Awards: Leroy Sievers Memorial Plaque - 4‑H/FFA exhibitors that win the Round Robin Showmanship Contest will have their names engraved on a plaque displayed in the Wayne County Extension Office. The plaque is sponsored by the LeRoy Sievers family.
General Rules:
The Round Robin Showmanship Contest provides an opportunity for the Senior Champions and Senior Reserve Champions in Showmanship from the 4-H/FFA divisions of the large animal species (beef, dairy, goats, sheep and swine) to compete head-to-head for the best all-around senior showman honors at the Fair. It is very possible that one of the reserve showmen could be named Champion Round Robin Showman.
In this contest, each contestant will rotate from station to station, while being judged on their showmanship skills with each species of animal. The judge will use a numerical scoring system to evaluate each individual at each station, with the winner determined by the total score.
To be held: Sunday, July 26 at 1:30 p.m.
Who is eligible: The Champion and Reserve Senior showman from the 4-H/FFA divisions of beef, dairy, goats, sheep, and swine. If a person wins the senior showmanship contest in more than one species in a given year, they will be entered into the Round Robin Contest in the first species that they qualified in. In subsequent species, the next highest-ranking individual will be eligible to enter the Round Robin Contest. If the individual who has qualified has a conflict or otherwise wishes to not participate in the contest, then the next highest-ranking individual in that species will be eligible to compete.
Animals to be used: Contestants will bring the animal they qualified with back for the Round Robin Contest. These animals will be used by all contestants as they rotate from species to species. In the rotation, the champion showman will always rotate to the champion showman’s animal while the reserve champion will rotate to the reserve showman’s animal.
Score Sheets: Each individual will begin with the species that they qualified with and then rotate to the other four species. In all five rotations, contestants will be asked 3 questions (2 points each) and awarded 4 points on how they handle and present the respective species. This represents 40 possible points. During the first go around an additional 10 points will be awarded on how the contestant presents their own animal (i.e., fitting, grooming, cleanliness, etc.). A total of 50 points will be awarded.
Awards: Ribbons will be presented to the participants of the Round Robin Showmanship contest, but no premiums will be awarded. The Champion will have their name engraved on the LeRoy Sievers memorial plaque that is displayed in the Extension Office. A 4-H/FFA member is eligible to receive the award once in their 4-H/FFA career.