Sheep Shearing

Exhibitors Shear to Please Judges

Torie Abel of Linn Grove won first place in the Senior Division of the Sheep Shearing contest judged on Saturday, August 12, at the 2023 Iowa State Fair.

Complete results below:

AMATEUR

Shearing

1) Tayler Opstedahl, Union Center, S.D.

2) Clay Van Wyk, Monroe

Best Pen

1) Tayler Opstedahl, Union Center, S.D.

2) Clay Van Wyk, Monroe

Fastest Time

1) Clay Van Wyk, Monroe

2) Tayler Opstedahl, Union Center, S.D.

GOLDEN AGE

Shearing

1) Loren Opstedahl, Union Center, S.D.

2) David Abel, Royal

3) Rocky Anderson, Griswold

4) Gary Lumley, Hampton

Best Pen

1) Loren Opstedahl, Union Center, S.D.

2) David Abel, Royal

3) Rocky Anderson, Griswold

Fastest Time

1) Loren Opstedahl, Union Center, S.D.

2) David Abel, Royal

3) Gary Lumley, Hampton

JUNIOR

Shearing

1) Walter Wright, Hart, Mich.

2) Tadlee Opstedahl, Union Center

3) Everett Abel, Linn Grove

Best Pen

1) Walter Wright, Hart, Mich.

2) Tadlee Opstedahl, Union Center

3) Everett Abel, Linn Grove

Fastest Time

1) Walter Wright, Hart, Mich.

2) Tadlee Opstedahl, Union Center

3) Everett Abel, Linn Grove

SENIOR

Shearing

1) Torie Abel, Linn Grove

2) Alex Moser, Larchwood

3) Timothy Wright, Byron Center, Mich.

4) Loren Opstedahl, Union Center, S.D.

5) David Abel, Royal

6) Rocky Anderson, Griswold

7) Catherine Moser, Larchwood

8) Katherine McRose, Adel

Best Pen

1) Nolan Abel, Linn Grove

2) Alex Moser, Larchwood

3) Catherine Moser, Larchwood

Fastest Time

1) Alex Moser, Larchwood

2) Timothy Wright, Byron Center, Mich.

3) Nolan Abel, Linn Grove