By Ava Sneller and Gracie Hodges | Chapter Reporters
Over the past month, 13 ACGC FFA members traveled around southwest Iowa to participate in various livestock judging events at local county fairs. On July 10, Carroll County held its contest where 10 ACGC FFA members competed on three different teams. Team one of Rylee Robson, Irelyn Wirt, Cash Suhr and Gracie Hodges placed first overall as a team. The second team of Imersyn Wirt, Taryn Carroll and Alli Wiers placed seventh overall, and the third team of Creighton Suhr, Jaxen Knobbe and Logan Stringer placed sixth overall. From these teams, Robson placed second individually, Knobbe placed third, Hodges placed fifth, and Wirt placed eighth overall.
At the Adair County fair contest on July 13, three teams of FFA members again competed. Team one of Robson, Wirt, Knobbe and Suhr placed fourth overall as a team. The second team of Imersyn Wirt, Carroll, Largent and Wiers placed sixth overall as a team, and the third team of Creighton Suhr, Young, Tessa Slaybaugh and Stringer placed fifth overall. Individual placings from these teams were Slaybaugh who placed first, Largent placed second, Creighton Suhr placed sixth, and Rylee Robson placed eighth.
At the Adams County Fair, two teams competed. The team of Jaxen Knobbe, Creighton Suhr, Imersyn Wirt and Logan Stringer placed third while the team of Rylee Robson, Irelyn Wirt and Cash Suhr placed ninth. Individually two members placed: Irelyn Wirt seventh and Knobbe eighth.
On July 17, Cash Suhr, Creighton Suhr, Jaxen Knobbe and Irelyn Wirt traveled to the Montgomery County Fair and won the contest as a team with Cash placing first, Creighton placing second, Irelyn placing 11th, and Jaxen placing 12th individually.
At the Guthrie County home contest, ACGC FFA had two teams compete, placing first and second, respectfully. Jaxen Knobbe, Creighton Suhr, Tessa Slaybaugh and Taryn Carroll won the contest while Rylee Robson, Cash Suhr, Irelyn Wirt and Gracie Hodges placed second. Individually, members Jaxen Knobbe won the contest, Hunter Kress placed second, Creighton Suhr placed third, Irelyn Wirt placed fourth, Cash Suhr placed fifth, Rylee Robson placed seventh, Taryn Carroll placed 10th, Tessa Slaybaugh placed 11th, and Gracie Hodges placed 13th.
At the Page County Contest, two teams competed and represented the chapter well. The team of Rylee Robson, Cash Suhr and Creighton Suhr placed third overall. Team two of Jaxen Knobbe, Alli Wiers, Taryn Carroll and Logan Stringer placed fifth overall. Individually, Creighton Suhr placed sixth, Cash Suhr placed eighth and Jaxen Knobbe placed 10th.
At the District contest held in Cass County, Rylee Robson, Jaxen Knobbe, Cash Suhr and Creighton Suhr placed ninth overall.
