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Round robin, large animal show winners celebrated

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The San Miguel Basin Fair happened last month, and still the San Miguel Basin Forum is announcing winners. Last week, the Forum acknowledged the small animal show results, plus the Stockmanship Awards and the rate-of-gain awards. This week focuses on the round robin winners, plus the large animal show results. 

For the small animal round robin, senior grand champion was Kannon Sherman; reserve was Dalton Brack. For the intermediates, Josey Herland was grand champion, and Chloe Sherman was reserve. In the junior division, Jacob Lucaszewski was the grand champion; Max Fahrenbacker was the reserve.

For the large animal show round robin, Shay Snyder was the senior division champion with Reece Elwood taking reserve. In the intermediates, Hadley Snyder was grand champion; Weston Elwood was reserve. For the juniors, McKenzie Alexander was the champion with Deklyn Moore the reserve.

For market goats, Class 1, Hadley Snyder was first place, and Mady Tomlinson was second. In Class 2 goats, Wyatt Weimer was first place, and Kyndle Weimer was second. In Class 3 goats, Reece Elwood was first; Hadley Snyder was second. 

Grand champion market goat went to Reece Elwood; reserve was Hadley Snyder. Kaden Donnellon won the County Bred & Fed Award.

For showmanship in goats, in the seniors, first place went to Reece Elwood; second was Haylie Mapp. In the intermediates, Hadley Snyder was first, and Wyatt Weimer was second. For the juniors, Kyndle Weimer was first; Waylen Donnellon was second. 

For lamb, in Class 1, first was Weston Elwood, and Clayton Brack was second. In Class 2, Reece Elwood was first; Emma Herland was second. For Class 3, first was Ember Alexander; second was Braxton Brack. For Class 4, first was West Elwood, and second was McKenzie Alexander. In Class 5, first was Illiana Henderson; second was Chevy King. 

Grand champion lamb was Reece Elwood, and reserve was Weston Elwood. Reece Elwood also won the County Bred & Fed Award. 

For lamb showmanship, in the seniors, first was Reece Elwood; second was Braxton Brack. In the intermediates, Weston Elwood was first, and Clayton Brack was second. In the juniors, McKenzie Alexander was first, and Ember Alexander was second. 

For swine, in Class 1, Shay Snyder was first; Emma Lamers was second. In Class 2 for swine, Hadley Snyder was first, and Lexi Bray was second. In Class 3, Shay Snyder was first; Kannon Sherman was second. For Class 4, Aubrey Taylor was first, and Kyndle Weimer was second. In Class 5, Aubrey Taylor was first, and Darcy Bray was second. For Class 6, Hadley Snyder was first, and Dilyn Alexander was second. 

Grand champion swine went to Shay Snyder; reserve went to Hadley Snyder. 

For the pig showmanship, in the seniors, first was Shay Snyder; reserve was Dilyn Alexander. For the intermediates, Hadley Snyder was first, and Chloe Sherman was reserve. In the juniors, Deklyn Moore was first; Corbyn Reams was reserve. 

For beef shows, in Class 1, Weston Elwood was first place; second was Ember Alexander. For Class 2, Reece Elwood was first; second was Shay Snyder. In Class 3, Hadley Snyder was first place, and Weston Elwood was second. In Class 4, Reece Elwood was first; McKenzie Alexander was second. In Class 5, Dilyn Alexander was first and second. 

Grand champion beef went to Hadley Snyder; reserve went to Weston Elwood. Weston Elwood also won the County Bred & Fed Award. 

For the showmanship in beef, in the seniors, Reece Elwood was grand champion; Shay Snyder was reserve. In the intermediates, Weston Elwood was grand champion; Hadley Snyder was reserve. In the juniors, Weston Enstrom was grand champion, and McKenzie Alexander was reserve. 

Fair Board President Makayla Gordon said in a news release the livestock shows and auction were a great success. 

"We are incredibly grateful for all of the support that our community provides to these youth by attending the shows, sponsoring the fair, participating and purchasing livestock through the junior livestock sale, and adding money onto the kids’ projects,” Gordon said. “This event would not be successful without our community.”