July 22 – Allen County Fair results for 2023
Here are some of the Allen County Fair results for 2023. More will be printed in the coming weeks.
Listed before are Project Level/Award/Winner/City
Those projects competing at the Indiana State Fair are noted.
Microwave
Grand Champion: Olivia Love, Churubusco
Reserve Grand Champion: Natalie Sorg, Fort Wayne
Level 1 Grade 3-4-5 Champion: Elijah Case, Hoagland
Level 1 Grade 3-4-5 Reserve Champion: Alan Onion, Huntertown
Level 2 Grade 6-7-8 Champion: Olivia Love, Churubusco
Level 2 Grade 6-7-8 Reserve Champion: Natalie Sorg, Fort Wayne
Level 3 Grade 9-12 Champion: Stephanie Onion, Huntertown
Level 3 Grade 9-12 Reserve Champion: Zoe Chmiel, Fort Wayne
Consumer Clothing
Grand Champion: Wyatt Fink, Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion: Eleanor Fink, Fort Wayne
Level 1 Champion & State Fair: Eleanor Fink, Fort Wayne
Level 1 Reserve Champion: Birdie Kaufman, Fort Wayne
Level 2 Champion & State Fair: Wyatt Fink, Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion & State Fair: Victoria Eviston, Huntertown
Foods Baked
Grand Champion: Dylan Paul, Churubusco
Reserve Grand Champion:, Ryan Ley, Roanoke
Grade 3
Champion & State Fair: Alyvia Paul, Churubusco
Grade 3
Reserve Champion:, Henry Warner, Fort Wayne
Grade 4
Champion & State Fair, Gracie Berning, Decatur
Grade 4
Reserve Champion:, Shawn Ley, Roanoke
Grade 5
Champion & State Fair: Benson Kaufman, Fort Wayne
Grade 5
Reserve Champion:, Owen Sorg, Fort Wayne
Grade 6
Champion & State Fair, Ryan Ley, Roanoke
Grade 6
Reserve Champion: Charlotte McCullough, New Haven
Grade 7
Champion & State Fair: Logan Wood, Fort Wayne
Grade 7
Reserve Champion: Hallie Paul
Churubusco
Grade 8
Champion & State Fair: Laura Dimberio, Huntertown
Grade 8
Reserve Champion: Natalie Sorg , Fort Wayne
Grade 9
Champion & State Fair: Ashleigh Hadley, Fort Wayne
Grade 9
Reserve Champion: Leah Mallory, Fort Wayne
Grade 10
Champion & State Fair: Stephanie Onion, Huntertown
Grade 10
Reserve Champion: Stephanie Onion, Huntertown
Grade 11
Champion & State Fair: Dylan Paul, Churubusco
Grade 11
Reserve Champion: Makenna Malcolm, Garrett
Grade 12
Champion & State Fair: Donny Dimberio, Huntertown
Grade 12
Reserve Champion: Emerson Milanowski, Fort Wayne
Foods Preservation
Grand Champion: Zoe Chmiel
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Charlotte MCCullough
New Haven
Grade 3
Champion & State Fair:
Birdie Kaufman
Fort Wayne
Grade 4
Champion & State Fair:
Raymond Hadley
Fort Wayne
Grade 4
Reserve Champion:
Shawn Ley
Roanoke
Grade 5
Champion & State Fair:
Alan Onion
Huntertown
Grade 5
Reserve Champion:
Benson Kaufman
Fort Wayne
Grade 6
Champion & State Fair:
Charlotte McCullough
New Haven
Grade 6
Reserve Champion:
Charlotte McCullough
New Haven
Grade 7
Champion & State Fair:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Grade 7
Reserve Champion:
Hallie Paul
Churubusco
Grade 9
Champion & State Fair:
Ashleigh Hadley
Fort Wayne
Grade 10
Champion & State Fair:
Zoe Chmiel
Fort Wayne
Grade 10
Reserve Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Grade 11
Champion & State Fair:
MaKenna Malcolm
Garrett
Homemade Ice Cream
Grand Champion:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Reserve Grand Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Level 1
Champion:
Alan Onion
Huntertown
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Alan Onion
Huntertown
Level 2
Champion:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Natalie Sorg
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Vet Science
Grand Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Reserve Grand Champion:
Olivia Brown
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Olivia Brown
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Hailey King
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Ian Herber
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Reserve Champion:
Adelyn Brown
Fort Wayne
Wildlife
Grand Champion:
Kennadi Thornton
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Merek Malcolm
Garrett
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Kennadi Thornton
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Shawn Ley
Roanoke
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Merek Malcolm
Garrett
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Lilly Thornton
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Violet Hahn
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Alexander Burdick
Fort Wayne
Weather
Grand Champion:
Thomas Smuts
