Ames Man Has Strong Showing at the Gladiolus Show at the Iowa State Fair

DES MOINES, IA (09/18/2019) (readMedia)-- Leroy Orth of Ames won Grand Champion Single Spike, Grand Champion Miniature or Seeding and Grand Champion Three Spike at the Gladiolus show judged at the 2019 Iowa State Fair. Joseph Nosler of Atalissa won the Sweepstakes award in memory of John J. Witmer.

Complete results below:

GLADIOLUS

Single Spike - White, Green, Cream, Yellow

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - Orange, Salmon

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - Pink, L Red

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - MD Red, Rose

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - Lavender, Violets, Smokies

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

3) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - White

1) Charlie Tygrett, Atalissa

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - Green, PLM Yellow

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - D Yellow, Orange

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - Salmon, Pink

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - Red, Rose

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - Lavender

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - Violet, Smokies

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - White

1) Charlie Tygrett, Atalissa

2) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - White W/M, Green

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

3) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - P Yellow, L Yellow, MD Yellow

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - PL Orange, MD Orange

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - LM Salmon, D Salmon, P Pink

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - L Pink

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - M Pink, M Pink W/M, D Pink

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - L Red

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

Single Spike - MD Black Red

1) Maddie Tygrett, Atalissa

2) Maddie Tygrett, Atalissa

3) Maddie Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - Rose

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - Lavender

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Maddie Tygrett, Atalissa

3) Charlie Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - D Lavender, Violet, Smokies

1) Charlie Tygrett, Atalissa

2) Charlie Tygrett, Atalissa

3) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - White, Green, Yellow

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Charlie Tygrett, Atalissa

3) Maddie Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - Orange, Salmon

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - Pink, Red

1) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

2) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

3) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - Black Red, Rose

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

2) Maddie Tygrett, Atalissa

Single Spike - Lavender, Violet, Smokies

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - Seedling Sizes 100, 200, 300

2) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

Single Spike - Seedling Sizes 400, 500

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

3 Spike - All 200-299, 100-199

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3) Leroy Orth, Ames

3 Spike - All 300-399

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3 Spike - White thru Salmon

1) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

2) Leroy Orth, Ames

3 Spike - Pink thru Smokies

1) Maddie Tygrett, Atalissa

2) Charlie Tygrett, Atalissa

3 Spike - All 500-599

1) Maddie Tygrett, Atalissa

2) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

3 Spike - Design Class

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

2) Maddie Tygrett, Atalissa

3) Allison Tygrett, Atalissa

4) Charlie Tygrett, Atalissa

Grand Champion Single Spike

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

Reserve Champion Single Spike

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

Runner-up to Reserve Champion Single Spike

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

Grand Champion Miniature or Seedling

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

Grand Champion Three Spike

1) Leroy Orth, Ames

Reserve Champion Three Spike

1) Maddie Tygrett, Atalissa

Sweepstakes - award in memory of John J. Witmer

1) Joseph Nosler, Atalissa

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