Junior Beefmaster Breeders Compete at 30th Annual National Show & Convention

SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 8, 2014) – One hundred and forty three Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association (JBBA) members and their families traveled to the Heart of Oklahoma Expo Center in Shawnee, Okla., last week for the 30th Annual JBBA National Convention and Heifer Show from July 28 through August 3. There were six states (Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas) represented at the 2014 convention and the association celebrated 30 years of building leaders and still counting.

This year’s convention focused on the aspect that JBBA members are leaders in their communities and in the cattle industry. The convention hosted a leadership conference where JBBA members learned about leadership skills and building good character. In an effort to give back, these future leaders donated toiletry items at the national convention which will be donated through a mission service that serves countries overseas. Junior members also learned about cattle marketing, photography and cattle ultrasound technology in the various educational sessions that were hosted at the annual convention.

“We were excited to host the 30^th annual JBBA nationals in Oklahoma and it proved to be a successful event, thanks to our generous sponsors,” said Allison Wagner Wells, Junior Program Coordinator. “This was our biggest junior nationals to date and we hope to have even more participants at the 2015 nationals in College Station, Texas.”

The six day event consisted of several competitions including public speaking, photography, power point presentation, livestock judging, a herdsman quiz, a coloring contest and an autograph contest.

The winners of the public speaking contest are as follows:

• Junior 1^st place – Jacqueline Rand, Tyler, Texas
• Junior 2^nd place – Kayl Tassin, Bush, La.
• Intermediate 1^st place – Saige Tassin, Bush, La.
• Intermediate 2^nd place – Cory Sinkule, Abbott, Texas
• Senior 1^st place – Reese Tassin, Bush, La.
• Senior 2^nd place – Lacey Anderson, Checotah, Okla.

The winners of the photography contest are as follows:

• Junior 1^st place – Halle Duplichain, Alto, Texas
• Junior 2^nd place – Jacqueline Rand, Tyler, Texas
• Intermediate 1^st place – Braylee Mackie, Lott, Texas
• Intermediate 2^nd place – Todd Duplichain, Alto, Texas
• Senior 1^st place – Kasey Mitchell, Katy, Texas
• Senior 2^nd place – Jarrett Mackie, Lott, Texas

The winners of the power point presentation contest are as follows:

• Junior 1^st place – Clayborne Janssen, Victoria, Texas
• Junior 2^nd place – Lillian Hettinger, Springtown, Texas
• Intermediate 1^st place – Cory Sinkule, Abbott, Texas
• Intermediate 2^nd place – Brock Collins, Rockfield, Ky.
• Senior 1^st place – Christy Petry, Azle, Texas
• Senior 2^nd place – Rebecca Herrera, Azle, Texas

The winners of the livestock judging contest are as follows:

• Junior 1^st place – Raymie Emmons, Streetman, Texas
• Junior 2^nd place – Kayl Tassin, Bush, La.
• Intermediate 1^st place – Saige Tassin, Bush, La.
• Intermediate 2^nd place – Brock Collins, Rockfield, Ky.
• Senior 1^st place – Houston Myers, Alvord, Texas
• Senior 2^nd place – Nate Compton, Bellville, Texas

The winners of the herdsman quiz contest are as follows:

• Junior 1^st place – Jacqueline Rand, Tyler, Texas
• Junior 2^nd place – Kayl Tassin, Bush, La.
• Intermediate 1^st place – Cory Sinkule, Abbott, Texas
• Intermediate 2^nd place – Faith Martin, New Ulm, Texas
• Senior 1^st place – Raney Lovorn, Como, Texas
• Senior 2^nd place – Trenton Glaser, Rogers, Texas

The winners of the coloring contest are as follows:

• Age 6 and younger: 1^st place – Creedon Rand, Tyler, Texas
• Age 6 and younger: 2^nd place – Haiden Lee
• Age 7 and 8: 1^st place – Kayl Tassin, Bush, La.
• Age 7 and 8: 2^nd place – Dusti Ozment, Tecumseh, Okla.
• Age 9 and older: 1^st place – Kourtnie Hood, Alvord, Texas

The winner of the autograph contest was Camrin Byers of Henrietta, Texas.

The JBBA members also participated in multiple cattle competitions during the six days in Shawnee, Okla.; the six day convention hosted five different shows for members to exhibit their cattle. The five shows included a showmanship competition, a bred and owned heifer show, a haltered bull show, a Beefmaster Advancer heifer show and the JBBA National Heifer Show. The shows had an excellent turnout with 331 Beefmaster heifers, 101 bred and owned Beefmaster heifers, 37 bulls and Beemaster Advancer heifers.

