Champions named at 2015 National Junior Angus Show
Nearly 800 Angus juniors and their families traveled to Tulsa, Okla., to compete in the 2015 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) July 13-18 at the Built Ford Tough Livestock Complex at Expo Square.
National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) members represented “Angus Leading the Way” as they exhibited 1,169 entries during the weeklong event that included more than a dozen educational contests in addition to the cattle show.
Kevin Jensen, Courtland, Kan., judged the 707 owned heifers; Chris Effling, Highmore, S.D., assisted in judging the owned heifers; Jim Pipkin, Republic, Mo., judged the 277 bred-and-owned heifers, 43 cow-calf pairs, and 73 bred-and-owned bulls; Dave Nichols, Manhattan, Kan., assisted in judging the bred-and-owned heifers and cow-calf pairs; and Matt Leo, Snelling, Calif., judged the 69 steers.
Esther McCabe, Elk City, Kan., showed the grand champion owned female, PVF Missie 4149. The winning heifer is a June 2014 daughter of C&C Priority 1428B EXAR and was first named intermediate champion – division 2.
Dawson Dal Porto, Brentwood, Calif., led the reserve grand champion owned female. DPL Sandy 3105 is an October 2013 daughter of Silveiras Style 9303 and first won early senior champion.
Chase Anderson, Chrisman, Ill., captured grand champion bred-and-owned female honors with DDA Northern Miss 1343. The September 2013 daughter of Silveiras Style 9303 first won senior champion.
Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif., led the reserve grand champion bred-and-owned female, S Sis Sandy 920. The April 2014 daughter of Dameron First Impression was first named late junior champion.
Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla., won grand champion bred-and-owned bull honors with C&C Blue Ribbon 4010. The January 2014 son of EXAR Blue Chip 1877B first won junior champion.
Shelby Stabler, Gaithersburg, Md., led the reserve grand champion bred-and-owned bull. CherryKnolPleasantClassen142 is a September 2014 son of EXAR Classen 1422B and was first named calf champion.
Madison Cox, Eagle Point, Ore., showed the grand champion owned cow-calf pair.
EXAR Princess 3421 is a March 2013 daughter of Dameron First Class, and first topped the two-year-old division. A February 2015 heifer calf sired by V A R Reserve 1111 was at side.
Karisa Pfeiffer, Orlando, Okla., led the reserve grand champion owned cow-calf pair. EXAR Envious Blackbird 3860 is a March 2013 daughter of EXAR Classen 1422B with a March 2015 daughter of PVF Insight 0129 at side. The pair first won reserve champion two-year-old pair.
Colby Perry, Prather, Calif., claimed grand champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair with DC Pride 302, a February 2013 daughter of Dameron First Impression. A March 2015 heifer calf sired by B C Lookout 7024 was at side. The duo first won champion two-year-old pair.
Reagan Skow, Palisade, Neb., captured reserve grand champion bred-and-owned cow-calf pair with Reagan’s Elsa Erica 2059. The February 2012 daughter of VAR Rocky 80029 had a January 2015 daughter of K C F Bennett Absolute. They first won champion mature pair.
Sarah Pelton, Paradise, Kan., earned grand champion steer honors with Buchanan’s Spot On T310. He is the March 2014 son of Dameron First Impression.
Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla., claimed bred-and-owned grand champion steer and reserve grand champion steer with C&C Priority 4036. He is the February 2014 son of C&C Priority 1428B EXAR.
Trista Bates, Manhattan, Mont., earned reserve grand champion bred-and-owned steer with StreamSide Slim Shady B14. He is a March 2014 son of SSCO Dateline TwentyTen X003.
2015 National Junior Angus Show
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Judges: Kevin Jensen, Courtland, Kan., judged the owned heifers; Chris Effling, Highmore, S.D., assisted in judging the owned heifers; Jim Pipkin, Republic, Mo., judged the bred-and-owned heifers, cow-calf pairs, and bred-and-owned bulls; Dave Nichols, Manhattan, Kan., assisted in judging the bred-and-owned heifers and cow-calf pairs; and Matt Leo, Snelling, Calif., judged the steers.
Heifers
Heifer Calf Champion-Division 1: Silveiras Saras Dream 4540
Exhibitor: Hannah Barrett, Dahlonega, Ga.
Reserve Heifer Calf Champion-Division 1: Seldom Rest Lucy 960
Exhibitor: Ryne Friesen, Arnett, Okla.
