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AUBURN, Jan. 19---Alabama 4-H was well represented in three national 4-H events and one regional contest in recent months. The winning State 4-H

Congress teams were awarded trips to compete in national and regional competitions.

The State Meats Judging Team, coached by Coffee County Extension Agent Stan Windham, competed in the National 4-H Meats Judging Contest in Manhattan, Kan. Twenty-one states were represented, with Alabama finishing in fifth place.

Alabama team members were Sarah Maddox, Shawn Howell, Josh Motley and Katy Roberts. Maddox garnered a third place in Beef Judging, a third place in Pork Judging and a fifth place in Oral Reasons.

The State Livestock Agri-Knowledge Team, coached by Tuscaloosa County Extension Agent Johnny Gladney, competed in the National 4-H Invitational Livestock Skillathon in Louisville, Ky., and finished sixth in a field of 15 states. Team members included Ellis Thorne, Heather Mosely, Adam Potts and Heather Reach. Thorne placed ninth in the Identification division. The Alabama team finished fifth in Identification and fifth in Evaluation.

The State Livestock Judging Team, also coached by Stan Windham, competed in the National 4-H Livestock Judging Contest in Louisville, Ky. They finished 31^st out of 35 teams competing. Team members included Ann Schieffer, Kendall Amis, Ashley Green and Andy Waddail. Schieffer placed 24^th in Sheep Judging. The Alabama team placed 21^st in Sheep Judging and 21^st in Swine Judging.

The Morgan County 4-H Livestock Judging and Agri-Knowledge Team competed in the Eastern U.S. 4-H/FFA Livestock Judging and Stockman's contests in Blacksburg, Va. Team members included Brian Crow, Dustin Crow, Brett Crow, David Glasscock and Russ Roberts. Sandy Fields, volunteer 4-H leader and agri-science education teacher at Danville High School, coached the team.

Seven teams competed in the Stockman's Contest. Alabama finished fourth, with Brian Crow placing seventh and Brett Crow finishing ninth. Eleven teams competed in the Judging contest. Alabama finished eighth, overall, placing sixth in both Swine and Oral Reasons. Brian Crow placed 16^th in Swine Judging and Brett Crow was 14^th in Oral Reasons.