Evergreen State Fair judging results

FFA Dairy Goat Division Senior Fitting and Showing Champion Savannah Clendenen, Monroe; Reserve Champion Makayla Wood, Stanwood; Novice Fitting and Showing Champion Cameron Shadwell, Cedarcrest; Type Class Kinder Goat Type Champion Makayla Wood, Stanwood; Reserve Makayla Wood, Stanwood; Lamancha Type Champion Makayla Wood, Stanwood; Nigerian Dwarf Type Champion Makalya Wood, Stanwood; Reserve Makayla Wood Stanwood; Nubian Type Champion Mikayla Rice, Arlington; Reserve Cameron Shadwell, Cedarcrest; Oberhasli Type Champion &Reserve Savannah Clendenen, Monroe; Sable Type Champion &Reserve Savannah Clendenen, Monroe; Sannan Type Champion; Savannan Clendenen, Monroe; Recorded Grades Type Champion &Reserve Savannah Clendenen, Monroe; Overall Supreme Dairy Goat Mikayla Rice, Arlington;

FFA Pygmy Goat Division Senior Fitting and Showing Champion Makayla Wood, Stanwood; Reserve Champion Makenna Ellinghaus, Snohomish; Type Class 36 month doe kid Junior Champion Makayla Wood, Stanwood; 5 &Over Doe Senior Champion &Overall Pygmy Goat Supreme Champion Makenna Ellinghaus, Snohomish;

FFA Meat Goat Division Senior Fitting and Showing red Sydney Watt, Snohomish; Novice Fitting and Showing Champion, Mikayla Rice, Arlington; Type Class 12 year old doe Champion Mikayla Rice, Arlington; Reserve Champion Sydney Watt, Snohomish;

Open Class Baking Adult Sweepstakes Winner Laura Elhai, Mountlake Terrace; Runnerup, Shannon Leigh, Federal Way; Senior Sweepstakes Winner Pam Kallicott, Marysville; Runnerup, Martha Mercer, Seattle; Best of Class Primary Colton Zeiler, 6 years, Snohomish; Runnerup Sofia Bustamante, 5 ½ years, Monroe; Junior Achievement Junior Winner Lohrghan Ziegler, 11 years, Seattle; Runnerup Jonathan Littrell, 11 years, Snohomish; Young Adult Winner Nikole Judd, 18 years, Seattle; Runnerup Raychael Bertrand, 15 years, Monroe; Heritage Recipe Contest Winner Theresa Rose, Lake Stevens; Parent/Child Cookie Critter Contest Winner Baylor Le Fauve, 6 years old, Everett; Runnerup Banagher Harrison, 1 year, Duvall; Best of Show Young Adult Natasha Richardson 17 years Seattle; Junior Claire Pakinas, 8 years, Lake Stevens, Peanut Butter Fudge; Snohomish, Carmel Apple Truffles; Adult Shannon Leigh, Federal Way, Viennese Striezel; Senior Cindy Alldredge, Snohomish, Orange Knots; Best Presentation Teresa Jenkins, Woodinville, Gum Paste Roses; J.P. Nesbitt Memorial Award Ashley Drake, Marysville, Pear Pie; The Douglas Moening Memorial Award Janet Waters, Lynnwood; The Pearl Hall Memorial Award Laura Elhai, Mountlake Terrace; Snohomish County Dairy Women’s Award Best Butter Cookie Junior Lohrghan Ziegler, 11 years, Seattle; Adult Lillian Beegle, Bothell; Senior Janice Gockel, Seattle; Best Butter Cake Shannon Leigh, Federal Way; Washington Association of Wheat Growers Young Adult Reid Jerrell, 15 years, Snohomish; Adult Candy Hawkinson, Sultan; Senior Cindy Alldredge, Snohomish; Red Star Yeast Award Young Adult Natalie Parry, 14 years, Monroe; Adult Kristin McKinney, Lake Stevens; Senior Carolyn Jones, Shoreline; Bertha Wright Memorial Baking Powder Biscuit Award Junior Ella Tholen, 11 years, Bothell; Young Adult PJ Heusted, 14 years, Bothell; Adult Theresa Rose, Lake Stevens;Senior Pam Kallicott, Marysville; Youngest Entrant Banaghen Harrison, 1 year, Duvall; Oldest Entrant Shirley Klaasen, 89 years, Sultan;

