Students hurriedly rush to  and fro in the building, waiting for the next class to be called. They prepare by sprucing up their animals and calming the livestock and themselves down before entering the judging ring. They remove their jackets and the blankets from their animals.

And then the shivering begins.

Despite below-freezing temperatures during the Collin County Youth Livestock Show Jan. 6 through 9, students from the surrounding area competed fervently.

Though propane heaters were brought in to help provide heat to the animals, students and spectators in the building in Myers Park were still cold. As one judge said to the crowd while judging market goats, “The kids are shivering, the goats are shivering and I’m shivering.”

Despite less-than-ideal conditions, students learned animals must still be cared for and the show must go on.

Several Plano East and Wylie FFA students were among this year’s show winners.

Camry Farhat from Plano East  has the grand champion lamb, and her fellow FFA member Haley Richards showed the champion exotic heifer.

Other results:

Market sheep, fine wool category – Class 2: Megan Carins, Wylie, fourth; Abby Weyrens, Plano East, second. Class 3: Emily Hambleton, Plano East, fifth; Emily Dewees, Plano East, fourth.
 

Market sheep, medium wool – Class 1: Tobie Cross, Wylie FFA, eighth. Class 2: Ashley Koonce, Plano East, seventh;  Ashley Thomas, Wylie, third. Class 3: Jackie Creech, Plano East, fifth. Class 4: Ryan Runnels, Plano East, fifth. Class 6:

Dalton Algam, Plano East FFA, sixth place. Class 8: Camry Farhat, Plano East, first and overall grand champion; Megan Carins, Wylie, fourth; Jennifer Watkins, Wylie, seventh. Class 9: Meghann Murray, Wylie, ninth; Taylor Wilmon, Wylie, 11th place; Jonathan Heydon,  Plano East FFA, seventh; Camry Farhat, Plano East FFA, second.
 

Market sheep, southdown category – Class 2: Camry Farhat, Plano East FFA, first place and champion for southdown.

Heifers, Brangus – Class 4: Colby T. McClendon, Wylie first and reserve champion;  Class 6: Brittany Wilhite, Plano East, first.

Heifers, Hereford – Class 2: Mary Jenner, Plano East, second place and reserve champion.

Heifers, Maine – Class 1: Julia Lemin, Plano East, first and reserve champion.

Heifers, Maine Anjou – Class 1: Ryan Runnels, Plano East FFA, second place. Class 4: Haley Richards, Plano East FFA, first place and champion; Bailey Smith, Wylie, second place.

Heifers, Polled Hereford – Class 4: Spencer Corry, Plano East FFA, first and reserve champion.

Heifers, Red Angus – Class 1: Kelsi Campling, Wylie, first;  Class 2: Shyann Holley, Wylie, second. Class 4: Julio Alfaro, Wylie, first. Class 6: Shyann Holley, Wylie, first and rreserve champion.

Heifers, Shorthorn – Class 1: Kathryn Ullrich, Plano East, first; Renee Greenlee, Wylie, second; Class 4: Shelby Dickerson, Wylie, second; Keeley Smith, Wylie, third.

Barrows, Black OPB – Class 1: Karissa Sanders, Wylie, fourth. Class 2: Chelsey Weems, Wylie, fifth.

Barrows, Cross – Class 26: Hayden Neel, Wylie, fifth. Class 27: Kendall Burks, Wylie, fourth. Class 28: Shay Gibbs, Wylie, eighth place. Class 29: John Rockwood, Wylie, third.

Barrows, Duroc – Class 12: Samantha Murray, Wylie, 13th place. Class 13: Lauri Sulewski,  Plano East, sixth place.

Barrows, Hampshire  – Class 16: Megan Williamson, Wylie, sixth place. Class 18: Brooke Welch, Wylie, fourth.

Gilts, Black OPB – Class 1: Katie Cannon, Wylie, sixth place. Class 2: Kyla Koonce, Plano East, second; Blake Cline, Wylie, first; Sabrinah Cooper, Wylie, seventh place; Joy Dillion, Wylie, fourth; Cole Schrodel, Wylie, fifth. Class 3: Ali Chambers, Wylie, third; Blake Cline, Wylie, seventh; Jessica Palmer, Wylie, fifth; Cody Lyons, Wylie, eighth.

Gilts, Duroc – Class 11: Phillip Vann, Wylie, fifth. Class 12: Julia Lemin, Plano East, fourth; Cheryl Fox, Wylie, fifth; Shyann Holley, Wylie, first   and reserve champion. Class 14: Hope Philley, Wylie, third.

Gilts, Hampshire – Class 17: Kendall Burks, Wylie, sixth; Hayden Neel, Wylie, ninth. Class 18: Shyann Holley, Wylie, third. Class 20: Wesley Severidt, Plano East, sixth; Mikaela Kubes, Wylie, seventh; Mary Philley, Wylie, third.

Gilts, White OPB  – Class 6: Katelyn Nichols, Wylie, third;  Jordan Hawkins, Wylie, fifth. Class 7: Meredith Rush, Wylie, fourth. Class 8: Jade Gitten, Wylie, fifth; Reid Schrodel, Wylie, third.

Gilts, Yorkshire – Class 24: Haley Thompson, Wylie, ninth. Class 25: Kaitlyn Stacey, Plano Eat, 10th; Ashley Freshour, Plano East, seventh place.

Rabbits (fryers) – Wesley Severidt, Plano East, second; Shannon Summerford, Plano East, fifth; Autumn Stimpson, Plano Eas, seventh; Samantha Murray, Plano East, 30th.

Breeding rabbits, Polish –  Class 3: Rachel Mabe, Wylie, fourth. 

Market goats, boer – Class 1: Thomas Stephenson, Wylie, first. Class 2: Shelbylynn McCasland, Wylie, third and ninth; Rebecca Brown, Wylie, 10. Class 3: Emma Beebe, Wylie, fourth; Peyton Prater, Wylie, sixth and seventh. Class 4: Nolan Norris, Wylie, first; Rebecca Brown,  Wylie, 10th; Alyssa Minton of Wylie, ninth. Class 5: Ashley Thomas, Wylie, first  and dhampion; Jennifer Watkins, Wylie, third; Dustyn Pledger, Wylie, fourth; Kira Hudson, Wylie, seventh. Class 6: Aaron Norris, Wylie FFA, first; Kirsten Hammons, Wylie, fourth. Class 8: Jennifer Watkins, Wylie third; Carter McClendon, Wylie fourth; Brooke Rollins, Wylie fifth. Class 9: Ashley Thomas, Wylie, first and grand champion. Class 11: Emily Penn, Plano East, sixth; Megan Ferris, Plano East, fifth. Class 12: Cierra Matthews, Wylie, ninth. 

 

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