Seven counties with sixty six contestants were well represented at the Maryland 4-H State Dairy Bowl contest held at the Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland College Park on Saturday April 13th. Event staff volunteers included faculty, staff and students from the University of Maryland Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, five USDA researchers and employees, an FDA researcher and many private industry professionals. This is a terrific networking opportunity for the contestants and a gateway to the University campus and programs. The contest began at 9:00am with teams competing in a double elimination bracket ranked according to their scores from the written exam. The students work very hard and show tremendous potential for leadership in the dairy industry. Please congratulate the following teams and individuals for their outstanding performance. Event staff remarked throughout the day how impressed they were with the knowledge that the contestants demonstrated.

Junior
Top Individuals in the Written Exam
1. Schuyler Bowers - Frederick
2. Claire Hughes - Anne Arundel
3. Joseph Hubbard - Frederick
4. Katelyn Iager - Frederick
5. Atley Miller - Carroll

Individuals
1. Claire Hughes - Anne Arundel
2. Schuyler Bowers - Frederick
3. Katelyn Iager - Frederick
4. Joseph Hubbard - Frederick
5. Kendall Welsh - Frederick
6. Atley Miller - Carroll
7. Rachel Ward - Cecil
8. Gwennyth Burns - Carroll
9. Ethan Lacher - Cecil
10. Jaycey Miller - Carroll

Teams
1. Carroll
2. Anne Arundel / Cecil
3. Frederick

Intermediate
Top Individuals in the Written Exam
1. Todd Allen - Frederick
2. Shelby Iager - Frederick
3. Ryan Allen - Frederick
4. Grace Hughes - Anne Arundel
5. Shannon McCabe - Anne Arundel

Individuals
1. Todd Allen - Frederick
2. Grace Hughes - Anne Arundel
3. Matthew Nevin - Carroll
4. Trinity Miller - Carroll
5. Robert Hahn - Frederick
6. Shelby Iager - Frederick
7. Ryan Allen - Frederick
8. Maura McCabe - Anne Arundel
9. Tyler Umberger - Frederick
10. Jordyn Griffin - Carroll

Teams
1. Frederick
2. Carroll
3. Anne Arundel
4. Combined team 1
5. Combined team 2
6. Cecil
7. Montgomery

Senior
Top Individuals in the Written Exam
1. Katelyn Allen - Frederick
2. Shelby Hahn - Frederick
3. Shannon Fiedler - Baltimore
4. Patrick Fendrick - Montgomery
5. Dusty Hahn - Frederick

Individuals
1. Katelyn Allen - Frederick
2. Dusty Hahn - Frederick
3. Shelby Hahn - Frederick
4. Shannon Fiedler - Baltimore
5. Patrick Fendrick - Montgomery
6. Jillian Seay - Cecil
7. Dane Grossnickle - Frederick
8. Ben Miller - Cecil
9. Bethany Gillett - Baltimore
10. Casi Blickley - Anne Arundel

Teams
1. Frederick
2. Montgomery
3. Baltimore
4. St. Mary's
5. Cecil
6. Anne Arundel

The top ten Senior individuals are eligible to compete in the 4-H State Dairy Bowl Buzz-off will be held on Saturday September 7th at the State 4-H office in College Park for the opportunity to represent Maryland at the National 4-H Dairy Bowl Contest in Louisville, KY. For more information, please visit: dairy.umd.edu and click on the 4-H Dairy link.

4.24.2013