July 16, 2014
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Champions Named at 2014 National Junior Angus Show
Over 700 Angus juniors and their families traveled to Indianapolis, Ind., to compete in the 2014 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) July 6-12 at the Indiana State Fair Grounds.
National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) members represented “Angus in the Heartland” as they exhibited 1,071 entries during the weeklong event that included more than a dozen educational contests in addition to the cattle show.
Dan Shike, Champaign, Ill. judged the 648 owned heifers; Kevin Rose, Salem, Ill., assisted in judging the owned heifers; Tyler Cates, Modoc, Ind., judged the 254 bred-and-owned heifers, 38 cow-calf pairs, and 65 bred-and-owned bulls; Brian Cates, Modoc, Ind., assisted in judging the bred-and-owned heifers and cow-calf pairs; and Brad Winegardner, Lima, Ohio, judged the 66 steers.
Calli West, Paris, Texas, showed the grand champion owned female, EXAR Frontier Gal 3734. The winning heifer is a January 2013 daughter of Dameron First Class and was first named junior champion – division 7.
Eric Schafer, Owaneco, Ill., led the reserve grand champion owned female. DDA Barbara 1308 is a February 2013 daughter of Dameron First Class and first won junior champion – division 5.
Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif., captured grand champion bred-and-owned female honors with Schnoor Winnie 9323. The August 2013 daughter of Dameron First Impression first won intermediate champion.
Blake Boyd, Mayslick, Ky., led the reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female, Boyd Abigale 3306. The April 2013 daughter of EXAR Classen 1422B was first named late junior champion.
Jared Radcliffe, Weston, Wis., won grand champion bred-and-owned bull honors with S&R Roundtable J328. The April 2013 son of Plainview Lutton E102 first won junior champion.
Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, Pa., led the reserve grand champion bred-and-owned bull. Cherry Knoll Total Product is an October 2013 son of Connealy Final Product and was first named calf champion.
Logan Wright, Philippi, W.Va., showed the grand champion owned cow-calf pair.
Cherry Knoll Pleasant Elsa is a January 2012 daughter of SAV Brilliance 8077, and first topped the two-year-old division. A March 2014 bull calf sired by Connealy Final Product was at side.
Sydney Schnoor also led the reserve grand champion owned cow-calf pair. EXAR Envious Blackbird 2611 is a January 2012 daughter of Dameron First Class with a February 2014 son of EXAR Durant 6264B at side. The pair first won reserve champion two-year-old pair.
Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla., claimed grand champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair with C&C Elina 2015, a January 2012 daughter of Dameron First Class. A January 2014 heifer calf sired by Curtin Fascination 2027 was at side. The duo first won champion two-year-old pair.
Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio, captured reserve grand champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair with Maplecrest Rita 2026. The January 2012 daughter of Connealy Confidence 0100 had a February 2014 son of G A R Progress. They first won reserve champion two-year-old pair.
Garrett Gardner, Cherry Tree, Pa., earned grand champion steer honors with Buchanan’s Friday R269. He is the February 2013 son of PVF ALL PAYDAY 729.
Katlyn Tunstill, Fayetteville, Ark., led the reserve grand champion steer. Plum Creek Paradox 3112 is an April 2013 son of Plum Creek Paradox 161B.
Ryan Callahan also claimed bred-and-owned grand champion steer with C&C Right Answer 3063, a March 2013 son of EXAR Right Answer 1546B.
Brody Fitzgerald, West Grove, Pa., earned reserve grand champion bred-and-owned steer with Cherry Knoll Gunner 1338. He is an April 2013 son of Exar Lutton 1831.
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A complete list of winners follows:
2014 NATIONAL JUNIOR ANGUS SHOW
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
Total number shown: 1,071
OWNED FEMALES 648 Shown
Heifer Calf Champion-Division 1: KB Bardolena 530 33470
Exhibitor: Jaryn Frey, Kingfisher, Okla.
Reserve Heifer Calf Champion-Division 1: Champion Hill Georgina 8547
Exhibitor: David Smith, Boulder, Colo.
Heifer Calf Champion-Division 2: SRF BRMF Blackbird 864
Exhibitor: Logan Wright, Philippi, W.Va.
Reserve Heifer Calf Champion-Division 2: EXAR Princess 7843
Exhibitor: Kathryn Coleman, Modesto, Calif.
