Gordon County 4-H Shows Out at 2020 Georgia National Fair

With 23 4-H’ers showing 122 head of livestock, Gordon County 4-H had an outstanding showing at the Georgia National Fair Livestock Shows in Perry across two weekends in October. The county at large won State Champion County Group of 5 Market Lambs and 3rd Place County in Sheep and Goat Herdsman Award. The first Master 4-H’er of the year was also named, as Hunter Petty earned the honor by being named the state winner in Market Goat Showmanship. Individual results included:

Market Goats

• Ally Jo Cook – 8^th and 10^th in class
• Charlotte Cook – 8^th in class
• Hunter Petty – Master Goat Showman, 10^th Grade Showmanship Champion, 2019-2020 Senior Division Champion for the Georgia Junior Livestock Foundation Goat Showmanship Points Circuit; 4^th, 5^th, and 6^th in class
• Gabrielle Ralston – 12^th Grade Showmanship Champion; 4^th and 9^th in class
• Jazmine Ralston – 7^th in showmanship; 5^th and 9^th in class
• Jaxon Street – 8^th in showmanship; 7^th in class
• Bailey Williams – three 1^st in class
• Benjamin Williams – 1^st place and two 2^nd in class
• Brooke Williams – Division Champion with a 1^st and 2^nd in class

Market Lambs

• Jacob Brown – 4^th in class and Champion Georgia Born and Bred White Face cross
• Caroline Jenkins – 2019-2020 Junior Division Top 5 for the Georgia Junior Livestock Foundation Lamb Showmanship Points Circuit; 2^nd in showmanship; Georgia Born and Bred Reserve Division Champion
• Matthew Manning – 2^nd in showmanship; 5^th, 6^th, and 8^th in class
• Breana Manning – 7^th in showmanship; 1^st and 2^nd place in GA Born and Bred
• Hunter Petty – 5^th in showmanship; 6^th, 10^th, and 13^th in class
• Gabrielle Ralston – 4^th in showmanship; Reserve Division Champion with two 1^st and one 2^nd in class
• Jazmine Ralston – 5^th in showmanship; 1^st, 4^th, and 5^th in class
• Brooklyn Stamey – 2nd Grade Showmanship Champion; 5^th, 7^th, and 11^th in class
• Jaxon Street – 1^st and two 10^th in class; 8^th in First Year Feeder
• George Whitfield – 7^th in showmanship; 2^nd in First Year Feeder, 6^th and 7^th in class
• Bailey Williams – two 2^nd in class
• Brooke Williams – two 2^nd in class

Breeding Ewes

• Caroline Jenkins – 8^th Grade Showmanship Champion; 3^rd in class
• Matthew Manning – 3^rd in showmanship; 5^th in class
• Hunter Petty – 4^th in showmanship; 5^th in class
• Gabrielle Ralston – 4^th in showmanship; 4^th Overall Champion with a 1^st and 4^th in class
• Jazmine Ralston – 2^nd in showmanship; 3^rd Overall Champion with a 1^st and 2^nd in class
• Brooklyn Stamey – 3^rd in showmanship
• Jaxon Street – 7^th in class

Beef Cattle

• Kylie Hurd – 2019-2020 Junior Division Reserve Champion for the Georgia Junior Livestock Foundation Cattle Showmanship Points Circuit; 6^th in showmanship; 1^st in commercial class, 2^nd in shorthorn class, 8^th in high % Simmental class
• Grace Johns – 1^st in Maine-Anjou steer class, 2^nd in Limousin steer class
• Hannah McElrath – 3^rd in showmanship; 2^nd in commercial class; 1^st in steer class
• Bryson Smith – 12^th in showmanship; 1^st in Low% Simmental Winter Heifer class
• Olivia Tierce – 3^rd in commercial class

Swine

• Matthew Manning – 9th in showmanship; 2nd, 7th, and 8th in breeding gilt classes, and 3rd in barrow class
• Candy Romero – 3rd in showmanship; 5th in barrow class
• Roberto Romero – 2nd in breeding gilt, 1st in barrow class with a Reserve Division Champion