Members of the Southwind District team stand with the awards they won during the recent 4-H Sweepstakes. (Photo courtesy of K-State Department of Animal Sciences and Industry)
Marchiano, Southwind District team win Kansas 4-H livestock sweepstakes
350 youth from 66 Kansas counties participate in 2021 event
Aug. 26, 2021
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Approximately 350 Kansas 4-H members from 66 counties participated in the 2021 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes Aug. 21-22, hosted by the Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry.
Organizers said 4-H members participated in the state livestock judging contest, meat judging contest, livestock skillathon and livestock quiz bowl. Those who participated in all three activities (livestock and meat judging, and skillathon) were entered in the Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes.
Sadie Marchiano from the Southwind District was named the 2021 Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes High Individual. Also placing in the top 10 were:
2nd – Calley Stubbs, Sunflower District
3rd – Jack Habjan, Leavenworth County
4th – James DeRouchey, Pottawatomie County
5th – Preston Dunn, 21 Central District
6th – Lyle Perrier, Greenwood County
7th – Hailey Gillespie, Frontier District
8th – Cecillia Newby, Wildcat District
9th – August Hulse, Central Kansas District
10th – Gwen Fry, Southwind District
The Southwind District’s No. 4 team won the Livestock Sweepstakes Champion Team Award with the best combined performance in livestock judging, livestock skillathon, livestock quiz bowl and meat judging. Teams in the top five, in order of finish, included Wildcat District No. 1; Central Kansas District; Frontier District No. 1; and Pottawatomie County.
Individual and team placings are posted to the Kansas State Youth Livestock Program website, https://bit.ly/3lhPdjK and the Judging Card website, http://www.judgingcard.com.
The team champions for the livestock skillathon and livestock quiz bowl will represent Kansas at their respective national 4-H contest, all of which will occur this fall.
Again this year, Kansas will be represented by an all-star team at the national 4-H livestock judging contest in Louisville. Based on their performance in the state livestock judging contest, 12 young people were selected to advance to the team selection process. The selection process includes a series of livestock evaluation workshops and opportunities provided by the K-State Livestock Judging Team.
This will be the inaugural year for Kansas to be represented by an all-star team at the national 4-H meat judging contest during the American Royal. The top eight kids will participate in several educational opportunities and meat evaluation workshops with the K-State Meat Judging Team throughout the fall as part of the all-star team selection process.
The Kansas 4-H Livestock Sweepstakes program is also sponsored by Kansas Pork Association, Kansas Beef Council, Kansas State University College of Agriculture, Konza Veterinary Clinic and Farm Talk.
