LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Aidyn Barber, Channing Texas, took home top senior showmanship honors July 15 at the 2025 VitaFerm^®Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Louisville, Ky. Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill., claimed reserve senior showman. Sullivan Supply and Stock Show University, Dunlap, Iowa, sponsored the national showmanship contest. 

Brother-sister duo Ty Bayer, Ringle, Wis., and Callie Spengler, Cascade, Iowa, sorted through 120 entries to find their top 10 senior showmen. The 2025 Hereford Herdsman of the Year, Kari Brumley, Orovada, Nev., joined the pair to judge the top 10 finals, which featured a fitting contest. 

Rounding out the top 10 senior showmen were third-place, Lauren Jones, Darlington, Wis.; fourth-place, Kade Boatman, Rockford, Ill.; fifth-place, Beau Ann Graves, Chillicothe, Mo.; sixth-place, Harrison Roberts, Williamsburg, Mass.; seventh-place, Cally Miller, El Dorado, Kan.; eighth-place, Rylee Stockdale, Dayton, Pa.; ninth-place, Morgan Fuhriman, Parma, Idaho; and 10th-place, Carly Wheeler, Templeton, Calif.

In the intermediate division, Elayna Aue, Auburndale, Wis., was named the champion showman, and Jase Beltz, Canton, Kan., took home the reserve champion buckle. 

Ella Weldon, Piedmont, Okla., claimed the junior division champion title, followed by reserve champion Chesney Prinz, West Point, Neb.

Taos Heck, Fitzhugh, Okla., was selected champion peewee showman, and Adalynn Blankenship, West Burlington, N.Y., was reserve champion peewee showman. 

Bayer and Spengler also judged the intermediate showmanship contest. Father-daughter duo Bob May, Mineral Point, Wis., and Lauren May, Stillwater, Okla., evaluated the peewee and junior showmanship competitions. The Sullivan Supply and Stock Show University national showmanship contest boasted a total of 599 showmen.

“It is never luck. It is the work that you put in, so please continue to put in the work,” Brumley said prior to selecting the top 10 senior showmen. “We need kids like you.” 

For full results from the JNHE, visit Hereford.org.

Additional results 

Intermediate 

Third place – Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho

Fourth place – Jordan Mitchem, Vale, N.C.

Fifth place – Grady Carter, Stratford, Okla.

Sixth place – Chyloh Billman, Blackfoot, Idaho

Seventh place – Nolan Lee, Wellington, Ill.

Eighth place – Grady Creamer, Waxahachie, Texas

Ninth place – Collin Deatsman, Leesburg, Ind.

10th place – Wyatt McIntyre, Leedey, Okla.

Junior 

Third place – Bryce Brancel, Endeavor, Wis.

Fourth place – Kinsley Bremer, Fullerton, Neb.

Fifth place – Parker Irwin, Hartshorne, Okla.

Sixth place – Landry Allan, Nocona, Texas

Seventh place – Landon Deatsman, Leesburg, Ind.

Eighth place – Harper Rose Starnes, Fort Payne, Ala.

Ninth place – Hudson Carter, Stratford, Okla.

10th place – Hoyt Lawrence, Kite, Ga.

Peewee 

Third place – Paislee Young, Springville, Tenn.

Fourth place – Everly Foster, Niles, Mich.

Fifth place – Cricket Collins, Chattanooga, Okla.

Sixth place – Canaan Fink, Wamego, Kan.

Seventh place – Adelynn Kuykendall, Graham, Texas

Eight place – Piper Seiss, Thurmont, Md.

Ninth place – Sutton Stelzer, Oologah, Okla.

10th place – Colyer Schaeffer, Hagerstown, Ind.

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The 2025 VitaFerm^®Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE), “Live from Louisville,” is sponsored in part by BioZyme^® Inc., St. Joseph, Mo., and their brands VitaFerm^® and Sure Champ^®. The JNHE provides educational and leadership opportunities for junior members and their cattle projects, along with plenty of events for the entire family. The National Junior Hereford Association is one of the most active junior programs in the country with more than 4,200 members. For more information about the JNHE, visit Hereford.org/youth.

Find the press release and photos here.