Local 4-H members from throughout Montezuma County earned the opportunity to send their projects to the Colorado State Fair by being first in their division and age group at the Montezuma County Fair. At State Fair, it is assumed every entry in the 4-H division is a blue ribbon exhibit. Consequently, only the top 10 blues in a class are placed, and the remaining exhibits receive a “state fair qualifier” ribbon.
2015 State Fair Results
Ceramics
Intermediate Unfired Finishes: Nicole Gray, 4th
Senior Unfired Finishes: LuCretia Gray, 7th
Leathercraft
Unit 2 Intermediate Beginning Leather Carving: Cael Schmittel, 8th
Unit 3 Senior Leather Carving: Cassidy Leonard, 1st & champion
Unit 4 Senior Advanced Leather Carving: Melissa McKinney, 9th
Photography
Level 2 Senior Controlling the Image: Jessalyn Bay-Voit, 8th
Scrapbooking
Two Page Layout Junior: Victoria Glazner, 10th
Scrapbook Album Senior: Tierney Wilson, state fair qualifier
Woodworking
Unit 1 Measuring Up Junior: Vincent Busing, 10th
Unit 2 Making the Cut Junior: Braden Schmittel, 8th
Unit 3 Nailing it Together Intermediate: Violet Gray, reserve champion
Unit 3 Nailing it Together Senior: LuCretia Gray, 4th
Unit 4 Finishing it Up Intermediate: Nicholas Martin, 7th
Unit 4 Finishing it Up Senior: Sadie Graf, 6th
Artistic Clothing
Combination Junior: Danika Oliver, state fair qualifier
Cake Decorating
Unit 5 Cupcakes Themed Junior: Maddisyn VanGrandt, reserve champion
Unit 5 Cupcakes Themed Intermediate: Amanda Sturman, 7th
Unit 7 Flat Surface and Nail Flowers Senior: Krystle Hager, 3rd
Unit 8 Fondant Intermediate: Rayanne McClure, reserve champion
Unit 10 Tiered Cakes Senior: Melissa McKinney, 5th
Clothing Construction
Unit 1 Beginning Clothing Intermediate: Trinity Samora, champion
Unit 2 Beginning Clothing Junior: Allie Kibel, state fair qualifier
Unit 7 Sewing for Others Senior: Josie Sitton, 3rd
Unit 28 Speciality Fabrics Senior: Nichole Kibel, 5th
Food Core Projects
Unit 1 Riddles & Rhymes Fun Food Times Junior: Brooke Romine, state fair qualifier
Heritage Arts
Misc. Fiber Arts Intermediate: Catharine Busing, 8th
Misc. Fiber Arts Senior: Mary Nelligan, grand champion
Unit 3 Quilting Senior: LuCretia Gray, 5th
Home Environment
Unit 1 Home Environment Senior: Jessalyn Bay-Voit, 3rd
Unit 6 Home Environment Senior: Tierney Wilson, reserve grand champion
Specialty Foods
Unit 30 Cultural Foods Intermediate: Amanda Sturman, champion
Unit 35 Passport to Foreign Cookery Senior, Kyla Kingery, 3rd
Model Rocketry
Unit 1 Introduction to Rocketry Balsa Fins Junior: Ryder Higgins, 4th
Robotics
Unit 2 Robots on the Move Junior: Duncan Martin, champion
Unit 2 Robots on the Move Intermediate: Nicholas Martin, reserve champion
Shooting Sports Displays
Archery Junior: Easton Hartsoe, 7th
Archery Intermediate: Jayden Karo, state fair qualifier
Archery Senior: Kaleena Ramsey, 6th
Shotgun Intermediate: Casen Allmon, 3rd
.22 Intermediate: Casen Allmon, state fair qualifier
Muzzleloading Senior: Brandi Borgen , 4th
Archery Stand Alone Intermediate: Casen Allmon, state fair qualifier
Rocket Fly Contest
Unit 1 Level 1 Juniors: Ryder Higgins, 5th
Unit 2 Level 2 Juniors: Cutter Higgins, 7th
Fine Arts: Dance
Intermediate Dance Solo: Ballet, Lyrical, Modern & Jazz: Olivia Cosner, reserve champion
Senior Dance Solo: Ballet, Lyrical, Modern & Jazz: Krystle Hager, red
Senior Tap Clogging: Krystle Hager, red
Senior Ensemble Ballet, Lyrical, Modern & Jazz: Hanna Molzahn, Sarai Cruzan, Taylor Comisky, Olivia Cosner, champions
Intermediate Dance Ensemble Western Swing: Kambria Wilkins & BJ Lewis, red
Fine Arts: Vocal
Intermediate Solo: Kambria Wilkin, blue
Senior Solo: Olivia Story, grand champion
Fine Arts: Keyboard & Piano
Junior Solo Keyboard: Duncan Martin, reserve grand champion
Senior solo Keyboard: Emily Martin, red
Theatrical
Senior Solo Skit: Olivia Story, red
Shooting Sports
.22 Rifle 4P Sporter Junior: Casen Allmon, state fair qualifier
