Gorham Sweeps Iowa State Fair FFA Rabbit Show

DES MOINES, IA (08/23/2017) (readMedia)-- Mariah Gorham of Carroll won Market Best of Show in the FFA Rabbit Show judged Thursday at the 2017 Iowa State Fair.

Brooklyn Housley of Wayne was awarded Breeding Best of Show.

A total of 34 exhibitors from 22 chapters showed 191 animals in this year's competition.

Additional results below:

MEAT PENS

Champion Meat Pen: Mariah Gorham, Carroll

Reserve Champion Meat Pen: Dylan Barker, ADM

Champion Roaster Pen: Mariah Gorham, Carroll

Reserve Champion Roaster Pen: Dylan Barker, ADM

Champion Fryer Pen: Tyler Waddingham, Creston

Reserve Champion Fryer Pen: Tristan Wolfe, Red Oak

MEAT RABBITS

Champion Meat Rabbit: Mariah Gorham, Carroll

Reserve Champion Meat Rabbit: Tristan Wolfe, Red Oak

Champion Roaster: Mariah Gorham, Carroll

Reserve Champion Roaster: Tristan Wolfe, Red Oak

Champion Fryer: Tristan Wolfe, Red Oak

Reserve Champion Fryer: Tyler Waddingham, Creston

SIX CLASS BREEDS

Champion Six Class Breed: Byran Hahn, Mediapolis

Reserve Champion Six Class Breed: Paris Reimann, Forest City

Champion California: Paris Reimann, Forest City

Reserve Champion California: Tristan Wolfe, Red Oak

Champion Champagne D' Argent: Elizabeth Hahn, Mediapolis

Champion Checkered Giant: Kelsie McClarnon, South Page

Reserve Champion Checkered Giant: Elizabeth Hahn, Mediapolis

Champion Flemish Giant: Byran Hahn, Mediapolis

Reserve Champion Flemish Giant: Elizabeth Hahn, Mediapolis

Champion New Zealand: Max Wetzel, Louisa- Muscatine

Reserve Champion New Zealand: Max Wetzel, Louisa- Muscatine

Champion Satin: Byran Hahn, Mediapolis

Reserve Champion Satin: Byran Hahn, Mediapolis

FOUR CLASS BREEDS

Champion Four Class Breed: Brooklyn Housley, Wayne

Reserve Champion Four Class Breed: Abby Diesing, Maquoketa

Champion Dutch: Joshua Sunberg, Red Oak

Reserve Champion Dutch: Joshua Sunberg, Red Oak

Champion Dwarf Hotot: Anna Russell, Ballard

Champion English Angora: Faith Carlson, Newton

Champion English Spot: Elizabeth Hahn, Mediapolis

Reserve Champion English Spot: Elizabeth Hahn, Mediapolis

Champion Havana: Karli Jerman, Gilbert

Reserve Champion Havana: Kelsie McClarnon, South Page

Champion Himalayan: Tyler Waddingham, Creston

Reserve Champion Himalayan: Tyler Waddingham, Creston

Champion Holland Lop: Kaitlyn Kelly, South Page

Reserve Champion Holland Lop: Gabrielle Brown, Hudson

Champion Mini Lop: Faith Carlson, Newton

Reserve Champion Mini Lop: Paris Reimann, Forest City

Champion Mini Rex: Abby Diesing, Maquoketa

Reserve Champion Mini Rex: Abby Diesing, Maquoketa

Champion Netherland Dwarf: Faith Carlson, Newton

Reserve Champion Netherland Dwarf: Parker Werling, West Liberty

Champion Polish: Allison Furne, Maquoketa

Reserve Champion Polish: Kaitlyn Kelley, South Page

Champion Rex: Emily Wagner, Louisa- Muscatine

Reserve Champion Rex: Emily Wagner, Louisa- Muscatine

Champion Mini Satin: Byran Hahn, Mediapolis

Reserve Champion Mini Satin: Thomas Lehman, Maquoketa Valley

Champion Tan: Brooklyn Howley, Wyane

Reserve Champion Tan: Faith Carlson, Newton

Champion Other: Faith Carlson, Newton

Reserve Champion Other: Joshua Sunberg, Red Oak

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Frequently ranked as one of the top events in the country, the Iowa State Fair is the single largest event in the state of Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Annually attracting more than a million people from all over the world, the Iowa State Fair located at East 30th and East University, just 10 minutes from downtown Des Moines is Iowa's greatest celebration with a salute to the best in agriculture, industry, entertainment and achievement. "Nothing Compares" to State Fair Thrills, August 10-20, 2017. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.