CLINTON — The laughter, rooster crows, and other barnyard sounds heard at the DeWitt County 4-H Fairground could mean only one thing. The 2021 4-H show was in progress.

DeWitt, Macon, and Piatt 4-H members converged upon the fairgrounds July 9 through July 12 to show their livestock and general projects. Here is a list of the DeWitt County 4-H members who received awards at the 4-H show awards ceremony held on Sunday, July 11, at the fairgrounds.

Animal Science

Champion Animal Science Exhibit – Dawson Raines

Reserve Champion Animal Science Exhibit – Davis Howell

Reserve Champion Vet Science Exhibit – Davis Howell

State Fair Delegates for Animal Science – Davis Howell, Dawson Raines

State Fair Alternates for Animal Science – Gideon Craft, Preston Howell, Lexi Merriman, Tayanna Meyen 

State Fair Delegates for Vet Science – Davis Howell 

State Fair Alternates for Vet Science – Rian Ebert, Preston Howell

Career & Leadership:

Champion Build Your Future Exhibit – Morgan Drozs

Champion Entrepreneurship Exhibit – Morgan Drozs

State Fair Delegate for Build Your Future- Morgan Drozs

Global Civic Engagement:

Champion Civic Engagement Exhibit – Morgan Drozs

Champion Service Learning Exhibit – Morgan Drozs

Champion Do Your Own Thing Exhibit– Morgan Drozs

Champion Exploratory Welcome to 4-H Exhibit– Emily Drozs

State Fair Delegate for Civic Engagement – Morgan Drozs

 Creative Arts:

Best of Show Creative Arts (Communications, Theatre Arts, & Interior Design) – Katie Cunningham

Best of Show Creative Arts (Visual Arts) – Elana Bruns

Best of Show Creative Arts (Photography/Video) – Maya Delby

Champion Interior Design Exhibit – Katie Cunningham

Champion Photography 1 Exhibit – Maya Delby

Champion Photography 2 Exhibit – Elana Bruns

Champion Photo Editing Exhibit – Lainey Nichols

Champion Video/Filmmaking Exhibit – Owen Rexshell

Reserve Champion Chalk/Carbon/Pigment on Canvas, Paper, or Glass Exhibit – Anton Meyen

Champion Clay Exhibit – Inga Nord

Champion Fiber Exhibit – Morgan Drozs

Champion Fiber Non-Original Exhibit – Emily Drozs

Champion Heritage Arts Exhibit – Elana Bruns

Champion Leather Exhibit – Tyler Heldt

Champion Metal Exhibit – Anton Meyen

Champion Nature Exhibit – Morgan Drozs

Reserve Champion Paper Exhibit – Preston Wikoff

Reserve Champion Wood Exhibit – Adara Meyen

Champion Scrapbooking Exhibit – Rachel Major

State Fair Delegates for Interior Design – Katie Cunningham, Peyton Mills

State Fair Delegates for Photography – Maya Delby, Lexi Merriman,  Callia Meyen

State Fair Alternates for Photography – Elana Bruns, Lainey Nichols

State Fair Delegate for Video/Filmmaking – Owen Rexshell

State Fair Delegates for Food Decorating – Lillian Elsea

State Fair Delegates for Chalk/Carbon/Pigment on Canvas, Paper or Glass – Anton Meyen, Inga Nord   

State Fair Delegates for Clay – Inga Nord

State Fair Delegates for Computer-Generated Art – Justeen Meier

State Fair Delegates for Fiber – Morgan Drozs

State Fair Delegates for Fiber Non-Original – Emily Drozs

State Fair Delegate for Glass/Plastic –Heidi Heldt

State Fair Delegates for Heritage Arts – Elana Bruns

State Fair Delegate for Leather – Tyler Heldt

State Fair Delegates for Metal – Anton Meyen

State Fair Delegates for Nature – Morgan Drozs

State Fair Delegates for Paper – Preston Wikoff

State Fair Delegates for 3D Design/Mixed Media – Adara Meyen

State Fair Delegates for Wood – Adara Meyen

State Fair Alternate for Scrapbooking – Rachel Major, Emily Drozs

State Fair Alternates for Food Decorating – Lexi Merriman

State Fair Alternates for Chalk/Carbon/Pigment on Canvas, Paper or Glass – Katie Cunningham, Anton Meyen

State Fair Alternates for Clay – Lexi Merriman, Tayanna Meyen

State Fair Alternates for Fiber – Chloe Barth, Anton Meyen

State Fair Alternates for Glass/Plastic – Trevor Heldt

State Fair Alternates for Heritage Arts – Emily Drozs, Morgan Drozs

State Fair Alternates for Leather – Hunter Heldt, Trevor Heldt

State Fair Alternates for Metal – Elana Bruns, Tommy Tarr

State Fair Alternates for Nature – Katie Cunningham, Heidi Heldt

State Fair Alternates for Paper – Anton Meyen, Callia Meyen

State Fair Alternates for Wood – Rachel Major, Tayanna Meyen

State Fair Alternate for Scrapbooking – Lexi Merriman

Environmental Sciences:

