Llamas Win Top Honors in State Fair Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/09/2024) (readMedia)-- Nicholas Hauptly of Alburnett won Best of Show Male and Female honors in the 2024 Iowa State Fair Llama Show. The winning llama was selected from Grand Champion females and males in the Heavy Wool, Light Wool, Medium Wool, Non-Breeders Silky Wool and Suri Wool divisions.

Additional results below:

Best of Show

081 - Best of Show Female

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

082 - Best of Show Male

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

Costume

019 - Senior Costume -- 15-19 Years Old

1 Chloe Bittner Ackley

Heavy Wool

066 - Heavy Wool, Juvenile Females -- 5 - < 12 Months

1 Ron Pottebaum Glenwood City WI

067 - Heavy Wool, Yearling Females -- 12 - < 24 Months

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

068 - Heavy Wool, Two-Year Old Females -- 24 - < 36 Months

1 Ron Pottebaum Glenwood City WI

070 - Heavy Wool, Grand & Reserve Grand Female

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

2 Ron Pottebaum Glenwood City WI

3 Ron Pottebaum Glenwood City WI

071 - Heavy Wool, Juvenile Males -- 5 - < 12 Months

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

2 Amanda Rector Cedar Falls

075 - Heavy Wool, Grand & Reserve Grand Male

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

2 Matthew Rector Denver

2 Amanda Rector Cedar Falls

Light Wool

047 - Light Wool, Yearling Females -- 12 - < 24 Months

1 Todd Gerwig Winterset

2 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

3 Ray And Dianne Kratville Atkins

4 Ray And Dianne Kratville Atkins

050 - Light Wool, Grand & Reserve Grand Female

1 Todd Gerwig Winterset

2 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

Medium Wool

056 - Med. Wool, Juvenile Females -- 5 - < 12 Months

1 Matthew Rector Denver

057 - Med. Wool, Yearling Females -- 12 - < 24 Months

1 Lyn Meany Rose Creek MN

2 Matthew Rector Denver

058 - Med. Wool, Two-Year Old Females -- 24 - < 36 Months

1 Ron Pottebaum Glenwood City WI

2 Todd Gerwig Winterset

3 Lyn Meany Rose Creek MN

059 - Med. Wool, Adult Females -- 36 Months & Over

1 Cheryl Vanhouweling Prairie City

2 Cassie Heetland Ackley

3 Cheryl Vanhouweling Prairie City

060 - Med. Wool, Grand & Reserve Grand Female

1 Lyn Meany Rose Creek MN

2 Matthew Rector Denver

3 Ron Pottebaum Glenwood City WI

4 Todd Gerwig Winterset

5 Cheryl Vanhouweling Prairie City

6 Cassie Heetland Ackley

7 Matthew Rector Denver

061 - Med. Wool, Juvenile Males -- 5 - < 12 Months

1 Brett Snead Nevada MO

062 - Med. Wool, Yearling Males -- 12 - < 24 Months

1 Matthew Rector Denver

2 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

3 Todd Gerwig Winterset

4 Doug Deregnier North English

063 - Med. Wool, Two-Year Old Males -- 24 - < 36 Months

1 Cassie Heetland Ackley

065 - Med. Wool, Grand & Reserve Grand Male

1 Matthew Rector Denver

2 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

3 Brett Snead Nevada MO

4 Cassie Heetland Ackley

Non-Breeders

077 - Non-Breeder, Two-Year Old -- 24 - < 36 Months

1 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

2 Amanda Rector Cedar Falls

078 - Non-Breeder, Adult -- 36 Months & Over

1 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

2 Bella Brock Atlantic

3 Todd Gerwig Winterset

4 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

5 Parker Brock Atlantic

079 - Non-Breeder, Grand & Reserve Grand

1 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

2 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

3 Amanda Rector Cedar Falls

4 Bella Brock Atlantic

Performance

001 - Advanced Freestyle Obstacle

1 Todd Gerwig Winterset

2 Cassie Heetland Ackley

3 Doug Deregnier North English

4 Doug Deregnier North English

002 - Novice Freestyle Obstacle

1 Doug Deregnier North English

2 Todd Gerwig Winterset

3 Todd Gerwig Winterset

4 Todd Gerwig Winterset

5 Cheryl Vanhouweling Prairie City

6 Chloe Bittner Ackley

7 Brett Snead Nevada MO

8 Brett Snead Nevada MO

9 Doug Deregnier North English

10 Parker Brock Atlantic