.22 Rifle Hunt Scope Junior: Casen Allmon; Levi Robinson, state fair qualifiers
Archery Compound Unlimited Junior: Jayden Karo, 2nd; Austin McCoy; Casen Allmon; Airoughn VanGrandt state fair qualifiers
Archery Compound Unlimited Senior: Stetson Hamilton; Isaiah Wright; Tel Hamilton; Brandi Borgen state fair qualifiers
Archery Compound Unlimited Junior Team: Jayden Karo, Austin McCoy, Casen Allmon, Airoughn VanGrandt 7th
Archery Compound Unlimited Senior Team: Stetson Hamilton, Tel Hamilton, Isaiah Wright, Brandi Borgen 8th
Archery Compound Limited Junior: Maddisyn VanGrandt, state fair qualifier
Archery Recurve Longbow Limited Junior: Cael Schmittel, 9th; Braden Schmittel state fair qualifier
Muzzleloading Traditional Senior: Brandi Borgen, state fair qualifier
Muzzleloading Open Junior: Skye Beyale, state fair qualifier
Shotgun Trap Junior: Austin McCoy, state fair qualifier
Shotgun Trap Senior: Stetson Hamilton, David Schmittel, Tel Hamilton, Casen Allmon, Cael Schmittel, state fair qualifiers
Shotgun Trap Senior Team: Stetson Hamilton, Tel Hamilton, David Schmittel, Casen Allmon, Cael Schmittel, state fair qualifiers
Shotgun Skeet Senior: Tel Hamilton, Casen Allmon, Stetson Hamilton, David Schmittel, Cael Schmittel, state fair qualifiers
Shotgun Skeet Senior Team: Tel Hamilton, Casen Allmon, Stetson Hamilton, David Schmittel, Cael Schmittel, state fair qualifiers
Market Lamb Show
Black Face Class 5101: Kyle Cox, 1st place
Black Face Class 5106: Kyle Cox, 1st place
Black Face Class 5107: Kyle Cox, 4th place
Black Face Class 5113: Tierney Wilson, 6th place
Black Face Class 5114: Kyle Cox, 2nd place
Dorset Class 5000: Tierney Wilson, 10th place
Fowl/Chicken Show
Modern Game black cock: Ashley Jeter, 1st place
Modern Game black hen: Ashley Jeter, 1st place
Old White Drake: Ashley Jeter, 1st place
Old white Hen: Ashley Jeter, 1st place, Best Duck, Grand Champion Water Fowl
Overall Market Pen, Ashley Jeter, 3rd place
Senior Showmanship: Ashley Jeter, 3rd place
Rabbit Showmanship
Senior Rabbit Showmanship: Emily Martin 1st place
Junior Rabbit Showmanship: Duncan Martin 1st place
Champion Junior Showman: Duncan Martin
Champion senior Showman: Emily Martin
Youth Rabbit Show
English Angora: Emily Martin 1st place, Best of Bred
Junior buck - Emily Martin, 4th place
Junior buck - Emily Martin, 8th place
Dutch blue senior buck: Emily Martin, 1st place
Dutch blue junior buck: Emily Martin, 1st, Best of Variety
Dutch blue junior doe: Emily Martin, 1st place
Himalayan black junior doe: Jordan Ricca 1st place, Best of Breed
Himalayan black junior doe: Josh Ricca, 2nd place
Himalayan lilac junior doe: Madison Ricca, 2nd place
Jersey Wooly tan pattern junior doe: Duncan Martin, 1st place, Best of Variety
Jersey Wooly broken pattern senior buck: Duncan Martin, 1st place, Best of Breed
Himalayan senior doe: Emily Martin, 1st place, Best of Breed
Himalayan sable point senior buck: Emily Martin, 1st place, Best of Variety
Himalayan seal junior buck: Emily Martin, 1st place
Himalayan seal junior buck: Emily Martin, 2nd place
Himalayan white junior doe: Emily Martin, 1st place
Rabbit Judging & Breed ID
Ethan Bruni: written 6th place; oral reasons 8th place, critiquing 10th place, breed ID 18th place, Individual Senior All Around 7th place; Senior Rabbit Judging Team member 1st place Team
Emily Martin: written 5th place; oral reasons 19th place; critiquing 20th place; breed ID 4th place; Individual Senior All Around 18th place; Senior Rabbit Judging team member; 1st place Team
Duncan Martin: written 16th place; oral reasons 18th place; critiquing 17th place; breed ID 14th place; Individual Junior All Around 18th place; Junior Rabbit Judging Team member 5th place team
Cael Schmittel: written 10th place; oral reasons 19th place; critiquing 7th place; breed ID 17th place; Individual Junior All Around 12th place; Junior Rabbit Judging Team member 5th place team