4H Rabbits Showmanship Junior Novice Champion Francesca Terrones, Seattle; Reserve Champion Carmella Terrones, Seattle; Intermediate Novice Champion –Isabella Terrones, Seattle; Reserve Champion Julia Kujawa; Senior Novice Champion Sophia LeBel, Bothell; Reserve Champion Katelyn Clemens; Junior Champion Elle Turner, Bothell; Reserve Champion Lacee Peterson, Monroe; High Blue Katelyn Roy, Bothell; Intermediate Champion Chloe Carpenter, Monroe; Reserve Champion Rebecca Clayton, Lynnwood; High Blue Abby Lundy, Brier; Senior Champion PJ Heusted, Bothell; Reserve Champion Nicole Gallagher, Brier; High Blue Hannah McCaughan, Snohomish;

FFA BEEF CATTLE fitting and showing Novice First Place Madison Snohomish; Second Place Tyler KnudsonMonroe; Third Place Luke Meade Glacier Peak; Junior First Place Mary JohnsonStanwood; Second Place Amelia Main Stanwood; Senior First Place Gracie Johnson Stanwood; Second Place Jordyn Land Monroe; Third Place Misti LibbertStanwood; Fourth Place Christian Rutten Snohomish; Fifth Ryan Hall Snohomish; Sixth Whitney Augustson Snohomish; FFA BEEF CATTLE TYPE Angus Junior Champion Blossom Gracie Johnson, Stanwood; Hereford Senior Champion Stormy Jordyn Land, Monroe; Other Breeds Champion Calf Wren Jordyn Land, Monroe; Junior Champion Maizey Mary Johnson, Stanwood; Senior Champion Sugar-Christian Rutten, Snohomish, Grand Champion Other Breeds Female Claire Mary Johnson, Stanwood; Reserve Champion Other Breeds Female Sugar Christian Rutten, Snohomish; Crossbreeds Junior Champion Claire Amelia Main, Stanwood; Senior Champion Pie Madison Siddell; Grand Champion Crossbreeds Female Amelia Main, Stanwood; Reserve Champion Crossbreeds Female Pie-Madison Siddell, Snohomish; Supreme Female Claire Amelia Main, Stanwood; Reserve Supreme Female Blossom Gracie Johnnson; Steers Champion Feeder Calf Madison Siddell, Snohomish; Reserve Champion Feeder Calf Christian Rutten, Snohomish; Champion Feeder Steer Whitney Snohomish, Champion Market Steer Luke Meader, Glacier Peak; Reserve Champion Market Steer Tyler Knudson, Monroe;

