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Alabama
Teams Compete at National Western Stock Show
Auburn, Jan. 27, 2004 ---
Two Alabama teams competed at the recent National Western Stock Show
in Colorado. Tuscaloosa County placed second in meats judging, just
nine points behind the first place team. Pickens County placed ninth
in livestock judging out of a field of 24 teams.
Tuscaloosa County was first in meats
identification, second in placings and fifth in reasons at the contest
held at the Colorado State University Meats Lab in Fort Collins.
Peter Kimbrell was fourth high
individual overall in the contest and was the top competitor in meats
identification. Kimbrell scored 296 out of a possible 300 in
identification.
“I’m excited to have done so well,”
said Kimbrell, who has been an Alabama 4-H’er for nine years.
Johnny Gladney, Tuscaloosa County
Extension agent and team coach, said the young people’s hard work paid
off.
“I am proud that their hard work
brought rewards at a national level,” said Gladney. “The team put a
great deal of effort into preparing for the contest.”
Alabama teams have dominated meats
judging in recent years at the National Western. Tuscaloosa County
won the contest in 2002, and Coffee
County won it in 2003.
Teammates Andrew Faulkner and Rebecca
Morrison were fifth and 10th high individuals overall.
Bethany Bigham was the fourth member on the team.
The Pickens County team was the first
Alabama team to compete in the livestock judging contest at the
National Western Stock Show.
“These young people did a great job as
individuals and as a team representing the state,” said Sam Wiggins,
coach and Pickens County Extension agent.
The Pickens County team was second in
beef placings, ninth in beef reasons and second in overall beef
judging. Additionally, the team was ninth in swine reasons and tenth
overall in swine judging.
Individually, Jeremy Wiggins was sixth
in beef placings, and April Latham was tenth in beef reasons. Rebekah
Wiggins was ninth in sheep reasons and ninth in overall reasons.
Rebekah placed 12th in
overall out of the 94 contestants. She is the first 4-Her from
Alabama to judge at the National Western in both meats and livestock.
In 2002, she was on the Tuscaloosa County meats judging team that won
the contest. She was second high individual overall.
Ramie Grace was the other team member
and team alternate, Brooks Moss, served as Alabama’s roundup delegate.
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