A Three-Person Team Captures Win At National Dairy Judging Contest (9/25/07)
A dynamic three-person team from Iowa State University took home the coveted Brown Swiss Canton III Traveling Trophy on September 16, 2007 after winning the 14th Annual Accelerated Genetics Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. Iowa State University coached by Lee Kilmer included team members: Jessica Tekippe, Matt Jaschen and Morgan Welper.
There was much excitement during this year’s awards banquet as the placings and cuts were revealed along with the award winner’s announced for each breed, oral reasons and then overall. The top seven Teams Overall were separated by 21 points–making it a very tight finish. Furthermore, the contest had its first ever ‘tie’ for First Place Overall Team, which was then broken by Overall Oral Reasons score.
Placing Second Overall in the contest was the University of Minnesota, coached by Les Hansen and Tara Sammon. Team members: Missy Dohrn, Adam Husfeldt, Clayton Krause, and Jamie Seitzer. And coming in Third Overall was the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, coached by Steve Kelm and Andi Cooper. Team members: Laura Lyford, Cortney Kieffer, Jessica Lundgren, and Richard Franta.
In the Overall Individual competition, Shi Lurvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison, placed first; Matt Jaschen, Iowa State University, placed second; and Jessica Tekippe, Iowa State University, placed third.
The High Team in Oral Reasons was Iowa State University coached by Lee Kilmer. Placing second was the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, coached by Steve Kelm and Andi Cooper and third was the University of Wisconsin-Madison, coached by Ted Halbach and Dave Dickson.
The Top Three Individials in Oral Reasons take home a special scholarship from the James Crowley Fund. Placing First in Oral Reasons was Matt Jaschen, Iowa State University, Second was awarded to Shi Lurvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Third was awarded to Jessica Tekippe, Iowa State University.
“The purpose of our contest is to assist future dairy leaders in further developing their cattle evaluation and speaking skills at a top quality contest,” states Roger Ripley, president and CEO of Accelerated Genetics. “Further, it provides a showcase of the Accelerated Genetics production facility region - and utilizes our talented staff to efficiently run the contest to the contestants benefit.”
Eighteen teams participated in the contest this year from all across the United States. The contest is held at the Vernon County Fairgrounds in Viroqua, Wisconsin. During the contest each participant placed ten classes and gave five sets of oral reasons. They judged at least one class of each of the following breeds: Ayrshire, Holstein, Jersey and Milking Shorthorn.
Ripley adds, “Since the Vernon County Fair is the last fair to be held in the state each year and it has always had high quality animals, it serves a need as a unique training opportunity for participants as they prepare for the national contest at World Dairy Expo.”
Another portion of the Accelerated Genetics Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest was the leadsperson showmanship contest. Every year, the youth of Vernon County assist the contest by leading the cattle–this year over 30 youth participated. Placing first in the Junior Division was Michele Gutenberger and second place was Jacob Leum. In the senior division, Drew Hendrickson placed first and Greg Wubbenhorst placed second. A new award this year is entitled Determination and was presented to Brianne Anderson. The overall showmanship winner received a special award in memory of David Larson, who worked very closely with the Vernon County youth and the judging contest. The recipient of the Memorial Showmanship Award went to Derak Petersheim.
This contest would not be possible without the tremendous support of the numerous contest and award sponsors. They included: American Guernsey Association, American Jersey Cattle Association, American Milking Shorthorn Society, Ayrshire Breeders Association, Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association, Fort Dodge Animal Health, Connie Schmelzer, American Printing/Schumann Printers, Inc., Holstein Association USA, Organic Valley, James W. Crowley Fund, Land O’Lakes Purina Feeds, LLC, Merial Ltd., Milk Products, Inc., Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Sci-Tech Premixes, Swiss Valley Farms, Co., The Baraboo National Bank, The State Bank of Viroqua, Vernon County Agricultural Society, Vernon County Junior and Open Dairy Exhibitors, Village Market, and the Wisconsin Brown Swiss Canton III.
Highlights of the contest are as follows:
Top Seven Teams Overall
First: Iowa State University coached by Lee Kilmer; Second: University of Minnesota coached by Les Hansen and Tara Sammon; Third: University of Wisconsin-River Falls coached by Steve Kelm and Andi Cooper; Fourth: University of Wisconsin-Madison coached by Ted Halbach and Dave Dickson; Fifth: University of Illinois coached by David Miller and Gene McCoy; Sixth: University of Wisconsin-Platteville coached by Michael Mee; and Seventh: Kansas State University coached by Justin Potts.
