Ag Olympics: Inaugural Fair Event Draws Large Crowd

Kristian McNally and Landon Veik

Kelly Branigan and Elly Herley

Bailey Legate and Jamie Bilstein

Chris Ford and Steve Simonsen

Contestants galloped, tossed, milked, hung, roped and flipped their way to the finish line in the Ag Olympics held during the Antelope County Fair on Tuesday night. 

A large group of spectators and contestants attended the inaugural event at the horse arena. Twenty-six teams, ranging from age 4 to adults, entered the Ag Olympics.

Participants competed in six "Olympic" events: pole bending (gallop with stick horses around cones); cow milking (milk a simulated cow); cattle roping (throw a rope around a calf dummy); bale stacking (move bags of wood chips from one area to another); clothes hanging (hang clothes on a wire); and tire flipping (work together to flip a tire across the finish line).


Results:
4-6 year olds
1. Landon Veik and Kristian McNally, 3:16:78
2. Ashlyn Rudolf and Grace Longsdorf, 3:22:16

7-12 year olds:
1. Elly Herley and Kelly Branigan, 1:34:53
2. Alyssa Moser and Casey Wickersham, 1:39:25
3. Dillon Moser and Logan Mueller, 1:46:53
Claire Whitesel and Brooke Frey, 1:50:25
Ashton Higgins and Talon Krebs, 1:51:40
Austin Good and Austin Rudolf, 1:53:66
Josey Booth and Kaylee Ramold, 1:57:97
Cody Booth and Brock Kester, 2:00:81
Carson Whitesel and Conor Ramold, 2:02:28
Emerson Knust and Jazmine McNally, 2:14:94
Cameron Schindler and Gavin Longsdorf, 2:22:44
Christian Roger and Brittany Olson, 2:44:24
Juliana McNally and Jovie Vaisvillas, 2:53:35
Austin Good and Carter Ford, 2:53:63
Riddick and Trinity Graham, 3:20:91

13-18 year olds:
1. Jamie Bilstein and Bailey Legate, 2:05:45
2. Rachel Higgins and Bailey Frey, 2:10:13
3. Shelby Pitzer and Kenzi Tschirren, 2:10:93
Kenzie Rudolf and Tonya Legate, 2:23:84 

19 and up:
1. Chris Ford and Steve Simonsen, 1:30:78
2. Levi Gum and Brook Scherbarth, 1:53:60
3. Melinda Graham and Teresa Legate, 1:53:79
Jenny Higgins and Leann Frey, 2:02:59
Jessica Remaly and Alyssa Dye, 2:30:34