Junior Beefmaster Breeders Compete for National Titles, Learn Leadership

SAN ANTONIO (Aug. 4, 2015) – One hundred and eighty six Junior Beefmaster Breeders Association (JBBA) members and their families traveled to the Brazos County Expo in Bryan/College Station, Texas, for the 31^st Annual JBBA Convention and National Show from July 20 – 26. There were five states (Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas) represented at the 2015 convention and the association celebrated 31 years of making memories one day at a time.

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 school supply items at the national convention which will be donated to local schools in the Brazos Valley. Junior members also learned about cattle ultrasound technology, beef cattle conformation and livestock evaluation in the various educational sessions that were hosted at the annual convention.

Also during the convention the 2015-2016 JBBA Board of Directors and Officers were elected to serve the JBBA members throughout the United States. Laramie Naumann of Brenham, Texas was elected President; Seth Byers of Decatur, Texas was selected as President-Elect; Makaela Naumann of Brenham, Texas was elected Secretary; Haily Siptak of New Ulm, Texas was elected Treasurer and Emily Martin of New Ulm, Texas was elected Reporter. The following were elected as Directors for their respective district: District 1 – Reese Tassin and Donna Day; District 2 – Kylee Henderson and Kane Ozment; District 3 – Raleigh Scherer, Haley Hartman and Nicholas Flanery; District 4 – Robby Green and Wacey Horton; and District 5 – Coby Pritchett, Cristian Samano and Jarrett Mackie.

JBBA Board of Directors & Officers 2015-2016

“This year’s convention and shows were a huge success. It was all made possible by our great sponsors and our even better junior members, this is always a fun time for a young breeders,” said Allison Wagner Wells, Junior Program Coordinator. “We knew this would be an exciting convention, with it being back in College Station and we look forward to an even bigger event next year in West Monroe, Louisiana.”

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, Lindale, Texas
• Junior 2^nd place – Kayl Tassin, Bush, La.
• Intermediate 1^st place – Saige Tassin, Bush, La.
• Intermediate 2^nd place – Braylee Mackie, Lott, Texas
• Senior 1^st place – Raleigh Scherer, Brenham, Texas
• Senior 2^nd place – Reese Tassin, Bush. La.

The winners of the photography contest are as follows:

• Junior 1^st place – Jacqueline Rand, Lindale, Texas
• Junior 2^nd place – Lillian Hettinger, Springtown, Texas
• Intermediate 1^st place – Braylee Mackie, Lott, Texas
• Intermediate 2^nd place – Faith Martin, New Ulm, Texas
• Senior 1^st place – Lee Ellen Pearman, Alto, Texas
• Senior 2^nd place – Kasey Mitchell, Katy, Texas

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

• Junior 1^st place – Jacqueline Rand, Lindale, Texas
• Junior 2^nd place – Laynee Prater-Gann, Ravenden, Ark.
• Intermediate 1^st place – Haley Guerrero, Fayetteville, Texas
• Senior 1^st place – Lee Ellen Pearman, Alto, Texas
• Senior 2^nd place – Kassie Barnard, Checotah, Okla.

The winners of the livestock judging contest are as follows:

• Junior 1^st place – Kayl Tassin, Bush, La.
• Junior 2^nd place – Zoe Garcia, Winnie, Texas
• Intermediate 1^st place – Gracie Bouchard, Azle, Texas
• Intermediate 2^nd place – Todd Duplichain, Alto, Texas
• Senior 1^st place – Andrew Horne, Brenham, Texas
• Senior 2^nd place – Emily Martin, New Ulm, Texas

The winners of the herdsman quiz contest are as follows:

• Junior 1^st place – Wyatt Stapp, Shawnee, Okla.
• Junior 2^nd place – Jacqueline Rand, Lindale, Texas
• Intermediate 1^st place – Saige Tassin, Bush, La.
• Intermediate 2^nd place – Braylee Mackie, Lott, Texas
• Senior 1^st place – Trenton Glaser, Rogers, Texas
• Senior 2^nd place – Laramie Naumann, Brenham, Texas

The winners of the coloring contest are as follows:

• Age 6 and younger: 1^st place – Brianna Low, Alto, Texas
• Age 6 and younger: 2^nd place – Jenna Duplichain, Alto, Texas
• Age 7 and 8: 1^st place – Braeden Lee, Azle, Texas
• Age 7 and 8: 2^nd place – Billy Hood, Alvord, Texas
• Age 9 and older: 1^st place – Kortlynn Brantner, Sealy, Texas
• Age 9 and older: 2^nd place – Kourtnie Hood, Alvord, Texas

The JBBA members also participated in multiple cattle competitions during the six days in College Station, Texas; the six day convention hosted six different shows for members to exhibit their cattle. The six shows included an ultrasound carcass contest, 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 391 Beefmaster heifers, 115 bred and owned Beefmaster heifers, 52 bulls, 43 ultrasound carcasses and 8 Beefmaster Advancer heifers.