Top Three Individuals Overall
First: Shi Lurvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Second: Matt Jaschen, Iowa State University; and Third: Jessica Tekippe, Iowa State University.
Top Three Teams in Oral Reasons
First: Iowa State University coached by Lee Kilmer; Second: University of Wisconsin-River Falls coached by Steve Kelm and Andi Cooper; and Third: University of Wisconsin-Madison coached by Ted Halbach and Dave Dickson.
Top Three Individuals in Oral Reasons
First: Matt Jaschen, Iowa State University; Second: Shi Lurvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Third: Jessica Tekippe, Iowa State University.
Ayrshire Breed
High Individual – Michelle Sullivan, Kansas State University High Team – Kansas State University, coached by Justin Potts. Team members – Michelle Sullivan, Ryan Bodenhausen, Jon Pretz, and John Bergin.
Holstein Breed
High Individual – Shi Lurvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison High Team – University of Wisconsin-Madison coached by Ted Halbach and Dave Dickson. Team members – Shi Lurvey, Kayla Buske, Ashley Sprengler and Shannon Dwyer.
Jersey Breed
High Individual – Laura Lyford, University of Wisconsin-River Falls High Team – University of Wisconsin-Platteville coached by Michael Mee. Team members – Ryan Sonnenberg, Heather Scanlan, Trent Hendrinkson, and Renee Sheaffer.
Milking Shorthorn Breed
High Individual – Heather Scanlan, University of Wisconsin-Platteville High Team – University of Wisconsin-Platteville coached by Michael Mee. Team members – Ryan Sonnenberg, Heather Scanlan, Trent Hendrinkson, and Renee Sheaffer.
Accelerated Genetics would also like to send a special thank you out to the 2007 cattle providers for the judging contest.
Aryshires
Connie Nels
Holsteins
Gregg Webbenhorst
Kathryn Swenson
Aly Wheeler
Elizabeth Primmer
Lee Peterson
Ryan Gutenberger
Bethany Peterson
Katie Wendorff
Kerry Knutson
Heidi Petersheim
Hartley Farms
Jerseys
Brianne Anderson - Jenny
Jacob Leum
The Peterson Family
The Sullivan Family
Mike and Sheri Hall
Rob and Gail Klinkner
Jason Fremstad
Milking Shorthorns
Vince Ruzic Family
A dynamic three-person team from Iowa State University took home the coveted Brown Swiss Canton III Traveling Trophy on September 16, 2007 after winning the 14th Annual Accelerated Genetics Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest. Iowa State University coached by Lee Kilmer included team members: Jessica Tekippe, Matt Jaschen and Morgan Welper.
There was much excitement during this year’s awards banquet as the placings and cuts were revealed along with the award winner’s announced for each breed, oral reasons and then overall. The top seven Teams Overall were separated by 21 points–making it a very tight finish. Furthermore, the contest had its first ever ‘tie’ for First Place Overall Team, which was then broken by Overall Oral Reasons score.
Placing Second Overall in the contest was the University of Minnesota, coached by Les Hansen and Tara Sammon. Team members: Missy Dohrn, Adam Husfeldt, Clayton Krause, and Jamie Seitzer. And coming in Third Overall was the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, coached by Steve Kelm and Andi Cooper. Team members: Laura Lyford, Cortney Kieffer, Jessica Lundgren, and Richard Franta.
In the Overall Individual competition, Shi Lurvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison, placed first; Matt Jaschen, Iowa State University, placed second; and Jessica Tekippe, Iowa State University, placed third.
The High Team in Oral Reasons was Iowa State University coached by Lee Kilmer. Placing second was the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, coached by Steve Kelm and Andi Cooper and third was the University of Wisconsin-Madison, coached by Ted Halbach and Dave Dickson.
The Top Three Individials in Oral Reasons take home a special scholarship from the James Crowley Fund. Placing First in Oral Reasons was Matt Jaschen, Iowa State University, Second was awarded to Shi Lurvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Third was awarded to Jessica Tekippe, Iowa State University.
“The purpose of our contest is to assist future dairy leaders in further developing their cattle evaluation and speaking skills at a top quality contest,” states Roger Ripley, president and CEO of Accelerated Genetics. “Further, it provides a showcase of the Accelerated Genetics production facility region - and utilizes our talented staff to efficiently run the contest to the contestants benefit.”
Eighteen teams participated in the contest this year from all across the United States. The contest is held at the Vernon County Fairgrounds in Viroqua, Wisconsin. During the contest each participant placed ten classes and gave five sets of oral reasons. They judged at least one class of each of the following breeds: Ayrshire, Holstein, Jersey and Milking Shorthorn.
