DES MOINES, IA (08/10/2018) (readMedia)-- Grand Champion honors were awarded Thursday in the FFA Market and Carcass Lamb shows at the 2018 Iowa State Fair.
Champion Market Lamb title was awarded Brooke Kuesel of Victor. Lexie Berry of Lake View claimed the Reserve Champion Market Lamb title.
The judges viewed 299 animals from 164 exhibitors in the Market Lamb division and 67 animals from 48 exhibitors in the Carcass division.
Results below:
MARKET WETHERS
Champion Light Weight Wether: Savannah Kietzer. Mediapolis
Reserve Champion Light Weight Wether: Phoebe Sanders, Clarion
Champion Medium Weight Wether: Lexie Berry, Lake View
Reserve Champion Medium Weight Wether: Karlyn Snider, State Center
Champion Heavy Weight Wether: Brooke Kuesel, Victor
Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Wether: Lexie Berry, Lake View
Champion Speckle Face Wether: Jaxon Kampen, Humboldt
Reserve Champion Speckle Face Wether: Marshall Meyer, Williamsburg
Champion Market Wether: Brooke Kuesel, Victor
Reserve Champion Market Wether: Lexie Berry, Lake View
MARKET EWES
Champion Light Weight Ewe: Clarabell Knapp, Bloomfield
Reserve Champion Light Weight Ewe: Savannah Keitzer, Mediapolis
Champion Medium Weight Ewe: Paige Zhorne, Grinnell
Reserve Champion Medium Weight Ewe: Maci Grein, Algona
Champion Heavy Weight Ewe: Karlyn Snider, State Center
Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Ewe: Calvin Stewart, Gilbert
Champion Speckle Face Ewe: Taylor Sublette, Mediapolis
Reserve Champion Speckle Face Ewe: Erik Beckman, Mediapolis
Champion Market Ewe: Karlyn Snider, State Center
Reserve Champion Market Ewe: Calvin Stewart, Gilbert
CARCASS LAMBS
Champion Carcass Lamb (Overall): Hannah Doolittle, Webster City
Reserve Champion Carcass Lamb (Overall): Oliver Dies, Gilbert
Chapter Award
1) Mediapolis
2) East Sac – Lake View
3) Humboldt
4) Gilbert
5) West Marshall – State Center
6) HLV - Victor
7) Colo
8) Packwood
9) Donnellson
10) Grinnell
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