The 2019 Thomas Foods International Angus Youth Roundup took place in Armidale, NSW from the 10th to the 13th of January.
171 competitors from Australia, New Zealand and Germany flocked to Armidale to participate in the four-day event.
The weekend was full of fun and educational activities, from the Backyard Olympics, cattle classes, junior judging, Paraders, education sessions, a mock bull sale and the Special Dinner Dance. The participants worked hard to ensure that their animals, whether it be their own or ballot cattle generously supplied by the ballot animal sponsors, were well taken care of and presented well for the various cattle activities.
The Special Dinner Dance was a roaring success, with 380 people attending on Saturday night. The live and silent auctions raised over $25,000 for Angus Youth programs, smashing previous records for the most money raised in any Angus Australia auction, a credit to the generous buyers on the evening supporting the Angus Youth program.
Roundup also kicked off the first of the Angus Australia centenary celebrations and played host to a small opening event to launch the year of celebrations.
The event, proudly supported by Thomas Foods International, Angus Youth and Angus Australia was a great success and would not have been possible without the tireless work of the enthusiastic Roundup Committee. The 2019 committee were instrumental to ensuring the success of this wonderful event.
The 2019 Thomas Foods International Angus Youth Results:
2019 Trans-Tasman Exchange – Chloe Gould
Bulliac Studmaster Award – Damien Thomas
Blackstone Angus SA Junior Heifer Expo Award – Lachlan West
Merridale Angus Most Aspiring Breeder Award – Amber Alsford
Matthew George Citizenship Award – Monique Estrada
David and Kathleen Cornell Shield – Zac McInerney
EJ Angus Encouragement Award – Taylah Hobbs
Champion Senior’s Awards – Jack Laurie, Lane Evans and Chloe Gould
Intermediate Champion Junior Judge Award – Claire Alandale
Dalwhinnie Promising Young Angus Breeder Award – Noah Iddles
Champion Team – Goonoo Red Angus
Best Maintained Stall – Bulliac Angus
Best Presented Animal – Lochie McLauchlan
Pee Wee | Junior | Sub- Intermediate | Intermediate | Seniors | ||
Herdsman | Champion | Louis Henry | Taylah Hobbs | Charlie Saltman | Sam Parish | Chloe Gould |
Reserve Champion | Lauren Cross | Meg Kealey | Caitlin Rudder | Ryan Carpenter | Hannah Powe | |
3rd | Jack Robson | Rachel Henry | Chloe Plowman | Sophie Halliday | Jack Laurie | |
4th | Dominic Crotty | Georgina Raff | Lucy Glendinning | Monique Grapes | Tiffany McLauchlan | |
5th | Brad Johnson | Thomas Duffy | Grace Neeves | Charlotte Nugent | Mitchell Dundas | |
Encouragement | Georgia Scanlon | Seth Neutze | Adam Wilke | Jess Martin | Lilli Stewart | |
Encouragement | Jack Wood | Georgie Plowman | Jack Almond | Maddison Cross | Georgia Harborne | |
Junior Judging | Champion | Jack Robson | Logan Evans | Casey Halliday | Claire Alandale | Jack Laurie |
Reserve Champion | Arthur White | Meg Kealey | Emma Pelling | Sam Parish | Chloe Gould | |
3rd | Grace Newcombe | Georgia Plowman | Lucy Glendinning | Monique Gapes | Alex Watt | |
4th | Callie Adams | Thomas Duddy | Charlie Salter | Nick Graham | Monique Estrada | |
5th | Louis Henry | Ryan Knee | Grace Neeves | Sophie Cargill | Lane Evans | |
6th | Alexander Scanlon-Dawson | Matilda Salter | Chloe Plowman | Sam Lavender | Brenden Lydford | |
Paraders | Champion | Jack Robson | Taylah Hobbs | Lochie McLauchlan | Sam Parish | Lane Evans |
Reserve Champion | Louis Henry | Matilda Salter | Bridie Chester | Sophie Halliday | Tiffany McLauchlan | |
Grand Champion Herdsman | Sam Parish | |||||
Grand Champion Parader | Lane Evans | |||||
Grand Champion Junior Judge | Jack Laurie |