Will Pohlman, Prairie Grove, Ark., left, received the Jim Baldridge Outstanding Leadership Award at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured presenting the award is Jake Tiedeman, right. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These young members in their final year of the National Junior Angus Association activities earned their Gold Awards at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured front row from left are Reed McCormick, Pleasantville, Iowa; Hannah Moyer, Lamar, Mo.; Brooke Haas, Downs, Ill.; Taylor Clarke, Rocky Ridge, Md.; Michaela Clowser, Milford, Neb.; Audra Montgomery, Carrington, N.D.; Destiny McCauley, Cynthiana, Ky.; Victoria Hernandez, Wellington, Fla.; Haley Throne, Lexington, Ga.; and Olivia Wilson, Ogden, Ill. Second row from left are Aliesha Dethlefs, North Platte, Neb.; Kylee Geppert, Mitchell, S.D.; Christina Mogck, Olivet, S.D.; Ashley McEwen, Bushnell, Ill.; Maddi Butler, Vincennes, Ind.; Brittany Eagleburger, Buffalo, Mo.; Kaitlin Fouts, London, Ky.; Katlyn Tunstill, Fayetteville, Ark.; Karisa Pfeiffer, Orlando, Okla.; and Eric Shoop, Dalmatia, Pa. Back row from left are Morgan Alexander, Berryville, Va.; Connor Orrock, Woodford, Va.; Alexis Cash, York, Pa.; Will Pohlman, Prairie Grove, Ark.; Tanner Hash, Archer City, Texas; Andrew Livingston, Nokomis, Ill.; Jaden Carlson, Pipestone, Minn.; Chris Kahlenbeck, Union, Mo.; Braden Henricks, Anadarko, Okla.; Alex Rogen, Brandon, S.D.; William Harsh, Radnor, Ohio; and Clay McGuire, Waverly, Ala. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These Missouri junior Angus members won the Crystal Awards at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. The awards are presented by the American Angus Auxiliary to the top boy and top girl in contest performance. Pictured from left are Cooper Sadowsky, Eagleville, top girl; Kathi Creamer, American Angus Auxiliary, presenter; Chris Kahlenbeck, Union, top boy. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members placed in the junior division of graphic design at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Alexis Koelling, Laddonia, Mo., second place, and Abbie Schwab, Goddard, Kan., third place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members placed in the intermediate division of graphic design at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Hailie Conley, Plainfield, Ontario, Can., first place; and Mattie Harward, Richfield, N.C., second place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members placed in the senior division of graphic design at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Cassandra Garcia, Renton, Wash., second place; and Cooper Sadowsky, Union, Mo., third place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members won top honors in the junior division of creative writing at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Ella Jordan, Saint Joseph, Mo., third place; Blake Pillars, Martin, Mich., second place; and Lexi Knapp, Bloomfield, Iowa, first place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members won top honors in the intermediate division of creative writing at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Nicholas Pohlman, Prairie Grove, Ark., first place; Madison Weaver, Ephrata, Pa., and Lindsey Decker, Philo, Ill., tied for third place; and Mattie Harward, Richfield, N.C., second place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members won top honors in the senior division of creative writing at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Chris Kahlenbeck, Union, Mo., first place; and Cooper Sadowsky, Eagleville, Mo., second place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members won top honors in the junior division of prepared public speaking A at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Carson Woodworth, Enterprise, Kan., first place, and Lauren Wolter, Aviston, Ill., second place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members won top honors in the intermediate division of prepared public speaking A at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Jace Stagemeyer, Page, Neb., first place; Alexandria Cozzitorto, Lawrence, Kan., second place; and Mardee Sadowsky, Eagleville, Mo., third place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members won top honors in the senior division of prepared public speaking at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Sydni Lienemann, Princeton, Neb., third place; Keegan Cassady, Bloomington, Ill. second place; and Will Pohlman, Prairie Grove, Ark., first place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members placed in the junior division of photography--Angus cattle at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Kelly Gaffney, Barneveld, Wis., first place; Hannah Millikan, Napoleon, Ohio, second place; and Suter Clark, Gretna, Va., third place. Kelly also won overall junior champion. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members placed in the junior division of photography--landscape at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Adam McCauley, Cythiana, Ky., first place, and Kelly Gaffney, Barneveld, Wis., second place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

Alexis Koelling, Laddonia, Mo., won first place in the junior division of photography--people at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members placed in the junior division of photography--around the farm or ranch at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Wyat James, Bruce, S.D., third place; Sarah Millikan, Napoleon, Ohio, second place; and Chayton Day, Cerro Gordo, Ill, first place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members placed in the intermediate division of photography--Angus cattle at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Lauren Gilbert, Oldfield, Mo., first place; Sydnee Shive, Mount Hope, Kan., second place; and Kassidy Bremer, Redfield, Iowa, third place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

Sean Houston, Savannah, Mo., won third place in the intermediate division of photography--landscape at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members placed in the intermediate division of photography--people at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Hailie Conley, Plainfield, Ontario, Can., third place; Molly Cooksey, Roggen, Colo., second place; and Kassidy Bremer, Redfield, Iowa, first place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members placed in the intermediate division of photography--around the farm or ranch at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Baxter Knapp, Bloomfield, Iowa, first place, and Mardee Sadowsky, Eagleville, Mo., second place. Baxter also won overall intermediate champion. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members won top honors in the junior division of prepared public speaking B at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Kelsey Theis, Leavenworth, Kan., first place; and Clay Pelton, Paradise, Kan., second place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.

These junior Angus members won top honors in the intermediate division of prepared public speaking B at the 2016 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 8 in Grand Island, Neb. Pictured from left are Morgan Woodbury, Quenemo, Kan., second place; and Darcey Hilburn, Welch, Okla., first place. Photo by Pearls Pics on behalf of the American Angus Association.