Heifer Calf Champion-Division 2: MAR Ms Forever Lady 496
Exhibitor: Cash Langford, Okmulgee, Okla.
Reserve Heifer Calf Champion-Division 2: PVF Lucy 4189
Exhibitor: Morgan Scilacci, Baker City, Ore.
Heifer Calf Champion-Division 3: Dameron FR Sandy 4180
Exhibitor: Austin Nowatzke, Michigan City, Ind.
Reserve Heifer Calf Champion-Division 3: Hunters Diamond Stiletto 427
Exhibitor: Kiera Stehr, Frederick, Okla.
Intermediate Champion-Division 1: EXAR Frontier Gal 4872
Exhibitor: Carter Ward, Plattsburg, Mo.
Reserve Intermediate Champion-Division 1: PVF Hazel 4154
Exhibitor: Logan Boyd, Mayslick, Ky.
Intermediate Champion-Division 2: PVF Missie 4149
Exhibitor: Esther McCabe, Elk City, Kan.
Reserve Intermediate Champion-Division 2: SRF S Sis Covergirl 934
Exhibitor: Kathryn Coleman, Modesto, Calif.
Intermediate Champion-Division 3: H Primrose 4257 Et
Exhibitor: Dylan Denny, Lubbock, Texas
Reserve Intermediate Champion-Division 3: FCF Proven Queen 433
Exhibitor: Taylor Adcock, Moweaqua, Ill.
Junior Champion-Division 1: PVF Lucy 4106
Exhibitor: Tyler Coleman, Modesto, Calif.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 1: BCII Cami 4014
Exhibitor: Kallie Knott, Laotto, Ind.
Junior Champion-Division 2: Gambles Lady 3074
Exhibitor: Mary Oliver, Union City, Tenn.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 2: Lazy JB Blackbird Zena 428
Exhibitor: Morgan Wise, Topeka, Kan.
Junior Champion-Division 3: BCII Miss Cami 1414
Exhibitor: Neil Ellmore, Covington, Ind.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 3: SWSN Lucy Linda 401
Exhibitor: Carter Ward, Plattsburg, Mo.
Junior Champion-Division 4: Seldom Rest BRMF Bardot 890
Exhibitor: Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 4: Dameron Northern Miss 480
Exhibitor: Tyler Coleman, Modesto, Calif.
Junior Champion-Division 5: ECR 2604 Peg 4144
Exhibitor: Shayne Myers, Colusa, Calif.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 5: FCF Proven Queen 419
Exhibitor: Leslie Rogers, Patoka, Ind.
Junior Champion-Division 6: Wallace Frontier Gal 49
Exhibitor: Samuel Wallace, Stotts City, Mo.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 6: 4WA Emma 411
Exhibitor: Jared Radcliffe, Weston, Wis.
Junior Champion-Division 7: SR CKF Wendy 4006
Exhibitor: Tyler Coleman, Modesto, Calif.
Reserve Junior Champion-Division 7: Jensen Shadoe 1423 of FAF
Exhibitor: David Smith, Boulder, Colo.
Late Senior Champion: Hillard Frontier Gal 309
Exhibitor: Carter Ward, Plattsburg, Mo.
Reserve Late Senior Champion: HS Erica 179 2103
Exhibitor: Ashley McKenny, Pierce City, Mo.
Early Senior Champion: DPL Sandy 3105
Exhibitor: Dawson Dal Porto, Brentwood, Calif.
Reserve Early Senior Champion: Laflins Galaxie 3308
Exhibitor: Allison Manchester, Manhattan, Kan.
Grand Champion Owned Female: PVF Missie 4149
Exhibitor: Esther McCabe, Elk City, Kan.
Reserve Grand Champion Owned Female: DPL Sandy 3105
Exhibitor: Dawson DalPorto, Brentwood, Calif.
Bred-and-owned females
Late Heifer Calf Champion: CCC Pride B535
Exhibitor: Cheyenne Jones, Franklinton, La.
Reserve Late Heifer Calf Champion: C&C Winnie 4103
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Early Heifer Calf Champion: C&C Princess 4091
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Reserve Early Heifer Calf Champion: Wallace Miss Lovana 453
Exhibitor: Samuel Wallace, Stotts City, Mo.
Intermediate Champion: Cherry Knoll Rosebud 1454
Exhibitor: Bryce Fitzgerald, West Grove, Pa.
Reserve Intermediate Champion: Kaf Century Missie 164
Exhibitor: Roni Kruse, Rudd, Iowa
Late Junior Champion: S Sis Sandy 920
Exhibitor: Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif.
