Horseshoe Champs Crowned in Final Days of Iowa State Fair Competition

DES MOINES, IA (08/26/2015)(readMedia)-- Horseshoe champions competed in the Iowa State Men's Championship division of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Saturday and Sunday at the 2015 Iowa State Fair.

The State Fair hosts horseshoe competitions every Fair day. Division winners are crowned daily. All Horseshoe Pitching competitions take place on the clay courts just east of Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall.

Complete results below:

IOWA STATE MEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP

Championship Class

1) Pat Simon, Sr., Waterloo

2) Joseph Smith, Gladbrook

3) Vern Kollasch, Iowa City

4) Jason Clark, Monticello

5) Randy Fox, Council Bluffs

6) Dave Mittlestadt, Jewell

7) Doug P. Anderson, Stratford

8) Ron Rowley, West Des Moines

9) Tom Martin, Stanhope

10) Steve Ronk, Council Bluffs

11) Tom Cranston, Keswick

12) Ronnie Burgess, Cedar Rapids

Class A

1) John Ridgely, Earlham

2) Tim Pew, Des Moines

3) James Fortune, Des Moines

4) Kirk Vannausdle, Elliott

5) Jan Warwick, Ames

Class B

1) Rick Hudson, Stuart

2) Carl Kaiser, Des Moines

3) Kenny Wiese, Story City

4) Richard Cranston, Keswick

5) Rick Allen, Crescent

6) Kevin Bailey, Prairie City

Class C

1) Kevin Turbett, Tama

2) Steve Hatch, Knoxville

3) Randy Clark, Monroe

4) Kevin Pieper, Stuart

5) Frank Cardamon, Des Moines

6) Ralph Davis, Ankeny

Class D

1) Russell Wiese, Roland

2) Steve Fini, Des Moines

3) Steve Jackson, Burlington

4) Rick Simpson, Urbandale

5) Ron Roberts, Ankeny

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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 the Iowa State Fair. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.