Virginia 4-H Livestock Program
2003 State 4-H Livestock Judging Contest
4-Hers from 9 different counties came to Blacksburg on June 28 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 86 contestants competed in this event.
Winners in the Junior Division (members age 9 through 13) are summarized below. There were 40 contestants with 12 teams of 3 or 4 members who represented 7 different counties.
Top Ten Teams by Category
(top 3 members compose team total) |
Top Ten Individuals by Category
(Ties broken by reasons or questions by species) |
| Beef Cattle | Beef Cattle |
| Rank | Team | Score | Rank | Contestant | County | Score |
| 1 | Washington-A | 540 | 1 | Brandon Reeves | Augusta | 187 |
| 2 | Augusta-A | 536 | 2 | Zac Mitchell | Washington | 182 |
| 3 | Shenandoah-A | 520 | 3 | Courtney Thomas | Washington | 181 |
| 4 | Pittsylvania | 495 | 4 | Kaitlyn Ambler | Augusta | 178 |
| 5 | Highland-A | 485 | 5 | Terra Thomas | Washington | 177 |
| 6 | Augusta-B | 483 | 6 | Jessica Koontz | Rockingham | 176 |
| 7 | Highland-B | 467 | 7 | Paul Neff | Shenandoah | 176 |
| 8 | Rockingham-A | 433 | 8 | Rebekah Vanderhyde | Pittsylvania | 175 |
| 9 | Washington-B | 432 | 9 | Anthony Beune | Shendandoah | 174 |
| 10 | Giles | 409 | 10 | Keri Obaugh | Highland | 173 |
| Sheep | Sheep |
| Rank | Team | Score | Rank | Contestant | County | Score |
| 1 | Highland-A | 394 | 1 | Scott Neil | Highland | 144 |
| 2 | Augusta-A | 362 | 2 | Roy Malcom | Highland | 135 |
| 3 | Shenandoah-B | 355 | 3 | Kaitlyn Ambler | Augusta | 133 |
| 4 | Washington-A | 353 | 4 | Hayley Blevins | Washington | 130 |
| 5 | Washington-B | 344 | 5 | Mike Crews | Pittsylvania | 128 |
| 6 | Pittsylvania | 339 | 6 | Megan Liskey | Rockingham | 127 |
| 7 | Shenandoah-A | 335 | 7 | Hannah Schechtel | Shenandoah | 127 |
| 8 | Rockingham-A | 335 | 8 | Zac Mitchell | Washington | 126 |
| 9 | Giles | 334 | 9 | Andrew Heizer | Augusta | 123 |
| 10 | Augusta-B | 318 | 10 | Sarah Swortzel | Augusta | 123 |
| Swine | Swine |
| Rank | Team | Score | Rank | Contestant | County | Score |
| 1 | Augusta-A | 512 | 1 | Julie Motley | Pittsylvania | 184 |
| 2 | Giles | 497 | 2 | Kaitlyn Ambler | Augusta | 183 |
| 3 | Rockingham-A | 479 | 3 | Zach McCann | Giles | 179 |
| 4 | Highland-A | 465 | 4 | Maggie Lawson | Augusta | 173 |
| 5 | Washington-A | 463 | 5 | Brandon Reeves | Augusta | 171 |
| 6 | Pittsylvania | 461 | 6 | Vanessa Koontz | Rockingham | 171 |
| 7 | Highland-B | 455 | 7 | Matt Hall | Giles | 170 |
| 8 | Shenandoah-A | 438 | 8 | Sam Leech | Highland | 164 |
| 9 | Augusta-B | 419 | 9 | Roy Malcom | Highland | 162 |
| 10 | Washington-B | 387 | 10 | Jessie Siron | Highland | 162 |
| Reasons | Reasons |
| Rank | Team | Score | Rank | Contestant | County | Score |
| 1 | Augusta-A | 127 | 1 | Brandon Reeves | Augusta | 47 |
| 2 | Washington-A | 119 | 2 | Courtney Thomas | Washington | 43 |
| 3 | Pittsylvania | 115 | 3 | Nichole Dellinger | Shenandoah | 41 |
| 4 | Highland-A | 114 | 4 | Kaitlyn Ambler | Augusta | 40 |
| 5 | Shenandoah-A | 110 | 5 | Maggie Lawson | Augusta | 40 |
| 6 | Augusta-B | 110 | 6 | Julie Motley | Pittsylvania | 40 |
| 7 | Rockingham-A | 108 | 7 | Justin Neil | Highland | 40 |
| 8 | Giles | 105 | 8 | Zac Mitchell | Washington | 40 |
| 9 | Shenandoah-B | 104 | 9 | Andrew Heizer | Augusta | 40 |
| 10 | Washington-B | 99 | 10 | Keri Obaugh | Highland | 39 |
| Total Score | Total Score |
| Rank | Team | Score | Rank | Contestant | County | Score |
| 1 | Augusta-A | 1410 | 1 | Kaitlyn Ambler | Augusta | 494 |
| 2 | Washington-A | 1354 | 2 | Brandon Reeves | Augusta | 464 |
| 3 | Pittsylvania | 1295 | 3 | Roy Malcom | Highland | 464 |
| 4 | Highland-A | 1284 | 4 | Zac Mitchell | Washington | 463 |
| 5 | Shenandoah-A | 1252 | 5 | Maggie Lawson | Augusta | 460 |
| 6 | Rockingham-A | 1241 | 6 | Julie Motley | Pittsylvania | 460 |
| 7 | Giles | 1240 | 7 | Andrew Heizer | Augusta | 452 |
| 8 | Augusta-B | 1220 | 8 | Jessica Koontz | Rockingham | 449 |
| 9 | Highland-B | 1206 | 9 | Terra Thomas | Washington | 449 |
| 10 | Washington-B | 1163 | 10 | Anthony Beune | Shenandoah | 444 |
The first place team was coached by Shirley Kaufman.
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