Iowa State Fair

Sheep - Columbia

August 20, 2022

Thiesen Columbias of Alden recorded a clean sweep of the top honors in the Columbia Sheep Show, judged Friday, August 11, at the 2022 Iowa State Fair.

The Champion and Reserve Champion Ram, Champion and Reserve Champion Ewe and Premier Exhibitor awards were all won by Thiesen Columbias of Alden.

Additional results below (name, hometown and animal identification):

COLUMBIA

Yearling Ram

1) DAR Braet, Calamus, SBauck 20-377, 3/6/2021, Y18021

January Ram Lamb

1) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2219, 1/18/2022, Y18990

2) Elizabeth Thiesen, Alden, Thiesen 2216, 1/10/2022, Y18989

February Ram Lamb

1) Elizabeth Thiesen, Alden, Thiesen 2230, 2/20/2022, Y18994

2) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2229, 2/16/2022, Y18993

3) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 2231, 2/1/2022, Y19365

4) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 22331, 2/14/2022, Y19335

March & After Ram Lamb

1) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 2236, 3/2/2022, Y19336

Color Ram Lamb -- All Ages

1) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 2204, 1/9/2022, Y19344NC

2) FTW Sheep, Sheldon, Travaille 1280, 2/20/2022, Y19349

3) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 2203, 2/14/2022, Y19338NC

Pair of Ram Lambs

1) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2229

2) Elizabeth Thiesen, Alden

3) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley

Yearling Ewe

1) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2103, 1/2/2021, Y17470

2) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2021, 9/27/2020, Y17386

3) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 21000, 11/23/2020, Y18018

4) DAR Braet, Calamus, Copeland 0229, 2/25/2021, Y17699

5) DAR Braet, Calamus, Thiessen 2033, 10/21/2021, Y17391

6) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, 1002, 2/28/2021, Y18020

Color Yearling Ewe

1) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 21035, 2/11/2021, Y18170NC

2) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 21036, 4/2/2021, Y18168NC

Pair of Yearling Ewes

1) Thiesen Columbias, Alden

2) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley

3) DAR Braet, Calamus

Fall Ewe Lamb

1) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Bauck 21-70, 9/20/2021, Y18922

January Ewe Lamb

1) Elizabeth Thiesen, Alden, Thiesen 2218, 1/12/2022, Y18769

2) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2212, 1/10/2022, Y18767

3) DAR Braet, Calamus, Travaille 2222, 1/31/2022, Y19350

4) DAR Braet, Calamus, Travaille 2234, 1/31/2022, Y19351

February Ewe Lamb

1) Elizabeth Thiesen, Alden, Thiesen 2227, 2/3/2022, Y18992

2) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 2231, 2/14/2022, Y19334

3) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 2225, 2/15/2022, Y19343

4) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2231, 2/20/2022, Y18995

March & After Ewe Lamb

1) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2233, 3/1/2022, Y18996

2) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 2237, 3/2/2022, Y19340

Color Ewe Lamb -- All Ages

1) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, 21003, 10/10/2021, Y19356NC

2) FTW Sheep, Sheldon, Travaille 2201, 2/15/2022, Y19348

3) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley, Travaille 2202, 1/12/2022, Y19341NC

4) FTW Sheep, Sheldon, Putunity 21-80, 9/20/2021, Y18793NC

Pair of Ewe Lambs

1) Elizabeth Thiesen, Alden

2) Thiesen Columbias, Alden

3) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley

4) FTW Sheep, Sheldon

5) DAR Braet, Calamus

Pair of Lambs

1) Thiesen Columbias, Alden

2) Elizabeth Thiesen, Alden

3) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley

4) FTW Sheep, Sheldon

Young Flock

1) Thiesen Columbias, Alden

2) Elizabeth Thiesen, Alden

3) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley

4) FTW Sheep, Sheldon

Flock

1) Thiesen Columbias, Alden

2) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley

3) DAR Braet, Calamus

Champion & Reserve Ram

Champion) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2219

Reserve) Elizabeth Thiesen, Alden, Thiesen 2230

Champion & Reserve Ewe

Champion) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2103

Reserve) Thiesen Columbias, Alden, Thiesen 2021

Premier Exhibitor

1) Thiesen Columbias, Alden

2) Travaille Family Columbias, Sibley

3) Elizabeth Thiesen, Alden