2024 Queen and Court
Queen
Estefany Castro
1st Runner-Up
Tallulah Eichholz
2nd Runner-Up
Azzura Franchi
Miss Beloved Beauty
Tallulah Eichholz
Miss Congeniality
Azzurra Franchi
Miss Photogenic
Estefany Castro
Director’s Choice
Britta Livdahl
2024 Prince and Princess
Prince – Regular Division
N/A
Princess – Regular Division
Quinn Crosby
Princess – Regular Division
1st Runner-Up
Zoey Pagles
Princess – Regular Division
2nd Runner-Up
Aliah Herrera
Prince – Junior Division
N/A
Princess – Junior Division
N/A
2024 Antique Tractor Show
Best of Show
Dick Stoxen
1956 IH600
Best Survivor (not restored)
Allen Wilkening
1952 JD-B
Most Unique
Scott Cleland
Garden Tractors
Best Restoration
Harry Alten
1955 WD45
Oldest Running
Dick Stoxen
1935 F20
2024 Milk Days™ Agriculture Scholarship – $1,500.00
No applications received this year
2024 Milk Days™ Poster Artist
Ava Brennecka
2024 Big Wheel Races
Age Group 3
1st Place
Avery Schmidt
Age Group 3
2nd Place
Remmington Heck
Age Group 3
3rd Place
Wesston Heck
Age Group 4
1st Place
Brody Oerkfitz
Age Group 4
2nd Place
Walker Kurth
Age Group 4
3rd Place
Elijah Blackburn
Age Group 5
1st Place
Nick Oswald
Age Group 5
2nd Place
Christopher Contreras
Age Group 5
3rd Place
Mateo Cruz
Age Group 6
1st Place
Eri Pichardo
Age Group 6
2nd Place
Cullen McDevitt
Age Group 6
3rd Place
Tavo Pelayo
Age Group 7
1st Place
Zoey Pagles
Age Group 7
2nd Place
Berkeley Kruckenberg
Age Group 7
3rd Place
Emily Stech
Bike Raffle
Girl
Berkeley Kruckenberg
Boy
Lorenzo
2024 Talent Show
Pee Wee Division
1st Place
Aria Coffer
Pee Wee Division
2nd Place
Dennis Arnold
Pee Wee Division
3rd Place
N/A
Teen Division
1st Place
Autumn Braxton & Aiden Glaz
Teen Division
2nd Place
Penelope Sieck
Teen Division
3rd Place
Emma Sieck & Kaitie Jesski
Adult Division
1st Place
Brandy Braxton
Adult Division
2nd Place
Brandy Knight
Adult Division
3rd Place
Skyler Hall
2024 Bed Races
Over All Champs
Harvard Wrestling Club
3:00
Women’s Division
Jefferson School
3:53
Men’s Division
Harvard Wrestling Club
3:00
Battle of the Badges
Northwest Rescue
3:53
2024 Parade
Louis Simonini Best of Show
Power Tree Removal Services, Inc.
