Champions Named at 2023 North American International Livestock Exposition
November 29, 2023
November 29, 2023
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Champions Named at 2023 North American International Livestock Exposition
Angus enthusiasts led 212 entries while competing for top honors at the 2023 North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) Super Point Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show and National Angus Show, Nov. 14 in Louisville, Ky. Jeff Gooden and Reed Gooden, both of Kingsville, Mo., evaluated the 176 females, 33 bulls and three cow-calf pairs before selecting the winning animals.
BNWZ Executive Decision 2219 claimed supreme champion overall and grand champion bull honors after first winning junior champion. Hunter Angus, Fair Grove, Mo., and Kayden Nowatzke, Michigan City, Ind., own the February 2022 son of PVF Insight 0129.
RGCC Making Headlines 452 won reserve grand champion bull for Sophia Royer, New Richmond, Ind. The April 2022 son of RGCC Alibi 318 first won reserve junior champion.
EXAR Princess 2717 captured grand champion female honors for Jake Allison, Yukon, Okla. The March 2022 daughter of EXAR Express Way 1079B first won junior champion.
Anne Dameron, Towanda, Ill., owns the reserve grand champion female. Seldom Rest Sandy 3012 is the February 2023 daughter of EXAR Classen 1422B and first claimed junior calf champion – division 3.
Smoot Moxie 2142 won grand champion cow-calf pair. Emily Jeffries, Canmer, Ky., owns the April 2021 daughter of Conley Express 7211. A July 2023 heifer calf sired by Boyd/Myers Derived M730 completes the winning pair.
KF-Patton Proven Queen 2010 won reserve grand champion cow-calf pair. Lilly Knutson and Mackenzie Knutson, both of Ridgeland, Wis., own the April 2020 daughter of Silveiras Style 9303. A May 2023 heifer calf sired by KF Power Chip 211 completes the winning pair.
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A complete list of winners follows:
2023 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION (NAILE) ROLL OF VICTORY (ROV) ANGUS SHOW
LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY
Total number shown: 212
Judges: Jeff Gooden and Reed Gooden, both of Kingsville, Mo.
HEIFERS 176 Shown
Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 1: PVF Missie 3102
Exhibitor: Alli Perry, Fayetteville, Tenn.
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 1: DBF Moxie 372
Exhibitor: Emily Jeffries, Canmer, Ky.
Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 2: Seldom Rest Sandy 3071
Exhibitor: Kelsey Theis, Leavenworth, Kan.
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 2: EXAR Frontier Gal 3705
Exhibitor: McKamie Jean, Emerson, Ark.
Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 3: Seldom Rest Sandy 3012
Exhibitor: Anne Dameron, Towanda, Ill.
Reserve Junior Heifer Calf Champion – division 3: EXAR Frontier Gal 3681
Exhibitor: John Allison, Yukon, Okla.
Senior Heifer Calf Champion – division 1: Gerloff Pride Ever k077
Exhibitor: Olivia Gerloff, Bland, Mo.
Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion – division 1: Seldom Rest Sandy 2230
Exhibitor: Zayda Hofing, Coatesville, Ind.
Senior Heifer Calf Champion – division 2: SCC Phyllis 2101
Exhibitor: Houston Ferree, Sullivan, Ind.
Reserve Senior Heifer Calf Champion – division 2: SCC CB Phyllis 2108
Exhibitor: Bryson Jones, Harrod, Ohio
Intermediate Champion Heifer: Lemenager Proven Queen K24
Exhibitor: Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill.
Reserve Intermediate Champion Heifer: SSF Envious Blackbird 5022
Exhibitor: Samantha Van Vorhis, Bowling Green, Ohio
Junior Champion Heifer – division 1: EXAR Princess 2717
Exhibitor: Jake Allison, Yukon, Okla.
Reserve Junior Champion Heifer – division 1: SCC Phyllis 249
Exhibitor: Brenna Bartlow, Monticello, Ill.
Junior Champion Heifer – division 2: Maplecrest Phyllis 2006
Exhibitor: Josie Phillips, Maysville, Ky.
Reserve Junior Champion Heifer – division 2: Core Annie Lu 24K 230K
Exhibitor: Braylen Schaeffer, Hagerstown, Ind.
Senior Champion Female: Henning Sandy 1104
Exhibitor: Sophia Jentz, Fennimore, Wis.
Reserve Senior Champion Female: PVF Missie 1139
Exhibitor: Callie Jensen, Plainfield, Iowa
Grand Champion Female: EXAR Princess 2717
Exhibitor: Jake Allison, Yukon, Okla.
Reserve Grand Champion Female: Seldom Rest Sandy 3012
Exhibitor: Anne Dameron, Towanda, Ill.
BULLS 33 Shown
Junior Bull Calf Champion: WB Kilo 301
Exhibitor: Ward Brother’s Livestock, Plattsburg, Mo.
Reserve Junior Bull Calf Champion: AML Party Line 310
Exhibitor: AM Livestock, Richmond, Kan.
Senior Bull Calf Champion: Wheeler Hunters Ted Lasso
Exhibitor: Rance Wheeler, Paris, Mo.
Reserve Senior Bull Calf Champion: EXAR Tuition 2190B
Exhibitor: Express Angus Ranches, Yukon, Okla.
Intermediate Champion Bull: SA Rich Spirit 219
Exhibitor: Boyd Schroeder, Clarence, Iowa
Reserve Intermediate Champion Bull: W G A Maverick 12K
Exhibitor: Holly Marsh, Earlville, Ill.
Junior Champion Bull: BNWZ Executive Decision 2219
Exhibitor: Hunter Angus, Fair Grove, Mo., and Kayden Nowatzke, Michigan City, Ind.
Reserve Junior Champion Bull: RGCC Making Headlines 452
Exhibitor: Sophia Royer, New Richmond, Ind.
Senior Champion Bull: ACC Drago
Exhibitor: Doug Satree Angus, Montague, Texas, and Ally Cattle Company, Mendenhall,
Miss.
Reserve Senior Champion Bull: Buchanan’s Bruno C656
Exhibitor: Buchanan Cattle Enterprises, Aldie, Va., and Shane Reid, Perth, Ontario, Can.
Grand Champion Bull: BNWZ Executive Decision 2219
Exhibitor: Hunter Angus, Fair Grove, Mo., and Kayden Nowatzke, Michigan City, Ind.
Reserve Grand Champion Bull: RGCC Making Headlines 452
Exhibitor: Sophia Royer, New Richmond, Ind.
COW-CALF PAIRS 3 Shown
Grand Champion Cow-Calf: Smoot Moxie 2142
Exhibitor: Emily Jeffries, Canmer, Ky.
Reserve Grand Champion Cow-Calf: KF-Patton Proven Queen 2010
Exhibitor: Lilly Knutson and Mackenzie Knutson, both of Ridgeland, Wis.
SUPREME CHAMPION OVERALL: BNWZ Executive Decision 2219
Exhibitor: Hunter Angus, Fair Grove, Mo., and Kayden Nowatzke, Michigan City, Ind.