4-H Horse Program Stockseat Eq Championship Non Medal Riders First Georgia Jellen of Seattle with TPR A Heavenly Page; Second Haley Fryrear of Stanwood with Possessive Dixon; Stockseat Eq Championship Medal Riders First Anwyn Deeks of Snohomish with Hesa Clasic Presence; Second Isabel Jellen of Seattle with Saint Pats Skootncat; Beginning Greenhorse Horsemanship (no canter) E/W; First Julianne Carter of Bothell with Murderer’s Creek Shad; Second Ariana Marquez of Carnation with Moon Drop; Greenhorse Horsemanship E/W First Hallie Burkenpas of Monroe with Neyteri Rose; Second Sasha Charbonneau-Teece of Duvall with Eli; Pleasure Driving First Drew Benzion of Granite Falls with KNB MM Missy’s Misty; Second Cyrus DeFelice of Marysville with Saxon Mount Don Juan; Driving Reinsmanship First Cyrus DeFelice of Marysville with Saxon Mount Don Juan; Second Drew Benzion of Granite Falls with KNB MM Missy’s Misty; Stockseat Bareback Equitation CHAMPIONSHIP First Ciera Bennett of Snohomish with Chuwak Summer; Second Nicole Busch of Lake Stevens with Zippin Good Scotch; Stockseat Eq Medal Riders Championship St Qual First Anwyn Deeks of Snohomish with Hesa Clasic Presence; Second Nicole Busch of Lake Stevens with Zippin Good Scotch; Hunter Hack 2’ Fences First Michelle Martin of Arlington with Tilt O Whirl; Second Jennifer Williams of Snohomish with Leviosa Z; Hunter Hack Crosspoles First Elizabeth Luna of Arlington with Tucker; Walk/Jog Stockseat Eq First katie Counsell of Monroe with Gracie; Second Candace Loftus of Carnation with Splendid SR; Novice Stockseat Equitation First Selena Riston of Snohomish with Lexi; Second Jodi Bond of Granite Falls with Superstitiously Dun; Novice Western Bareback Equitation (no lope) First Jodi Bond of Granite Falls with Superstitiously Dun; Second Catherine Nelson of Carnation with Midnight Lilly; Walk/Trot English Pleasure First Emily Kronquist of Marysville with Chantilly’s Twister; Second Cameron Shadwell of Carnation with Lily; State Reps for Groom Squad Ashley Buzard Tenley Mange; Ariana Marquez; Novice Trail E/W First Jodi Bond of Granite Falls with Superstitiously Dun; Second Catherine Nelson of Carnation with Midnight Lilly; Sr Walk Trot Trail E/W First Bethanie Heitzman of Lake Stevens with Flicka; Second Anne Smith of Snohomish with Whole Lotta Racket; Beg GH &GH TIH E/W First Lani Salisbury of Redmond with Confetti; Second Tenley Mange of Beaux Arts with Catori De Tashunka; GH Trail Ridden E/W First Hallie Burkenpas of Monroe with Neyteri Rose; Second Tiffany Crippen of Snohomish with Apollo; Non-Greenhorse Trail In-Hand E/W First Amelie D’Hers of Redmond with Lakota Skip; Second Sasha Charbonneau-Teece of Duvall with Buckaroo; Sr Non-GH Trail in Hand Advanced First Lani Salisbury of Redmond with Silk; Trail First Murielle Kelly of Lake Stevens with Hez Hot and Heavenly; Second Carolyn Francisco of Snohomish with Doublemint Royal Secr; Trail Medals-Bronze E/W First Sadie Blaisdell of Mill Creek with Unbridled Chance; Second Jenna Bentley of Bothell with In Barpasser Fashion; Trail Medals-Silver E/W First Jessi Johnson of Arlington with Bettin’ Alotta Chips; Trail Medals-Gold E/W First Nicole Busch of Lake Stevens with Zippin Good Scotch; Second Mallory Hockett of Goldbar with Zips As Good As It Get; Trail Medals-Platinum E/W First Ciera Bennett of Snohomish with Chuwak Summer; Second Anwyn Deeks of Snohomish with Hesa Clasic Presence; Huntseat Eq Championship Non Medal Riders First Georgia Jellen of Seattle with TPR A Heavenly Page; Second Kaitlin Dierks of Bothell with Scotch and Te; Huntseat Eq Championship Medal Riders First Anwyn Deeks of Snohomish with Hesa Clasic Presence; Second Isabel Jellen of Seattle with Saint Pats Skootncat; Novice English Bareback Equitation (no canter) First Madison Schimpf of Arlington with Silver Lining; Second Jodi Bond of Granite Falls with Superstitiously Dun; Dressage Equitation First Alyson Cunningham of Snohomish with Stormwatch D; Second Brianne Wallace of Marysville with Georgia; Huntseat Bareback Equitation CHAMPIONSHIP First Ciera Bennett of Snohomish with Chuwak Summer; Second Isabel Jellen of Seattle with Saint Pats Skootncat; Advanced Bareback Equitation E/W First Grace Devos of Lake Stevens with Ariel; Second Claire Harvey of Kirkland with Jethro; Beginning Greenhorse Pleasure (no lope) E/W First Julianne Carter of Bothell with Murderer’s Creek Shad; Second Ariana Marquez of Carnation with Moon Drop; Greenhorse Pleasure E/W First Hallie Burkenpas of Monroe with Neyteri Rose; Second Sasha Charbonneau-Teece of Duvall with Eli; Greenhorse Longe Line E/W

