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Champions announced at the Colfax Free Fair

COLFAX — When it was all said and done, 48 grand champions, reserve champions and champion showmen came away from the Colfax Free Fair with awards.

Arts & Crafts 
A total of eight grand champions were named in the arts and crafts division.
• Richard Stehling; foods; 22ers 4-H.
• Kyle Krall; mechanical science; 22ers 4-H.
• Brooklyn Stehling; natural science; Howard-Wheaton 4-H.
• Kyle Krall; crops and gardens; Colfax Comets 4-H.
• David Reither; arts and crafts; Colfax Comets 4-H.
• Kyle Krall; clothing; 22ers 4-H.
• Mackenzie Jenson; cultural arts; 22ers 4-H.
• Linda Stehling; adult open class.

Sheep
• Jonathan Welk; grand champion ewe; Cedarlings 4-H.
• Desirae Welk; reserve champion ewe; Cedarlings 4-H.
• Otto Winings; grand champion ram; Cedarlings 4-H.
• Mathew Szymoniak; reserve champion ram; Elk Meadow 4-H.
• Emmie Edwards; grand champion wether; 22ers 4-H.
• Mathew Szymoniak; reserve champion wether; Elk Meadow 4-H.
• Emmie Edwards; grand champion junior showmanship ; 22ers 4-H.
• Mathew Szymoniak; grand champion senior showmanship; Elk Meadow 4-H.

Goats
• Kala Gorell; grand champion dairy goat; Elk Meadow 4-H.
• Desirae Welk; reserve champion dairy goat; Cedarlings 4-H.
• Lillian Sanders; grand champion junior showmanship; 22ers 4-H.
• Desirae Welk; grand champion senior showmanship; Cedarlings 4-H.

Dairy cows
• Brielle Bjork; grand champion dairy Holstein; Howard-Wheaton 4-H.
• Brielle Bjork; reserved champion dairy Holstein; Howard-Wheaton 4-H.
• Santanna Longdo; grand champion dairy colored breed; Howard-Wheaton 4-H.
• Jared Longdo; reserve champion dairy colored breed; Howard-Wheaton 4-H.
• Zoey Pitts; grand champion junior showmanship; Howard-Wheaton 4-H.
• Abby Suvada; grand champion senior showmanship; Howard-Wheaton 4-H.

Swine
• Sarah Scharlau; grand champion market gilt; Colfax Comets 4-H.
• Courtney Dressel; reserve champion market gilt; 22ers 4-H.
• Michael Welk; grand champion market barrow; Cedarlings 4-H.
• Chris Scharlau; reserve champion market barrow; Colfax Comets 4-H.
• Tori Hill; grand champion junior showmanship; 22ers 4-H.
• Jack Edwards; grand champion intermediate showmanship; 22ers 4-H.
• Tyler Knutson; grand champion senior showmanship; Colfax FFA.

Rabbits
• Noelle Olson; grand champion doe; 22ers 4-H.
• Santanna Longdo; reserve champion doe; Howard-Wheaton 4-H.
• Kyle Deling; grand champion buck; Elk Meadow 4-H.
• Kade Maves; reserve champion buck; Elk Meadow 4-H.
• Kyle Deling; grand champion junior showmanship; Elk Meadow 4-H.
• Alexis Snyder; grand champion intermediate showmanship; 22ers 4-H.
• Noelle Olson; grand champion senior showmanship; 22ers 4-H.

Poultry
• Kamdon Quast; grand champion cockeral; 22ers 4-H.
• Courtney Dressel; reserve champion cockeral; 22ers 4-H.
• Kamdon Quast; grand champion pullet; 22ers 4-H.
• Kyah Quast; reserve champion pullet; 22ers 4-H.
• Kyah Quast; grand champion junior showmanship; 22ers 4-H.
• Kamdon Quast; grand champion senior showmanship; 22ers 4-H.