The winners of the showmanship competition are as follows:

• Junior Champion – Raymie Emmons, Streetman, Texas
• Junior Reserve Champion – Braylee Cowan, Dodd City, Texas
• Intermediate Champion – Calli West, Paris, Texas
• Intermediate Reserve Champion – Jolene Bouchard, Azle, Texas
• Senior Champion and Pevine Hicks Memorial Champion Showman – Devon Wilson, Chico, Texas
• Senior Reserve Champion – Hagen Davis, Chico, Texas

The winners of the Beefmaster Advancer heifer show are as follows:

• Champion – B Bar Tess exhibited by Seth Byers, Decatur, Texas
• Reserve Champion – Tyra’s Heidi exhibited by Kalli Ellis, La Ward, Texas

The winners of the haltered bull show are as follows:

• Calf Champion – MDH Captain Tuff exhibited by Madisyn Horndt, Ellinger, Texas
• Reserve Calf Champion – EMS King George exhibited by Reagan Emmons, Streetman, Texas
• Junior Champion – MJ Leonidas exhibited by Halle Duplichain, Alto, Texas
• Reserve Junior Champion- Red Thunder exhibited by Blair Low, Alto, Texas
• Yearling Champion – Legend of Zeus exhibited by Kylee Henderson, Checotah, Okla.
• Reserve Yearling Champion- Eagle’s Cain Cannon exhibited by Isaac McFarland, Keithville, La.
• Grand Champion – Legend of Zeus exhibited by Kylee Henderson, Checotah, Okla.
• Reserve Grand Champion – MJ Leonidas exhibited by Halle Duplichain, Alto, Texas

The winners of the bred and owned heifer show are as follows:

• Grand Champion – Jackies Marsha exhibited by Kalli Ellis, La Ward, Texas
• Reserve Grand Champion – Ellis Miss Louise exhibited by Kalli Ellis, La Ward, Texas

The winners of the JBBA National Heifer Show are as follows:

• Calf Champion – EMS Pistol Annie exhibited by Reagan Emmons, Streetman, Texas
• Reserve Calf Champion- Meggans Cora exhibited by Kalli Ellis, LaWard, Texas
• Junior Champion – Jackies Marsha exhibited by Kalli Ellis, La Ward, Texas
• Reserve Junior Champion- Diamond RB Sassy Girl exhibited by Devon Wilson, Chico, Texas
• Senior Champion – Meggan’s Black Jewel exhibited by Kalli Ellis, La Ward, Texas
• Reserve Senior Champion- EMS Cash’s Gypsy exhibited by Reagan Emmons, Streetman, Texas
• Champion Pair – WR Baby Lisa exhibited by Shawn Skaggs, De Leon, Texas
• Reserve Pair- Gilmore’s Escalade exhibited by Isaac McFarland, Keithville, La.
• Grand Champion – Meggan’s Black Jewel exhibited by Kalli Ellis, La Ward, Texas
• Reserve Grand Champion – EMS Cash’s Gypse exhibited by Reagan Emmons, Streetman, Texas

After the heifer show was complete, JBBA members along with their families enjoyed the awards banquet and dance. All winners were announced from the contests and events held throughout the week. Overall awards were given to a JBBA member in each age division, which was determined from points earned throughout the week. To round out the evening of awards, over $30,000 in scholarships were awarded to senior JBBA members.

The overall awards were presented to the following JBBA members:

• Overall Junior – Raymie Emmons, Streetman, Texas
• Overall Intermediate – Saige Tassin, Bush, La.
• Overall Senior – Reese Tassin, Bush, La.

The scholarship awards were presented to the following JBBA members:

• Beefmaster Breeders Cattlewomen’s Scholarships
  • Trenton Glaser, Rogers, Texas
  • Walker Eskew, Sealy, Texas
  • Rebecca Herrera, Azle, Texas
• Kenneth Lewis Memorial Scholarships
  • Joshua Price, Moody, Texas
  • Metz Branch, Paris, Texas

• B.E.E.F. Scholarships
  • Trenton Glaser, Rogers, Texas
  • Raney Lovorn, Como, Texas
  • Christy Petry, Azle, Texas
  • Michael Buckley, Collins, Miss.

• East Texas/Louisiana Beefmaster Marketing Group Scholarships
  • Michael Buckley, Collins, Miss.
  • Ryan Seelye, New Caney, Texas
  • Kane Ozment, Tecumseh, Okla.
  • Zachary Byers, Henrietta, Texas
  • Trenton Glaser, Rogers, Texas

• Brian Murphy Memorial Scholarship
  • Trenton Glaser, Rogers, Texas

• JBBA Scholarships
  • Christy Petry, Azle, Texas
  • Rebecca Herrera, Azle, Texas
  • Tanner Jones, Alto, Texas
  • Kane Ozment, Tecumseh, Okla.
  • Michael Buckley, Collins, Miss.

Congratulations to all the JBBA members on a great week. Thank you to the volunteers and sponsors for the hard work and support that made this event possible. The 31^st Annual JBBA National Convention and Shows will be held in College Station, Texas, July 20-26, 2014.

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