Heifer Calf Champion-Division 3: EXAR Penny 3976
Exhibitor: Calli West, Paris, Texas
Reserve Heifer Calf Champion-Division 3: EXAR Princess 9443
Exhibitor: Trent Ray, Abingdon, Ill.
Intermediate Champion-Division 1: PVF Proven Queen 3177
Exhibitor: James Moxley IV, West Friendship, Md.
Reserve Intermediate Champion-Division 1: PF First Class Dolly A351
Exhibitor: Chance Myers, Edmond, Okla.
Intermediate Champion-Division 2: FCF SCC Nellie 347
Exhibitor: Morgan Kramer, Farina, Ill.
Reserve Intermediate Champion-Division 2: PVF Proven Queen 3175
Exhibitor: Esther McCabe, Elk City, Kan.
Intermediate Champion-Division 3: Plum Creek Pretentious 3011
Exhibitor: Savannah Levisay, Creston, Calif.
Reserve Intermediate Champion-Division 3: Cherry Knoll Lucy 1355
Exhibitor: Courtney Dahlquist, Washington, Pa.
Junior Champion-Division 1: PVF Empress 3140
Exhibitor: Jordan Johnson, Fort Dodge, Iowa
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 1: DAJS Lady Empress 537
Exhibitor: Andrew Hodges, Lebo, Kan.
Junior Champion-Division 2: Silveiras Saras Dream 3345
Exhibitor: Shayne Myers, Colusa, Calif.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 2: Cherry Knoll Rosebud 1331
Exhibitor: Claudia Hissong, Greencastle, Pa.
Junior Champion-Division 3: PVF Missie 3078
Exhibitor: Lakyn Davis, Doerun, Ga.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 3: FCF Missie 331
Exhibitor: Taylor Adcock, Moweaqua, Ill.
Junior Champion-Division 4: Dameron Bardot 362
Exhibitor: Drew Norris, Corydon, Iowa
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 4: Cherry Knoll Hara Erica 1312
Exhibitor: Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, Pa.
Junior Champion-Division 5: DDA Barbara 1308
Exhibitor: Eric Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 5: PVF Lucy 3048
Exhibitor: Carter Ward, Plattsburg, Mo.
Junior Champion-Division 6: EXAR Saras Dream 3775
Exhibitor: Corrie Falleur, Gearhart, Ore.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 6: EXAR Cloudy Girl 3761
Exhibitor: Brianna Chandler, Elysian Fields, Texas
Junior Champion-Division 7: EXAR Frontier Gal 3734
Exhibitor: Calli West, Paris, Texas
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 7: Lemenager Double DJ Lady A6
Exhibitor: Trent Ray, Abingdon, Ill.
Late Senior Champion: EXAR Rita 8272
Exhibitor: Trent Ray, Abingdon, Ill.
Reserve Late Senior Champion: Fernvale Plowess 219
Exhibitor: Jaylyn Eutsler, Unionville, Va.
Early Senior Champion: Dameron Blackbird 2161
Exhibitor: Tyler Coleman, Modesto, Calif.
Reserve Early Senior Champion: PVF Burgess 2150
Exhibitor: Logan Boyd, Mayslick, Ky.
Grand Champion Owned Female: EXAR Frontier Gal 3734
Exhibitor: Calli West, Paris, Texas
Reserve Grand Champion Owned Female: DDA Barbara 1308
Exhibitor: Eric Schafer, Owaneco, Ill.
BRED-AND-OWNED FEMALES 254 Shown
Late Heifer Calf Champion: Gambles WS Lady 9013
Exhibitor: Colleen Jones, Kinston, N.C.
Reserve Late Heifer Calf Champion: AED Rita 328A
Exhibitor: Allison Davis, Shelbyville, Tenn.
Early Heifer Calf Champion: C&C Lucy 3093
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Reserve Early Heifer Calf Champion: LRD Georgina 3676
Exhibitor: Lydia Dance, Hillsboro, Ohio
Intermediate Champion: Schnoor Winnie 9323
Exhibitor: Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif.
Reserve Intermediate Champion: WB Nellie 312
Exhibitor: Carter Ward, Plattsburg, Mo.
Late Junior Champion: Boyd Abigale 3306
Exhibitor: Blake Boyd, Mayslick, Ky.
Reserve Late Junior Champion: KAK Ms Ella
Exhibitor: Kallie Knott, Laotto, Ind.
