Contact: Brad Rugg, Superintendent, 612-624-8443

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Contact: Brad Rugg, Superintendent, 612-624-8443

SENIOR 4-H RABBIT JUDGING CONTEST

St. Paul, MN (8/23/12) – Every year, Minnesota 4-H’ers gain valuable experience in judging rabbits. Participants need to learn parts of the rabbit, individual breed characteristics, meat qualities, general disqualifications, and reasons to justify placement. The judging experience truly helps 4-H members base their decisions on sound reasons and implement several new life skills. This year 12 teams of 4-H youth participated and were evaluated by 43 Rabbit Judges in the 4-H Rabbit Judging contest.

Carlton County placed first with a total of 1138 points. Dakota County placed second with 1124 total points.

Megan Breimhurst of Dakota County took home the high individual honors with Devin Hoeper of West Otter Tail County placing second. Marissa Larson of Steele County placed third overall.

Top Five Teams / Top Ten Individuals
1. Carlton / 1138 / 1. Megan Breimhurst Dakota / 276
2. Dakota / 1124 / 2. Devin Hoeper W Otter Tail / 272
3. Goodhue / 1115 / 3. Marissa Larson Steele / 270
4. Steele / 1085 / 4. Tyler Amick Mower / 267
5. West Otter Tail / 1077 / 5. Lindsey Lagaard Crow Wing / 266
6. Ben Aarsvold Goodhue / 266
7. Rhiannon Waletzko Chisago / 263
8. Emily Lundstrom Dakota / 261
9. Angelica Uecker Olmsted / 261
10. Aubrey Postier Dodge / 260
Top Five Reasons/Questions Teams / Individual Reasons/Questions
1. Carlton / 384 / 1. Josie Stracek Carlton / 137
2. Dakota / 354 / 2. Alex Kenney Carlton / 132
3. Goodhue / 352 / 3. Lisa Stundahl Mower / 127
4. Mower / 327 / 4. Inga Dudley Goodhue / 126
5. Anoka / 325 / 5. Erin Lokke Anoka / 124
6. Peter Breimhurst Dakota / 122
7. Ashley Barker Stearns / 122
8. Aubrey Postier Dodge / 120
9. Ashley Swanson Kandiyohi / 119
10. Katie Vosberg W Otter Tail / 119

The 4-H program is funded through a partnership of federal, state, county and private resources and is part of the University of Minnesota Extension Service. More Minnesota State Fair results and photos can be found at http://www.fourh.umn.edu/fairresults.