The BEST Committee has added another level of sponsorship to the BEST Program this year with the BEST Booster Club. An individual, farm or business can become a BEST booster for $150. Each BEST Booster will receive: their name on a banner or sign that will be displayed at each BEST show and the BEST awards banquet in June, their name on a shirt or sweatshirt that will be handed out at Expo to all BEST participants and their name on the OCA Web site and in the Ohio Cattleman magazine. To become a BEST Booster please see any BEST Committee member or OCA staff member or call the OCA office at 614-873-6736.

2009-2010 BEST Boosters (contact the OCA office to add your name to this list):

• AGR Holiday Classic
• Jones Family Show Cattle
• Miller Family Show Cattle
• North Coast Cattle Co. 
• Y-Not Cattle 
• Oak View Farms
• Michele Harsh Insurance Agency
• Williams County Beef Producers
• Frazier Farms Agro-Business Missouri, Ohio
• Xtreme Show Cattle
• Rumpke Family Farm
• Saunders Cattle
• Harsh's Farm Service
• Goettemoeller Show Cattle
• West Side Feed  Bucyrus, Ohio
• Appraisal Works - Douglas E. Walker
• Trbo-Land Farms  Dan Trbovich & Family
• Harner Farm Drainage
  
  

Scarlet & Gray Midwest Showdown Day 1

Ohio Expo Center, Columbus, Ohio
January 9, 2010
Judges: Showmanship, Heifers Ring A: Levi Douglas
Showmanship, Heifers Ring B: Case Gabel
124 head shown in Ring A and 121 head shown in Ring B
Hosted by The Ohio State University Saddle & Sirloin Club and Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity

Photos
Photos will be provided of BEST Participants Only
To purchase photos from the Scarlet & Gray Midwest Showdown e-mail Jerry Ballard at pballard@columbus.rr.com

Showmanship Results

Novice Showmanship Top 5 are pictured 1st - Sarah Harner 2nd - Blake Tribby 3rd - Cole Hiser 4th - Ben Harner 5th - Makenzie Dore 6th - Sydney George 7th - Katelynn Shellhammer 8th - Isabel Kiko 9th - Kaylee Kentz 10th - Jared Cluxton
Beginner Showmanship Top 5 are pictured 1st - Madison Jones 2nd - Malania Birney 3rd - Ellie Sennett 4th - Shelby Manning 5th - Abby Collins 6th - Lane Heil 7th - Maverick Pugh 8th - Tanner Northrup 10th - Hillary Hamilton
Junior Showmanship Top 5 are pictured 1st - Curtis Harsh 2nd - Colton Northrup 3rd - Carter Smith 4th - Meredith Oglesby 5th - Jessica Millenbaugh 6th - Jonathon Hannahs 7th - Meghan Reed 8th - Cole Liggett 9th - Luke Durbin 10th - Chase Taylor
Intermediate Showmanship  Top 5 are pictured 1st - Jessica Harsh 2nd - Cameron Alexander 3rd - Madison Clark 4th - Sarah Simpson 5th - Breanna Oakes 6th - Derek Miller 7th - Rebecca Diehm 8th - Will Harsh 9th - Lauren Grimes 10th -
Senior Showmanship Top 5 are pictured 1st - Dwight Hamilton 2nd - Bailey Harsh 3rd - Seth Miller 4th - Amber Shoemaker 5th - Shelby Fisher 6th - Brittanie Poole 7th - Jacob Ruffing 8th - Ashley Rumpke 9th - Megan Hunt 10th - Lindsey Grimes

Heifer Show Results
BEST Exhibitors are highlighted in purple

Top 5 Heifers Ring A	Top 5 Heifers Ring B
Champion Ellie Sennet Crossbred Champion	Champion Maci Chamberlin High % Maine Champion
Reserve Champion Jesse Hoobler MaineTainer Champion	Reserve Champion Ellie Sennett Crossbred Champion
Third Overall Maci Chamberlin High % Maine Champion	Third Overall Becca Chamberlin Reserve Crossbred Champion
Fourth Overall Becca Chamberlin ShorthornPlus Champion	Fourth Overall Ashley Rumpke Shorthorn Champion
Fifth Overall Derek Miller Reserve Crossbred Champion	Fifth Overall Cecily Jester Angus Champion

Breed/Division Winners

Heifers Ring A	Heifers Ring B
Angus Ch - Cecily Jester Res - Jordon Mullett	Angus Ch - Cecily Jester Res - Jordon Mullett
Chianina Ch - Curtis Harsh Res - Janel Gilbert	Chianina Ch - Curtis Harsh Res - Rebecka Diehm
Hereford Ch - Lindsey Pugh Res - Aron Burmeister	Hereford Ch - Lindsey Pugh Res - Cassidy Kiko
High % Maine Ch - Maci Chamberlin Res - Cameron Alexander	High % Maine Ch - Maci Chamberlin Res - Cameron Alexander
MaineTainer Ch - Jesse Hoobler Res - Madison Jones	MaineTainer Ch - Jesse Hoobler Res - Madison Jones
Shorthorn Ch - Dillon Stertzbach Res - Ashley Rumpke	Shorthorn Ch - Ashley Rumpke Res - Dillon Stertzbach
ShorthornPlus Ch - Becca Chamberlin Res - Austin Garner	ShorthornPlus Ch - Becca Chamberlin Res - Meghan Reed
Purebred Simmental Ch - Courtney Dickerson Res - Kelsey Sheeley	Purebred Simmental Ch - Courtney Dickerson Res - Austin Osentoski
Percentage Simmental Ch - Megan Hunt Res - Jacob Ruffing	Percentage Simmental Ch - Megan Hunt Res - Lindsey Grimes
AOB Ch - Abby Collins Res - Levi Diehm	AOB Ch - Abby Collins Res - Lauren Grimes
Crossbred Ch - Ellie Sennett Res - Derek Miller	Crossbred Ch - Ellie Sennett Res - Becca Chamberlin