Best of Show Environmental Sciences – Dawson Raines

Champion Entomology Exhibit – Hunter Heldt

Champion Beekeeping Exhibit – Olivia Hawkins

Champion Forestry Exhibit – Dawson Raines

Champion Geology Exhibit – Tayanna Meyen

Champion Sportsfishing Exhibit – Lillian Elsea

Champion Wildlife Exhibit – Anton Meyen

Champion Shooting Sports Exhibit – Morgan Drozs

State Fair Delegate for Beekeeping – Olivia Hawkins

State Fair Delegate for Forestry – Dawson Raines

State Fair Delegates for Geology – Tyler Heldt, Tayanna Meyen

State Fair Delegates for Sportsfishing/Wildlife – Morgan Drozs,  Lillian Elsea, Anton Meyen

State Fair Delegates for Shooting Sports – Morgan Drozs, Preston Wikoff

Food Systems:

 Best of Show Food Systems – Chloe Barth

Champion Crop Exhibit – Elana Bruns

Champion Plants & Soils Exhibit – Aiden Soliday

Champion Floriculture Exhibit – Chloe Barth

Champion Herb Display Exhibit – Morgan Drozs

State Fair Delegate for Crops – Elana Bruns

State Fair Delegates for Floriculture – Chloe Barth, Morgan Drozs, Lexi Merriman

State Fair Delegates for Vegetable Gardening – Chloe Barth, Emily Drozs, Morgan Drozs

Healthy Living & Nutrition:

Best of Show Healthy Living & Nutrition – Morgan Drozs

Champion Cooking 301 Exhibit – Preston Howell

Champion Cooking 401 Exhibit – Chloe Barth

Champion Foods Innovation Exhibit – Morgan Drozs

State Fair Delegates for Foods – Chloe Barth, Morgan Drozs, Olivia Hawkins, Preston Howell, Lexi Merriman, Alicia Trimble

State Fair Alternates for Foods – Lexi Merriman, Delaney Milton, Owen Rexshell, Nolan Rhodes, Michael Toohill

 

STEM:

 Best of Show STEM (Trades) – Emily Drozs

Best of Show STEM (Clothing & Textiles) – Adara Meyen

Champion Bicycle Exhibit – Emily Drozs

Champion STEAM Clothing 1 Exhibit – Tayanna Meyen

Champion STEAM Clothing 3 Exhibit – Adara Meyen

Champion Shopping in Style Exhibit – Lexi Merriman

Champion Electricity Exhibit – Dawson Raines

Champion Electricity Ready4Life Exhibit – Dawson Raines

Champion Tractor Display Exhibit – Abram Nixon

Champion Tractor Operator – Will Trimble

Reserve Champion Tractor Operator – Wyatt Willis

Champion Woodworking 1 Exhibit – Maya Delby

Champion Woodworking 2 Exhibit – Owen Rexshell

State Fair Delegates for STEAM Clothing – Adara Meyen, Anton Meyen, Tayanna Meyen

State Fair Delegate for Shopping in Style – Lexi Merriman

State Fair Delegates for Electricity – Rian Ebert, Dawson Raines, Owen Rexshell

State Fair Delegate for Ready4Life Electricity – Dawson Raines

State Fair Delegates for Tractor – Abram Nixon, Will Trimble

State Fair Delegates for Woodworking – Maya Delby, Owen Rexshell

State Fair Alternates for STEAM Clothing – Callia Meyen

State Fair Alternates for Woodworking – Elana Bruns, James Toohill

Shooting Sports Competitions:

Shotgun

Champion Senior Shotgun – Brody Wilson

Reserve Champion Senior Shotgun – Kreston Carter

Senior Longest String – Kreston Carter

Champion Junior Shotgun – Preston Wikoff

Reserve Champion Junior Shotgun – Owen Rexshell

Junior Longest String – Preston Wikoff

Air Rifle

 Champion Advanced Air Rifle – Morgan Drozs

Reserve Champion Advanced Air Rifle – Vivian Danner-Duncan

Champion Beginner Air Rifle – Cooper Nichols

Reserve Champion Beginner Air Rifle – Ava Hood

3^rd Place Beginner Air Rifle – Kale Weedman

Beef:

Champion High % Simmental Heifer – Mabrey Schick

Reserve Champion Low % Simmental Heifer – Conley Schick

Champion Angus Heifer – Conor Cooper

Grand Champion Heifer – Conor Cooper

Reserve Grand Champion Heifer – Mabrey Schick

Int. Showmanship – Emily Atten

Sr. Showmanship – Grace Arnold

Champion Crossbred Steer – Isabelle Arnold

Champion Angus Steer – Emily Atten

Champion Simmental Steer – Grace Arnold

Champion AOB Steer – Conor Cooper

Grand Champion Market Animal – Conor Cooper

Reserve Grand Champion Market Animal – Grace Arnold

Champion Pair of Steers – Grace Arnold

Champion Rate of Gain Market – Grace Arnold

Goats:

