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The 4-H Grand Drive winners
 
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Fair 4-H Grand Drive is the Super Bowl of the livestock show season for 4-H exhibitors from across Indiana. After tight competitions, several of the exhibitors were crowned Grand and Reserve Champions Aug. 7 during the 2022 Indiana State Fair Grand Drive. 
Grand Champions
• Grand Champion Dairy Steer: Austin Hesters, Class 6, LaPorte County
• Grand Champion Meat Goat Wether: Colton Kephart, Heavyweight, Johnson County
• Grand Champion Meat Goat Wether Dam: Maxwell Scamihorn, Middleweight, Vigo County
• Grand Champion Market Lamb: Harper Henney, Natural Color, Steuben County
• Grand Champion Rabbit Meat Pen: Logan Walter, Huntington County
• Grand Champion Market Barrow: Emily Myers, Duroc, Jasper County
• Grand Champion Beef Heifer: Houston Ferree, Angus, Sullivan County
• Grand Champion Beef Steer: Ashlyn Kelley, Chi, Howard County
Reserve Champion (2nd place) 
• Reserve Champion Dairy Steer: Kley Beer, Class 5, Adams County
• Reserve Champion Meat Goat Wether: Spencer Goettemoeller, Lightweight, Randolph County
• Reserve Champion Meat Goat Wether Dam: Parker Miller, Heavyweight, Boone County
• Reserve Champion Market Lamb: Caleb Lechlitner, Hampshire, Kosciusko County
• Reserve Champion Market Barrow: Riley Rodibaugh, Crossbred, Jasper County
• Reserve Champion Beef Heifer: Spencer Goettemoeller, Mainetainer, Randolph County
• Reserve Champion Beef Steer: Hogan Hendrickson, Crossbred, Randolph County

8/8/2022