Butler's Livestock Judging Team Named "Champion Team Overall"

It is the first time in 20 years that the trip was made, and the first time in five years that Butler’s Livestock Judging Team won such a nationally recognized event.

“Our contest was on a Monday, and they don’t know the results until Tuesday morning,” said livestock judging coach Marcus Arnold. “I was extremely excited for the team Tuesday morning for this accomplishment.  They worked very hard and were very deserving of this honor.”

The sophomore team has a very strict practice schedule, including hours of work during the week and livestock judging activities on the weekends.

“The sophomore team practices four to five days a week,” said Arnold. "They practice Reasons on Monday and Wednesday afternoons from 1 p.m. – 6 p.m.  Then, they look at live animals Friday – Sunday.  We will travel to different livestock producers’ farms to judge animals.”

Each National Barrow Show competitor is named below, organized by hometown:

Bowling Green, Ohio

Lucas Tuck

Nevada, Missouri

Payton Dahmer: 8th High Reasons

Nipomo, California

Alyson MacLean

Ormond Beach, Florida

Haley Stark: High Individual Overall, High Individual Reasons

Paxton, Illinois

Skylynn Flemming

Pemberville, Ohio

Hannah Frobose

Templeton, California
Whitney Whitaker: 11th High Overall, 10th High Reasons

Torrington, Wyoming

P.D. Miller: 5th High Overall, 5th High Reasons