Lengthy Limbs Launch Ankeny Man to Mr. Legs Landslide

DES MOINES, IA (08/14/2008)(readMedia)--

Ankeny's own Brent Bott won Best Overall in the Mr. Legs contest judged Saturday, August 9, at the 2008 Iowa State Fair.

Bott beat out 24 other leggy competitors before scooping up the title of Mr. Legs 2008.

Additional results below:

Longest: B. Thayer, Storm Lake

Shortest: Jason (no last name given), Council Bluffs

Most Athletic: Scott Usher, West Des Moines

Tannest: Dick Hilsabeck, Pleasantville

Whitest: D.J. Stahmer, Delmar

Largest-Boned: Nick Murch, Waterloo

Finest-Boned: Carle Berst, Washington

Hairiest: Richard Fletcher, Oskaloosa

Thinnest: Ron Reikman, Swisher

Heftiest: Seth Elwood, Sioux City

The Iowa State Fair runs through August 17 - "U Gotta Love It." The Fairgrounds are located at East 30^th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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Posted Thursday August 14, 2008 at 01:57 pm by Iowa State Fair