Reserve Late Junior Champion: MaplecrestSCC NellieGirl 437
Exhibitor: Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio
Early Junior Champion: C&C Princess 4757
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Reserve Early Junior Champion: WB PVF SF Lucy 4033
Exhibitor: Carter Ward, Plattsburg, Mo.
Senior Champion: DDA Northern Miss 1343
Exhibitor: Chase Anderson, Chrisman, Ill.
Reserve Senior Champion: DC Paris’s Legacy 312
Exhibitor: Macy Perry, Prather, Calif.
Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Female: DDA Northern Miss 1343
Exhibitor: Chase Anderson, Chrisman, Ill.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Female: S Sis Sandy 920
Exhibitor: Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif.
Bred-and-owned bulls
Bull Calf Champion: CherryKnolPleasantClassen142
Exhibitor: Shelby Stabler, Gaithersburg, Md.
Reserve Bull Calf Champion: Broken E Simmon 4025
Exhibitor: Brittany Eagleburger, Buffalo, Mo.
Intermediate Champion: DAJS PH The Low Down 208
Exhibitor: Payton Herzog, Robinson, Texas
Reserve Intermediate Champion: SLC Brinkman 4488
Exhibitor: Kiera Stehr, Frederick, Okla.
Junior Champion Bull: C&C Blue Ribbon 4010
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Reserve Junior Champion: DBR Take Notice
Exhibitor: Jake Barnes, Broken Arrow, Okla.
Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull: C&C Blue Ribbon 4010
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull: CherryKnolPleasantClassen142
Exhibitor: Shelby Stabler, Gaithersburg, Md.
Owned cow-calf pairs
Two-Year Old Champion Pair: EXAR Princess 3421
Exhibitor: Madison Cox, Eagle Point, Ore.
Reserve Champion Two-Year Old Pair: EXAR Envious Blackbird 3860
Exhibitor: Karisa Pfeiffer, Orlando, Okla.
Champion Mature Pair: Cherry Knoll Elisha 1146
Exhibitor: Trista Bates, Manhattan, Mont.
Reserve Mature Pair: Champion Hill Georgina 8092
Exhibitor: Catherine Cowles, Rockfield, Ky.
Grand Champion Owned Cow-Calf Pair: EXAR Princess 3421
Exhibitor: Madison Cox, Eagle Point, Ore.
Reserve Grand Champion Owned Cow-Calf Pair: EXAR Envious Blackbird 3860
Exhibitor: Karisa Pfeiffer, Orlando, Okla.
Bred-and-owned cow-calf pairs
Two-Year Old Champion Pair: DC Pride 302
Exhibitor: Colby Perry, Prather, Calif.
Reserve Champion Two-Year Old Pair: Bar S Pride 3723
Exhibitor: Grady Dickerson, Paradise, Kan.
Champion Mature Pair: Reagan’s Eisa Erica 2059
Exhibitor: Reagan Skow, Palisade, Neb.
Reserve Mature Pair: Mc Cauley Lady IX1
Exhibitor: Destiny McCauley, Cynthiana, Ky.
Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Cow-Calf Pair: DC Pride 302
Exhibitor: Colby Perry, Prather, Calif.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Cow-Calf Pair: Reagan’s Eisa Erica 2059
Exhibitor: Reagan Skow, Palisade, Neb.
Steers
Grand Champion Steer: Buchanan’s Spot On T310
Exhibitor: Sarah Pelton, Paradise, Kan.
Reserve Grand Champion Steer: C&C Priortiy 4036
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Steer: C&C Priority 4036
Exhibitor: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Reserve Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Steer: StreamSide Slim Shady B14
Exhibitor: Trista Bates, Manhattan, Mont.
State groups of five head
First Place Owned: California Junior Angus Association
First Place Bred-and-Owned: California Junior Angus Association
State Herdsmanship Award
15 head and less: Montana Junior Angus Association
16-30 head: Virginia Junior Angus Association
31-45 head: Louisiana Junior Angus Association
46-60 head: California Junior Angus Association
61 head and more: Missouri Junior Angus Association
Sweepstakes Award
29 head and less: Arkansas Junior Angus Association
30 head and more: Missouri Junior Angus Association
Silver Pitcher Awards
Boys Silver Pitcher Award: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Girls Silver Pitcher Award: Sydney Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif.
Premier Junior Breeder Award: Ryan Callahan, Edmond, Okla.
Premier Breeder Award: Express Angus Ranches, Yukon, Okla.