DES MOINES, IA (08/14/2012)(readMedia)-- Horseshoe champions vied for the winning title in the Iowa State Junior Championship, the Iowa State Women's Championship and the Open Singles divisions of the Horseshoe Pitching Tournament held Sunday at the 2012 Iowa State Fair.

The State Fair hosts both Championship and Open Class competitions every Fair day. Division winners are crowned daily. All Horseshoe Pitching competitions take place on the clay courts just east of Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall.

Complete results below:

IOWA STATE JUNIOR'S CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS

1) Austin Witt, Washington

2) Derek Bloodgood, Creston

3) Hunter Clark, Windsor Heights

4) Kyle Hines, Prole

Class A

1) Dakota Havemann, Muscatine

2) Michael Witt, Washington

3) Kylie Clark, Windsor Heights

IOWA STATE WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP CLASS

1) Cathy Carter, Council Bluffs

2) Kristy Klejch, Creston

3) Shirley Sprague, Berwick

4) Sheila Brody, Marion

5) Deb Davis, Ankeny

6) Sheryl Mason, Grinnell

Class A

1) Vickie Elliott, Muscatine

2) Leona Gaines, Cedar Rapids

3) Chris Jordan, Des Moines

4) Pam Slippy, Ankeny

5) Rhonda Dalton, Madrid

6) Kelly Turbett, Tama

OPEN SINGLES

Class A

1) Rod Langstraat, Hospers

2) LeRoy J. Law, West Des Moines

3) Meredith Kahrig, Woodsfield, Ohio

4) Tom Cranston, Keswick

5) BJ Benjamine, Tucson, Ariz.

Class B

1) Randy Johnson, Ogden

2) Rick Davis, Indianola

3) Terry Stiles, Maxwell

4) Chris Jordan, Des Moines

5) Jim Formaro, Des Moines

Class C

1) Jenn Blanchard, Altoona

2) John Ghrist, Des Moines

3) Kevin Klejch, Creston

4) Steve Fini, Des Moines

5) Lynn Gilmore, Des Moines

Class D

1) Amy Rothermund, Omaha, Neb.

2) Jason Rothermund, Omaha, Neb.

3) Melissa Vraspir, Omaha, Neb.

4) Dan Vraspir, Omaha, Neb.

5) Matt Vraspir, Louisville, Neb.

Class E

1) Mike Strait, Des Moines

2) Jeff Carstens, Des Moines

3) Zach Stiles, Maxwell

4) Scott Wicks, Pleasantville

5) Robert Stiles, Maxwell

Class F

1) Ben Wicks, Pleasantville

2) Mark Verwers, Cumming

3) Ethan Verwers, Cumming

4) Kirk Wicks, Pleasantville

5) Jacob Wicks, Pleasantville

"Nothing Compares" to the 2012 Iowa State Fair, August 9-19. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University Avenue, just 10 minutes east of downtown Des Moines, and are open 7 a.m. to 1 a.m. each day of the Fair. Exhibit hours may vary. For more information, call 800/545-FAIR or visit iowastatefair.org.

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After watching swimming in the 1996 Olympic Summer Games, Dennis Bowsher knew he wanted to be a member of Team USA.

"It was then that I got the Olympic dream," Bowsher said. "It would be so cool to represent the United States."

A little over a decade later, that dream would become a reality, but for a different sport -- modern pentathlon.