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Ethan Wood
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Thomas Smuts
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Adan Maloy
Roanoke
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Ethan Wood
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Logan Wood
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Mary Schroeder
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Croix Lomont
Maumee OH
Aquatic Science
Grand Champion:
Logan Vlaskamp
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Level 1
Champion:
Logan Vlaskamp
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Gracie Berning
Decatur
Level 2
Champion:
Hailey King
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Dakota Berning
Decatur
Level 3
Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Fine Arts
Grand Champion:
Ian Herber
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Adelyn Brown
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Champion:
Lucille Bisig
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Elijah Case
Hoagland
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Ian Herber
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Elli Pettigrew
Churubusco
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Adelyn Brown
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Gretchin Noel
Leo
Digital Arts
Grand Champion:
Lacey Johnson
Roanoke
Reserve Grand Champion:
Lacey Johnson
Roanoke
Level 2
Champion:
Karma Hudson
Leo
Level 3
Champion:
Lacey Johnson
Roanoke
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Lacey Johnson
Roanoke
Horse Educational Poster
Grand Champion:
Ashleigh Hadley
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Level 1
Champion:
Raymond Hadley
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Jocelyn Kratz
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Champion:
Lilly Thornton
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion:
Ashleigh Hadley
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Small Animals
Grand Champion:
Jaxss Hockenberry
New Haven
Reserve Grand Champion:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Level 1
Champion:
Jaxss Hockenberry
New Haven
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Addisyn Manz
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Champion:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Charlotte McCullough
New Haven
Level 3
Champion:
Joylin McCloskey
Fort Wayne
Pet Rabbit Poster
Grand Champion:
Charlotte McCullough
New Haven
Level 2
Champion:
Charlotte McCullough
New Haven
Rabbit Posters
Grand Champion:
Charlotte McCullough
New Haven
Reserve Grand Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Jaxs Hockenberry
New Haven
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Alyvia Paul
Churubusco
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Charlotte McCullough
New Haven
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Flowers
Grand Champion:
Shawn Ley
Roanoke
Reserve Grand Champion:
Ryan Ley
Roanoke
Level A
Champion & State Fair:
Shawn Ley
Roanoke
Level A
Reserve Champion & State Fair:
Kalleigh Jordan
Huntertown
Level B
Champion & State Fair:
Ryan Ley
Roanoke
Level B
Reserve Champion & State Fair:
Kaeleigh Englehart
Fort Wayne
Level C
Champion & State Fair:
Joelle Borchelt
New Haven
Level C
Reserve Champion & State Fair:
Elizabeth Smuts
Fort Wayne
Level D
Champion & State Fair:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Recycling
Grand Champion:
Brynna Alexander
Monroeville
Reserve Grand Champion:
Urban Sorg
Monroeville
Level 1
Champion:
Brynna Alexander
Monroeville
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Urban Sorg
Monroeville
Level 2
Champion:
Olivia Love
Churubusco
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Hattie Stachurski
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion:
Dylan Paul
Churubusco
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Zoe Chmiel
Fort Wayne
Poultry Posters
Grand Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Reserve Grand Champion:
Olive Robinson-Stewart
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Olive Robinson-Stewart
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Beef/Dairy Beef Posters
Grand Champion:
Dylan Paul
Churubusco
Reserve Grand Champion:
Alyvia Paul
Churubusco
Level 1
Champion:
Alyvia Paul
Churubusco
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Gracie Berning
Decatur
Level 2
Champion:
Dakota Berning
Decatur
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Dakota Berning
