Virginia 4-H Livestock Program
2001 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
4-Hers from 12 different counties came to Blacksburg on June 23 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 105 contestants competed in this event.
Winners in the Junior Division (members age 9 through 13) are summarized below. There were 52 contestants with 12 teams of 3 or 4 members who represented 12 different counties.
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 | Rockingham A | 534 | 1 | Samuel Funkhouser | Shenandoah | 188 |
| 2 | Shenandoah A | 513 | 2 | Cindy Koontz | Rockingham | 186 |
| 3 | Augusta A | 510 | 3 | Sarah Joseph | Rockingham | 184 |
| 4 | Augusta B | 481 | 4 | Brandon Reeves | Augusta | 183 |
| 5 | Page | 481 | 5 | Kaithlyn Ambler | Augusta | 176 |
| 6 | Shenandoah B | 480 | 6 | Scott Vanderhyde | Pittsylvania | 175 |
| 7 | Pittsylvania | 449 | 7 | Kyley Clevenger | Frederick | 175 |
| 8 | Augusta D | 447 | 8 | Luke Walker | Page | 174 |
| 9 | Amelia | 446 | 9 | Nichole Dellinger | Shenandoah | 170 |
| 10 | Rockingham B | 445 | 10 | Jonathan Beune | Shenandoah | 169 |
Sheep
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Sheep
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| Rank |
Team |
Score |
Rank |
Contestant |
County |
Score |
| 1 | Augusta A | 418 | 1 | Brandon Reeves | Augusta | 144 |
| 2 | Shenandoah A | 402 | 2 | Hanna Lindsey | Pittsylvania | 144 |
| 3 | Augusta D | 386 | 3 | Eric Wilson | Wythe | 141 |
| 4 | Augusta B | 382 | 4 | Josh Back | Augusta | 139 |
| 5 | Pittsylvania | 379 | 5 | Adam Heishman | Shenandoah | 139 |
| 6 | Wythe | 377 | 6 | Jessica Massie | Augusta | 138 |
| 7 | Rockingham A | 375 | 7 | Samuel Funkhouser | Shenandoah | 138 |
| 8 | Rockingham B | 363 | 8 | Kristin Wahlberg | Montgomery | 136 |
| 9 | Shenandoah B | 350 | 9 | Sara Heizer | Augusta | 135 |
| 10 | Page | 335 | 10 | Dave Liskey | Rockingham | 133 |
Swine
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Swine
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| Rank |
Team |
Score |
Rank |
Contestant |
County |
Score |
| 1 | Augusta A | 526 | 1 | Brandon Reeves | Augusta | 190 |
| 2 | Rockingham A | 484 | 2 | Kaithlyn Ambler | Augusta | 175 |
| 3 | Shenandoah A | 471 | 3 | Laura Neff | Shenandoah | 174 |
| 4 | Rockingham B | 471 | 4 | Josh Back | Augusta | 173 |
| 5 | Shenandoah B | 455 | 5 | Kristin Wahlberg | Montgomery | 171 |
| 6 | Pittsylvania | 453 | 6 | Cindy Koontz | Rockingham | 170 |
| 7 | Augusta C | 446 | 7 | Ashley Devereaux | Clarke | 165 |
| 8 | Augusta B | 446 | 8 | Kimberly Hammer | Rockingham | 165 |
| 9 | Wythe | 435 | 9 | Jessica Massie | Augusta | 163 |
| 10 | Amelia | 401 | 10 | Will Earhart | Augusta | 163 |
Reasons
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Reasons
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| Rank |
Team |
Score |
Rank |
Contestant |
County |
Score |
| 1 | Rockingham A | 120 | 1 | Samuel Funkhouser | Shenandoah | 43 |
| 2 | Augusta A | 111 | 2 | Cindy Koontz | Rockingham | 40 |
| 3 | Shenandoah A | 109 | 3 | Dave Liskey | Rockingham | 40 |
| 4 | Augusta B | 102 | 4 | Sarah Joseph | Rockingham | 40 |
| 5 | Rockingham B | 97 | 5 | Brandon Reeves | Augusta | 38 |
| 6 | Page | 96 | 6 | Will Earhart | Augusta | 38 |
| 7 | Pittsylvania | 95 | 7 | Scott Vanderhyde | Pittsylvania | 37 |
| 8 | Amelia | 95 | 8 | Kymberly Hammer | Rockingham | 37 |
| 9 | Augusta C | 93 | 9 | Katie Blevins | Washington | 36 |
| 10 | Augusta D | 90 | 10 | Kyley Clevenger | Frederick | 36 |
Total Score
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Total Score
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| Rank |
Team |
Score |
Rank |
Contestant |
County |
Score |
| 1 | Augusta A | 1444 | 1 | Brandon Reeves | Augusta | 517 |
| 2 | Shenandoah A | 1359 | 2 | Cindy Koontz | Rockingham | 483 |
| 3 | Pittsylvania | 1340 | 3 | Josh Back | Augusta | 473 |
| 4 | Rockingham A | 1295 | 4 | Kaithlyn Ambler | Augusta | 472 |
| 5 | Augusta B | 1281 | 5 | Scott Vanderhyde | Pittsylvania | 467 |
| 6 | Rockingham B | 1265 | 6 | Kristin Wahlberg | Montgomery | 461 |
| 7 | Wythe | 1238 | 7 | Jessica Massie | Augusta | 457 |
| 8 | Shenandoah B | 1234 | 8 | Hanna Lindsey | Pittsylvania | 456 |
| 9 | Augusta C | 1225 | 9 | Will Earhart | Augusta | 454 |
| 10 | Page | 1182 | 10 | Laura Neff | Shenandoah | 450 |
The first place team was coached by Shirley Kaufman and Kay Weaber
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