Congratulations to the Michigan 4-H team for winning the National 4-H Dairy Cattle Judging Contest at World Dairy Expo. 31 teams from around the country competed in the dairy cattle evaluation contest judging 10 classes, and giving oral reasons on five classes.
Team members Megan Filhart, Hayleigh Geurink, Megan Bush and Savannah Katulski led the team to the top in overall placings. Respectively, Megan Bush and Megan Filhart placed second and third in overall individual judging.
The Michigan team was coached by Joe Domecq and Sarah Black. Placing second, but with equal skills and points was Minnesota. Four points behind them was Pennsylvania. Tony Garcia of California was the high individual overall and first in oral reasons.
Top 10 Teams Overall: Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Ohio, California, New Hampshire, Maryland and Illinois.
Source: World Dairy Expo
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