Haydon Schaaf of the Southwind District was the top individual in the 2018 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes.| Download this photo.
Haydon Schaaf, Southwind District team win Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes
Top Kansas judging teams now head for nationals
August 24, 2018
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas 4-Her Haydon Schaaf and the Southwind District team took top honors at the 2018 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes, held Aug. 18-19.
Approximately 300 Kansas 4-H members from 56 counties participated in this year’s contest, which is hosted by the K-State Department of Animal Sciences and Industry.
Throughout the weekend, 4-H members participated in the state livestock judging contest, meat judging contest, livestock skillathon and livestock quiz bowl. Those who participated in livestock and meat judging and skillathon also were entered in the Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes.
Schaaf, who is from the Southwind District, was named the 2018 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes high individual.
Others in the top 10 were:
2nd – Tessa Beeman, Greenwood County.
3rd – Cord Dodson, Wildcat District.
4th - Gavin Fry, Southwind District.
5th – Brody Nemecek, Southwind District.
6th - Kinsey Harlan, Greenwood County.
7th - Jade Edwards, Greenwood County.
8th – Clay Brillhart, Southwind District.
9th – Hannah Ballard, Greenwood County.
10th - Eva Hinrichsen, Pottawatomie County.
Southwind District No. 2 won the livestock sweepstakes champion team award with the best combined team performance in livestock judging, livestock skillathon, livestock quiz bowl and meat judging. Teams in the top five included: Wildcat District No. 1, second; Southwind District No. 1, third; Sunflower District No. 1, fourth; and Pottawatomie County, fifth.
Individual and team placings are posted to the Kansas State Youth Livestock Program website http://bit.ly/2vUYV3H and the Judging Card website www.judgingcard.com.
The team champions for the meat judging, livestock skillathon and livestock quiz bowl will represent Kansas at their respective national 4-H contest, all of which will occur later this fall.
Again this year, Kansas will be represented by an all-star team at the national 4-H livestock judging contest in Louisville. Based on their performance in the state livestock judging contest, a talented group of 16 young people were selected to advance to the team selection process. This will include a series of livestock evaluation workshops and opportunities provided by the K-State Livestock Judging Team.
The Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes program is also sponsored by the Kansas Pork Association, Kansas Beef Council, AgTech, Farm Talk, Kansas State University College of Agriculture, Frontier Farm Credit, Lyons Ranch and Konza Veterinary Clinic.
