Washington 4-H’ers take honors at Southeast Iowa Showdown, Final Drive

Washington County 4-H’ers earned several high honors at the annual Southeast Iowa Showdown in Donnelson and Final Drive Livestock Show in Burlington held in recent weeks.

The SE Iowa Showdown is a prestigious livestock show that invites the county fair Grand Champions from Washington, Louisa, Wapello, Van Buren, Henry, Des Moines, Jefferson, Lee, Johnson and Muscatine County Fairs to compete against each other at a regional competition. This is a unique show as it is by invitation only for the best of each county to compete against their neighboring counties.

The following Washington County Fair Grand Champions competed at the Southeast Iowa Showdown in Donnelson on Aug. 1

Champion Breeding Ewe: Garrett Greiner

Champion Market Lamb: Garrett Greiner

Champion Breeding Doe: Avery Shalla

Champion Market Goat: Avery Shalla

Champion Breeding Gilt: Jeorgia Evans

Champion Market Hog: Brynn Younge

Champion Breeding Heifer: Brynn Younge

Champion Market Beef: Bailey Sieren

Several of these exhibitors were selected as Grand Champions and planned to continue to show these animals and represent Washington County 4-H at the All Iowa Showdown in Oskaloosa, Iowa Sunday, Aug. 8. Those include:

Grand Champion Market Hog: Brynn Younge

Grand Champion Market Goat: Avery Shalla

Grand Champion Breeding Ewe: Garrett Greiner

Grand Champion Market Lamb: Garrett Greiner

Reserve champion honors were given to Jeorgia Evans for Breeding Gilt, Avery Shalla for Breeding Doe. Avery Shalla received Champion Goat Showman honors and Jeorgia Evans received Champion Swine Showman honors.

The following Washington County Fair Reserve Grand Champions competed at the Final Drive in Burlington on July 25: Maddie Thomann, Isaac Black, Hunter Siebal , Ella Greiner, Kaitlin Martin, Jovie for Jeorgia Evans, Ava Greiner, Sophie Sojka, Peighton Ford, Preston Ford, Kinley Holmes, and Halle Hershberger

Several top honors were given to the following Washington County 4-H exhibitors at the Final Drive:

Reserve Champion Breeding Gilt: Peighton Ford

Reserve Champion Breeding Heifer: Kinley Holmes

Reserve Champion Breeding Doe: Isaac Black

3rd Overall Breeding Gilt: Preston Ford

3rd overall Market Lamb: Ella Greiner

4th overall Breeding Ewe: Ava Greiner

Champion Goat Showman: Isaac Black

Watch “Washington County 4-H – Iowa” on Facebook for State Fair 4-H results as they come available between Aug. 12-22.