January 20, 2025
National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members convened in the Biggest Little City in the World on Dec. 5, 2024, for the 25th annual Western States Junior Show. Matt and Hunter Aggen, Harmony, Minn., evaluated the …
National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) members convened in the Biggest Little City in the World on Dec. 5, 2024, for the 25th annual Western States Junior Show. Matt and Hunter Aggen, Harmony, Minn., evaluated the 146-head show to name the champion entries.
Cruz Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, and C 88X Sancho Lass 3022, a Jan. 2, 2023, daughter of ECR 628 Advance 9490 ET, from division VI won the owned female show. The duo was also named reserve grand champion in the bred-and-owned female show. Taking home reserve owned female honors was Paige Lemenager, Hudson, Ill., with KJ 746D Coco Carmel 321L ET, a Sept. 4, 2023, daughter of KLD RW Marksman D87 ET that first won division III.
In the bred and owned female show, Hadley and Hannah Harrison, Montague, Calif., and HL Rita 2333 ET, a May 9, 2023, daughter of Golden Oak Outcross 18U, were named the grand champion for the second consecutive year. The Harrison sisters’ entry also won division IV. The Harrison sisters showed the third-overall bred-and-owned female, HL Skyfall 2419, an April 20, 2024, daughter of T/R BPF AmericanClassic 561CET, from division I. Cruz Colyer and C PRH Jolene 4231 ET, a Jan. 3, 2024, daughter of C Cuda Belle 2111, from division II, rounded out the top four overall bred-and-owned females.
Cruz Colyer and C D83 Arlo 4230 ET, a Jan. 10, 2024, son of C Arlo 2135 ET grabbed the grand champion bred-and-owned bull banner and division II champion honors. The reserve grand champion bred-and-owned bull was also shown by Cruz Colyer. The entry, C Sherman 4189, is a Jan. 2, 2024, son of Churchill W4 Sherman 2157K ET, from division II.
Kathryn Belles, Spangle, Wash., exhibited the champion steer, HOLT 5378 0588 Ridge 3921, a Sept. 21, 2023, son of Birdwell Wall Street 0588ET. The reserve champion steer was owned by Cayden Cronquist, Emmett, Idaho. DBC Mr Catapult 45L is a Dec. 10, 2023, son of CRR 719 Catapult 109.
Emily Haugen, Los Molinos, Calif., showed the champion horned cow-calf pair, Purple Sandra 43K, a March 20, 2022, daughter of Purple RGR Moonshine 104E. She showed with a July heifer calf, by Boyd Power Surge 9024, at side.
After the selection of champions, Cruz Colyer was named premier junior exhibitor.
Scholarship winners
The Western States Hereford Association awarded a total of $6,500 this year in partnership with the Hereford Youth Foundation of America (HYFA).
Teagan Wunschel, Plymouth, Calif., received the $2,500 John Ascuaga Memorial Scholarship; Addison Macfarlane, Cottonwood, Calif., was awarded a $2,000 Western States Scholarship; and Edward Gould, Toutle, Wash., was awarded the honorary $2,000 Willard Wolf Memorial Scholarship.
For full results from the Western States Junior Hereford Show, visit Hereford.org.