South Dakota Farm Takes Top Honors in Iowa State Fair Dorset Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/02/2011)(readMedia)-- Triple K Dorsets of Brookings, S.D. exhibited both the Champion and Reserve Champion Ewe in the Dorset Sheep Show, judged Wednesday, August 17 at the 2011 Iowa State Fair.

The farm also took first place in the Premier Exhibitor contest and showed the Reserve Champion Ram. Kali Wolkow of De Smet, S.D. took Champion Ram honors and second place in the Premier Exhibitor contest.

Marvin Koerper of Geneseo, Ill. placed third in the Premier Exhibitor contest.

The Premier Exhibitor award is presented to the exhibitor earning the highest point total in individual classes of competition.

Additional results below:

Yearling Ram

1) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

Shorn Yearling Ram

1) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

Fall Ram Lamb

1) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

2) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

3) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

4) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

5) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

January Ram Lamb

1) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

2) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

3) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

4) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

5) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

6) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

February Ram Lamb

1) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

2) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

3) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

4) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

5) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

March and After Ram Lamb

1) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

2) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

3) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

Shorn Ram Lamb - All Ages

1) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

2) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

Pair of Ram Lambs

1) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

2) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

3) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

4) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

5) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

6) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

Yearling Ewe

1) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

2) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

3) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

4) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

5) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

6) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

7) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

8) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

9) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

10) MHW Farms, Colfax

11) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

12) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

13) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

Shorn Yearling Ewe

1) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

2) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

3) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

4) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

5) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

6) MHW Farms, Colfax

Pair of Yearling Ewes

1) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

2) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

3) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

4) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

5) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

6) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

7) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

Fall Ewe Lamb

1) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

2) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

3) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

4) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

5) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

6) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

7) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

8) MHW Farms, Colfax

9) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

January Ewe Lamb

1) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

2) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

3) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

4) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

5) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

6) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

7) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

8) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

9) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

February Ewe Lamb

1) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

2) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

3) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

4) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

5) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

6) MHW Farms, Colfax

7) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

March and After Ewe Lamb

1) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

2) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

3) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

4) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

Shorn Ewe Lamb - All Ages

1) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

2) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

3) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

4) Hall Family Farms, Grinnell

5) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

6) Hall Family Farms, Grinnell

Pair of Ewe Lambs

1) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

2) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

3) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

4) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

5) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

6) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

7) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

Pair of Lambs

1) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

2) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

3) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

4) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

5) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

6) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

7) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

Young Flock

1) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

2) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

3) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

4) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

5) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

6) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

7) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

Flock

1) Kali Wolkow, De Smet, S.D.

2) Triple K Dorsets, Brookings, S.D.

3) Daniels Family Dorsets, Forreston, Ill.

4) Austin Hicks, Stillwater, Okla.

5) Marvin Koerper, Geneseo, Ill.

6) Lee and Cherry Olson, New Virginia

7) Jim Robertson, Shelbyville, Ind.

The 2011 Iowa State Fair "Nothing Compares" ended August 21. The 2012 Iowa State Fair is set August 9-19. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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