The
Simbrah Synergy Showcase once again awarded $15,000 in prizes
and monies to junior exhibitors who had purchased cattle
from Synergy participants either at private treaty or auction.
The annual event, was held October 22nd and 23rd, at Smith
Genetics, Giddings, Texas in conjunction with the annual
Synergy Sale. The 2011 event drew a record number of cattle
with 111 entries, including 89 purebred entries. The showmanship
portion was judged by Gerald Young and Dave Allan judged
the cattle.
The showmanship contest featured five different age groups
and a payout of $7,500 with buckles awarded to champions
and reserve champions in each division.
Winning the nine-and-under division was McKenna Tschirhart,
Castroville, Texas and reserve champion was Katie Salyer,
Wharton, Texas. Peyton Meuth, Floresville, Texas won the
10 and 11-year-old division, while Olivia Vela, Edinburg,
Texas was the reserve champion. Josh Evans, Teague, Texas
won the 12 and 13-year-old category with Addie Trojanowski,
Castroville, Texas taking the reserve title. Brooke Springer,
won the 14 and 15-year-old division with Caleb Rodenbeck,
Brenham, Texas taking the reserve buckle. In the competitive
16-year-older division, Kallie Fuchs, Columbus, Texas was
the winner, while Candice Tindle, Lott, Texas was the reserve
champion.
In the purebred division of the show, Callie Henly, San
Augustine, Texas claimed the grand champion and junior champion
title and $3,000 check with her entry sponsored by Hagan
Cattle Company, Yoakum, Texas.
The reserve grand champion title, as well as the calf champion
honor and $1,500 went to Kallie Fuchs with her heifer sponsored
by La Muneca Cattle Co. Fuchs also exhibited the calf and
grand champion percentage heifer from Smith Genetics in
the sale the night before. She showed the heifer to the
title the following day and received $600.
Candice Tindle exhibited the reserve grand and senior champion
percentage heifer and received $400. Her heifer was sponsored
by Baring Cattle Co., Elmendorf, Texas.
Corey Todd, Canton, Texas exhibited the grand champion Simmental
heifer and received $600. His heifer was sponsored by Smith
Genetics.
Peyton Meuth, saw her Baring sponsored heifer claim the
reserve grand Simmental heifer and she was awarded a check
for $400.
Other winners in the purebred show included reserve heifer
calf, exhibited by Peyton Meuth with a Smith Genetics heifer;
reserve junior champion heifer exhibited by Megan Grant,
Wallis, Texas with a Baring bred heifer, while the senior
champion honor was won by Kallie Fuchs with a La Muneca
heifer and the reserve senior title went to Brooke Springer
with a Smith Genetics sponsored heifer.
Additional winners in the percentage show included Winston
Walters, Brenham, Texas who exhibited the reserve heifer
calf with an entry sponsored by BetM Ranch, Castroville,
Texas. Blake Schultz, Bell City, Louisiana exhibited the
junior champion percentage heifer, while Christopher Martin,
Wharton, Texas exhibited the reserve junior champion. Both
junior division heifers were sponsored by La Muneca. Martin
also exhibited the reserve senior champion heifer from La
Muneca.
In the Simmental show Kiersten Oldenburg exhibited her Smith
Genetics sponsored heifer to calf champion honors, while
Jeremy Friedrich took home reserve honors with a Smith bred
heifer. Sophie Palmer was the lone junior champion entry
with the Smith sponsored heifer.
In addition to the show, two educational contests were held.
In the skill-a-thon contest, Kaleb Fontenot was the junior
category winner with Caleb Rodenbeck in reserve, while Faith
Onstot won the senior division and her sister, Hope was
the reserve. In the adult category, Merridee Wells was the
winner with Dee Dee Witzkoski taking reserve honors. A photography
contest was also part of the weekend’s events and featured
cattle, people and scenic divisions. Overall junior grand
and reserve grand winner was Logan Perry, while Melanie
Stark won the senior division and Dario Salinas was the
reserve. Melissa Hagen won both titles in the adult division.
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