Best Homemade Float
Sustainable Staffing
2024 Youth Parade
1st Place
Brown Bear Daycare
2nd Place
Caran and Nolan Debruyne
3rd Place
Belohavy Family
2024 Country Breakfast Auction
Milk Can
Kate Bieschke
Original Artist Painting
Keith McKinney
First Print Artist Poster
Senator Dave Syverson
Racoon Wood Carving
Skinner Amusements
Owls Wood Carving
Skinner Amusements
Rooster Wood Carving
Willie Perez
Harmilda Grand Champion Milker
2017
Joseph Clarke
2018
Richard Goad
2019
Ron Betlinski
2020
Not Held
2021
Not Held
2022
Wayne Gratz
2023
Kayla Austin
2024
Kayla Austin
2024 Milk Run
5K Winners
Male Winner
Steven Austin
Harvard
17:44.9
Female Winner
Edith Flores
Elkhorn
22:09.9
Males Ages 13 and Under
1st Place
Samuel Steurer
Rockford
21:53.7
Males Ages 13 and Under
2nd Place
Jacob Duesterbeck
Delavan
23:34.0
Males Ages 13 and Under
3rd Place
Blake Peckham
Antioch
24:52.5
Females Ages 13 and Under
1st Place
Lou Lou Splendoria
Wonder Lake
24:35.2
Females Ages 13 and Under
2nd Place
Stella Felix
Rockford
26:03.6
Females Ages 13 and Under
3rd Place
Malaren Kruckenberg
Harvard
32:06.2
Males Ages 14 to 18
1st Place
Elijah Hedges
Lena
18:22.3
Males Ages 14 to 18
2nd Place
Milo McLeer
Woodstock
19:36.9
Males Ages 14 to 18
3rd Place
Josef Steurer
Rockford
19:44.8
Females Ages 14 to 18
1st Place
Trista Anderson
Harvard
23:49.6
Females Ages 14 to 18
2nd Place
Jackie Silva
Harvard
26:44.7
Females Ages 14 to 18
3rd Place
Azzurra Franchi
Harvard
29:56.3
Males Ages 19 to 24
1st Place
Jacob Melvin
Rockford
19:00.8
Males Ages 19 to 24
2nd Place
Anthony Fabian
Woodstock
21:12.5
Males Ages 19 to 24
3rd Place
N/A
Females Ages 19 to 24
1st Place
Paige Kellar
Saint Charles
22:14.8
Females Ages 19 to 24
2nd Place
Kayla Austin
Harvard
24:42.0
Females Ages 19 to 24
3rd Place
Katelyn Weidner
Saint Charles
30:18.1
Males Ages 25 to 32
1st Place
Ryan Lacroix
Bloomington
21:32.5
Males Ages 25 to 32
2nd Place
Jackson Weidner
Saint Charles
22:54.6
Males Ages 25 to 32
3rd Place
Josh Weidner
Saint Charles
24:01.7
Females Ages 25 to 32
1st Place
Alex Hartzell
Saint Charles
28:42.7
Females Ages 25 to 32
2nd Place
Breanna Bryan
Harvard
28:50.3
Females Ages 25 to 32
3rd Place
Patience Sprow
Harvard
30:22.7
Males Ages 33 to 45
1st Place
Jacob Garza
Harvard
23:29.8
Males Ages 33 to 45
2nd Place
Victor Gonzalez
Harvard
24:13.3
Males Ages 33 to 45
3rd Place
Josh Duesterbeck
Delavan
24:19.9
Females Ages 33 to 45
1st Place
Amy Kuska
Saint Charles
24:38.0
Females Ages 33 to 45
2nd Place
Jessica Soutar
McHenry
25:30.4
Females Ages 33 to 45
3rd Place
Candace Schmidt
Harvard
25:41.6
Males Ages 46 to 55
1st Place
Bryan Esarco
Williams Bay
20:47.7
Males Ages 46 to 55
2nd Place
David Anaya
Poplar Grove
