2025 Steele County 4-H State Fair Results

Reserve Grand Champion: 

Finn Loveless, Meriden Meadowlarks – Market Lamb. 

 

Champion:

Miley Ahrens, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Goat Senior Meat Breeding Doe Kid; Callie Arndt, Pratt Commandoes – Dairy Goat Sable Dry Yearling Doe; Jeffrey Bruns, Merry Lane – Dairy Milking Shorthorn Yearling; Emma Gillis, Medford Go Getters – Market Beef Showperson Senior Division; Alexandra Herget, Meriden Meadowlarks – Crossbred Dairy Steer; Madison Homuth, Meriden Meadowlarks – Dairy Holstein Red & White Production; Brooklyn Lacher, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Beef Steer Shorthorn Plus; Noah Mongeau, Straight Rivers – Speckled Face Market Lamb; Khloe Nelson, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Sheep Interview; Ava Resler, Pratt Commandoes – Beef Interview; Clement Resler, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Dairy Goat Saanen Senior Doe; Joseph Resler, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Dairy Goat Sable Senior Doe; Allison Wencl – Rabbit Poster. 

 

Reserve Champion: 

Carson Ahrens, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Meat Goat Showmanship Advanced; Noah Gillis, Medford Go Getters – Beef Steer Chianina; Laura Herget, Meriden Meadowlarks – Crossbred Dairy Steer; Addison Hjelmen, Merry Lane – Goat Senior Meat Breeding Doe Showmanship; Finn Loveless, Meriden Meadowlarks – Sheep Middleweight Market Lamb; Khloe Nelson, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Sheep Heavyweight Market Lamb; Kaitlyn Resler, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Dairy Goat Sable Junior Doe; Brendan Van Gelder, Pratt Commandoes – Beef Shorthorn Plus Heifer.    

 

Purple: 

Carson Ahrens, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Goat Senior Yearling Meat Breeding Doe; Alexis Anderson, Deerfield Get There – Child & Family Development; Callie Arndt, Pratt Commandoes – Fine Arts; Hailey Chambers, Medford Go Getters – Market Lamb Black Face; Brenna Clarey, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Beef Commercial Spring Calf; Trey Hiatt, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Dairy Holstein Registered Fall Calf; Addison Hjelmen, Merry Lane – Goat Senior Yearling Meat Breeding Doe; Addison Hjelmen, Merry Lane – Livestock Demonstration; Clayton Kaplan, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Swine Market Barrow Duroc; Isabel Kasper, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Crafts; Hailey Kubicek, Straight River Stars – Swine Market Barrow Crossbred; Emma Lacher, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Beef Shorthorn Registered Fall Calf; Bentley Miller, Merry Lane – Dairy Goat Showmanship Senior; Rachel Miller, Medford Go Getters – Elements of Photography; Emmerson Nelson, Merry Lane – Dairy Jersey Winter or Fall Calf; Ava Resler, Pratt Commandoes – Beef Prospect Calf; Ava Resler, Pratt Commandoes – Home Environment; Clement Resler, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Dairy Goat Showmanship Intermediate; Joseph Resler, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Dairy Goat Showmanship Senior; Kaitlyn Resler, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Dairy Goat Showmanship Advanced; Roman Schwab, Meriden Meadowlarks – Beef Shorthorn Registered Junior Yearling; Logan Smith, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Metal Work; Darian Stransky, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Swine Market Barrow Other Breeds; Tess Underwood, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Swine Market Barrow Crossbred; Carson Van Gelder, Pratt Commandoes – Beef Prospect Calf Steer; Sophia Warner, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Fashion Revue Purchased Clothing; Sophia Warner, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Purchased Clothing; Jayden Wencl, Merry Lane – Quilting; Natalie Winzenburg, Merry Lane – Needle Arts. 

            

Blue: 

Callie Arndt, Pratt Commandoes – Dairy Goat Showmanship Intermediate; Demitri Bauer, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Foods; Aliah Fischer, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Elements of Photography; Brayden Fischer, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Mechanical Science; Paycen Fischer, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Woodworking; Anna Forcelle, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Rabbit Other Small Breed Purebreds Senior Doe; Anna Forcelle, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Rabbit Showmanship; Vanessa Gonzalez, Pratt Commandoes – Dairy Ayrshire Junior Yearling; Jacob Gwin, Meriden Meadowlarks – Cats; Ashton Harbal Martinez, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Aerospace; Addison Hjelmen, Merry Lane – Veterinary Science; Brinley Hoffman, Merry Lane – Elements of Photography; Lacey Hoffmaster, Meriden Meadowlarks – Performing Arts; Ashlynn Klecker, Pratt Commandoes – Global Connections; Quinn Knutson, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Wildlife Biology; Quinn Knutson, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Rabbit Polish Senior Buck; Quinn Knutson, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Rabbit Showmanship; AJ Kohn, Pratt Commandoes – Creative Writing; Hailey Kubicek, Straight River Stars – Needle Arts; Colton Lermon, Straight River Stars – Science Inquiry; Kayden Melby, Ellendale Hustlers – Poultry Chickens Bantam Breeding Pen; Kendra Melby, Ellendale Hustlers – Poultry Geese Market Pen; Raylee Miner, Merry Lane – Veterinary Science; Raylee Miner, Merry Lane – Poultry Chickens Bantam Breeding Pen; Andy Nelson, Straight River Stars – Dairy Guernsey Winter or Fall Calf; Cali Nelson, Straight River Stars – Dairy Brown Swiss Winter or Fall Calf; Brody Oltmans, Pratt Commandoes – Metal Work; Armand Orfei, Happy Hustlers – Wildlife Biology; Lily Prestegard, Meriden Meadowlarks – Crafts; Clayton Resler, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Performing Arts; Clement Resler, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Constructed Clothing; Elizabeth Rosecke, Straight River Stars – Performing Arts; August Schroht, Deerfield Get There – Rabbit Havana Junior Buck; Colin Schultz, Pratt Commandoes – Corn; Isabella Schultz, Pratt Commandoes – Health and Wellness; Cody Shaw, Meriden Meadowlarks – Consumer Education and Money Management; Cody Shaw, Meriden Meadowlarks – Rabbit Polish Senior Doe; Ali Slater, Meriden Meadowlarks – Dairy Holstein Registered 2-Year Old; Grace Walburn, Happy Hustlers – Creative Writing; Cameron Wencl, Merry Lane – Science of Animals Dairy; Jayden Wencl, Merry Lane – Dairy Holstein Grade Fall Calf; Jayden Wencl, Merry Lane – Rabbit Poster; Jayden Wencl, Merry Lane – Science of Animals Dairy; Natalie Winzenburg, Merry Lane – Rabbit Showmanship; Valerie Winzenburg, Merry Lane – Fine Arts. 

