Iowa Youth Flourish in Iowa State Fair Floriculture Competition

DES MOINES, IA (08/16/2018) (readMedia)-- Young gardeners ages seven and under exhibited their flowers in the Junior Floriculture competition judged Thursday at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.

Competition Results Below:

Smallville

1) Kenzi Lynch, Pleasant Hill

2) Brooklyn Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

3) Keifer Bedwell, New Virginia

4) Phoenix Bednarz, Woodward

5) Kaylee Lynch, Pleasant Hill

6) Jett Halbrook, Ankeny

Smallville

1) Livia Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

2) Jenna Lee Halbrook, Ankeny

3) Conner McCoy, Hartford

4) Matthew Brakhane, Winterset

5) Claire Doyle, Toledo

6) Jase D. Aldridge, Kellogg

Racetrack

1) Kaylee Lynch, Pleasant Hill

2) Kenzi Lynch, Pleasant Hill

3) Brooklyn Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

4) Keifer Bedwell, New Virginia

5) Crystal Hensing, Clive

6) Jett Halbrook, Ankeny

Racetrack

1) Conner McCoy, Hartford

2) Livia Viall, Overland Park, Kan.

3) Jenna Lee Halbrook, Ankeny

Fairy Garden

1) Crystal Hensing, Clive

2) Keifer Bedwell, New Virginia

3) Addison Spencer, Stanton

4) Kaylee Lynch, Pleasant Hill

5) Betsey Qualley, Des Moines

6) Jett Halbrook, Ankeny

Fairy Garden

1) Jenna Lee Halbrook, Ankeny

2) Raleigh Freschi, West Des Moines

3) Grant Spencer, Stanton

4) Clark Spencer, Stanton

Elephant

1) Kenzi Lynch, Pleasant Hill

2) Kaylee Lynch, Pleasant Hill

Elephant

1) Jase D. Aldridge, Kellogg

Patio Planter

1) Jesse White, Des Moines

2) Kenzi Lynch, Pleasant Hill

3) Jett Halbrook, Ankeny

4) Phoenix Bednarz, Woodward

5) Kelsey Bahr, Indianola

6) Andrew Burgmeier, Lockridge

Patio Planter

1) Jorja Janssen, Marshalltown

2) Jase D. Aldridge, Kellogg

3) Jenna Lee Halbrook, Ankeny

4) Grant Spencer, Stanton

5) Trevor Bahr, Indianola

6) Clark Spencer, Stanton

Toy Story

1) Cassandra James, Ankeny

2) Kaylee Lynch, Pleasant Hill

3) Addison Spencer, Stanton

4) Kenzi Lynch, Pleasant Hill

5) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

Toy Story

1) Brili Jackson, Runnells

2) Jake Tiedt, Tripoli

3) Cassandra James, Ankeny

4) Claire Doyle, Toledo

5) Ella Peterson, Red Oak

6) James Elsamiller, Waverly

Clown

1) Addison Spencer, Stanton

2) Crystal Hensing, Clive

3) Joe Elsamiller, Tripoli

4) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

Clown

1) Jase D. Aldridge, Kellogg

2) Emmy Thomas, Des Moines

3) Brili Jackson, Runnells

4) Abby Elsamiller, Waverly

5) Macy Tiedt, Tripoli

Fish

1) Keifer Bedwell, New Virginia

2) Jesse White, Des Moines

3) Addison Spencer, Stanton

4) Crystal Hensing, Clive

5) Kelsey Bahr, Indianola

6) Joe Elsamiller, Tripoli

7) Anna Elsamiller, Waverly

Fish

1) Emily Rabe, Iowa City

2) Clark Spencer, Stanton

3) Josie Fichtner, Ankeny

4) Macy Tiedt, Tripoli

5) Brili Jackson, Runnells

6) Emmy Thomas, Des Moines

7) Abby Elsamiller, Waverly

Iowa Flag

1) Oliver Bond, Waverly

2) Dean Pratt, West Des Moines

3) Aston Weiland, Van Meter

4) Joe Elsamiller, Tripoli

Iowa Flag

1) Emmy Thomas, Des Moines

2) Brili Jackson, Runnells

Best Junior Exhibit

1) Crystal Hensing, Clive

1) Jase D. Aldridge, Kellogg

Second Best Junior Exhibit

1) Jenna Lee Halbrook, Ankeny

1) Jesse White, Des Moines

Best Junior Seed Picture

1) Oliver Bond, Waverly

1) Emily Rabe, Iowa City

Second Best Junior Seed Picture

1) Jase D. Aldridge, Kellogg

1) Keifer Bedwell, New Virginia

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