Virginia 4-H Livestock Program
2000 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
4-Hers from 12 different counties came to Blacksburg on June 24 for the State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest. They judged classes of beef cattle, sheep, and swine, interpreted performance records, answered questions, and gave reasons. A total of 110 contestants competed in this event.
In the Senior Division 51 Individuals and 12 teams of 3 or 4 members participated. They represented 11 different counties. The winners in each category are shown below.
Top Ten Teams by Category
(top 3 members compose team total) |
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Top Ten Individuals by Category
(Ties broken by reasons or questions by species) |
Beef Cattle
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Beef Cattle
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| Rank |
Team |
Score |
Rank |
Contestant |
County |
Score |
| 1 | Amelia | 669 | 1 | Jennifer Showalter | Rockbridge | 238 |
| 2 | Augusta A | 661 | 2 | Jared Burner | Page | 228 |
| 3 | Pittsylvania B | 646 | 3 | Jonathan Coleman | Augusta | 226 |
| 4 | Shenandoah A | 645 | 4 | Jessica Bricker | Amelia | 225 |
| 5 | Rockbridge A | 632 | 5 | Jason Smith | Loudoun | 225 |
| 6 | Loudoun | 625 | 6 | Jennifer Bricker | Amelia | 223 |
| 7 | Augusta B | 623 | 7 | Abbi Copp | Shenandoah | 223 |
| 8 | Rockingham A | 622 | 8 | Eric Vanderhyde | Pittsylvania | 223 |
| 9 | Pittsylvania A | 615 | 9 | James Vanderhyde | Pittsylvania | 222 |
| 10 | Washington A | 598 | 10 | John Dillard | Amelia | 221 |
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Sheep
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Sheep
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| Rank |
Team |
Score |
Rank |
Contestant |
County |
Score |
| 1 | Augusta B | 532 | 1 | Jared Burner | Page | 183 |
| 2 | Augusta A | 520 | 2 | Rachel Swortzel | Augusta | 181 |
| 3 | Pittsylvania A | 508 | 3 | Jimmy Crosby | Augusta | 179 |
| 4 | Pittsylvania B | 507 | 4 | Jeff Hewitt | Augusta | 178 |
| 5 | Amelia | 492 | 5 | Whitney Lindsey | Pittsylvania | 178 |
| 6 | Shenandoah A | 492 | 6 | Graham Winn | Pittsylvania | 178 |
| 7 | Rockingham A | 487 | 7 | Laura Ford | Rockingham | 176 |
| 8 | Loudoun | 477 | 8 | Rebecca Funkhouser | Shenandoah | 176 |
| 9 | Rockbridge A | 472 | 9 | Emily Curry | Augusta | 175 |
| 10 | Washington A | 465 | 10 | Amanda Hemp | Augusta | 175 |
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Swine
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Swine
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| Rank |
Team |
Score |
Rank |
Contestant |
County |
Score |
| 1 | Augusta A | 657 | 1 | Rachel Swortzel | Augusta | 229 |
| 2 | Amelia | 654 | 2 | Jessica Bricker | Amelia | 225 |
| 3 | Pittsylvania A | 593 | 3 | Laura Ford | Rockingham | 220 |
| 4 | Shenandoah A | 580 | 4 | Emily Curry | Augusta | 218 |
| 5 | Pittsylvania B | 577 | 5 | Jennifer Bricker | Amelia | 216 |
| 6 | Rockbridge A | 569 | 6 | John Dillard | Amelia | 213 |
| 7 | Augusta B | 566 | 7 | Jojn Rieck | Pittsylvania | 211 |
| 8 | Loudoun | 561 | 8 | Zack Hileman | Rockbridge | 211 |
| 9 | Rockingham A | 559 | 9 | Jonathan Coleman | Augusta | 210 |
| 10 | Washington A | 535 | 10 | Nicole Ross | Shenandoah | 207 |
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Reasons
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Reasons
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| Rank |
Team |
Score |
Rank |
Contestant |
County |
Score |
| 1 | Amelia | 527 | 1 | Rachel Swortzel | Augusta | 179 |
| 2 | Augusta A | 511 | 2 | Jessica Bricker | Amelia | 179 |
| 3 | Pittsylvania B | 492 | 3 | John Dillard | Amelia | 175 |
| 4 | Shenandoah A | 490 | 4 | Nathan Royster | Amelia | 173 |
| 5 | Pittsylvania A | 485 | 5 | Eric Vanderhyde | Pittsylvania | 170 |
| 6 | Augusta B | 459 | 6 | Jennifer Showalter | Rockbridge | 169 |
| 7 | Rockbridge A | 456 | 7 | Rebecca Funkhouser | Shenandoah | 169 |
| 8 | Rockingham A | 449 | 8 | Laura Ford | Rockingham | 168 |
| 9 | Washington A | 447 | 9 | Jason Arehart | Augusta | 167 |
| 10 | Loudoun | 443 | 10 | Jared Burner | Page | 166 |
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Total Score
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Total Score
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| Rank |
Team |
Score |
Rank |
Contestant |
County |
Score |
| 1 | Augusta A | 1832 | 1 | Rachel Swortzel | Augusta | 628 |
| 2 | Amelia | 1811 | 2 | Jessica Bricker | Amelia | 620 |
| 3 | Shenandoah A | 1727 | 3 | Laura Ford | Rockingham | 615 |
| 4 | Pittsylvania B | 1714 | 4 | Emily Curry | Augusta | 604 |
| 5 | Pittsylvania A | 1713 | 5 | John Dillard | Amelia | 600 |
| 6 | Augusta B | 1703 | 6 | Jonathan Coleman | Augusta | 600 |
| 7 | Rockbridge A | 1673 | 7 | Jennifer Showalter | Rockbridge | 592 |
| 8 | Rockingham A | 1664 | 8 | James Vanderhyde | Pittsylvania | 592 |
| 9 | Loudoun | 1663 | 9 | Jeff Hewitt | Augusta | 592 |
| 10 | Washington A | 1588 | 10 | Jennifer Bricker | Amelia | 591 |
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The first place team was coached by Shirley Kaufman
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