Wayne County 4-H has shared its members’ animal project results from August’s Indiana State Fair as well as results from the tractor contest and sewing fashion revue.
Animal projects
Beef
Hadley Neagle:
4th, Charolais — Heifers 100%, Junior Yearling Heifers
Hayden Neagle:
2nd, Charolais — Composite Heifers, Early Summer Yearling Heifers
Aubrey Neagle:
Reserve Grand Champion Intermediate Beef Showman, Crossbred/Commercial
1st, Charolais — Heifers 100%, Spring Yearling Heifers
Caroline Sankey:
Champion, Angus — Heifers 100%
1st, Angus — Heifers 100%, Early Summer Yearling Heifers
2nd, Angus — Heifers 100%, Senior Heifer Calves
2nd, Angus — Heifers 100%, Senior Yearling Heifers
Braylen Schaeffer:
3rd, Maine-Anjou & Maintainer — Market Steers 25%
Eli Walther:
Reserve Champion Heifer, Simmental & Sim-Solution — Sim-Solution Heifers 50%
Reserve Champion, Simmental & Sim-Solution — Sim-Solution Heifers 50%
1st, Simmental & Sim-Solution — Sim-Solution Heifers 50%, Spring Yearling Heifers
Caden Wampler:
Champion Shorthorn Market Steer, Shorthorn & Shorthorn Plus — Shorthorn Market Steers
1st, Shorthorn & Shorthorn Plus — Shorthorn Market Steers
2nd, Crossbred/Commercial — Market Steers
Weston Ward:
Champion, Shorthorn & Shorthorn Plus — Shorthorn Heifers
1st, Shorthorn & Shorthorn Plus — Shorthorn Heifers, Spring Yearling Heifers
3rd, Crossbred/Commercial — Heifers, Commercial Breeding Heifers
4th Overall Intermediate Beef Showman, Crossbred/Commercial
Cat
Evelyn Lyell:
Reserve Junior Champion Short Hair Adult Cat, Adult — Short Hair
2nd, Adult — Short Hair, Junior
Dairy
Abby Myers:
2nd, Guernsey — Heifer Calves, Spring Heifer Calf
2nd, Guernsey — Heifer Calves, Fall Heifer Calf
4th, Ayrshire — Heifer Calves, Spring Heifer Calf
6th, Guernsey — Senior Showmanship
Jacob Myers:
1st, Ayrshire — Yearling Heifers, Spring Yearling Heifer
1st, Ayrshire — Yearling Heifers, Winter Yearling Heifer
2nd, Ayrshire — Heifer Calves, Winter Heifer Calf
2nd, Guernsey — Heifer Calves, Winter Heifer Calf
4th, Ayrshire — Senior Showmanship
Lizzie Myers:
2nd, Ayrshire — Heifer Calves, Fall Heifer Calf
3rd, Ayrshire — Heifer Calves, Spring Heifer Calf
4th, Guernsey — Heifer Calves, Fall Heifer Calf
5th, Ayrshire — Intermediate Showmanship
Ryleigh Oliger:
Reserve Grand Champion Brown Swiss, Brown Swiss
Champion Milking Shorthorn Heifer, Milking Shorthorn
Reserve Champion Cow, Brown Swiss — 2 Year or Older Cows
Reserve Milking Shorthorn Heifer, Milking Shorthorn
1st, Brown Swiss – Heifer Calves, Spring Heifer Calf
1st, Brown Swiss — Heifer Calves, Fall Heifer Calf
1st, Brown Swiss — 2 Year or Older Cows, Senior 3-Year-Old Cow
1st, Milking Shorthorn — Heifer Calves, Winter Heifer Calf
1st, Milking Shorthorn — Yearling Heifers, Winter Yearling Heifer
2nd, Brown Swiss — Heifer Calves, Winter Heifer Calf
3rd, Brown Swiss — Yearling Heifers, Fall Yearling Heifer
Rebah Rushton:
Champion Intermediate Showman, Guernsey — Showmanship
1st, Guernsey — Intermediate Showmanship
1st, Guernsey — 2-Year-Old or More Cows, Dry Cow
2nd, Guernsey — 2-Year-Old or More Cows, Senior 2-Year-Old Cow
3rd, Guernsey — Heifer Calves, Fall Heifer Calf
5th, Guernsey — Heifer Calves, Winter Heifer Calf
Dog
Graycee Clair:
3rd, Obedience, Intermediate B
17th, Obedience, Class 2B
Horse & Pony
Ashton Brandt:
