Twelve youth from Buncombe and Henderson Counties competed in the 2025 North Carolina 4-H State Livestock Competitions at NC State University, July 31- August 2nd. These youth competed in the Skill-a-thon, Livestock Judging and Quizbowl competitions. Since March, these dedicated youth have been practicing weekly to increase their knowledge of beef, sheep, swine and goats. While participating in this program, these youth have learned about livestock breeds, feeds, cuts of meat, tools and how to evaluate livestock animals. Through this program, youth also learn essential life skills they will use into their adult lives, such as public speaking, critical thinking and most importantly, self-confidence as they see their hard work pay off at the competition!
Coached by Livestock Agent, Abby Whitaker, the Buncombe and Henderson County teams represented our counties well at the 2025 Competition where they showed great teamwork, sportsmanship and even brought home several awards! Congratulations to each of these 4-H'ers for their hard work and dedication to this program!Junior Division (ages 8-10)
Livestock Judging Awards
Sheep Awards
2nd- Janie Kay, Buncombe County
9th- Sawyer Gordon, Henderson County
Meat Goat Awards
2nd- Janie Kay, Buncombe County
8th- Hesston Meadows, Buncombe County
10th- Sawyer Gordon, Henderson County
Cattle Awards
1st- Janie Kay, Buncombe County
4th- Hesston Meadows, Buncombe County
Swine Awards
5th- Sawyer Gordon, Henderson County
8th- Hesston Meadows, Buncombe County
Oral Reasons Awards
1st- Janie Kay, Buncombe County
2nd- Sawyer Gordon, Henderson County
6th- Hesston Meadows, Buncombe County
Overall Livestock Judging Awards
2nd- Janie Kay, Buncombe County
6th- Hesston Meadows, Buncombe County
8th- Sawyer Gordon, Henderson CountySkillathon Awards
Evaluation - Individual
3rd- Hesston Meadows, Buncombe County
7th- Janie Kay, Buncombe County
Quality Assurance
6th- Janie Kay, Buncombe County
ID/Written Test
2nd- Hesston Meadows, Buncombe County
4th- Janie Kay, Buncombe County
Overall Junior
1st- Hesston Meadows, Buncombe County
4th- Janie Kay, Buncombe CountyIntermediate Division (ages 11-13)
Livestock Judging Awards
Sheep Awards
6th- Zane Capps, Henderson County
Cattle Awards
7th- Addison Revis, Buncombe County
9th- Brantley Meadows, Buncombe County
3rd Place Team - Brantley Meadows, Andrew Gillespie & Addison Revis - Buncombe County
Swine Awards
4th- Andrew Gillespie, Buncombe County
Oral Reasons Awards
5th- Andrew Gillespie, Buncombe County
10th- Addison Revis, Buncombe CountySkillathon Awards
Evaluation - Individual
1st- Zane Capps, Henderson County
3rd- Andrew Gillespie, Buncombe County
5th- Brantley Meadows, Buncombe County
Evaluation - Teams
1st- Bruce Pryor, Zane Capps, McKenna Camp - Henderson County
3rd- Brantley Meadows, Andrew Gillespie, Addison Revis - Buncombe County
Quality Assurance - Individual
7th- Andrew Gillespie, Buncombe County
Quality Assurance - Teams
2nd- Abby Baldwin, Bruce Pryor, Zane Capps, McKenna Camp - Henderson County
ID/Written Test
4th- Zane Capps, Henderson County
8th- Andrew Gillespie, Buncombe County
Overall - Individual
4th- Zane Capps, Henderson County
5th- Andrew Gillespie, Buncombe County
Overall - Teams
2nd- Abby Baldwin, Bruce Pryor, Zane Capps, McKenna Camp - Henderson CountySenior Division (ages 14-18)
Livestock Judging Awards
Sheep Awards
8th- Kaylee Revis, Buncombe County
Meat Goat Awards
10th- Jackson Reeves, Buncombe County
Cattle Awards
1st- Jackson Reeves, Buncombe County
6th- Kaylee Revis, Buncombe County
Swine Awards
7th- Jackson Reeves, Buncombe County
Oral Reasons Awards
3rd- Jackson Reeves, Buncombe County
6th- Kaylee Revis, Buncombe County
Overall Livestock Judging Awards
4th- Jackson Reeves, Buncombe CountyQuizbowl Awards
Teams3rd- Addison Revis, Jackson Reeves- Buncombe County
Intermediate Overall Contest Winners
Scores for all three contests - Skill-a-thon, Livestock Judging & Quizbowl, are combined to determine the youth with the largest number of points.
4th- Zane Capps, Henderson County
5th- Andrew Gillespie, Buncombe County
