Southdown Sheep Compete in Iowa State Fair Show

DES MOINES, IA (09/09/2024) (readMedia)-- Tom Willwerth of Eagle Grove won the Champion Ram banner in the Southdown Sheep Show judged at the 2024 Iowa State Fair.

Lynn Lee of Campbellsport, Wisc., won the Champion Ewe and Premier Exhibitor awards.

The Premier Exhibitor award is given to the exhibitor who accumulates the most points based on the day's placings.

Complete results below:

Southdown

796 - Yearling Ram

1 Gullickson Family Livestock Flandreau SD

2 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

3 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

797 - Fall Ram Lamb

1 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

2 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

3 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

4 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

5 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

798 - January Ram Lamb

1 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

2 Dan Smicker Dewitt

3 Emily Nold Brookings SD

4 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

5 J&l Hughes Brothers Delmar

799 - February Ram Lamb

1 Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

2 Dan Smicker Dewitt

3 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

800 - March & After Ram Lamb

1 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

2 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

3 Kim Hedrick Dewitt

801 - Pair of Ram Lambs

1 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

2 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

3 Dan Smicker Dewitt

4 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

802 - Yearling Ewe

1 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

2 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

3 Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

4 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

5 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

6 Dan Smicker Dewitt

7 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

8 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

9 Emily Nold Brookings SD

802.1 - Yearling Ewe

1 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

2 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

3 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

4 Gensley Ball Greenville

5 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

6 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

7 Emily Robbins Auaroa SD

8 Kim Hedrick Dewitt

9 2 Dan Smicker Dewitt

803 - Pair of Yearling Ewes

1 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

2 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

3 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

4 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

5 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

6 Dan Smicker Dewitt

804 - Fall Ewe Lamb

1 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

2 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

3 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

4 Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

5 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

6 Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

7 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

8 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

9 Double K Southdowns Lincoln NE

10 Emily Robbins Auaroa SD

11 Emily Robbins Auaroa SD

12 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

13 Emily Nold Brookings SD

14 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

805 - January Ewe Lamb

1 Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

2 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

3 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

4 Gensley Ball Greenville

5 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

6 Emily Robbins Auaroa SD

7 Gullickson Family Livestock Flandreau SD

8 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

9 J&l Hughes Brothers Delmar

805.1 - January Ewe Lamb

1 Emily Robbins Auaroa SD

2 Emily Nold Brookings SD

3 Gullickson Family Livestock Flandreau SD

4 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

5 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

6 Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

7 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

8 Dan Smicker Dewitt

9 J&l Hughes Brothers Delmar

10 K & K Club Lambs Sumner

806 - February Ewe Lamb

1 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

2 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

3 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

4 Dan Smicker Dewitt

5 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

6 Gullickson Family Livestock Flandreau SD

7 Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

8 Emily Robbins Auaroa SD

9 Gullickson Family Livestock Flandreau SD

10 Kim Hedrick Dewitt

11 Emily Nold Brookings SD

12 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

13 J&l Hughes Brothers Delmar

14 J&l Hughes Brothers Delmar

807 - March & After Ewe Lamb

1 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

2 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

3 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

4 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

5 Double K Southdowns Lincoln NE

6 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

7 Dan Smicker Dewitt

8 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

9 Gullickson Family Livestock Flandreau SD

10 Emily Robbins Auaroa SD

808 - Pair of Ewe Lambs

1 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

2 Emily Robbins Auaroa SD

3 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

4 Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

5 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

6 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

7 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

8 Emily Nold Brookings SD

9 Gullickson Family Livestock Flandreau SD

10 Dan Smicker Dewitt

11 J&l Hughes Brothers Delmar

809 - Pair of Lambs

1 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

2 Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

3 Emily Nold Brookings SD

4 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

5 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

6 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

7 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

8 Dan Smicker Dewitt

9 Kim Hedrick Dewitt

10 J&l Hughes Brothers Delmar

810 - Young Flock

Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

1 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

2 Held Brothers Southdowns Aurora SD

3 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

4 Dylan Klug Grafton WI

5 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

6 Austin Lewis New Prague MN

7 Dan Smicker Dewitt

8 Emily Nold Brookings SD

9 J&l Hughes Brothers Delmar

811 - Flock

1 Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

2 Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

3 Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

900 - Champion & Reserve Ram

Grand Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

Res. C Gullickson Family Livestock Flandreau SD

901 - Champion & Reserve Ewe

Grand Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

Res. C Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

902 - Premier Exhibitor

1 Pre Lynn Lee Campbellsport WI

2 Pre Tom Willwerth Eagle Grove

3 Pre Gillmore Southdowns Lincoln NE

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