The Manitowoc County Senior Dairy Judging Team won first place at the State 4-H Senior Dairy Judging Contest, held in conjunction with the State Ayrshire and Milking Shorthorn Shows in Fond du Lac last week. The group will represent Wisconsin at the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest during World Dairy Expo in September.
Over 40 senior contestants placed ten classes and presented four sets of oral reasons. The winning senior team included Lauren Siemers, Clarissa Ulness, Emma Vos, and Jenna Gries, and was coached by Angie Ulness and Paul Siemers. Siemers was high individual overall in the contest, and teammates Ulness and Vos were fifth and sixth overall. Manitowoc finished a commanding 94 points in front of their nearest competitor.
Shawano County was the runner-up and Grant County placed third.
Meanwhile, 13 teams and a total of 54 youth competed in the junior division of the contest, where a team of Fond du Lac County students took first. Members included Dylan Ryan, Isaac Loehr, Cameron Ryan and Sophia Loehr. They were coached by Matthew Kramer, Joe Loehr and Chad Ryan.
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