The Wisconsin 4-H Quiz Bowl and Skillathon contests were both held on Saturday, March 3 at University of Wisconsin Madison Animal Sciences Building.   Livestock Bowl is a quiz competition where all the questions are about beef, sheep, swine and meat goat topics and students use a buzzer in order to answer the questions.  Teams compete in a double elimination format by giving oral answers to questions posed by a judge.  Each match has both an individual and toss-up question round. A group discussion round is included in the senior division to simulate the national competition.

The senior team represents Wisconsin at the National 4-H Quiz Bowl contest at AKSARBEN in Omaha, NE in September.  Winners of the Senior division (14 years of age or older) was Polk County.  Members included:  Mitchell Johnston, Emily Petzel, Reese Johnston and August Swenson, coaches Tim Swenson, Brian Johnston, Jeff Heiden.  Grant county was second.  Members included:  Cordt Esser, Jessica McDermott, Jake Adams, Andrea Patterson, Charlie Connelly, coaches Alicia Prill-Adams and Dennis Patterson.  Winners of the Junior division (under 14 years old) was Polk County.  Members included:  Sam Black, Zachary Swenson, Rae Anna Johnston, Lynsey Soderberg, coaches Tim Swenson, Brian Johnston, Jeff Heiden.  Iowa County was second.  Members included:  Natalie Elfering, Bree Gaffney, Morgan Fitzsimmons, coached by Val Gaffney.  Winners of the Mixed division (must contain at least one youth from each age division) was Grant County.  Members included:  Amber Patterson, Cody Adams, Ben Connelly, Mickayla Lyons, coached by Alicia Prill-Adams and Dennis Patterson.  Marathon was second place.  Members included:  Katelyn Zimmerman, Jake Thunder and Nathan Utecht, coached by Mark Zimmerman.

In the Skillathon contest participants completed a written test, skill-a-thon stations and numerous live animal team exercises.  The winning team was from Marathon County and will represent Wisconsin at the National 4-H Quiz and Skillathon Contest in Louisville, KY in November.  They were coached by Mark Zimmerman.  Members included:  Ashley Zimmerman, Abby Thunder, Lillie Bartelt and Dathan Smerchek, coached by Mark Zimmerman.  Second place was Grant county.   Top Overall Individuals were:  Ashley Zimmerman, Abby Thunder, Dathan Smerchek, Hannah Taylor.  Missing Andrea Patterson, Mitchell Johnston, Charles Connelly, Emily Petzel, Rylee Black and Jake Adams.

Polk County topped the Junior division.  Members included:  Sam Black, Zachary Swenson, Rae Anna Johnston, Lynsey Soderberg, coached by Tim Swenson, Brian Johnston, Jeff Heiden.  Second place was Iowa County.  Top Overall Individuals were:  Rae Anna Johnston, Natalie Siedschlag, Morgan Fitzsimmons, Zachary Swenson, Nathan Daniels, Stephanie Witberler, Liz Grillo, Brady Roberts, Haacken Schriefer, Dillin Meier

In the Mixed division Marathon County was 1^st place.  Members included:  Katelyn Zimmerman, Katelyn Schmoll, Jake Thunder and Nathan Utecht, coached by Mark Zimmerman.  Dodge County was second place.  Top Overall Individuals were:  Matthew Wiersma, Nathan Utecht, Katelyn Schmoll, Amber Patterson, Katelyn Zimmerman, Jesse Lynch, Cody Adams, Tim Rynearson, Adam Keenan.  Missing Mitch Schroepfer.

These events was organized and facilitated by Bernie O’Rourke, UW Extension Youth Livestock Specialist and partially funded by the Wisconsin 4-H Foundation.  Numerous judges and University of Wisconsin – Madison students assisted in the management of these contests.

For upcoming events and programs in the animal sciences, contact your county UW-Extension office or the Wisconsin Livestock Youth Web Site http://www.uwex.edu/ces/animalscience/youthlivestock/index.cfm

Quiz Bowl Photos

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Skillathon Photos

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The link to the contest page is https://fyi.extension.wisc.edu/youthlivestock/programs/quizbowlskillathon/

 

 

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