22:30.5
Males Ages 46 to 55
3rd Place
Tony Bryan
Harvard
24:13.7
Females Ages 46 to 55
1st Place
Wendy Shelton
McHenry
29:18.3
Females Ages 46 to 55
2nd Place
Peggy Anderson
Harvard
29:48.9
Females Ages 46 to 55
3rd Place
Vicki Larson
Genoa
30:39.3
Males Ages 56 to 65
1st Place
Jim Stumpner
Crystal Lake
23:15.0
Males Ages 56 to 65
2nd Place
Matthew Golliher
Harvard
27:10.6
Males Ages 56 to 65
3rd Place
Dennis Erckfritz
Cherry Valley
33:16.9
Females Ages 56 to 65
1st Place
Julie Soutar
Harvard
25:30.3
Females Ages 56 to 65
2nd Place
Sharon McMillan
Harvard
34:21.8
Females Ages 56 to 65
3rd Place
Janet Stocks
Fountain Hills
38:47.6
Males Ages 66 to 74
1st Place
Ken Babcock
Elkhorn
22:30.4
Males Ages 66 to 74
2nd Place
Pete Brown
Lena
27:02.3
Males Ages 66 to 74
3rd Place
Steve Jaenicke
Cary
29:45.3
Females Ages 66 to 74
1st Place
Kathleen Yerke
Huntley
29:31.7
Females Ages 66 to 74
2nd Place
N/A
Females Ages 66 to 74
3rd Place
N/A
Females Ages 75 and Up
1st Place
Margee Pieper
Harvard
51:08.5
Females Ages 75 and Up
2nd Place
N/A
Females Ages 75 and Up
3rd Place
N/A
10K Winners
Male Winner
Bradley Dickman
Crystal Lake
38:07.1
Female Winner
Breanne Miller
Harvard
50:55.0
Males Ages 14 to 18
1st Place
Yordy Mercado
Harvard
54:20.2
Males Ages 14 to 18
2nd Place
Andy Mercado
Harvard
57:28.0
Males Ages 14 to 18
3rd Place
Henry Mikrut
Geneva
1:04:28.3
Females Ages 19 to 24
1st Place
Catherine Austin
Harvard
1:03:44.0
Females Ages 19 to 24
2nd Place
N/A
Females Ages 19 to 24
3rd Place
N/A
Males Ages 25 to 32
1st Place
Alexander Kick
Woodstock
38:55.9
Males Ages 25 to 32
2nd Place
Sam Marcuccelli
Arlington Heights
43:26.3
Males Ages 25 to 32
3rd Place
Collin Hubertz
Green Bay
48:26.3
Females Ages 25 to 32
1st Place
Karissa Ortiz
McHenry
53:56.6
Females Ages 25 to 32
2nd Place
Catherine Gallagher
McHenry
56:39.0
Females Ages 25 to 32
3rd Place
Kristen Porter
Capron
59:26.9
Males Ages 33 to 45
1st Place
Laif Lindsey
Marengo
47:47.7
Males Ages 33 to 45
2nd Place
Kelvin Brent Jr.
Poplar Grove
53:00.6
Males Ages 33 to 45
3rd Place
Trevor Lockwood
Huntley
54:46.3
Males Ages 46 to 55
1st Place
Brian Wakeley
Loves Park
40:49.1
Males Ages 46 to 55
2nd Place
John Davidson
Harvard
49:56.3
Males Ages 46 to 55
3rd Place
Shailesh Virani
Woodstock
54:00.2
Females Ages 46 to 55
1st Place
Gina Tassione
Durand
58:03.0
Females Ages 46 to 55
2nd Place
N/A
Females Ages 46 to 55
3rd Place
N/A
Males Ages 56 to 64
1st Place
Don Baker
Machesney Park
47:35.7
Males Ages 56 to 64
2nd Place
Dan Mikrut
Geneva
1:05:57.9
Males Ages 56 to 64
3rd Place
N/A
Females Ages 56 to 64
1st Place
Susan McHugh
Fontana
53:49.0
Females Ages 56 to 64
2nd Place
Mary Baker
Machesney Park
54:12.7