First Lani Salisbury of Redmond with Confetti; Second Tenley Mange of Beaux Arts with Catori De Tashunka; Walk/Jog Stockseat Pleasure First Anne Smith of Snohomish with Whole Lotta Racket; Second Emily Kronquist of Marysville with Chantilly’s Twister; Novice Pleasure Geldings E/W First Natalie Hyink of Stanwood with Hot Shot Attraction; Second Jodi Bond of Granite Falls with Superstitiously Dun; Novice Pleasure Mares E/W First Madison Schimpf of Arlington with Silver Lining; Second Catherine Nelson of Carnation with Midnight Lilly; Walk/Trot Huntseat Eq First Bethanie Heitzman of Lake Stevens with Flicka; Second Amanda Bauman of Monroe with CJ; Novice Huntseat Eq First Madison Schimpf of Arlington with Silver Lining; Second Natalie Hyink of Stanwood with Hot Shot Attraction; Driving Trail First Cyrus DeFelice of Marysville with Saxon Mount Don Juan; Precision Driving First Cyrus DeFelice of Marysville with Saxon Mount Don Juan;

Potato Quality Grading Career Development Event: Students evaluate potatoes for condition and marketability as dictated by the potato market. Top Teams First place Cedarcrest FFA; Second Place Snohomish FFA; Third Place Monroe FFA; Fourth Place Arlington FFA; Fifth Place Granite Falls FFA; Sixth Place Stanwood FFA; Top Individuals First Place Elizabeth Bennett Arlington 42; Second Place Alice Ish Cedarcrest 40; Third Place Eryn Byrd-Peterson Cedarcrest39; Fourth Place Rhaelyn Gaskins Snohomish 39; Fifth Place Nicole Haggins Cedarcrest 37; Sixth Place Jon Robinson Monroe 36; Seventh Place Amy Duer Cedarcrest35; Eighth Elsa Brower Cedarcrest 35; Ninth Joseph Mullins Granite 35; Tenth Karen Daza Snohomish 35;

Dairy Cattle Evaluation – Career Development Event Top Teams First Monroe; Second Cedarcrest; Third Stanwood; Fourth Arlington; Fifth Granite Falls; Top Individuals First Grace Zylstra Snohomish FFA; Second Mieke VanEss Cedarcrest FFA; Third Keira Foster Stanwood FFA; Fourth Savannah Smith Monroe FFA; Fifth Kaitlyn Meissner Stanwood FFA; Sixth Angenlina Bennett Arlington FFA; Seventh Libby Denver Cedarcrest FFA; Eighth Charlinda Lemay Monroe FFA; Eighth Micah Mutch Cedarcrest FFA; Ninth Grace Johnson Stanwood FFA; 2015 FFA Swine Senior Fitting and Showing Champion: Andrew Toth, Sedro Woolley; Junior Fitting and Showing Champion: Shawn Moyer, Arlington; Novice Fitting and Showing Champion: Brianna Whisman, Stanwood; Champion Berkshire: Morgan Clendenen, Monroe; Champion Landrace: Amanda Toth, Sedro Woolley; Champion Spot: Amanda Toth, Sedro Woolley; Champion Duroc: Andrew Toth, Sedro Woolley; Champion Hereford: Tarisa Toth, Sedro Woolley; Champion Crossbreed: Tarissa Toth, Sedro Woolley; Market Champion: Andrew Toth, Sedro Woolley; Reserve Grand Champion Market: Tarisa Toth, Sedro Woolley; Grand Champion Female Swine: Tarisa Toth, Sedro Woolley; Reserve Grand Champion Female Swine: Andrew Toth, Sedro Wolley; Grand Champion Boar: Amanda Toth, Sedro Woolley;

2015 FFA Fiber Goat Show Exhibitors prepared and showed their animals to the judge. The judge also evaluated the animals on their confirmation and fiber quality; Senior Champion Fitting and Showing, Corinne Leib, Cedarcrest; Reserve Champion Pygora, Corinne Leib, Cedarcrest; Champion Pygora, Corinne Leib, Cedarcrest; Supreme Fiber Animal, Corinne Leib, Cedarcrest;

