Here’s more youth news from the Holstein Association. Matthew Mitchell, LaFollette, Tenn., has been named the 2005 Overall Judi Collinsworth Outstanding Junior Exhibitor Award winner by the Holstein Association USA, Inc. Mitchell is the second Junior to win this prestigious honor, competing with five others for the title. The semi-finalists included: Greta Koebel, Three Oaks, Mich.; Rebekah Mast, Denair, Calif.; Crystal McNett, Belmont, Wis.; Esther Rupp, Seville, Ohio; and Andy Thomas, Lewisburg, Ohio.
The Judi Collinsworth Outstanding Junior Exhibitor Memorial Award was given to deserving applicants at each of the six 2005 National Junior Holstein Shows. Each winner was selected based on sportsmanship, herdsmanship and level of participation in Holstein Activities and awarded $100. The six show winners were invited to apply for the Overall Judi Collinsworth Outstanding Junior Exhibitor Award, a $500 scholarship.