A host of Erath County 4-H members were recognized at the Monday, April 13 meeting of the Erath County Commissioners Court for distinctions earned at events throughout the state.
They included the following:
Robotics
Austin Olson- Ft. Worth Reserve Champion Junior Team; San Antonio – 2nd Place Junior Team; Austin-Champion Jr. Team *Hunter Tarver- Ft Worth Reserve Champion Junior Team; San Antonio – 2nd Place Junior Team; Austin-Champion Jr. Team *Weston Tarver- Ft Worth Reserve Champion Junior Team; San Antonio – 2nd Place Junior Team; Austin-Champion Jr. Team Daniel Hofmann- Ft Worth Champion Junior Team Harris Martin- Ft Worth Champion Junior Team Ben McDowell- Ft Worth Champion Junior Team Francesca Thompson-Ft Worth Champion Junior Team Jeremiah Andrews – Ft Worth Grand Champion Sr Team; San Antonio-2nd Place Sr Team; Austin- Champion Sr Team Evan Bow – Ft Worth Grand Champion Sr Team; San Antonio- 2nd Place Sr Team Bella Olson- Ft Worth Grand Champion Sr Team; San Antonio- 2nd Place Sr Team; Austin-Champion Sr Team Mitch Olson – Ft Worth Grand Champion Sr Team; San Antonio- 2nd Place Sr Team; Austin-Champion Sr Team
Livestock Judging Blaze Mock- San Antonio - 9th Overall 4-H Team Braxon Mock- San Antonio - 9th Overall 4-H Team Hudson Moore- San Antonio - 9th Overall 4-H Team Barrett Wood- San Antonio – 9th Overall 4-H Team; Dairy Judging-Dairy World Expo Qualifier
Champion Sr Team Katie Osinga -2nd High Individual Reasons Luke Kuiper- 4th High Individual Reasons Kylie Osinga Jaclyn Osinga
Consumer Decision Making San Angelo- Jr Team -1st place Matthew DiCiccio Sunny Thomas Carter Wasson San Angelo Int. Team – 4th Place Sydney Damewood Addison Sims Olivia Damewood Emma McAngus San Antonio Sr Team 8th Overall Harley Spoon Chris Spoon Mikayla Taff Hadley Dorris
Individuals
Blakely Bottelberghe Ft Worth – Champion Poland Gilt; San Antonio- Grand Champion Poland China Breeding Gilt Kainie Boyett San Angelo – Champion Gilt Elizabeth Cox Fort Worth – Grand Champion Youth Dairy Goat Show Preslea Elston
Houston Champion Chester Gilt Jake Groseclose San Angelo – Reserve Champion ORB Heifer Blaze Mock San Antonio- Division 3 Champion and Grand Champion Overall Market Goat Braxon Mock Ft Worth- Reserve Champion Dorper Market Lamb Addison Poe Fort Worth -6th Place Shorthorn Steer, SALE; San Antonio- Reserve Heavy Weight Black Cross; Grand Champion Beefmaster Heifer; Reserve Supreme Heifer; Houston – Supreme American Heifer; Austin – Supreme American Heifer Kennedy Powe San Antonio – Reserve Showmanship; 2nd in class- Smi Super Bowl – Scholarship Aylee Sims
Fort Worth – Intermediate Showman Gilt Show; San Angelo – Champion Division 1 Light Cross, Champion Light Cross, Reserve Champion Overall Cross Holt Sims San Antonio- 2nd place 8 darks Savannah Skaggs Ft Worth – Reserve Champion Division 1 Beefmaster; Houston – Reserve Champion Beefmaster Calf Ryker Wilson San Angelo- Champion Chester Gilt