DES MOINES, IOWA (August 11, 2019) — Grand Champion honors were awarded Thursday in the FFA Market and Carcass Lamb shows at the 2019 Iowa State Fair.
Champion Market Lamb was awarded to Brooke Kuesel of Victor. Phoebe Sanders of Eagle Grove claimed the Reserve Champion Market Wether title.
The judges viewed 321 animals from 157 exhibitors in the Market Lamb division and 87 animals from 73 exhibitors in the Carcass division.
Additional results below:
MARKET WETHERS
Champion Light Weight Wether: Nicole Zuber, Marengo
Reserve Champion Light Weight Wether: Nicole Zuber, Marengo
Champion Medium Weight Wether: Brooke Kuesel, Victor
Reserve Champion Medium Weight Wether: Nicole Zuber, Marengo
Champion Heavy Weight Wether: Phoebe Sanders, Eagle Grove
Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Wether: Savannah Keitzer, Mediapolis
Champion Speckle Face Wether: Jaden Kampen, Humboldt
Reserve Champion Speckle Face Wether: Taylor Sublette, Riverside
Champion Market Wether: Brooke Kuesel, Victor
Reserve Champion Market Wether: Phoebe Sanders, Eagle Grove
MARKET EWES
Champion Light Weight Ewe: McKenzie Niemeyer, Zearing
Reserve Champion Light Weight Ewe: Marshall Meyer, Marengo
Champion Medium Weight Ewe: Rory McClellan, Armstrong
Reserve Champion Medium Weight Ewe: Waylen Gemberling, Lohrville
Champion Heavy Weight Ewe: Ellie Karr, Newhall
Reserve Champion Heavy Weight Ewe: Paige Zhorne, Malcom
Champion Speckle Face Ewe: Ben McClain, Everly
Reserve Champion Speckle Face Ewe: Chandler Jahner, Harvey
Champion Market Ewe: Ellie Karr, Newhall
Reserve Champion Market Ewe: Rory McClellan, Armstrong
CARCASS LAMBS
Champion Carcass Lamb (Overall): Oliver Dies, Ames
Reserve Champion Carcass Lamb (Overall): Judd Swanton, Goose Lake
Chapter Award
1) Mediapolis
2) Williamsburg
3) Central Lee
4) Iowa Falls — Alden
5) Keota
6) South Central Calhoun
7) Clay Central Everly
8) West Marshall
9) Gilbert
10) North Fayette Valley
The Iowa State Fair is one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country and the single largest event in the state. The Fair began over 160 years ago and is now considered one of the best events in the nation, attracting more than one million Fairgoers every year from all over the world. The Fairgrounds are located at East 30th and East University, just off the interstate and minutes from Downtown Des Moines. Nothing Compares to State Fair Favorites: August 8-18, 2019. For more information, visit www.iowastatefair.org.
