373 Youth Participants in 28th Annual All-American Dairy Show Showmanship Contest - Cowsmo

September 15, 2025

373 Youth Participants in 28th Annual All-American Dairy Show Showmanship Contest

The 28th annual All-American Dairy Show Youth Showmanship Contest was held Sunday, Sept. 14, at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. Judges were Amanda Valentine Dennis of Emmitsburg, Md. (junior division), Renee Pierick of Cleveland, Wis. (intermediate division), and Jennifer Charlton of Brantford, Ontario (senior division). A total of 373 youths competed: 96 junior, 137 intermediate and 140 senior.

Top 10 — Junior division

1. Raelyn Stambaugh, Westminster, Md. (Jersey breed winner)
2. Eleanor Hanehan, Mt. Upton, N.Y.
3. Lily Hutchinson, Ridley, Md. (Holstein breed winner)
4. Jonathan Lawton, McGraw, N.Y.
5. Raegan Bossard, Fabius, N.Y. (Brown Swiss breed winner)
6. Alexis Arbaugh, Westminster, Md.
7. Cooper Merrill, Seneca Falls, N.Y.
8. Oaklyn Christman, Fairfield, Pa.
9. Corie Black, Union Bridge, Md.
10. Kennedy Cloninger, Centre Hall, Pa. (Red & White breed winner)

Junior division — additional breed winners
Guernsey: Eva Dehoff, York, Pa.
Milking Shorthorn: Adelyne Maloney, North Bangor, N.Y.
Ayrshire: Mikaylia Malfair, Jonestown, Pa.

Top 10 — Intermediate division

1. Andrew Kimball, Millington, Md. (Ayrshire breed winner)
2. Karlie Supplee, Chambersburg, Pa. (Guernsey breed winner)
3. Avery Best, Lakeland, Fla. (Holstein breed winner)
4. Maci Crothers, Pitcher, N.Y. (Jersey breed winner)
5. Cora Hodge, Oxford, N.Y.
6. Brynley Bossard, Fabius, N.Y. (Red & White breed winner)
7. Logan Van Evera, Cobleskill, N.Y. (Milking Shorthorn breed winner)
8. Luke Byma, Burlington Flats, N.Y.
9. Daniel Clougthery, Easton, Md.
10. Andrew Conroe, Worcester, N.Y.

Brown Swiss breed winner: Brandon Deeter, Cochranton, Pa.

Top 10 — Senior division

1. Taylor Hodge, Norwich, N.Y. (Holstein breed winner)
2. Chase Savage, Union Bridge, Md.
3. Lilian Finke, London, Ohio (Jersey breed winner)
4. Olivia VanEvera, Cobleskill, N.Y.
5. Sara Haag, Morrisville, Pa.
6. Gavin Bewley, Susquehanna, Pa.
7. Jillian Anderson, Centre Hall, Pa. (Brown Swiss breed winner)
8. Emma Heagy, Annville, Pa. (Red & White breed winner)
9. Caroline Kimball, Millington, Md. (Ayrshire breed winner)
10. Suton Paulson, Apache, Okla.

Senior division — additional breed winners
Milking Shorthorn: Hannah Tuttle, Windham, N.Y.
Guernsey: Whitney Yerina, Philipsburg, Mo.

Awards and sponsors

  • Top 10, senior jackets: Brandt Pedigree & Marketing

  • Intermediate champion, cash award: Weaver Show Cattle

  • Top 10, intermediate: Kirby Agri Inc.

  • Top 10, junior: New Direction Swiss

  • Junior showman, cash award: In memory of Harry E. & Aliene Thompson

  • High Ayrshire, cash award: Pennsylvania Ayrshire Breeders Association

  • High Brown Swiss, duffel bag: H. Francis Kennedy Award

  • High Guernsey, cash award: Pennsylvania Guernsey Breeders Association

  • High Holstein, cash award: Holstein Association USA

  • High Jersey, halters: Pennsylvania Jersey Cattle Association

  • High Milking Shorthorn, cash award: Mid-Atlantic Milking Shorthorn Society

  • High Red & White, award: Maryland Red & White Association

Supporters include: Dairy Excellence Foundation; Debbie Cornman Studio; Dreamnol Ayrshires; Friends of AADS; Interstate Heifer Care; John & Patty McMurray; Kitch-Vue Farm (Randy & Pat Kitchen); Murray Financial Group, Inc.; Penn-Dell Farm; Robert & Jane Pepple; South Creek Acres; and Village View Guernseys.

The All-American Dairy Show is underway at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg and runs Sept. 13–17.

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