Early Junior Champion: QVS B K Georgina 293
Exhibitor: Jake Smith, Cullman, Ala.
Reserve Early Junior Champion: SCC-Pugh Royal Ellie 327
Exhibitor: Lindsey Pugh, Louisville, Ohio
Senior Champion: HDCC Miss Joy Z10
Exhibitor: Tanner Hite, Valley Center, Kan.
Reserve Senior Champion: WSA Lady 9162
Exhibitor: Colleen Jones, Kinston, N.C.
Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Female: Schnoor Winnie 9323
Exhibitor: Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Female: Boyd Abigale 3306
Exhibitor: Blake Boyd, Mayslick, Ky.
BRED-AND-OWNED BULLS 65 Shown
Bull Calf Champion: Cherry Knoll Total Product
Exhibitor: Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, Pa.
Reserve Bull Calf Champion: DC Survivor 315
Exhibitor: Macy Perry, Prather, Calif.
Intermediate Champion: J&J Hot Stuff 337
Exhibitor: Sydney Johnson, Orlando, Okla.
Reserve Intermediate Champion: FCF Intuition 345
Exhibitor: Caitlin McClure, Saint Francisville, Ill.
Junior Champion Bull: S&R Roundtable J328
Exhibitor: Jared Radcliffe, Weston, Wis.
Reserve Junior Champion: SCC First Choice 326
Exhibitor: Cade Stertzbach, Louisville, Ohio
Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull: S&R Roundtable J328
Exhibitor: Jared Radcliffe, Weston, Wis.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull: Cherry Knoll Total Product
Exhibitor: Matthew Mitchell, Reinholds, Pa.
OWNED COW-CALF PAIRS 28 Shown
Two-Year Old Champion Pair: Cherry Knoll Pleasant Elsa
Exhibitor: Logan Wright, Philippi, W.Va.
Reserve Champion Two-Year Old Pair: EXAR Envious Blackbird 2611
Exhibitor: Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif.
Champion Mature Pair: Four Corners Barbara 920
Exhibitor: Leslie Rogers, Patoka, Ind.
Reserve Mature Pair: Whitestone Blackbird Y712
Exhibitor: Destiny McCauley, Bowling Green, Fla.
Grand Champion Owned Cow-Calf Pair: Cherry Knoll Pleasant Elsa
Exhibitor: Logan Wright, Philippi, W.Va.
Reserve Grand Champion Owned Cow-Calf Pair: EXAR Envious Blackbird 2611
Exhibitor: Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif.
BRED-AND-OWNED COW-CALF PAIRS 10 Shown
Two-Year Old Champion Pair: C&C Elina 2015
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Reserve Champion Two-Year Old Pair: Maplecrest Rita 2026
Exhibitor: Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio
Champion Mature Pair: PR Blossom 410
Exhibitor: Emily Piland, Rescue, Calif.
Reserve Mature Pair: NONE
Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Cow-Calf Pair: C&C Elina 2015
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Cow-Calf Pair: Maplecrest Rita 2026
Exhibitor: Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio
STEERS 66 Shown
Grand Champion Steer: Buchanan’s Friday R269
Exhibitor: Garrett Gardner, Cherry Tree, Pa.
Reserve Grand Champion Steer: Plum Creek Paradox 3112
Exhibitor: Katlyn Tunstill, Fayetteville, Ark.
Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Steer: C&C Right Answer 3063
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Steer: Cherry Knoll Gunner 1338
Exhibitor: Brody Fitzgerald, West Grove, Pa.
STATE GROUPS OF FIVE HEAD
First Place Owned: Illinois Junior Angus Association
First Place Bred-and-Owned: Indiana Junior Angus Association
STATE HERDSMANSHIP AWARD
15 head and less: New York Junior Angus Association
16-30 head: Michigan Junior Angus Association
31-45 head: Virginia Junior Angus Association
46-60 head: Missouri Junior Angus Association
61 head and more: Indiana Junior Angus Association
SWEEPSTAKES AWARD
29 head and less: North Carolina Junior Angus Association
30 head and more: Illinois Junior Angus Association
SILVER PITCHER AWARDS
Boys Silver Pitcher Award: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Girls Silver Pitcher Award: Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif.
PREMIER JUNIOR BREEDER AWARD: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
PREMIER BREEDER AWARD: Express Angus Ranches, Yukon, Okla.