11 Bella Brock Atlantic

003 - Senior Freestyle Obstacle -- 15-19 Years Old

1 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

2 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

3 Amy Smith Adams MN

4 Chloe Bittner Ackley

5 Cassie Heetland Ackley

005 - Junior Freestyle Obstacle -- 7-11 Years Old

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

2 Cheryl Vanhouweling Prairie City

007 - Advanced PR/Companion

1 Todd Gerwig Winterset

2 Doug Deregnier North English

3 Cassie Heetland Ackley

4 Doug Deregnier North English

008 - Novice PR/Companion

1 Doug Deregnier North English

2 Todd Gerwig Winterset

3 Todd Gerwig Winterset

4 Chloe Bittner Ackley

5 Doug Deregnier North English

6 Brett Snead Nevada MO

7 Brett Snead Nevada MO

8 Cheryl Vanhouweling Prairie City

9 Todd Gerwig Winterset

10 Parker Brock Atlantic

009 - Senior PR/Companion -- 15-19 Years Old

1 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

2 Chloe Bittner Ackley

3 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

4 Amy Smith Adams MN

5 Cassie Heetland Ackley

011 - Junior PR/Companion -- 7-11 Years Old

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

2 Cheryl Vanhouweling Prairie City

012 - Advanced Pack/Trail

1 Todd Gerwig Winterset

2 Cassie Heetland Ackley

3 Doug Deregnier North English

4 Doug Deregnier North English

013 - Novice Pack/Trail

1 Todd Gerwig Winterset

2 Chloe Bittner Ackley

3 Todd Gerwig Winterset

4 Doug Deregnier North English

5 Todd Gerwig Winterset

6 Brett Snead Nevada MO

7 Brett Snead Nevada MO

8 Doug Deregnier North English

014 - Senior Pack/Trail -- 15-19 Years Old

1 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

2 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

3 Chloe Bittner Ackley

4 Amy Smith Adams MN

5 Cassie Heetland Ackley

016 - Junior Pack/Trail -- 7-11 Years Old

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

Production

080 - Production Pair

1 Paul Weinand Isanti MN

2 Amanda Rector Cedar Falls

3 Cheryl Vanhouweling Prairie City

4 Jenni Olson Anoka MN

Showmanship

021 - Advanced Showmanship

1 Brett Snead Nevada MO

2 Todd Gerwig Winterset

022 - Senior Showmanship -- 15-19 Years Old

1 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

2 Andrea Johnson Grundy Center

3 Amy Smith Adams MN

4 Cassie Heetland Ackley

5 Chloe Bittner Ackley

024 - Junior Showmanship -- 7-11 Years Old

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

2 Cheryl Vanhouweling Prairie City

Silky Wool

037 - Silky Wool, Yearling Females -- 12 - < 24 Months

1 Paul Weinand Isanti MN

2 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

3 Paul Weinand Isanti MN

4 Doug Deregnier North English

5 Jenni Olson Anoka MN

038 - Silky Wool, Two-Year Old Females -- 24 - < 36 Months

1 Paul Weinand Isanti MN

040 - Silky Wool, Grand & Reserve Grand Female

1 Paul Weinand Isanti MN

2 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

3 Paul Weinand Isanti MN

042 - Silky Wool, Yearling Males -- 12 - < 24 Months

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

043 - Silky Wool, Two-Year Old Males -- 24 - < 36 Months

1 Ron Pottebaum Glenwood City WI

2 Todd Gerwig Winterset

3 Brett Snead Nevada MO

045 - Silky Wool, Grand & Reserve Grand Male

1 Ron Pottebaum Glenwood City WI

2 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

3 Todd Gerwig Winterset

Suri Wool

027 - Suri Wool, Yearling Females -- 12 - < 24 Months

1 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

2 Matthew Rector Denver

028 - Suri Wool, Two-Year Old Females -- 24 - < 36 Months

1 Paul Weinand Isanti MN

2 Amanda Rector Cedar Falls

030 - Suri Wool, Grand & Reserve Grand Female

1 Paul Weinand Isanti MN

2 Nicholas Hauptly Alburnett

3 Amanda Rector Cedar Falls

4 Matthew Rector Denver

033 - Suri Wool, Two-Year Old Males -- 24 - < 36 Months

1 Brett Snead Nevada MO

034 - Suri Wool, Adult Males -- 36 Months & Over

1 Brett Snead Nevada MO

035 - Suri Wool, Grand & Reserve Grand Male

1 Brett Snead Nevada MO

2 Brett Snead Nevada MO

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