Females Ages 56 to 64
3rd Place
Laura Teven-Watkinson
Antioch
56:27.1
Males Ages 65 and Up
1st Place
Dean Harms
Rockton
1:07:53.9
Males Ages 65 and Up
2nd Place
Allan Brecher
Fontana
1:08:36.1
Males Ages 65 and Up
3rd Place
N/A
2024 Golf Outing
First Place Team
Second Place Team
Random Pick Team
2024 Milk Drinking Contest
12 Years and Under
1st Place
Colm McCormick
12 Years and Under
2nd Place
Sophia Garcia
12 Years and Under
3rd Place – Tie
Belle Russo and Daisy Rodriquez (youngest winner ever at age 2)
13 to 17 Years
1st Place
Alex Romero
13 to 17 Years
2nd Place
Sapphire Damiano
13 to 17 Years
3rd Place
Gracin Stilphen
18 to 34 Years
1st Place
Scott Garlow
18 to 34 Years
2nd Place
Phillip Spuctrem
18 to 34 Years
3rd Place
Jose Rodriguez
35 Years and Over
1st Place
Matt McCormick
35 Years and Over
2nd Place
Eric Gallagher
35 Years and Over
3rd Place
Lou Leone
2024 Jr Cattle Show
| # | Class | Breed | Place |
| 1 | Spring Heifer March 1, 2024 and after | ||
| HANNAH HAMMERLY | R&W | 5 | |
| ELLA/BRYNN/CASH SPINIOLAS | R&W | 1 | |
| MADDIE GILMORE | BW | 1 | |
| MATTHEW AVILA | RW | 3 | |
| SIERRA OLBRICH | BW | 4 | |
| ABBY WITHROW | RW | 2 | |
| 2 | Winter Heifer Dec 1, 2023-Feb 28, 2024 | ||
| LILA SLOAN | BW | 2 | |
| LOGAN OLBRICH | BW | 4 | |
| ELLA/BRYNN/CASH SPINIOLAS | BW | 1 | |
| LANDEN BUSCH | BW | 7 | |
| SIERRA OLBRICH | BW | 3 | |
| ELLA/BRYNN/CASH SPINIOLAS | RW | 6 | |
| MATTHEW AVILA | BW | 5 | |
| 3 | Fall Heifer Sept 1, 2023-Nov 30, 2023 | ||
| SUTON PAULSON | BW | 1 | |
| ELLA/BRYNN/CASH SPINIOLAS | BW | 2 | |
| MASON KAHL | BW | 5 | |
| MADDIE GILMORE | BW | 3 | |
| ABBY WITHROW | BW | 4 | |
| 4 | Summer Yearling June 1, 2023-Aug 31, 2023 | ||
| KYLE AINGER | BW | 1 | |
| MAELEE HEINSOHN | BW | ||
| 5 | Spring Yearling March 1, 2023-May 31, 2023 | ||
| PEYTON OLBRICH | BW | 3 | |
| MARY GILMORE | RW | 2 | |
| BROOKE MUELLER | RW | 1 | |
| 6 | Winter Yearling Dec 1, 2022-Feb 28, 2023 | ||
| LILA SLOAN | RW | 2 | |
| SUTON PAULSON | RW | 1 | |
| MAELEE HEINSOHN | RW | 3 | |
| 7 | Fall Yearling Sept 1, 2022-Nov 30, 2022 | ||
| ELLA/BRYNN/CASH SPINIOLAS | RW | 2 | |
| LILA SLOAN | BW | 1 | |
| MARY GILMORE | BW | 3 | |
| 8 | Dry Cows | ||
| NONE | |||
| 9 | 2 yr old Sept 1, 2021-Aug 31, 2022 | ||
| CHEYANNE TRAVIS | RW | 1 | |
| LOGAN OLBRICH | BW | 1 | |
| MATTHEW AVILA | BW | 2 | |
| 10 | 3 yr old Milking Sept 1, 2020-Aug 31, 2021 | ||
| MORGAN TRAVIS | RW | 1 | |
| CHEYANNE TRAVIS | BW | 1 | |
| 11 | 4 yr old & Older Born Before Aug 31, 2020 | ||
| HANNAH HAMMERLY | RW | 3 | |
| MORGAN TRAVIS | BW | 2 | |
| PEYTON OLBRICH | BW | 1 |
2024 Cow Chip Lotto Winners
First Board
John Collins
Second Board – Split
Heidi Weidner and Scott Rigel