Open Class Food Contest Kids Cookie Barn Contest: 5 yrs and under First Olivia Bell, Monroe; Second Olivia Jelenick Monroe: Third Finn Ottele Monroe; Fourth Lauren Stansberry, Mill Creek; 6 to 8 years First Place Dylan Stansberry, Mill Creek; Second Maddie Ottele Monroe; Third Sophia Reyling, Monroe; Fourth Owen and Landon Vaughn Monroe; 9 to 11 years First Gavin Stansberry, Mill Creek; Second Loyd Larsen Monroe; Second Hailey Flickinger, Monroe; Third Tom Kuyper, Monroe; Fourth Chastine Jelenick, Monroe; Joe Kuyper, Monroe; Fifth Hailey Larsen, Monroe;

FFA SWINE Division Fitting and Showing Senior Champion Andrew Toth, Sedro Woolley; Junior Champion Shawn Moyer, Arlington; Novice Champion Brianna Whisman, Stanwood; Type Class Showing Champion Berkshire Morgan Clendenen, Monroe; Champion Landrace Amanda Toth, Sedro Woolley; Champion Spot Amanda Toth, Sedro Woolley; Champion Duroc Andrew Toth, Sedro Woolley; Champion Hereford Tarisa Toth, Sedro Woolley; Champion Crossbreed Tarissa Toth, Sedro Woolley; Champion Market Andrew Toth, Sedro Woolley; Reserve Grand Champion Market Tarisa Toth, Sedro Woolley; Grand Champion Female Swine Tarisa Toth, Sedro Woolley; Reserve Grand Champion Female Swine Andrew Toth, Sedro Wolley; Grand Champion Boar Amanda Toth, Sedro Woolley;

FFA POULTRY, PIGEON, AND WATERFOWL Fitting and Showing Novice Mary Ellen Martinsen Snohomish Grand Champion; Jaydee Land Monroe Reserve Champion; Keely Gobin Snohomish; Maddy Ogden Snohomish; Carson Nicholas Snohomish; Joseph Mullins Granite Falls; Junior Ben Bensen Cedarcrest Grand Champion; Megan Reid Cedarcrest Reserve Champion; Anna Knutson Cedarcrest; Senior Madison Beam Cedarcrest Grand Champion; Elizabeth Bennett Arlington Reserve Champion; Makayla Wood Stanwood; Destiny Sweet Stanwood; David Bennett Arlington; Jordyn Land Monroe; Savannah Clandennen Monroe; Elsa Brouwer Cedarcrest; Angelina Bennett Arlington

FFA SHEEP FITTING AND SHOWING Novice Fitting and Showing Champion, Mikayla Rice, Arlington; Novice Fitting and Showing Reserve Champion, Bailey Hubbard, Arlington; Junior Fitting and Showing Champion, Tyler Vroman, Snohomish; Senior Fitting and Showing Champion, Amanda Toth, Sedro Woolley; Senior Fitting and Showing Reserve Champion, David Bennett, Arlington; FFA Shepherd’s Challenge Winner Tyler Vroman, Snohomish;

4H Public Presentations Junior Champion, Illustrated Talks/Demonstrations; Ava Gail, Snohomish; Outstanding Primary Achievement, Impromptu Talks; Esperansa Ramsey, Granite Falls; Junior Champion, Impromptu Talks; Logan Kilgore, Bothell; Junior Res. Champion, Impromptu Talks Ryan Ramsey, Granite Falls; Intermediate Champion, Impromptu Talks; Zoe Kilgore, Bothell; Intermediate Res. Champion, Impromptu Talks; Destiny Williams, Snohomish; Intermediate Res. Champion, Impromptu Talks; Kara Anderson, Arlington; Intermediate Judges Choice, Impromptu Talks; Cloe Carpenter, Monroe; Intermediate Merit Award, Impromptu Talks; Thaddeus Ramsey, Granite Falls; Senior Champion, Impromptu Talks; McKenzie Sleister, Bothell; Senior Res. Champion, Impromptu Talks; Sarah Beebe, Snohomish; Senior Judges Choice, Impromptu Talks; Nicole Gallagher, Brier; Senior Viewer’s Choice, Impromptu Talks; Wesley Simmons, Lynnwood; Senior Merit Award, Impromptu Talks; Aurora MacAvoy, Lake Stevens.

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