Champion Western Showmanship, Western & English — Western Showmanship
Champion English Showmanship, Western & English — English Showmanship
Champion Western Horsemanship, Western & English — Western Horsemanship
1st, Western & English — Sr. Western Horsemanship
1st, Western & English — Sr. Western Pleasure
1st, Western & English — Sr. English Showmanship
2nd, Western & English — Sr. Western Showmanship
3rd, Western & English — Sr. Hunt Seat Equitation on the Flat
Kaydence Davis:
3rd, Contesting — Barrel Race, 56″ & under Intermediate Exhibitor
5th, Contesting — Flag Race, 56″ & under Intermediate Exhibitor
Makenzie Harper:
4th, Western & English — Sr. Reining & Ranch Riding
5th, Sr. Western & English — Trail
Annie Hickel:
Champion Equitation Over Fences, Western & English — Equitation Over Fences
2nd, Western & English — Sr. Equitation Over Fences
3rd, Western & English — Sr. Working Hunter Over Fences
6th, Western & English — Sr. Hunter Hack
Meat Goat
Brookley Miller:
10th, Meat Goat Wethers
Brantley Wampler:
2nd, Meat Goat Wethers
7th, Meat Goat Wethers
Poultry
Charlotte Wood:
Showmanship Junior Reserve Champion, Poultry Showmanship
2nd, Poultry Showmanship, Junior Showmanship
4th, English Large Fowl — Black Australop, Hen
Rabbit
Cole Mitchell:
10th, Market Rabbit — Single Fryer
10th, New Zealand — White, Junior Doe
Owen Mitchell:
6th, New Zealand — White, Junior Doe
6th, Market Rabbit — Roaster
9th, Market Rabbit — Meat Pen
Wyatt Mitchell:
4th Place Meat Pen, Market Rabbit — Meat Pen
4th, Market Rabbit — Meat Pen
Sheep
Rylee Geerts:
4th, Southdown — Ewes, Intermediate Ewe Showmanship
9th, Southdown — Ewes, Spring Ewe Lamb
Kendrick Herr:
Champion Hampshire Senior Showman, Hampshire — Market Lambs
Reserve Champion Hampshire Market Lamb, Hampshire — Market Lambs
Blackface Market Lambs Division Champion, Blackface Cross — Market Lambs
1st, Hampshire — Market Lambs, Senior Market Lamb Showmanship
1st, Hampshire — Market Lambs
1st, Blackface Cross — Market Lambs
4th Overall 4-H Market Lamb, Market Lambs
Lydia Herr:
3rd, Southdown — Market Lambs, Intermediate Market Lamb Showmanship
9th, Blackface Cross — Market Lamb
12th, Southdown — Market Lamb
Riggin Klotz:
Champion Ewe, Shropshire — Ewes
Champion Junior Shropshire Ewe Showman, Shropshire — Ewes
Junior Champion Shropshire, Shropshire — Ewes
1st, Shropshire — Ewes, Junior Ewe Showmanship
1st, Shropshire — Ewes, Spring Ewe Lamb
1st, Tunis — Ewes, Tunis Slick Shorn Yearling Ewes
2nd, Tunis — Ewes, Tunis Spring Ewe Lambs
4th, Shropshire — Ewes, Spring Ewe Lamb
5th, Hampshire — Ewes, Slick Shorn Spring Ewe Lamb
10th, Blackface Commercial Ewe — Ewes, BFX Ewe Lambs
Adalynn Slick:
5th, Hampshire — Market Lambs, Senior Market Lamb Showmanship
9th, Dorset — Market Lambs
9th, Blackface Cross — Market Lambs
11th, Hampshire — Market Lambs
Swine
Savannah Swope:
Champion Senior Barrow Showman, Duroc — Barrows
1st, Duroc — Barrows, Senior Duroc
2nd, Chester White — Gilts
4th, Duroc — Gilts, Senior Duroc
State Tractor Contest
Jacob Myers: Reserve Grand Champion, Senior Lawn & Garden Tractor
Leo Russell: Reserve Grand Champion, Senior Zero-Turn Mower
Sewing Fashion Revue
Aubrey Bihl: blue ribbon, Grade 8-12 Separates
A version of this article appeared in the September 3 2025 print edition of the Western Wayne News.