Mercer, Lyons show supremes

The Mercer sisters continued the tradition of success at the dairy show.

This time around it was Lindy Mercer who showed the supreme champion heifer July 14 during the Jay County 4-H Dairy Show at Jay County Fairgrounds. Lucas Lyons showed the supreme champion dairy cow.

Lindy’s win continued a streak for the Mercer girls after younger sister Elise showed the supreme champion heifer in 2020. The Mercers swept the 2019 event with Lindy showing the supreme champion heifer while eldest sister Carissa had the supreme champion cow.

The run extends much further back:

2018 — Lindy (supreme champion dairy female)

2017 — Elise (grand champion dairy heifer)

2016 — Carissa (supreme champion dairy heifer) and Lindy (supreme champion dairy animal)

2015 — Carissa (grand champion heifer)

2013 — Lindy (supreme champion cow)

In addition to the supreme champion title this year, Lindy was the advanced showmanship champion. She also showed the Ayrshire grand champion and the champion Ayrshire junior and registered holstein junior.

Along with his supreme champion cow, Lyons also won for registered holstein senior champion and registered holstein grand champion.

Showing the reserve supreme champions were Maliah Fosnaugh (heifer) and Seth Degler (cow).

Other showmanship winners were Maliah Fosnaugh (junior) and Eli Dirksen (senior)

Additional results are as follows:

Junior

Ayrshire

Reserve champion: Courtney Harris

Brown Swiss

Champion: Seth Degler

Reserve champion: Elise Mercer



Grade Holstein

Champion: Eli Dirksen

Reserve champion: Henry Dirksen



Registered holstein

Reserve champion: Eli Dirksen



Jersey

Champion: Maliah Fosnaugh

Reserve champion: Maliah Fosnaugh



Milking shorthorn

Champion: Porter Clamme



Red and white holstein

Champion: Joseph Kunk

Reserve champion: Caroline Walter



Senior

Ayrshire

Champion: Cody Jacobs

Reserve champion: Lindy Mercer



Brown Swiss

Champion: Seth Degler

Reserve champion: Corey Emery



Guernsey

Champion: Courtney Harris



Grade holstein

Champion: Joseph Kunk

Reserve champion: Kelsey Frantz



Registered holstein

Champion: Lucas Lyons

Reserve champion: Eli Dirksen



Jersey

Champion: Maliah Fosnaugh

Reserve champion: Maliah Fosnaugh



Overall



Guernsey

Grand champion: Courtney Harris



Registered holstein

Reserve grand champion: Eli Dirksen



Milking shorthorn

Grand champion: Porter Clamme



Ayrshire

Reserve grand champion: Cody Jacobs

Red and white holstein

Grand champion: Joseph Kunk

Reserve grand champion: Caroline Walter

Brown Swiss

Grand champion: Seth Degler

Reserve grand champion: Corey Emery

Grade holstein

Grand champion: Joseph Kunk

Reserve grand champion: kelsey Frantz

Jersey

Grand champion: Maliah Fosnaugh

Reserve grand champion: Maliah Fosnaugh

Showmanship

Reserve champions

Junior: Sam Dues

Senior: Henry Dirksen

Advanced: Seth Degler