Showmanship Winners
The National Junior Angus Showmanship Contest is sponsored by the American Angus Association and the pewter bowl awards are given by the Auxiliary.
The National Junior Angus Showmanship Contest is one of the most prominent and challenging showmanship contests in the cattle industry. Originally organized by Dean Hurlbut to encourage young men and women to become interested in showing Angus cattle, the top showman award is accordingly named the Dean Hurlbut Award.
Participants are chosen to attend the contest by their respective state Angus associations. Two participants and two alternates are allowed to represent each state.Contestants may compete for the title of champion showman only once. The contest has two parts.
2007 Showmanship Winners
From left, judges Ryan Cotton, Clarkesville, Ga.; Tammy Wallace, Stotts City, Mo.; and Cody Sankey, Lansing, Mich., are pictured with the top five showmanship winners: Allison Bond, Inola, Okla., first; Megan Fink, Randolph, Kan., second; Katie Lents, Eton, Ga., third; Kirbe Schnoor, Chowchilla, Calif., fourth; and Samantha Harl, Hastings, Neb., fifth. Each of the top five finishers receives a cash prize from the Hamilton James Memorial Fund and a silver Revere bowl from the American Angus Auxiliary.
2006 Showmanship Winners
From left, Carol Rohr, Mary Simonson and Ilene Adams present monetary prizes from the Hamilton James Memorial Fund to Layne Armbruster, Burlington, Okla., fi rst; Darin Wiley, Saint Francis, Kan., second; Andrew Foster, Niles, Mich., third; Justin Moritz, Piper City, Ill., fourth; and Gina Blanton, Marlow, Okla., fi fth. Each of the top fi ve showmen also received a silver Revere bowl from the American Angus Auxiliary.