Eight counties with fifty 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 12th. 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. Claire Hughes – Anne Arundel
Individuals
1. Claire Hughes – Anne Arundel
2. Katelyn Iager – Frederick
3. Seth Hughes – Anne Arundel
4. Ethan Hughes – Anne Arundel
5. Breckin Welsh – Frederick
6. Elizabeth Karides – Anne Arundel
7. Bryce Zepp – Carroll
8. Virginia Burns – Carroll
9. Kendall Welsh – Frederick
10. Kelsey Zepp – Carroll
Teams
1. Anne Arundel
2. Frederick
3. Carroll
Intermediate
Top Individuals in the Written Exam
1. Grace Hughes – Anne Arundel
Individuals
1. Grace Hughes – Anne Arundel
2. Ryan Allen – Frederick
3. Jordyn Griffin – Carroll
4. Dylan Hill – Kent
5. Robert Hahn – Frederick
6. Max Nelsen – Anne Arundel
7. Marissa Roberts – Carroll
8. Shannon McCabe – Anne Arundel
9. Jill Allen – Frederick
10. Emily Hurd – Anne Arundel
Teams
1. Frederick
2. Anne Arundel
3. Carroll
4. Frederick/Kent
5. Anne Arundel/Cecil
Senior
Top Individuals in the Written Exam
1. Todd Allen – Frederick
Individuals
1. Todd Allen – Frederick
2. Catherine Savage – Montgomery
3. Charlie Sasscer – St. Mary’s
4. Courtney Hoff – Carroll
5. Shelby Iager – Frederick
6. Dusty Hahn – Frederick
7. RJ Baldwin – Kent
8. Matthew Nevin – Carroll
9. Maura McCabe – Anne Arundel
10. Kyle Plummer – Kent
Teams
1. Frederick
2. Combined Team 1
3. Kent
4. Combined Team 2
5. Baltimore
6. Montgomery
The top ten Senior individuals are eligible to compete in the 4-H State Dairy Bowl Buzz-off will be held on Saturday September 13th 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.