Ripley adds, “Since the Vernon County Fair is the last fair to be held in the state each year and it has always had high quality animals, it serves a need as a unique training opportunity for participants as they prepare for the national contest at World Dairy Expo.”
Another portion of the Accelerated Genetics Intercollegiate Dairy Cattle Judging Contest was the leadsperson showmanship contest. Every year, the youth of Vernon County assist the contest by leading the cattle–this year over 30 youth participated. Placing first in the Junior Division was Michele Gutenberger and second place was Jacob Leum. In the senior division, Drew Hendrickson placed first and Greg Wubbenhorst placed second. A new award this year is entitled Determination and was presented to Brianne Anderson. The overall showmanship winner received a special award in memory of David Larson, who worked very closely with the Vernon County youth and the judging contest. The recipient of the Memorial Showmanship Award went to Derak Petersheim.
This contest would not be possible without the tremendous support of the numerous contest and award sponsors. They included: American Guernsey Association, American Jersey Cattle Association, American Milking Shorthorn Society, Ayrshire Breeders Association, Brown Swiss Cattle Breeders Association, Fort Dodge Animal Health, Connie Schmelzer, American Printing/Schumann Printers, Inc., Holstein Association USA, Organic Valley, James W. Crowley Fund, Land O’Lakes Purina Feeds, LLC, Merial Ltd., Milk Products, Inc., Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Sci-Tech Premixes, Swiss Valley Farms, Co., The Baraboo National Bank, The State Bank of Viroqua, Vernon County Agricultural Society, Vernon County Junior and Open Dairy Exhibitors, Village Market, and the Wisconsin Brown Swiss Canton III.
Highlights of the contest are as follows:
Top Seven Teams Overall
First: Iowa State University coached by Lee Kilmer; Second: University of Minnesota coached by Les Hansen and Tara Sammon; Third: University of Wisconsin-River Falls coached by Steve Kelm and Andi Cooper; Fourth: University of Wisconsin-Madison coached by Ted Halbach and Dave Dickson; Fifth: University of Illinois coached by David Miller and Gene McCoy; Sixth: University of Wisconsin-Platteville coached by Michael Mee; and Seventh: Kansas State University coached by Justin Potts.
Top Three Individuals Overall
First: Shi Lurvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Second: Matt Jaschen, Iowa State University; and Third: Jessica Tekippe, Iowa State University.
Top Three Teams in Oral Reasons
First: Iowa State University coached by Lee Kilmer; Second: University of Wisconsin-River Falls coached by Steve Kelm and Andi Cooper; and Third: University of Wisconsin-Madison coached by Ted Halbach and Dave Dickson.
Top Three Individuals in Oral Reasons
First: Matt Jaschen, Iowa State University; Second: Shi Lurvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison; and Third: Jessica Tekippe, Iowa State University.
Ayrshire Breed
High Individual – Michelle Sullivan, Kansas State University High Team – Kansas State University, coached by Justin Potts. Team members – Michelle Sullivan, Ryan Bodenhausen, Jon Pretz, and John Bergin.
Holstein Breed
High Individual – Shi Lurvey, University of Wisconsin-Madison High Team – University of Wisconsin-Madison coached by Ted Halbach and Dave Dickson. Team members – Shi Lurvey, Kayla Buske, Ashley Sprengler and Shannon Dwyer.
Jersey Breed
High Individual – Laura Lyford, University of Wisconsin-River Falls High Team – University of Wisconsin-Platteville coached by Michael Mee. Team members – Ryan Sonnenberg, Heather Scanlan, Trent Hendrinkson, and Renee Sheaffer.
Milking Shorthorn Breed
High Individual – Heather Scanlan, University of Wisconsin-Platteville High Team – University of Wisconsin-Platteville coached by Michael Mee. Team members – Ryan Sonnenberg, Heather Scanlan, Trent Hendrinkson, and Renee Sheaffer.
Accelerated Genetics would also like to send a special thank you out to the 2007 cattle providers for the judging contest.
Aryshires
Connie Nels
Holsteins
Gregg Webbenhorst
Kathryn Swenson
Aly Wheeler
Elizabeth Primmer
Lee Peterson
Ryan Gutenberger
Bethany Peterson
Katie Wendorff
Kerry Knutson
Heidi Petersheim
Hartley Farms
Jerseys
Brianne Anderson - Jenny
Jacob Leum
The Peterson Family
The Sullivan Family
Mike and Sheri Hall
Rob and Gail Klinkner
Jason Fremstad
Milking Shorthorns
Vince Ruzic Family
