Members of the North American Limousin Junior Association gain leadership skills by competing in education contests during national junior show.
Participation in the National Junior Limousin Show and Congress (NJLSC) extends beyond the showring. Members of the North American Limousin Junior Association (NALJA) prepare all year to compete in various satellite events to build leadership skills and increase education of Limousin cattle. Entries for contests such as photography, state poster, and magazine advertisement are submitted prior to the national junior show. Other contests including judging, public speaking, team fitting, and cow camp are held throughout the week of the show.
A complete listing of all satellite awards follows.
Photo contest, novice cattle division: Tayhlor Elmore, Okla., first; Austin Hunt, Mo., second; Makayla Masey, Ky., third
Photo contest, junior cattle division: McKenna Richardson, Kan., first; Shane Kendall, N.C., second; Logan Chachere, Texas, third; Lydia Hunt, Mo., fourth; Neecey Blakley, Okla., fifth
Photo contest, intermediate cattle division: Julia Weaber, Ky., first; Drew Wright, Okla., second; Wyatt Kendall, N.C., third; Drake Wood, Mo., fourth; Hannah Ziegler, Ohio, fifth
Photo contest, senior cattle division: Amber Johnson, Minn., first; Brooke Falk, Kan., second; Kelsie Waitt, Ind., third; Anna Johnson, Minn., fourth; Jennifer Friend, W. Va., fifth
Photo contest, novice non-cattle division: Samantha Pecco, Ky., first; Gage Baker, Mo., second; Kylee Gaston, Texas, third; Quade Edwards, Mo., fourth; Quentin Ethington, Ky., fifth
Photo contest, junior non-cattle division: Nikki Keeton, Texas, first; Madeline Ethington, Ky., second; Jaden Linthicum, Okla., third; Collin Ochsner, Colo., fourth; Kylee Kelley, Okla., fifth
Photo contest, intermediate non-cattle division: Kaylee Gum, Kan., first; Ashlyn Ochsner, Colo., second; Riley Smith, Ill., third; Shelby Hubbard, Okla., fourth; Bryce Hewitt, Okla., fifth
Photo contest, senior non-cattle division: Nick Duckett, Iowa, first; Caitlyn Ochsner, Colo., second; Callie Hicks, Ky., third; Mary Dunn, N.C., fourth; Emma Chachere, Texas, fifth
State poster contest: Iowa, first; Illinois, second; North Carolina, third
Magazine advertisement contest, novice division: Kinley Collum, Okla., first; Tucker Parkinson, Texas, second; Makayla Massey, Ky., third; Austin Hunt, Mo., fourth; Kylee Gaston, Texas, fifth
Magazine advertisement contest, junior division: Peyton Collum, Okla., first; McKenna Richardson, Kan., second; Mikah Edwards, Mo., third; Lydia Hunt, Mo., fourth; Nikki Keeton, Texas, fifth
Magazine advertisement contest, intermediate division: Randa Taylor, Texas, first; Drew Wright, Okla., second; Grand Hubbard, Okla., third; Julia Weaber, Ky., fourth; Ashlyn Ochsner, Colo., fifth
Magazine advertisement contest, senior division: Jennifer Friend, W. Va., first; Caitlyn Ochsner, Colo., second; Will Blaydes, Ky., third; Kelsie Waitt, Ind., fourth; Lauren Stowers, Texas, fifth
Limousin judging contest, novice division: Tayhlor Elmore, Okla., first; Warren Whitson, Ky., second; Violet Mitchell, Wisc., third; Quentin Ethington, Ky., fourth; Kelly Shultz, Ga., fifth
Limousin judging contest, junior division: McKenna Richardson, Kan., first; Noah Emery, Ky., second; Jaidyn Wood, Mo., third; Mikah Edwards, Mo., fourth; Chesnie Hewitt, Okla., fifth
Limousin judging contest, intermediate division: Linden Faith Linthicum, Okla., first; Wyatt Kendall, N.C., second; Connor Anderson, Kan., third; Kaylee Gum, Kan., fourth; Drake Wood, Mo., fifth
Limousin judging contest, senior division: Dominic Ruppert, Ill., first; Emma Chachere, Texas, second; Brandon Gilfillan, Ill., third; Lane Eckrote, Ind., fourth; Brooke Falk, Kan., fifth
Limousin judging contest, state teams: Kansas: McKenna Richardson, Connor Anderson, Kaylee Gum, first; Oklahoma: Linden Linthicum, Shelby Hubbard, Bryce Hewitt, second; Missouri: Drake Wood, Cody Heavin, Jaidyn Wood, third
Public speaking, novice division: Keely Shultz, Ga., first; Kinley Collum, Okla., second; Brooke Mitchell, Wisc., third; Tucker Parkinson, Texas, fourth; Violet Mitchell, Wisc., fifth
Public speaking, junior division: Carter Hubbard, Okla., first; Lana Sherry, Okla., second; Nichole Keeton, Texas, third; Collin Ochsner, Colo., fourth; Mikah Edwards, Mo., fifth
Public speaking, intermediate division: Michaela Yandell, Texas, first; Ashlyn Ochsner, Colo., second; Andrew Wright, Okla., third; Grant Hubbard, Okla., fourth; Randa Taylor, Texas, fifth
Public speaking, senior division: Caitlyn Ochsner, Colo., first; Jennifer Friend, W. Va., second; Kelsie Waitt, Ind., third; Brooke Falk, Kan., fourth; Kaitlin Fouts, Ky., fifth
Team fitting: Iowa: Cade Van Vliet, Aaron Linhart, Emma Thoreson, Reece Thoreson, first; Kansas: Chase Ratliff, Tanner Walden, McKenna Richardson, Madison Ratliff, second
Cow camp, junior division: Kansas/Arkansas/Virginia: McKenna Richardson, Eli Swint, Timber Vermillion, Samantha Moore, first; Kansas/Arkansas: Garret Walden, Ani Rexwinkle, Tatum Fuhrman, Truett Vermillion, second
Cow camp, senior division: Kansas: Kaylee Gum, Eva Hinrichsen, Tanner Walden, Garrett Falk, first; Minnesota/South Dakota: Anna Johnson, Amber Johnson, Alexa Montagne, second
State herdsmanship: Large state: Oklahoma; Small state: Arkansas
Virtual carcass contest: Cole Kaufman, Va., champion
Limi Boosters Cook-Off: Texas, first; Oklahoma, second; Kentucky, third; People’s choice winner: Oklahoma
Dick O’Brien Memorial Junior Herdsman Award: Cole Kaufman, Va.