Mercer wins again, Harris shows top cow

Another year, another win for Elise Mercer.

Mercer showed the grand champion dairy heifer and Courtney Harris showed the supreme grand champion dairy cow at the Jay County 4-H Dairy Show on July 10.

Mercer showed the supreme junior champion and the reserve supreme grand champion at the show in 2023. This year, Mercer earned the grand champion dairy heifer title as well as the reserve supreme grand champion dairy cow award. She was also named advanced and senior showman.

Harris showed the grand champion registered holstein and reserve junior champion registered holstein.

During the Jay County 4-H dairy show on July 10 at the Jay County Fair, Courtney Harris (above) had the supreme grand champion dairy cow. (Photo provided)

 

Additional results were as follows:

Spring calf

Guernsey

1. Ava May

Grade holstein

1. Carson Broering

2. Lilly Cooke

3. Wyatt Alley

4. Adalyn Broering

Jersey

1. Bailey Muhlenkamp

Winter calf

Milking shorthorn

1. Nevaeh Brower

Grade holstein

1. Paul Dirksen

2. Job Dirksen

3. Carson Broering

4. Adalyn Broering

Registered holstein

1. Porter Clamme

Jersey

1. Bailey Muhlenkamp

Fall calf

Ayrshire

1. Elise Mercer

Brown swiss

1. Karyssa Denney

Grade holstein

1. Veronica Dirksen

2. Adalyn Broering

Registered holstein

1. Veronica Dirksen

2. Corey Emery

Milking shorthorn

1. Elise Mercer

Summer yearling

Ayrshire

1. Ava May

Guernsey

1. Elise Mercer

Grade holstein

1. Eli Dirksen

2. Henry Dirksen

Registered holstein

1. Henry Dirksen

Milking shorthorn

1. Nevaeh Brower

Spring yearling

Registered holstein

1. Courtney Harris

Jersey

1. Kelsey Muhlenkamp

Winter yearling

Milking shorthorn

1. Nevaeh Brower

Guernsey

1. Elise Mercer

Registered holstein

1. Eli Dirksen

Jersey

1. Kelsey Muhlenkamp

Junior 2-year-old

Brown swiss

1. Elise Mercer

Grade holstein

1. Wyatt Alley

Milking yearling

Registered holstein

1. Courtney Harris

Aged cow

Registered holstein

1. Porter Clamme

Dry cow

Ayrshire

1. Corey Emery

2. Karyssa Denney

Showmanship

Junior: Adalyn Broering

Intermediate: Veronica Dirksen

Junior champion ayrshire

Champion: Elise Mercer

Reserve champion: Ava May

Junior champion guernsey

Champion: Elise Mercer

Reserve champion: Elise Mercer

Junior champion brown swiss

Champion: Karyssa Denney

Junior champion grade holstein

Champion: Paul Dirksen

Reserve champion: Veronica Dirksen

Junior champion registered holstein

Champion: Porter Clamme

Reserve champion: Courtney Harris

Junior champion jersey

Champion: Bailey Muhlenkamp

Reserve champion: Kelsey Muhlenkamp

Junior champion milking shorthorn

Champion: Elise Mercer

Reserve champion: Nevaeh Brower

Grand champion dairy heifer

Reserve champion: Porter Clamme

Grand champion brown swiss

Champion: Elise Mercer

Reserve champion: Karyssa Denney

Grand champion ayrshire

Champion: Corey Emery

Reserve champion: Elise Mercer

Grand champion guernsey

Champion: Elise Mercer

Reserve champion: Elise Mercer

Grand champion grade holstein 

Champion: Wyatt Alley

Reserve champion: Paul Dirksen

Grand champion registered holstein

Champion: Courtney Harris

Reserve champion: Porter Clamme

Grand champion milking shorthorn

Champion: Elise Mercer

Reserve champion: Nevaeh Brower