ILLINOIS YOUTH CAPTURES GRAND AND RESERVE AT CENTRAL NATIONAL JUNIOR JERSEY SHOW

Ben Sauder of Tremont, Ill., exhibited both the Grand Champion and Reserve Grand Champion of the Central National Junior Jersey Show held at World Dairy Expo. Xanadu Champion Kandy Kiss, winner of the five-year-old cow class, was named Grand Champion Female of Junior Show. She is sired by Sleegerholm Champion-ET and at four years of age she produced 16,980M 808F and 621P. The winner of the six-year-old and over class, Lyon Duke Dutchy garnered reserve Champion honors. Sauder was presented with the Udder Comfort $500 Grand Champion Cash Award.

Judge Michael Heath of Westminster, Md., placed a total of 87 junior entries. Overall show results and top class placings are as follows:

Bull Calf
1. Oak Ridge Remake Clem-ET, Jim, Rita, Lucas & Kayla Tisol, Chippewa Falls, WI

Spring Heifer Calf
1. Krull Guapo Big Bertha, Bryce Krull, Lake Mills, WI
2. Gibbs Iatola Escapade, Dwight & Lincoln Gibbs, Epworth, IA

Winter Heifer Calf
1. Yellow Briar Justice Gemini-ET, Regina Pozzi, Valley Ford, CA
2. Bbdn Furor Encina, Mitch Schulte, Watkins, IA

Fall Heifer Calf
1. BJ Indiana Mystic, Shawn & Seth Nehls, Hustisford, WI
2. Family Hill Jurisdiction Flashy, Alyssa/Kate Nuttleman, Bangor, WI

Summer Yearling Heifer
1. Vindication Lucy Of Bachelors, Cody Bachelor, Bachelor Farms, Angola, IN
2. Select Minister Elodie-ET, Nicole Sanders, Hilmar, CA

Spring Yearling Heifer
1. Hardscrabble Governor Desire, Sley & Brody Brand & Jordan Stookey, Dalhart, TX
2. Hillacres Be A Star, Steven Pozzi, Petaluma, CA

Winter Yearling Heifer
1. Meadowridge King Dottie, Taylor Mohr, Glencoe, MN
2. South Mountain Valiant Josie, Amanda Thompson, Wellsville, PA

Fall Yearling Heifer
1. Hillacres Tora Tilly, Sley & Brody Brand & Jordan Stookey, Dalhart, TX
2. Valhalla Indiana Impressive, Aaron Thesing, Winona, MN

Junior Champion Female of Junior Show
Krull Guapo Big Bertha, Bryce Krull, Lake Mills, WI

Reserve Junior Champion Female of Junior Show
Hillacres Tora Tilly, Sley & Brody Brand & Jordan Stookey, Dalhart, TX

Fall Yearling in Milk
1. Gibbs Militia Journey, Dwight Gibbs, Epworth, IA

Junior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Edgebrook Nevada Nibbles, Brad & Brian Arthur/Mike & Brenda Dilly, Maynard, IA
2. Bachelors Master Rose, Cody Bachelor, Bachelor Farms, Angola, IN

Senior Two-Year-Old Cow
1. Avonlea Kiss N Tell, Nic, Jeni, Ben & Andy Sauder, Tremont, IL
2. Rolling River Minister Pinto, Ashley Schroeder, Castle Rock, MN

Junior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. Payneside Amedeo Jessie, Halle & Jake Reichard, Austin & Craig Thomas, Brandi Stevens, Middlebury, IN
2. Pjf Sultan Michelle, Jaclyn Peterson, Viroqua, WI

Senior Three-Year-Old Cow
1. Pyramid Hallmark Daisy, Nic, Jeni, Ben & Andy Sauder, Tremont, IL
2. Partee at Budjon Last Call, Jordan & Whitney Ebert, Algoma, WI

Four-Year-Old Cow
1. Hillacres Eternity Amaretto, Austin & Craig Thomas, Brandy Stevens, Emily Day, Middlebury, IN

Five-Year-Old Cow
1. Xanadu Champion Kandy Kiss, Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL
2. Valevue Just Wait Christina-ET, Nicholas Kipp, Hazel Green, WI

Six-Year-Old & Older Cow
1. Lyon Duke Dutchy, Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL
2. Srg Royal Amedo Claudia, Nicholas Kipp, Hazel Green, WI

Senior & Grand Champion Female of Junior Show
Xanadu Champion Kandy Kiss, Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL

Reserve Senior & Grand Champion Female of Junior Show
Lyon Duke Dutchy, Ben Sauder, Tremont, IL

Generous support from sponsors makes the Central National Junior Jersey Show possible. In 2009, sponsors include: Accelerated Genetics, American Jersey Cattle Association, American Milking Shorthorn Society, Ayrshire Youth Committee, Bob & Molly Jahn, Brown Swiss Enterprises, Carol's Original Works (COWS), Clear Creek Jerseys, Cybil Fisher Photography, Fallen Leaf Farm, Family Dairies USA, Family of Keith King, Furst-McNess, Glenmar-Dale Farms, Hid'nn Valley Farm, Land O' Lakes Purina Feed, Ma-Brown Jerseys, Nelson Farm, Oakhaven Jersey's, Partee Jerseys, Red & White Dairy Cattle Association, Smokin' Hot Jerseys, Stanek Jerseys, Tom Morris, LTD, Tri-Koebel Registered Holsteins & Jerseys, Tumbleweed Holsteins & Jerseys, Udder Comfort, USDA Farm Service Agency, Wisconsin Junior Jersey Breeders