Grant County was represented by over forty 4-H youth at the New Mexico Southwest District 4-H Contest held in T or C, NM June 18 and 19. The southwest district contest allows 4-H members to participate in different contests ranging from entomology and wildlife to horticulture and rifle. The top novices and juniors who competed at the Grant County 4-H Contest were eligible to compete at the district level against other 4-H members from the district.

The placings from the New Mexico Southwest District contest are as follows:
Archery:
Individual Novice Bare Bow: 1st Matthew Garrison, 2nd Josh McMillian, 4th Samantha Jones, 5th Jackson Grimes
Individual novice Open Freestyle: 2nd Jacobi Lockett
Individual novice Open Freestyle Limited: 1st Josh Agnew
Team Novice Bare Bow: 1st consisting of Matthew Garrison, Josh McMillian, Samantha Jones, and Jackson Grimes
Team Novice Open Freestyle: 3rd consisting of Jacobi Lockett, Morgan Bighley, Xavier Koury, and Xander O'Loughlin. 5th consisting of Connor McDaniel, Mason Lockett, Hayden Stockton, and Rio Koury.
Individual Junior Bare Bow: 1st Parker McMillian
Individual Junior Open Freestyle Limited: 5th Connor Brown
Team Junior Open Freestyle: 5th consisting of Bristan Lockett, Davis Atwater, Ian Valenzuela

Consumer Decision:
Individual Junior: 3rd Natane Cates
Team Junior: 2nd consisting of Audra Welker, Taylor Lamb, Joanna Gardner, and Natane Cates

Favorite Foods:
Individual Junior: 4th Cursten Blanton

Horticulture:
Individual Novice: 2nd Audra Welker
Team Novice: 2nd consisting of Wyatt Wetzel, Joanna Gardner, and Audra Welker
Individual Junior: 1st Raelyn Moon, 3rd Taylor Lamb, 5th Natane Cates
Team Junior: 3rd consisting of Trent Kasten, Jade Aguirre, and Taylor Lamb

Livestock:
Individual Novice: 3rd Ketch Bays, 5th Wayne Sloan
Team Novice: 1st consisting on Wyatt Wetzel, Connor McDaniel, Ketch Bays, Nolan Vermillion
Individual Junior: 1st Kolby Taylor, 4th Raelyn Moon
Team Junior: 2nd consisting of Trent Kasten, Raelyn Moon, Owen Wetzel. 4th consisting of Kolby Taylor, Alexa Vermillion

Welcome to NM 4-H Bowl:
Team Novice: 1st consisting of Hayden Stockton, Matthew Garrison, Jackson Grimes, and Tucker Grimes.

Wildlife:
Individual Novice: 1st Jacobi Lockett, 5th Nolan Vermillion
Team Novice: 2nd consisting of Nolan Vermillion, Jacobi Lockett, and Mason Lockett
Team Junior: 4th consisting of Bristan Lockett and Owen Wetzel

Entomology:
Team Novice: 2nd consisting of Wyatt Wetzel, Preston Welker, Matthew Garrison, and Joanna Gardner.
Team Junior: 3rd consisting of Owen Wetzel, Trent Kasten and Alexa Vermillion

Rifle:
Individual Novice: 1st Jacobi Lockett
Team Novice: 2nd consisting of Meason Ybarra, Jacobi Lockett, Xavier Koury, and Josh McMillian. 4th Consisting of Mason Lockett, Matthew Garrison, Brandon Ortiz, and Rio Koury
Individual Junior: 1st Kolby Taylor, 4th Carly Henderson
Team Junior: 1st consisting of Adrian Melon, Carly Henderson, Conner Brown, and Kolby Taylor. 5th consisting of Bristan Lockett, Seth Neal, Parker McMillian, and Trent Kasten