Reserve Grand Champion Meat Buck – Jessie Wertz

Grand Champion Dairy Doe – Hannah Niesen

Reserve Grand Champion Dairy Doe – Stephanie Niesen

Jr. Showmanship – Trevor Heldt

Int. Showmanship – Stephanie Niesen

Sr. Showmanship – Hannah Niesen

Poultry:

Grand Champion Standard Hen – Elana Bruns

Reserve Grand Champion Standard Hen – Chloe Barth

Grand Champion Standard Cock – Chloe Barth

Grand Champion Standard Cockerel – LeeAnn Agee

Grand Champion Bantam Hen – Chloe Barth

Reserve Grand Champion Bantam Hen – Aiden Smith

Grand Champion Bantam Cock – Aiden Smith

Reserve Grand Champion Bantam Cock – Aiden Smith

Grand Champion Bantam Cockerel – Chloe Barth

Reserve Grand Champion Bantam Cockerel – Asher Smith

Grand Champion Bantam Pullet – Maya Delby

Reserve Grand Champion Bantam Pullet – Aiden Smith

Champion Other Bird Exhibit – Keegan Gilmore

Reserve Champion Other Bird Exhibit – Wyatt Gilmore

Best of Show – Aiden Smith

Grand Champion Egg Production – Gideon Craft

Jr. Poultry Showmanship – Asher Smith

Int. Poultry Showmanship – LeeAnn Agee

Sr. Poultry Showmanship – Chloe Barth

Rabbits:

Grand Champion Buck – James Toohill

Best of Show – James Toohill

Best 4 Class – James Toohill

Best Opposite Sex 4 Class – Annabell Hamblen

Prettiest Rabbit – Annabell Hamblen

Sheep

Reserve Supreme Champion Ram – Jasmine Brown

Reserve Supreme Champion Ewe – Hannah Niesen

Supreme Champion Market Lamb – Tommy Tarr

Champion Pair Ewe/Ram Lambs – Peyton Brown

Champion Pair of Market Lambs – Jasmine Brown

Sr. Showmanship – Tommy Tarr

Reserve Champion Wether – Peyton Brown

Champion Market Ewe – Tommy Tarr

Champion Crossbred Ram – Jasmine Brown

Champion Suffolk Ram – Tommy Tarr

Champion Katahdins Ewe – Hannah Niesen

Champion Suffolk Ewe – Tommy Tarr

Champion Crossbred Ewe – Hannah Niesen

 

Swine:

Reserve Champion Berkshire Gilt – Leah Mills

Champion Duroc Gilt – Davis Howell

Reserve Champion Duroc Gilt – Ty Smith

Champion Hampshire Gilt – Preston Howell

Champion Poland China Gilt – Alex Smith

Champion Yorkshire Gilt – Cole Young

Champion Crossbred Gilt – Sarah Mills

Reserve Champion Crossbred Gilt – Leah Mills

Champion AOB Gilt – Ty Smith

Champion Pair of Gilts – Alex Smith

Reserve Champion Pair of Gilts – Lucas Walker

Champion Berkshire Barrow – Ethan Smith

Reserve Champion Berkshire Barrow – Preston Howell

Champion Chester White Barrow – Davis Howell

Champion Duroc Barrow – Davis Howell

Reserve Champion Duroc Barrow – Leah Mills

Champion Poland China Barrow – Cole Young

Champion Spot Barrow – Aiden Smith

Reserve Champion Spot Barrow – Brett Young

Champion Yorkshire Barrow – Davis Howell

Champion Crossbred Barrow – Preston Howell

Reserve Champion Crossbred Barrow – Sarah Mills

Champion AOB Barrow – Asher Smith

Jr. Showmanship – Asher Smith

Reserve Jr. Showmanship – Preston Howell

Int. Showmanship – Ethan Smith

Reserve Int. Showmanship – Aiden Smith

Sr. Showmanship – Ty Smith

Reserve Sr. Showmanship – Sarah Mills

Reserve Champion Pair of Barrows – Ethan Smith

Champion Breeder Feeder Litter – Ty Smith

Grand Champion Gilt – Sarah Mills

Reserve Grand Champion Gilt – Cole Young

Fourth Place Overall Gilt – Leah Mills

Fifth Place Overall Gilt – Davis Howell

Grand Champion Barrow – Preston Howell

Reserve Grand Champion Barrow – Aiden Smith

Third Place Overall Barrow – Cole Young

Fourth Place Overall Barrow – Sarah Mills

Fifth Place Overall Barrow – Davis Howell

For more information about this year’s 4-H show, please contact lburden@illinois.edu.

Writer: Maria Lightner, Marketing & Communications, University of Ilinois Extension