2008 Snapshots

Grand Champion
SAF Achilles 710, born 2/12/2007, sired by SAV 8180 Traveler 004, shown by Walt Stinson, Talbott, TN

Sr Bull Calf Champion
CQS On Target 997Q, born 9/9/2007, sired by Boyd On Target 1083, shown by Callie Smith, Lebanon, TN

Junior Champion
SAF Achilles 710, born 2/12/2007, sired by SAV 8180 Traveler 004, shown by Walt Stinson, Talbott, TN

Showmanship
These young exhibitors claimed top five honors at the 2008 National Junior Angus Showmanship Contest, held in conjunction with the National Junior Angus Show, July 17-19 in Des Moines, Iowa. Pictured from left includes Holly Gamble Meier, Clinton, Tenn., judge; Donnie Robertson, Yukon, Okla., judge; Jennifer Smith, Elysian Fields, Texas, first; Lindsey White, Staunton, Va., second; Garrett Knebel, Winamac, Ind., third; Gretchen Frost, Tallula, Ill., fourth; Lauren Moss, Lancaster, Ky., fifth; and Jim Pipkin, Republic, Mo., judge. The top five showmen are named in the final round of the top 15 finalists. Each of the top five finishers received a cash prize from the Ham James Memorial Fund and a silver Revere bowl from the American Angus Auxiliary.

Josh May, Hurricane Mills, left; and Will Mayfield, Pulaski, right, represented Tennessee at the 2008 National Junior Angus Showmanship Contest, held in conjunction with the National Junior Angus Show, July 17-19 in Des Moines, Iowa. Forty-six youth from across the country competed for top honors in the 42nd annual event.

These National Junior Angus Association members were recognized for their spoken communication skills in the intermediate division, ages 14-15, of prepared public speaking at the 2008 National Junior Angus Show (NJAS) Awards Ceremony, July 18 in Des Moines, Iowa. Pictured from left includes Hannah Wright, Spring City, Tenn., first; and Jessica Radcliffe, Schofield, Wis., third. Photo by American Angus Association.