HARRISBURG, Penn. — Just a month after placing second in the Wisconsin 4-H State Dairy Judging Contest, four young dairy enthusiasts from Pierce County, Wisconsin, traveled over 1,000 miles to compete in the All-American Dairy Show Invitational Youth Dairy Cattle Judging Contest in Harrisburg. The team won the contest and two members ranked first and second as individuals overall.
The team — coached by Bob Traynor and Peter Coyne — consisted of Braeden Bechel, Hannah Fesenmaier, Ava Kolodzienski and Abby Thompson.
Bechel topped the contest and placed fifth in reasons, while Kolodzienski placed second and was 10th in reasons. As a team, the group placed third in oral reasons. Bechel won the Guernsey breed, leading his team to a first-place finish in the breed. Fesenmaier was the high individual in the Jersey breed…