Angus enthusiasts led 211 entries while competing for top honors at the 2009 North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE) Super Point Roll of Victory (ROV) Angus Show, Nov. 16-17 in Louisville, Ky. Don Boggs, Manhattan, Kan.; Twig Marston, Norfolk, Neb.; and Kyle Colyer, Bruneau, Idaho, served as the judges while evaluating the 168 females, 39 bulls and four cow-calf pairs before selecting the winning animals.
Dameron First Class claimed grand champion and junior champion bull honors. Express Angus Ranches, Yukon, Okla., and Dameron Angus Farm, Lexington, Ill., own the April 2008 son of EXG RS First Rate S903 R3.
WCC Master General U140 won reserve grand champion bull for Wilson Cattle Company, Cloverdale, Ind. The April 2008 son of S A V Masterpiece 5289 first won reserve junior champion.
Cherry Knoll Rosebud 817 captured grand champion female honors for Lacey Murray, Garrett, Pa. The May 2008 daughter of Champion Hill Edition 2029 first won intermediate champion.
Kade Patton, Frankfort, Ind., showed the reserve grand champion female. Dawson Ms Blackbird 28 is the January 2008 daughter of Famous 7001 and first claimed junior champion.
Champion Hill Georgina 6208 won grand champion cow-calf pair. Mandy Richardson, Louisa, Va., owns the May 2007 daughter of Leachman Saugahatchee 3000C. A May 2009 bull calf sired by S A V Bismarck 5682 completes the winning pair.
Mandy Richardson, Louisa, Va., showed the reserve grand champion cow-calf pair. Champion Hill Georgina 4402 is a January 2005 daughter of GAR Integrity. A March 2009 heifer calf sired by S A V Bismarck 5682 is at side.
The Southern Indiana Angus association is pleased to announce that Jake Saunders of Cloverdale, Indiana is winner of the association’s $750 scholarship award. Jake, son of Karl and Glenda Gillette, is currently a sophomore at Purdue University majoring in biology. As a past president of the Indiana Junior Angus Association and past exhibitor at National Junior Angus shows, Jake has developed his herd and his admiration of Angus cattle. Jake is also very involved in many Purdue activities and has plans to get his PhD in biology. After college, Jake has plans to become a leader in the academic world and plans to continue developing his own Angus herd. We are proud to announce Jake Saunders as our first scholarship recipient and wish him much success in his career goals!
Lauren Jernas, Knox, left, and Ashlyn Carter, Noblesville, right, represented Indiana at the 2009 LEAD (Leaders Engaged in Angus Development) Conference, August 6-9 in San Francisco, Calif. More than 160 youth and advisors from 34 states and Canada attended the conference, “The Golden Gate to Oppurtunity,” where they enhance leadership and interpersonal skills while learning more about the beef industry.