Decatur
Level 3
Champion:
Dylan Paul
Churubusco
Dairy Educational Poster
Grand Champion:
Jaxs Hockenberry
New Haven
Reserve Grand Champion:
Gracie Berning
Decatur
Level 1
Champion:
Jaxs Hockenberry
New Haven
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Gracie Berning
Decatur
Goat Educational Poster
Grand Champion:
Alyvia Paul
Churubusco
Reserve Grand Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Level 1
Champion:
Alyvia Paul
Churubusco
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Jaxss Hockenberry
New Haven
Level 3
Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
Sheep Educational Poster
Grand Champion:
Alyvia Paul
Churubusco
Reserve Grand Champion:
Hallie Paul
Churubusco
Level 1
Champion:
Alyvia Paul
Churubusco
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Jaxss Hockenberry
New Haven
Level 2
Champion:
Hallie Paul
Churubusco
Swine Educational Poster
Grand Champion:
Zoe Chmiel
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Hallie Paul
Churubusco
Level 1
Champion:
Kalleigh Jordan
Huntertown
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Alyvia Paul
Churubusco
Level 2
Champion:
Hallie Paul
Churubusco
Level 3
Champion:
Zoe Chmiel
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Alex Burdick
Fort Wayne
Do Your Own Thing
Grand Champion:
Reese Workman
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Vivian Emenhiser
Woodburn
Level 1
Champion:
Benson Kaufman
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Urban Sorg
Monroeville
Level 2
Champion:
Chandler Harmeyer
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Hailey Wilson
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion:
Reese Workman
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Vivian Emenhiser
Woodburn
Collections
Grand Champion:
Danica Dafforn
Churubusco
Reserve Grand Champion:
Landry VanHorn
Monroeville
Level 1
Champion:
Landry VanHorn
Monroeville
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Birdie Kaufman
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Champion:
Westin Wisel
Roanoke
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Cash Robinson-Stewart
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion:
Danica Dafforn
Churubusco
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Madison Wisel
Roanoke
Llama Craft & Poster
Junior Craft
Champion & State Fair:
Olive Robinson-Stewart
Fort Wayne
Intermediate Fiber Craft
Champion & State Fair:
Cash Robinson-Stewart
Fort Wayne
Junior Poster
Champion & State Fair:
Alan Onion
Huntertown
Junior Poster
Reserve Champion:
Olive Robinson-Stewart
Fort Wayne
Intermediate Poster
Champion & State Fair:
Mamie Allyn
Fort Wayne
Intermediate Poster
Reserve Champion:
Abe Brown
Fort Wayne
Advanced Poster
Champion:
Sarah Harhigh
Grabill
Advanced Poster
Reserve Champion:
Stephanie Onion
Huntertown
4-H Marketing
Grand Champion:
Aurora Garman
Huntertown
Reserve Grand Champion:
Jazzmyn Fletcher
Waterloo
Level 2
Champion:
Aurora Garman
Huntertown
Level 3
Jazzmyn Fletcher
Waterloo
4-H Resume
Grand Champion:
Hailey King
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Shawn Ley
Roanoke
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Shawn Ley
Roanoke
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Hailey King
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Ryan Ley
Roanoke
Beekeeping
Grand Champion:
Evah Maloy
Roanoke
Reserve Grand Champion:
Gracie Berning
Decatur
Division 1
Champion & State Fair:
Evah Maloy
Roanoke
Division 1
Reserve Champion & State Fair:
Gracie Berning
Decatur
Cake Decorating
Grand Champion:
Alysse Martin
Huntertown
Reserve Grand Champion:
Elizabeth Smuts
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Brynna Alexander
Monroeville
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Addleah Alexander
Monroeville
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Elizabeth Smuts
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Joelle Thornton
Monroeville
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Alysse Martin
Huntertown
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Felicity Smuts
Fort Wayne
Sports
Grand Champion:
Kayleigh Englehardt
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Charlotte McCullough
New Haven
Level 1
Champion:
Kayleigh Englehardt
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Alyvia Paul
Churubusco
Level 2
Champion:
Charlotte McCullough
New Haven
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Shooting Sports
Grand Champion:
Dylan Paul
Churubusco
