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Limousin Juniors
Compete in National
Showmanship Contest
Photos by Legacy Livestock Imaging
Winning the showmanship contest at a national
level junior show is one of the highlights
on any junior member’s career. Four age
divisions of members from the North American
Limousin Junior Association competed in the
national Limousin showmanship contest on
Thursday, July 6, 2017. The contest was held
during the National Junior Limousin Show
and Congress, July 1-7 in Grand Island, Neb.
The wife and husband duo of Cassie and Ramsey
Johnson, Cushing, Iowa, served as judges
for the contest. Cassie is a former member
of NALJA and served on the junior Limousin
board of directors. She commented on what
an honor it was for her to come back to the
Limousin show to judge showmanship, one of
her favorite events to win as a junior member.
The top ten showpersons from each
age division were selected.
In the novice division, ages five to nine, champion
showman was Kinnick Paulsen, Preston, Iowa. Rounding
out the top ten include: Tucker Parkinson, Levelland,
Texas, second; Jake Ozburn, Unionville, Tenn., third;
Tayhlor Elmore, Hominy, Okla., fourth; Siddalee Portwood,
Versailles, Ky., fifth; Kinley Collum, Guthrie, Okla., sixth;
Memphis Peterson, Pukwana, S.D., seventh; Bentley London,
Collinsville, Texas, eighth; Rowdy Berry, Port Orchard,
Wash., ninth; and Mason Shipman, Treynor, Iowa, tenth.
The junior division consists of members ages ten to 13.
Champion showperson was Ryleigh Morris, Ash Grove, Mo.
The top ten placings are as follows: Ben Spencer, Gibbon,
Neb., second; Carter Hubbard, Miami, Okla., third; Ali Getz,
Jay, Okla., fourth; Jaden Linthicum, Welch, Okla., fifth; Lana
Sherry, Yukon, Okla., sixth; Garrett Walden, Tonganoxie, Kan.,
seventh; Makayla Massey, London, Ky., eighth; Peyton Collum,
Guthrie, Okla., ninth; and Kendall Spriggs, Afton, Okla., tenth.
Shelby hubbard, Miami, Okla., was the grand champion
intermediate showperson, an age division consisting
of youth ages 14 to 16. The top ten in the intermediate
division include: Karsyn Youngblood, Columbus, Kan.,
second; Logan Chachere, Dayton, Texas, third; Julia
Weaber, Harrodsburg, Ky., fourth; Delaney Peterson,
Chamberlain, S.D., fifth; Drake Wood, Lee’s Summit,
Mo., sixth; Colton Barton, Jarrell, Texas, seventh; Tyler
Speck, Chehalis, Wash., eighth; Luke Stirn, West Harrison,
Ind., ninth; and Collin Ochsner, Kersey, Colo., tenth.
In the final division, seniors ranging in age from 17
to 21, grand champion senior showperson went to
Tanner Walden, Tonganoxie, Kan. The other members
who were named to the top ten and not placed in any
order due to the caliber of their showing skills include:
Maycee Ratliff, Westphalia, Kan.; Spencer Wilder, Snook,
Texas; Kenneth Campbell, Tonganoxie, Kan.; Madison
Ratliff, Westphalia, Kan.; Will Blaydes, Midway, Ky.; Dominic
Ruppert, Witt, Ill.; Callie Hicks, Midway, Ky.; Austin Speck,
Chehalis, Wash.; and Layton Schur, Plainview, Texas.
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