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October 17, 2026

Showring Ready In One Hour

Showring Ready In One Hour

Youth across North America participated in the 2023 World Dairy Expo Youth Fitting Contest at the Alliant Energy Center. There were 43 participants registered, representing 10 U.S. states and two Canadian provinces. Contestants, ages 13-21, were given one hour to prepare their animal to be showring ready.

Kayla Trustem, Evansville, Wisconsin and Tyler Leuch, Waunakee, Wisconsin were selected as the top contestants from the Intermediate Female and Intermediate Male Divisions, respectively.

Placings for the WDE Youth Fitting Contest are as follows:

Intermediate Female Division:

Intermediate Female Division winners (left to right): Amelia Somers, Jazlynn Olson, Lindsey Gibbs, Hannah Gingerich, Kayla Trustem, Intermediate Fitting Judge Kaleb Kruse, WDE Board President Bill Hageman, Katie Coyne of Mill Wheel Show Clinics.
  1. Kayla Trustem, Evansville, Wis.
  2. Hannah Gingerich, Shippensburg, Penn.
  3. Lindsey Gibbs, Rollingstone, Minn.
  4. Jazlynn Olson, Galesville, Wis.
  5. Amelia Somers, Walton, N.Y.

Intermediate Male Division:

Intermediate Male Division winners (left to right): Ethan Staudinger, Jayse Pudwill, Matthew Winch, Carter Major, Tyler Leuch, Intermediate Fitting Judge Kaleb Kruse, WDE Board President Bill Hageman, Katie Coyne of Mill Wheel Show Clinics.
  1. Tyler Leuch, Waunakee, Wis.
  2. Carter Major, Lebanon, Tenn.
  3. Matthew Winch, Fennimore, Wis.
  4. Jayse Pudwill, Dakota, Ill.
  5. Ethan Staudinger, Reedsville, Wis.

Senior Female Division:

Senior Female Division winners (left to right): Aisja Achenbach, Ellie Larson, Adhyn Schell, Cassie Gebert, Savannah Crack, WDE Board President Bill Hageman, Senior Fitting Judge Doug Nifong.
  1. Savannah Crack, Richmond, Quebec
  2. Cassie Gebert, Wawaka, Ind.
  3. Adhyn Schell, Lewiston, Minn.
  4. Ellie Larson, Evansville, Wis.
  5. Aisja Achenbach, Eastman, Wis.

Senior Male Division:

  1. Hayden Reichard, Chambersburg, Penn.
  2. Preston Welling, Paynesville, Minn.
  3. Suton Paulson, Rockford, Ill.
  4. Cadin Valentine, Thurmont, Md.
  5. Keaton Phoenix, Uxbridge, Ontario

Kaleb Kruse, Dyersville, Iowa, and Doug Nifong, Orfordville, Wis. judged the intermediate and senior divisions, respectively.