Grant County 4-H held its annual County Contests on June 9 and 10. These contests allow 4-H members to compete in different areas of their project interests. Contests range from shooting sports and consumer decision making to public speaking and livestock judging.

The top participants from each contest were able to move on to compete at the district and state levels. Fifty-plus Grant County 4-H members from the novice (9-11 years old), junior (12&13 years old), and senior (14-19 years old) age groups participated. Congratulations to all of the Grant County 4-H youth who participated in the county contests!

The individual and team placings for the county contest are as follows:
Archery top individuals that went to district:
Novice in Open Freestyle: 1st Morgan Bighley, 2nd Jacobi Lockett, 3rd Xavier Koury, 4th Xander O'Loughlin, 5th Mason Lockett, 6th Connor McDaniel, 7th Hayden Stockton,
8th Rio Koury
Novice in Bare Bow: 1st Mathew Garrison, 2nd Josh McMillan, 3rd Samantha Jones, 4th Jackson Grimes
Novice in Open Freestyle Limited: 1st Josh Agnew
Junior in Open Freestyle: 1st Ian Valenzuela, 2nd Bristan Lockett, 3rd Davis Atwater
Junior in Bare Bow: 1st Parker McMillian
Junior in Open Freestyle Limited: 1st Conner Brown

Rifle top individuals:
Novice: 1st Meason Ybarra, 2nd Jacobi Lockett, 3rd Landri Hooper, 4th Xavier Koury, 5th Josh McMillian, 6th Mason Lockett, 7th Matthew Garrison, 8th Brandon Ortiz
Junior: 1st Adrian Melon, 2nd Carly Henerson, 3rd Conner Brown, 4th Kolby Taylor, 5th Bristan Lockett, 6th Seth Neal, 7th Parker McMillian, 8th Trent Kasten

Livestock top individuals:
Novice: 1st Wyatt Wetzel, 2nd Connor Brown, 3rd Ketch Bays, 4th Nolan Vermillion, 5th Wayne Sloan
Junior: 1st Kolby Taylor, 2nd Alexa Vermillion, 3rd Jeremy Gardner, 4th Trent Kasten, 5th Raelynn Moon, 6th Owen Wetzel
Senior: 1st Clell Bays, 2nd Sabrena Sloan

Entomology Top Individuals
Novice: 1st Wyatt Wetzel, 2nd Preston Welker, 3rd Matthew Garrison, 4th Joanna Gardner, 5th Nolan Vermillion
Junior: 1st Owen Wetzel, 2nd Trent Kasten, 3rd Jeremy Gardner, 4th Alexa Vermillion, 5th Natane Cates, 6th Tayler Lamb
Senior: 1st Sinea Runnels, 2nd Tyler Monzingo, 3rd Ethan Fisher

Impromptu Speaking Top Individuals
Novice: 1st Tucker Grimes
Senior: 1st Trent Kasten

Prepared speech top individuals
Novice: 1st Wayne Sloan
Senior: 1st Sabrena Sloan

Prepared speech top individuals
Novice: 1st Wayne Sloan
Senior: 1st Sabrena Sloan

Presentations top individuals:
Novice: 1st Dominic Newton
Senior: 1st Tanah Lowe & Sabrina Thuerauf

Consumer Decision Making top individuals:
Junior: 1st Audra Welker, 2nd Taylor Lamb, 3rd Joanna Gardner, 4th Natane Cates

Wildlife top individuals:
Novice: 1st Nolan Vermillion, 2nd Jacobi Lockett, 3rd Mason Lockett
Junior: 1st Bristan Lockett, 2nd Owen Wetzel, 3rd Jeremy Gardner
Senior: 1st Tyler Monzingo, 2nd Sinea Runnels, 3rd Ethan Fisher

Horticulture top individuals:
Novice: 1st Wyatt Wetzel, 2nd Joanna Gardner
Junior: 1st Raelyn Moon, 2nd Natane Cates, 3rd Audra Welker, 4th Jeremy Gardner, 5th Bethany Pruit, 6th Jade Aguirre, 7th Trent Kasten, 8th Taylor Lamb
Senior: 1st Ethan Fisher

Welcome to NM 4-H top individuals
Novice: 1st Hayden Stockton, 2nd Matthew Garrison, 3rd Jackson Grimes, 4th Tucker Grimes, 5th Dominic Newton

Favorite Food top individuals
Junior: Cursten Blanton

Fashion Review top individuals
Junior: Alexa Vermillion

Hippology
Senior: 1st Tanah Lowe, 2nd Sabrina Thuerauf, 3rd Mary Thuerauf, 3th Mackenzie Evans

Horse Judging
Senior: 1st Sabrina Thuerauf, 2nd Tanah Lowe, 3rd Mary Thuerauf

Horse Bowl
Seniors: 1st Tanah Lowe, 2nd Mackenzie Evans, 3rd Sabrina Thuerauf, 4th Mary Thuerauf