Reserve Grand Champion:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Johnathan Smith
Grabill
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Dylan Paul
Churubusco
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Croix Lomont
Maumee OH
Tractor Posters
Grand Champion:
Thomas Smuts
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Drew Dafforn
Churubusco
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Thomas Smuts
Fort Wayne
Level 4
Champion & State Fair:
Drew Dafforn
Churubusco
Small Engines
Grand Champion:
Gavin Munz
Reserve Grand Champion:
Gus Allen
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Gavin Munz
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Gus Allen
Fort Wayne
Gift Wrapping
Grand Champion:
Lucia Shannon
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Landry VanHorn
Monroeville
Division I
Champion:
Piper Strobel
Fort Wayne
Division I
Reserve Champion:
Benson Kaufman
Fort Wayne
Division II
Champion:
Landry VanHorn
Monroeville
Division II
Reserve Champion:
Shawn Ley
Roanoke
Division III
Champion:
Theresa Sarrazine
Fort Wayne
Division IV
Champion:
Ryan Ley
Roanoke
Division 5 & Above
Champion:
Lucia Shannon
Fort Wayne
Division 5 & Above
Reserve Champion:
Zoe Chmiel
Fort Wayne
Creative Writing
Grand Champion:
Ellison Milanowski
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Madison Harrell
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Kara Herber
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Celine Baumle
New Haven
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Aurora Garmen
Huntertown
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Hattie Stachorski
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Ellison Milanowski
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Madison Harrell
Fort Wayne
Computer
Grand Champion:
Lucas Wilson
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Michael Warner
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Michael Warner
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Kaeleigh Englehardt
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Lucas Wilson
Fort Wayne
Sportfishing
Grand Champion:
Dylan Paul
Churubusco
Reserve Grand Champion:
Alex Burdick
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Shawn Ley
Roanoke
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Dylan Paul
Churubusco
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Alex Burdick
Fort Wayne
Forestry
Grand Champion:
Alexander Burdick
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Level 1
Champion & State Fair:
Evah Maloy
Roanoke
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Alexander Burdick
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Marilyn Emenhiser
Woodburn
Needlecraft
Grand Champion:
Vivian Emenhiser
Woodburn
Reserve Grand Champion:
Brynna Alexander
Monroeville
Level 1
Champion:
Olivia Brown
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Bryanna Alexander
Monroeville
Level 2
Champion:
Madison Ringen
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Elizabeth Smuts
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Vivian Emenhiser
Woodburn
Genealogy
Grand Champion:
Chelsey Million
Monroeville
Division 1
Champion & State Fair:
Chelsey Million
Monroeville
Soil & Water Conservation
Grand Champion:
Marilyn Emenhiser
Woodburn
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Marilyn Emenhiser
Woodburn
Geology
Grand Champion:
Voilet Hahn
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Ian Herber
Fort Wayne
Level 2
Champion & State Fair:
Ian Herber
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Violet Hahn
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Marilyn Emenhiser
Woodburn
Entomology
Grand Champion:
Alexander Burdick
Fort Wayne
Reserve Grand Champion:
Violet Hahn
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Champion & State Fair:
Alexander Burdick
Fort Wayne
Level 3
Reserve Champion:
Violet Hahn
Fort Wayne
Gingerbread houses
Grand Champion:
Reagan Samuels
Leo
Reserve Grand Champion:
Reeslen Milanowski
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Champion:
Reeslen Milanowski
Fort Wayne
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Jaxs Hockennberry
New Haven
Level 3
Champion:
Reagan Samuels
Leo
Outdoor Cooking Posters
Grand Champion:
Dylan Paul
Churubusco
Reserve Grand Champion:
Hallie Paul
Churubusco
Level 1
Champion:
Alyvia Paul
Churubusco
Level 1
Reserve Champion:
Shawn Ley
Roanoke
Level 2
Champion:
Hallie Paul
Churubusco
Level 2
Reserve Champion:
Zayden Longardner
Hoagland
Level 3
Champion:
Dylan Paul
Churubusco