Minnesota Man Claims Top Honors at Iowa State Fair Columbia Sheep Show

DES MOINES, IA (08/13/2018) (readMedia)-- Sheep breeders brought their best animals to the Columbia Sheep show, judged Thursday, at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.

Isaiah Bauck of New York Mills, Minn. took top honors at the Columbia Sheep show. Bauck claimed the Champion and Ram titles, Reserve Champion Ewe title, as well as first place in the Premier Exhibitor contest.

Thiesen Family Columbias of Alden received Champion Ewe and Reserve Champion Ram honors and placed second in the Premier Exhibitor and Premier Breeder contests.

Additional results below (name, hometown, animal ID):

Yearling Ram

1) Ubben Columbias, Des Moines

Fall Ram Lamb

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

3) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

January Ram Lamb

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

3) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

4) Ubben Columbias, Des Moines

February Ram Lamb

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

3) Travaille Family Columbia's, Sibley

4) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

March & After Ram Lamb

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

3) D-A-R Braet, Calumus

4) Chad Travaille, Sibley

Color Ram Lamb -- All Ages

1) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

Pair of Ram Lambs

1) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

2) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

3) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

Yearling Ewe

1) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

2) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

3) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

4) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

5) D-A-R Braet, Calumus

6) Ubben Columbias, Des Moines

7) D-A-R Braet, Calumus

Color Yearling Ewe

1) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

Pair of Yearling Ewes

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

3) D-A-R Braet, Calumus

4) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

Fall Ewe Lamb

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

3) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

4) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

January Ewe Lamb

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

3) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

4) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

5) D-A-R Braet, Calumus

6) D-A-R Braet, Calumus

7) Ubben Columbias, Des Moines

8) Ubben Columbias, Des Moines

February Ewe Lamb

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

3) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

4) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

5) Chad Travaille, Sibley

March & After Ewe Lamb

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

3) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

4) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

5) Travaille Family Columbia's, Sibley

6) Travaille Family Columbia's, Sibley

7) D-A-R Braet, Calumus

Color Ewe Lamb -- All Ages

1) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

3) Travaille Family Columbia's, Sibley

Pair of Ewe Lambs

1) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

2) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

3) D-A-R Braet, Calumus

4) Ubben Columbias, Des Moines

5) Travaille Family Columbia's, Sibley

6) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

Pair of Lambs

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

3) Chad Travaille, Sibley

4) D-A-R Braet, Calumus

5) Ubben Columbias, Des Moines

6) Travaille Family Columbia's, Sibley

7) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

Young Flock

1) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

2) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

3) Ubben Columbias, Des Moines

4) D-A-R Braet, Calumus

5) Travaille Family Columbia's, Sibley

6) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

Flock

1) Isaiah Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

2) Thiesen Family Columbias, Alden

3) D-a-r Braet, Calumus

4) Rowland Bauck, New York Mills, Minn.

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