Pigs, Ponies, and Mullets Oh My!

DES MOINES, IA (09/07/2022) (readMedia)-- Ribbons were awarded in the Pigtail, Ponytail, Braid, Mohawk and Mullet Contests August 21 at the 2022 Iowa State Fair. Length of hair in inches was the chief criterion in the Ponytail and Pigtail Contests while the number of braids determined the Braids winner. The Mohawk and Mullet entrants were judged on creativity and originality.

Complete results below:

PIGTAIL

Ages 5 and Under

1) Jaelyn Orton, 4, Lorimor

2) Margaret Beecher, 3, Ankeny

3) Ember Vincent, 3, Des Moines

Ages 6-12

1) Brooke Baldock, 10, Rose Hill

2) Peyton Baldock, 6, Rose Hill

3) Maddy Dellaca, 7, Des Moines

PONYTAIL

Ages 5 and Under

1) Vegah Price, 5, Monroe

2) Ellie Miller, 5, Newton

3) Liv Leahy, 4, Urbandale

Ages 6-12

1) Treise Berkland, 9, Johnston

2) Vaile Berkland, 6, Johnston

3) Mya Macken, 11, Des Moines

Ages 13 and Up

1) Jessica Wilson, 35, Des Moines

2) Shelby Cook, 21, Des Moines

3) Blake Eilers, 24, Ankeny

BRAIDS

1) Sophie Sayles, 7, West Des Moines

2) Kaytlin Kendrick, 11, West Des Moines

3) Adalynn Breckenridge, 11, Monroe

MOHAWKS

Ages 8 and Under

1) Brandon Katzer, 4, Cumming

2) Bronx Luna, 8, Des Moines

3) Dawson Katzer, 6, Cumming

Ages 9 and Up

1) Wyatt Crank, 9, Grimes

2) Kristin Kendrick, 9, West Des Moines

3) Gavin Katzer, 10, Cumming

MULLETS

Ages 5 and Under

1) Colt Thompson, 3, Colfax

2) Cash Grote, 2, Polk City

3) Clayton Crouse, 2 1/2, Indianola

Ages 6-12 Longest

1) Jacobe Boos, 11, Runnells

2) Flynn O'Brien, 6, Des Moines

2) Easton Brockman, 9, Urbandale

3) Zander Merical, 8, Slater

Ages 6-12 People's Choice

1) Morty Kiel, 8, Olathe, KS

2) Easton Brockman, 9, Urbandale

3) Kyler Hagen, 12, Grimes

Ages 13-21

1) Brian Peterson, Jr., 13, Hartford

2) Hunter Soyer, 20, Bondurant

3) Wyatt Rosenbalm, 13, Carlisle

Ages 22 and Up

1) Nick Belcher, 30, Altoona

2) Geoffery Bales, 30, Des Moines

3) Johnny Beaty, 57, Marshalltown

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The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Find Your Fun at the Iowa State Fair, August 11-21, 2022. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.