Leah Jenkins Brings Home C.H. McRay Memorial Trophy

April Ellis
Herald Staff

The Mercer County Fair and Horse Show kicked off with their annual dairy show on Saturday, July 18, at the livestock pavilion.

Burgin student, Leah Jenkins, left with the hardware for the youth division after receiving the C.H. McRay Memorial Supreme youth female trophy, Supreme youth junior champion, supreme youth senior champion, and senior showmanship. Also in the open division, Grant Mitchell won the supreme junior champion and Raylon Tucker won the supreme senior champion. In showmanship, Kaylee Cocanougher won the junior division.

There will be several livestock shows this Saturday, July 25,  with the swine show starting at 9 a.m. at the pavilion. The open poultry show will begin at 1 p.m. in the floral hall at The Stables. The goat show starts at 1 p.m. at the pavilion. New this year is the Bluegrass and Bourbon Dairy Goat show which will start at 8 a.m. on Sunday, July 26.  The livestock shows wrap up for 2026 with the open beef show on Monday, July 27, starting at 6 p.m.

Results are listed by class, exhibitor, place, division awards, class awards:

Heifer Junior Calf – Guernsey: Sawyer Mangum – 1st place, youth reserve junior champion female, reserve junior champion female, 1st place youth;

Heifer Junior Calf – Holstein: Breanna Goode – 1st place, Ryan Tucker – 2nd place, Kaelyn Goode – 3rd place, Kennedy Largen – 4th place, Kaylee Cocanougher – 5th place, 1st place youth;

Heifer Junior Calf – Jersey: Junior Turner – 1st place, Jeremiah McCowan – 2nd place, youth reserve junior champion female, 1st place youth, Boone Miller – 3rd place, Everett Miller – 4th place;

Heifer Junior Calf – Milking Shorthorn: Jon Spencer Ford – 1st place, junior champion female, Raylon Tucker – 2nd place, Ryan Tucker – 3rd place;

Heifer Intermediate Calf – Brown Swiss: Grant Mitchell – 1st place, junior champion female;

Heifer Intermediate Calf – Guernsey: Leah Jenkins – 1st place, youth supreme junior champion, youth junior champion female, junior champion female, supreme female, 1st place youth;

Heifer Intermediate Calf – Holstein: Emily Goode – 1st place, reserve junior champion female, Breanna Goode – 2nd place, Kaylee Cocanougher – 3rd place, Youth grand champion female, youth junior champion female, 1st place youth, Junior Turner – 4th place, Leah Largen – 5th place;

Heifer Intermediate Calf – Jersey: John Luke Miller – 1st place, Jeremiah McCowan – 2nd place, Youth grand champion female, youth junior champion female, 1st place youth, Karma Clark – 3rd place;

Heifer Intermediate Calf – Milking Shorthorn: Ryan Tucker – 1st place, reserve junior champion female;

Heifer Senior Calf – Guernsey: Leah Jenkins – 1st place, 1st place youth, John Luke Miller – 2nd place;

Heifer Senior Calf – Holstein: Emily Goode – 1st place, Bailey Goode – 2nd place, Karma Clark – 3rd place;

Heifer Senior Calf – Jersey: Grant Mitchell – 1st place, supreme junior champion, junior champion female, Henry Miller – 2nd place;

Heifer Senior Calf – Milking Shorthorn: Jon Spencer Ford – 1st place;

Heifer Summer Yearling – Guernsey: Leah Jenkins – 1st place, 1st place youth;

Heifer Summer Yearling – Holstein: Kennedy Largen – 1st place;

Heifer Summer Yearling – Jersey: Everett Miller – 1st place, reserve junior champion female;

Jon Spencer Ford – 1st place, reserve junior champion female, Leah Largen – 2nd place;

Heifer Junior Yearling – Brown Swiss: Sawyer Mangum – 1st place, Youth grand champion female, youth junior champion female, reserve junior champion female, 1st place youth;

Heifer Junior Yearling – Holstein: Emily Goode – 1st place, junior champion female, grand champion, Kaelyn Goode – 2nd place, Bailey Goode – 3rd place;

Heifer Junior Yearling – Milking Shorthorn: Raylon Tucker – 1st place;

Heifer Intermediate Yearling – Ayrshire: Emily Goode – 1st place, junior champion female, Jon Spencer Ford – 2nd place;

Heifer Intermediate Yearling – Guernsey: Kaylee Cocanougher – 1st place, 1st place youth;

Heifer Intermediate Yearling – Holstein: Junior Turner – 1st place, Sawyer Mangum – 2nd place, youth reserve junior champion female, 1st place youth;

Heifer Intermediate Yearling – Jersey: Henry Miller – 1st place;

Heifer Senior Yearling – Guernsey: Sawyer Mangum – 1st place, 1st place youth;

Heifer Senior Yearling – Holstein: Bailey Goode – 1st place, Kaelyn Goode – 2nd place;

Heifer Senior Yearling – Jersey: Karma Clark – 1st place;

Dry Cow – Guernsey: Leah Jenkins – 1st place, youth reserve senior champion female, reserve senior champion female, 1st place youth;

Dry Cow – Jersey: Evelyn Koinski – 1st place, senior champion female, grand champion;

2-Year-Old Cow – Ayrshire: Chelsie Watts – 1st place, 1st place youth;

2-Year-Old Cow – Jersey: Xavier Clark – 1st place, reserve senior champion female;

2-Year-Old Cow – Milking Shorthorn: Raylon Tucker – 1st place, supreme senior champion, grand champion, senior champion female;

3-Year-Old Cow – Ayrshire: Jon Spencer Ford – 1st place, senior champion female, grand champion, Kalyah Clark – 2nd place;

3-Year-Old Cow – Brown Swiss: Bailey Goode – 1st place, senior champion female, grand champion, Jon Spencer Ford – 2nd place;

4-Year-Old Cow – Guernsey: Leah Jenkins – 1st place, youth supreme senior champion, youth senior champion female, senior champion female, grand champion, Youth grand champion female, 1st place youth, Kalyah Clark – 2nd place;

5-year-and-older cow – Ayrshire: Xavier Clark – 1st place, reserve senior champion female;

Best Udder – Brown Swiss: Bailey Goode – 1st place, best udder;

Best Udder – Guernsey: Leah Jenkins – 1st place, best udder;

Best Three females – Guernsey: Leah Jenkins – 1st place, best three females;

Best Three females – Holstein: Junior Turner – 1st place, best three females, Bailey Goode – 2nd place, Kaelyn Goode – 3rd place;

Showmanship

Senior Showmanship (14-21 years) Mercer County residents only: Leah Jenkins – 1st place, supreme senior showman, Sawyer Mangum – 2nd place,  supreme junior showman;

Junior Showmanship (9-13 years) Mercer County resident only:  Kaylee Cocanougher – 1st place,  Chelsie Watts – 2nd place, Jeremiah McCowan – 3rd place;

Kiddie Showmanship (8 and under): Bryce  Bustle – 1st place,  Hollyn Milburn – 1st place,  Boone Miller – 1st place,  Sunnie Williamson – 1st place,  Bristol Cocanougher – 1st place,  Olivia Cocanougher – 1st place, Joseph McCowan – 1st place.

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