BROOKINGS, S.D. — Twenty South Dakota 4-H members competed at the Western National Roundup in Denver, Colorado. Now in its 97th year, Western National Roundup is held in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show each January and features contests for more than 1,100 elite 4-H and FFA members from 33 states including Alberta, Canada. This year’s event was held January 5-8, 2017.
“We are proud of the exceptional 4-H members who represented South Dakota at the Western National Roundup this year,” said Peter Nielson, SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Development Program Director. “The caliber of youth who earned their way to compete at this show from across South Dakota is a reminder that our future is bright.”
South Dakota 4-H members competed in Livestock Judging, Horse Judging, Hippology, Horse Quiz Bowl, Consumer Decision Making and Horse Public Presentations. They were selected to compete at the Western National Roundup based on performance at state-level contests held in 2016.
Horse Judging: (left to right)Stephanie Chambliss, Coach, SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Program Advisor Charles MixCounty; Taylor Eitemiller, Charles Mix County; Darby Knoll, Charles Mix County; Kristin Soukup, Charles Mix County; Emma Messman, Hughes County. (Courtesy of SDSU Extension) FCS Consumer Decision Making Team: (left to right)Coach Kathy Sperry, Matthew Sperry, Madilyn Wright, Dan Sharp, Travis Sharp; all from Brown County. (Courtesy of SDSU Extension) Livestock Judging Team: (left to right) Sadie Vander Wal, Spink County; Molly Kroeger, Lincoln County; Matthew Bogue, Lincoln County; Kadon Leddy, Grant County and Coach Hilary Rossow, SDSU Extension 4-H Animal Projects Coordinator. (Courtesy of SDSU Extension) Horse Bowl: (left to right) Trey Wright, Brown County; Cassandra Townsend, Brown County; Marissa Woodring, Spink County and Adrianne Schaunaman, Brown County. (Courtesy of SDSU Extension) Hippology Team (left to right) all from Turner County: Grace Kock, Alex Kock and Jemima Sletten. (Courtesy of SDSU Extension) Horse Public Presentation: Sarah Vos, Pennington County. (Courtesy of SDSU Extension)
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— SDSU Extension
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