The winners of the showmanship competition are as follows:

• Junior Champion – Emily Marek, Edna, Texas
• Junior Reserve Champion – Raymie Emmons, Streetman, Texas
• Intermediate Champion – Saige Tassin, Bush, La.
• Intermediate Reserve Champion – Braylee Mackie, Lott, Texas
• Senior Champion and Pevine Hicks Memorial Champion Showman – Jarrett Mackie, Lott, Texas
• Senior Reserve Champion – Ashley Smithey, Mansfield, Texas

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

• Champion – B Bar Scarlett exhibited by Seth Byers, Decatur, Texas
• Reserve Champion – KCC Bristol exhibited by Madisyn Horndt, Ellinger, Texas

The winners of the haltered bull show are as follows:

• Calf Champion – MJ Caesar exhibited by Halle Duplichain, Alto, Texas
• Reserve Calf Champion – R I B Red Raider exhibited by Ryan Wrobleski, Anderson, Texas
• Junior Champion – Waylon exhibited by Reid Lovorn, Como, Texas
• Reserve Junior Champion – Sippin on Fire exhibited by Saige Tassin, Bush, La.
• Yearling Champion – EMS King George exhibited by Raegan Emmons, Streetman, Texas
• Reserve Yearling Champion – SM Joshua exhibited by Sage McManus, Lake Charles, La.
• Grand Champion Bull – EMS King George exhibited by Raegan Emmons, Streetman, Texas
• Reserve Grand Champion Bull – SM Joshua exhibited by Sage McManus, Lake Charles, La.

This year the JBBA National Show added a new contest, the Ultrasound Carcass Contest. Over 50 animals were scanned and the class winners are as follows:

• Class 1 Heifers – Nate Compton, Bellville, Texas
• Class 2 Heifers – Saige Tassin, Bush, La.
• Class 3 Heifers – Laynee Prater-Gann, Ravenden, Ark.
• Class 4 Heifers – Amanda McCoskey, Simms, Texas
• Class 5 Heifers – Jordan Hall, Alto, Texas
• Class 6 Heifers – Chelsea Vargas, Edinburg, Texas
• Class 1 Bulls – Nate Compton, Bellville, Texas
• Class 2 Bulls – Seth Byers, Decatur, Texas
• Class 1 E6/Advancer Heifers – Seth Byers, Decatur, 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 – Caroline Charlotte exhibited by Kalli Ellis, La Ward, Texas

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

• Calf Champion – WR Fancy Nancy exhibited by Ryan Carter, Streetman, Texas
• Reserve Calf Champion – HFF Dream Girl exhibited by Foster Hall, Alto, Texas
• Junior Champion – Wagner’s Mini Me exhibited by Kutter Karns, Crystal City, Texas
• Reserve Junior Champion – Bliss’s Faithful Fire exhibited by Kasey Mitchell, Katy, Texas
• Senior Champion – EMS Bet on Heads exhibited by Faith Martin, New Ulm, Texas
• Reserve Senior Champion – WR Applejack exhibited by Shawn Skaggs, De Leon, Texas
• Champion Pair – LEI Daisy (calf: RMW Rose) exhibited by Ryan Wrobleski, Anderson, Texas
• Reserve Pair – Hoo’s Angel’s Annabell (calf: Jack’s Annabelle Lexi) exhibited by Timber Wright, Chester, Texas
• Grand Champion Heifer – Wagner’s Mini Me exhibited by Kutter Karns, Crystal City, Texas
• Reserve Grand Champion Heifer – Bliss’s Faithful Fire exhibited by Kasey Mitchell, Katy, 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 – Jacqueline Rand, Lindale, Texas
• Overall Intermediate – Braylee Mackie, Lott, Texas
• Overall Senior – Emily Martin, New Ulm, Texas

The scholarship awards were presented to the following JBBA members:

• Beefmaster Breeders Cattlewomen’s Scholarships
  • Jarrett Mackie, Lott, Texas
  • Claire Dallmeyer, Poth, Texas
  • Haily Siptak, New Ulm, Texas
• Kenneth Lewis Memorial Scholarships
  • Rebecca Small, Colleyville, Texas
  • Stephanie Womack, Troup, Texas

• B.E.E.F. Scholarships
  • Christy Petry, Azle, Texas
  • Laramie Naumann, Brenham, Texas
  • Wacey Horton, Crowley, Texas
  • Jarrett Mackie, Lott, Texas

• East Texas/Louisiana Beefmaster Marketing Group Scholarships
  • Christy Petry, Azle, Texas
  • Kelsee Webb, Palestine, Texas
  • Isaac McFarland, Keithville, La.
  • Claire Dallmeyer, Poth, Texas

• Brian Murphy Memorial Scholarship
  • Jarrett Mackie, Lott, Texas

• JBBA Scholarships
  • Kane Ozment, Tecumseh, Okla.
  • Cody Morgan, Lexington, Texas
  • Makaela Naumann, Brenham, Texas
  • Trenton Glaser, Rogers, Texas
  • Christy Petry, Azle, Texas

Last but not least, two very important awards were presented to the top hand junior member and top hand volunteers. The JBBA Top Hand Award was presented to Laramie Naumann of Brenham, Texas for all her hard work and passion for the JBBA program. As a recognition of the generous JBBA volunteers, this year the JBBA Helping Hand Award winners were Legacy Genetics – Amy and Casey Ballard; Collier Farms – Mike and Rhonda Collier and the Beefmaster Cattlewomen. Congratulations to all the JBBA members on a great week and thank you to the volunteers and sponsors for the hard work and support that made this event possible.

Mark your calendars for next year’s 32^nd Annual JBBA National Convention and Shows to be held in West Monroe, La., July 17-23, 2016.

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