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2015 Western National 4-H Roundup Results

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The Western National 4‐H Roundup (www.westernnational4hroundup.org) provided 4‐H’ers with opportunities to meet fellow 4‐H’ers from across the United States, participate in educational and social workshops, continue with the development of their leadership and citizenship skills, and share personal experiences with others attending the competitions. While attending this competition, Mississippi 4‐H’ers experienced and fostered a greater personal growth and learned about career ideas in the fields of business, agriculture, science, industry, education and the arts.

Mississippi 4‐H’ers and six 4‐H Extension Agents traveled to Denver on a Mississippi State University bus. While in Denver, the 4‐H’ers and those attending the trip had opportunities to experience what Denver has to offer. In addition to making new friends and continuing the development of their life‐skills, 4‐H’ers competed in a variety of national contests, including:

• Horse Public Speaking
• Horse Individual Demonstration
• Horse Team Demonstration
• Horse Bowl
• Hippology
• Horse Judging
• Livestock Judging
• Meats Judging
• Consumer Decision Making
• Prepared Public Speaking

There were several highlights of the trip that made it a memorable experience. One highlight was the banquet, when all of the states were introduced and each state’s flag was brought into the room by a 4‐H’er. State photos were taken and a motivational speaker provided encouragement to those in attendance.

Of course, the numerous awards breakfasts are when the results of the contests were revealed and prizes were given to the winners. We had numerous 4‐H’ers that represented Mississippi proudly and had great success. Here is a summary of the results from our 4‐H’ers at the 2015 Western National 4‐H Roundup.

• Horse Public Speaking – 7th Place
  • Taylor McNair, Hinds 4‐H
• Horse Individual Demonstration – 3rd Place
  • Dakota Belue, Lee 4‐H
• Horse Team Demonstration – 2nd Place
  • Molly Chamblee and Jared Pennington, Pontotoc 4‐H
• Hippology – 5th Place Team Overall
  • Team Members: Lauren Cantrell, Hannah May and Valerie Moody, Union 4‐H and Jenna Seal, Lauderdale 4‐H
    • Team Awards
      • 1st Place Team Judging Phase
      • 8th Place Team Stations Phase
      • 5th Place Team Exam/Slides Phase
    • Individual Awards
      • Jenna Seal: 7th High Individual Overall; 8th High Individual Judging Phase; 2nd High Individual Exam/Slides Phase
      • Hannah May: 2nd High Individual Judging Phase
      • Lauren Cantrell: 1st High Individual Judging Phase
• Horse Judging – 13th Place Team Overall
  • Team Members: Elizabeth Braddock, Tristen Braddock and Tyler Eubanks, George 4‐H and Elizabeth Craft, Neshoba 4‐H
• Horse Bowl – 3rd Place Team
  • Team Awards
    • Nora Cobb, Hannah Stepp, Morgan Henry, Katherine Tackitt and Dixie Priest, Pontotoc 4‐H
  • Individual Awards
    • Nora Cobb: 9th High Individual
• High State Overall Award – Horse Classic: Mississippi placed 2nd. Teams are awarded points for placing first through tenth in Horse Bowl, Horse Judging, Horse Team Demonstrations and Hippology, as well as individual placing for Horse Public Speaking and Horse Individual Demonstration.
• Livestock Judging Team
  • Team Members: Rustin Anderson, Brittany Goode, Ashley Ivy and Mark Wagnon, Jones 4‐H
  • Team Awards
    • 3rd Place Overall Goats
• Meats Judging Team – 8th Place Team Overall
  • Team Members: Hannah Turk, Ragan Crawford, Chloe Pinter and Lane Miles, Neshoba 4‐H
  • Team Awards
    • 6th Place Placings
    • 7th Place Reasons
    • 7th Place Retail ID
• Consumer Decision Making
  • Team Members: Dalton Snyder, Lake Williams and Kayla Duerstock, DeSoto 4‐H and Rachel McDaniel, Lincoln 4‐H
• Prepared Public Speaking 7th Place Individual
  • Marisa Laudadio, Alcorn 4‐H