Top 10 senior showmen, in order from left to right: Mason Allan, Nocona, Texas,; Bryden Barber,
Channing, Texas; Chancee Clark, Muldrow, Okla.; Lauren May, Mineral Point, Wis.; Gage Tebo, Idaville,
Ind.; Kassidy Bremer, Redfield, Iowa; Payton Farmer, Brownstown, Ind.; Chesney Effling, Highmore,
S.D.; Dylan Kottkamp, Clayton, Ind.; and Ben Jensen, Courtland, Kan.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mason Allan, Nocona, Texas, was chosen as champion senior showman, July 6,
at the VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Kansas City, Mo. Reserve champion honors
were awarded to Bryden Barber, Channing, Texas. Sullivan Supply and Stock Show University, Dunlap,
Iowa, sponsored the showmanship contest.

After narrowing the field from more than 130 entries, the top 10 seniors competed in the finals
which included a fitting contest. The other finalists were: third place – Chancee Clark, Muldrow, Okla.; fourth place – Lauren May, Mineral Point, Wis.; fifth place – Gage Tebo, Idaville, Ind.; sixth place – Kassidy Bremer, Redfield,Iowa; seventh place – Payton Farmer, Brownstown, Ind.; eighth place – Chesney Effling, Highmore, S.D.; ninth place – Dylan Kottkamp, Clayton, Ind.; 10th place – Ben Jensen, Courtland, Kan.

In the intermediate division, Piper Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, was named the champion showman
and Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill., was reserve.

Claiming the junior division champion title was Danica Davis, Maple Hill, Kan., and reserve
champion was Nolan Lee, Wellington, Ill.

Bryce Brancel, Endeavor, Wis., was selected champion peewee showman and Claire Collins,
Frederick, Okla., was reserve champion peewee.

Husband and wife Jerrod and Blayne Arthur, Oklahoma natives, judged the senior and
intermediate showmanship competitions, assisted in the Top 10 Senior Showmanship by Alyssa
Copeland, 2021 Hereford Herdsman of the Year. Jim and Jan Adcock, Assumption, Ill., evaluated the
junior and peewee shows. More than 700 Hereford showmen were evaluated by the judges for their
showmanship abilities.

Additional results

Intermediate

3rd Place – Beau Ann Graves, Chillicothe, Mo.,
4th Place – Dagan Murray, Auburn, Kan.,
5th Place – Rylie Meinhardt, Marysville, Kan.,
6th Place – Rylee Stockdale, Dayton, Penn.,
7th Place – Kesler Collins, Flanagan, Ill.,
8th Place – Suter Clark, Gretna, Va.,
9th Place – Ella Jordan, Savannah, Mo.,
10th Place – Kinleigh Bolin, Walnut Grove, Mo.

Junior

3rd Place – Jill Emerson, Prairie Grove, Ark.,
4th Place – Kylie Holman, Hebron, Ohio,
5th Place – Gianna Marino, Clarence Center, N.Y.,
6th Place – Trevor Lockhart, Caldwell, Texas,
7th Place – Ella Bane, Towanda, Ill.,
8th Place – Jordan Mitchem, Vale, N.C.,
9th Place – Joseph Schohr, Oroville, Calif.,
10th Place – Blake Brancel, Endeavor, Wis.

Peewee

3rd Place – Landry Allan, Nocona, Texas,
4th Place – Allie Perry, Onaga, Kan.,
5th Place – Maddax McCollum, Bellevue, Texas,
6th Place – Collins Porter, Grand Island, Neb.,
7th Place – Kinsley Bremer, Fullerton, Neb.,
8th Place – Ella Deford, Jarrettsville, Md.,
9th Place – Hadley Dunklau, Wayne, Neb.,
10th Place – Josie Beltz, Canton, Kan.

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The 2021 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo was sponsored in part by Biozyme Inc., St. Joseph,
Mo. The National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) is one of the most active junior programs in the
country with approximately 3,800 members. The NJHA’s mission is to create and promote enthusiasm for
the breed while providing opportunities through leadership, education and teamwork. For more
information about the NJHA, visit JrHereford.org.