 

Red: 

Wesley Flack, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Self Determined; Lukas Halla, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Dairy Holstein Grade Winter Calf; Armand Orfei, Happy Hustlers – Dairy Holstein Registered Winter Yearling; Joseph Resler, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Self Determined; Evelynn Swedberg, Medford Go Getters – Constructed Clothing; Cameron Wencl, Merry Lane – Rabbit Havana Senior Doe; Natalie Winzenburg, Merry Lane – Rabbit Mini Lop Senior Doe. 

 

Placing: 

Halle Anderson, Meriden Meadowlarks – Beef Commercial Senior Yearling, 1st Place; Lanie Chambers, Medford Go Getters – Meat Goat Showmanship, 4th Place; Emma Gillis, Medford Go Getters – Beer Steer Maine Anjou, 3rd Place; Jenna Herget, Meriden Meadowlarks – Swine Market Gilt, 5th Place; Trey Hiatt, Owatonna Victory Boosters – Dairy Showmanship, 4th Place; Brayton Ingvalson, Merry Lane – Swine Market Barrow Crossbred, 10th Place; Carsten Ingvalson, Merry Lane – Swine Market Barrow Duroc, 8th Place; Joseph Klecker, Straight River Stars – Swine Market Gilt, 8th Place; AJ Kohn, Pratt Commandoes – Creative Writing Community Impact Recognition; Olivia Kubicek, Straight River Stars – Swine Market Gilt, 4th Place; Colton Lermon, Straight River Stars – Goat Meat Market Wether, 7th Place; Gavin Lewison, Straight River Stars – Beef Steer All Other Slick-Shorn, 6th Place; Zackary McShane, Meriden Meadowlarks – Swine Market Gilt, 4th Place; Kendry Melby, Ellendale Husters – 9th Place Advanced Poultry Showperson; Bentley Miller, Merry Lane – Dairy Goat Nigerian Dwarf Milking Doe, 3rd Place; Addison Mongeau, Straight River Stars – Sheep Wether Dam Black Face Ewe Lamb, 5th Place; Hannah Mongeau, Straight River Stars – Sheep Market Lamb Black Face, 5th Place; Emmerson Nelson, Merry Lane – Dairy Showmanship, 9th Place; Miley Ripka, Merry Lane – Sheep Market Lamb Black Face, 10th Place; Veronica Rypka, Meriden Meadowlarks – Beef Shorthorn Registered Junior Yearling, 3rd Place; Kaylee Sammon, Medford Go Getters – Swine Market Gilt, 8th Place; Isabella Schiller, Straight River Stars – Swine Yorkshire Registered January Gilt, 4th Place; Malia Schroht, Meriden Meadowlarks – Swine Market Barrow Crossbred, 4th Place; Blake Seykora, Straight River Stars – Swine Market Barrow Crossbred, 8th Place; Taylar Seykora, Straight River Stars – Swine Market Barrow Crossbred, 7th Place; Brenna Sommer, Straight River Stars – Swine Crossbred Breeding Gilt, 6th Place; Brooklyn Sommer, Straight River Stars – Swine Crossbred Breeding Gilt, 10th Place; Halle Underwood, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Sheep Market Lamb Black Face, 7th Place; Tess Underwood, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Swine Market Barrow Showperson, 5th Place; Kennedi Wagner, Meriden Meadowlarks – Swine Duroc Registered February Gilt, 4th Place; Bo Zwiener, Merry Lane – Beef Steer Crossbreds, 4th Place.

        

Green: 

Straight River Stars 4-H Club – Club Exhibits Plastic Sculptures Challenge; Halle Anderson, Meriden Meadowlarks – Beef Showmanship Senior; Hailey Chambers, Medford Go Getters – Sheep Showmanship Advanced; Lanie Chambers, Medford Go Getters – Goat Meat Market Wether; Noah Gillis, Medford Go Getters – Market Beef Showmanship Intermediate; Brooklyn Lacher, Lemond Snappy  – Beef Showmanship Senior; Emma Lacher, Lemond Snappy Boosters – Beef Showmanship Intermediate; Colton Lermon, Straight River Stars – Club Exhibits Plastic Sculptures Challenge; Colton Lermon, Straight River Stars – Meat Goat Showmanship; Addison Mongeau, Straight River Stars – Sheep Showmanship; Hannah Mongeau, Straight River Stars – Sheep Showmanship; Noah Mongeau, Straight River Stars – Sheep Showmanship; Ava Resler, Pratt Commandoes – Beef Showmanship; Veronica Rypka, Meriden Meadowlarks – Beef Showmanship; Roman Schwab, Meriden Meadowlarks – Beef Showmanship; Bo Zwiener, Merry Lane – Beef Showmanship.