder: Champion Hill, Bidwell, Ohio
Premier Exhibitor: Doug Satree Angus, Montague, Texas
Manager of the Year: Mike Jones, Franklinton, La.
Pioneer Breeder: Leonard Newman, Carmel, Ind.
Herdsman of the Year: Shane Lindsey, Prairie City, Iowa