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CADE HALFMAN WINS 2ND PLACE OVERALL AT AMERICAN ROYAL LIVESTOCK JUDGING CONTEST

07 American Royal Top Individuals

Teams of students representing their state 4-H from across the United States competed for top honors in the 2007 4-H Livestock Judging Contest held October 21 in Kansas City, Mo.

Student teams compete in the judging of beef cattle, sheep and swine at the American Royal, as well as the presentation of oral reasons for their placings. Winners were announced at the Awards Event later that day at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kansas City, Kan.

Top team honors overall were awarded to the Virginia team for their combined score of 2,239 out of a possible 2,400. The team also won first place in the swine judging and beef judging divisions.

other teams placing in the top five included Indiana, second, with a combined score of 2,227; Texas, third, with a combined score of 2,194; Illinois, fourth, with a combined score of 2,188; and Pennsylvania, fifth, with a combined score of 2,176.

Individuals were also recognized for their overall placings in the contest. The top ten individuals included Brandon Reeves, Virginia, first; Cade Halfmann, Texas, second; Clayton Stowers, Indiana, third; Stephanie Willis, Virginia, fourth; Kinzie Selke, Indiana, fifth; Jamie Black, Wyoming, sixth; Kyla Clawson, Kansas, seventh; Kim Long, Pennsylvania, eighth; Nathan Brandt, Minnesota, ninth; and Maria Goodwin, Oklahoma, tenth.

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