Wisconsin Youth Earn Top Honors at 2026 World Dairy Expo Youth Showmanship Contest

World Dairy Expo^® welcomed 339 competitors to the colored shavings for the Youth Showmanship Contest on Saturday, September 26, and youth from New York and Wisconsin rising to the top in the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Divisions. Crystal Sinn of Sherburn, Minn., Josh Karn of Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, and Elizabeth Hall of East Montpelier, Vt., served as the official judges of the Junior, Intermediate and Senior Division, respectively.

Winning the Junior Division out of 101 participants was Raegan Bossard from Fabius, N.Y. In addition to this honor, Bossard received the W. Terry Howard First Place Award, a custom embroidered jacket courtesy of Images Custom Embroidery. Justin Brandel of Lake Mills, Wis., won the Intermediate Division and the Howard Voegeli First Place Award, a custom embroidered jacket presented by Images Custom Embroidery. There were 112 exhibitors in the Intermediate Division this year. In the Senior Division with 126 exhibitors, Logan Harbaugh from Marion, Wis., placed first and won the Keith King First Place Award, which was also a custom embroidered jacket from Images Custom Embroidery. All three division winners also won clippers courtesy of Andis Company.

All three winners also received the Annette Ostrom Showmanship First Place $1,500 Cash Award, presented by the Ostrom family. Those who place second in their division received the Annette Ostrom Showmanship Second Place $750 Cash Award, also presented by the Ostrom family. Zoetis, ABS Global and the Michael Hellenbrand Memorial Fund, Inc. provided additional support for the Youth Showmanship Contest.

After placing first or second in their division, six youth competed for the Annette Ostrom Memorial Supreme Showman and Reserve Supreme Showman Awards. Justin Brandel of Lake Mills, Wis., and Logan Harbaugh from Marion, Wis., won these respective awards, which were $3,500 and $1,500 cash awards each. In addition, Brandel received a crystal trophy, all presented by the Ostrom family.

The top 15 winners in each division received neck ribbons and medallions in memory of Katie Coyne, presented by Mill Wheel Show Clinics, and are as follows:

Junior (Ages 9-13):

1. Raegan Bossard, Fabius, N.Y.
2. Cooper Merrill, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
3. Brynley Bossard, Fabius, N.Y.
4. Kinley Martin, Tulare, Calif.
5. Adella Loehr, Eden, Wis.
6. Paige Zimmerman, Brodhead, Wis.
7. Ainsley Loehr, Eden, Wis.
8. Lily Barlass, Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
9. Callie Krohlow, Poynette, Wis.
10. Clara Baker, Scottdale, Penn.
11. Walker Ulness, Valders, Wis.
12. Sadie Kropf, Whitewater, Wis.
13. Siera Mccullough, Juda, Wis.
14. Dakota Voegeli-Paulson, Arlington, Wis.
15. Avery Kaufman, Berlin, Penn.

Intermediate (Ages 14-16):

1. Justin Brandel, Lake Mills, Wis.
2. Karile Supplee, Chambersburg, Pa.
3. Emily Nooyen, Bonduel, Wis.
4. Molly Salentine, Luxemburg, Wis.
5. William Zimmerman, Brodhead, Wis.
6. Madison Harbaugh, Marion, Wis.
7. Madison Sarbacker, Whitewater, Wis.
8. Griffin Grinstead, Fond du Lac, Wis.
9. Chance Primmer, Bagley, Wis.
10. Bentley Brantmeier, Hilbert, Wis.
11. Lilah Utterback, Jefferson, Md.
12. Carson Rauen, Blairstown, Iowa
13. Madelyn Poitras, Brimfield, Mass.
14. Tyler Butts, Evansville, Wis.
15. Leah Smith, Watertown, Wis.

Senior (Ages 17-21):

1. Logan Harbaugh, Marion, Wis.
2. Shelby Swanson, Hutchinson, Minn.
3. Mason Ziemba, Durhamville, N.Y.
4. Suton Paulson, Rockford, Ill.
5. Taylor Hodge, Norwich, N.Y.
6. Charlotte Meyer, Corfu, N.Y.
7. Tessa Schmocker, Whitewater, Wis.
8. Isaac Folts, North Collins, N.Y.
9. Olivia Vanevera, Cobleskill, N.Y.
10. Cameron Ryan, Fond du Lac, Wis.
11. Carissa Pittman, West Salem, Ohio
12. Sarah Hill, New Haven, Conn.
13. Hannah Visser, Hutchinson, Minn.
14. Stella Schmocker, Whitewater, Wis.
15. Caroline Anderson, Fort Atkinson, Wis.

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