National Junior Breeder of an Excellent Cow Award
The Junior Breeder of an Excellent Cow recognizes Holstein Association USA Junior members who have bred a Holstein cow who has been officially type classified Excellent. The cow does not have to still be owned by the Junior member to qualify
218 cows achieved this recognition for their breeders in 2024
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The current owner must be a National Junior Holstein Member.
The animal must be a female.
The cow must have a minimum of 87% RHA.
The cow must be newly classified 90 points or above in the calendar year (scored Excellent for the first time, not just raised in score within the Excellent category).
An automatic yearly award query will determine the winners.
Winners will receive a certificate.
During her lifetime, a cow will qualify for this recognition only once.
2024 Recipients
| Animal Name | Final Score | Breeder Name | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| B-J-GROVE UNIX COMANCHE | EX-92 | Kasey Clanton | IL |
| CRYSTAL-OAK LAMBDA CADILLAC | EX-92 | Derek Christoph | WI |
| DEN-K RAGER TORI 1334-TW | EX-92 | Emma van Loben Sels | CA |
| K-HURST MILIO ENVOKE-ET | EX-92 | Allie & Bryar Kuehnert | IN |
| KRIEGELS DENVER DESTINY | EX-92 | Autumn Kriegel | IL |
| MAPLE-EDGE CALENDR GIRL-RED | EX-92 | Logan Brass | WI |
| OVALTOP UNST ROSEANA-RED | EX-92 | Justin Wolfe | NY |
| RIDGEDALE DOORMAN FANN | EX-92 | Isaac Conard | NY |
| ROKEYROAD MOOVIN ARTIST-RED | EX-92 | Jenna Rokey | KS |
| B-J-GROVE BB DRAGONFLY | EX-91 | Kasey Clanton | IL |
| BWFW CHIEF MILLY | EX-91 | Josie & Paige Kinnard & Aubree & Mason Fischer | WI |
| CDF-W SOLOMON ATTRACTION | EX-91 | Mason Witscher | WI |
| COOK-FARM UNSTOPABULL MAISY | EX-91 | Gordon Cook IV | MA |
| EVER-VIEW SIDEKICK DAISEY | EX-91 | Kara Peters | NY |
| GOODTIME-KTT DOC DESIREE | EX-91 | Kylie Tyler & Trysten Verthein | MN |
| GO-SHO KINGS EMPIRE | EX-91 | Tessa & Stella Schmocker | WI |
| JEFFREY-WAY KING DOC TAYCEE | EX-91 | Emma & Ava Hendrickson | WI |
| J-FOLTS AWESOME HALAWA-ET | EX-91 | J Isaac Folts | NY |
| JOLEANNA AMMO FLO | EX-91 | Braeden & Xander Johnson | NY |
| JUSTA-BEAUTY TRIXIE ESME | EX-91 | Benjamin Creedin Cornman | PA |
| KEN-AM LAURETTA-RED | EX-91 | Sara Kennedy | PA |
| K-HURST CRUSH PALLAS-ET | EX-91 | Allie & Bryar Kuehnert | IN |
| K-HURST DIAMONDBACK PAIN | EX-91 | Allie & Bryar Kuehnert | IN |
| KLINKNER CGHT MY EYE SYLVIA | EX-91 | Reagan & Garrison Klinkner | WI |
| MAPLNOL DERIN GUMMIBEAR-RED | EX-91 | Nicolas Barnes | PA |
| MD-MAPLE-DELL UNIX DILAN | EX-91 | Michael Patrick | MD |
| MILKSOURCE AWESOME TIME-RED | EX-91 | Tristen Ostrom | WI |
| MS GILDALE UNIX STAMPEDE-ET | EX-91 | Makenna, Elise & Naydeen Gilbertson & Gracie & Harvey Flannery | WI |
| MS SNYDR HYPNOTIC ABBIE-RED | EX-91 | Cole Omspacher & Gavin Payne | IN |
| MUDDY-RIVER ADDISON ICEBABY | EX-91 | Cole Johnson | NY |
| PA-A-PLUS HANCOCK LEAF | EX-91 | Lily Ansell | PA |
| PHIL-MAR-RU MARVEL BEAUTY | EX-91 | Alison, Leo, & Brianna Gartman | WI |
| RANWAY DOORMAN TOSTITOS 297 | EX-91 | Alexis Schultz | NY |
| RANWAY ORION MARIGOLD 245 | EX-91 | Alexis Schultz | NY |
| SAVAGE-LEIGH AVL LADYBUG-ET | EX-91 | Chase Savage | MD |
| SAVAGE-LEIGH CHARISMA BETTY | EX-91 | Kendall Welsh | MD |
| SHOW-MAR SIDEKICK SUNLIGHT | EX-91 | Wesley Brantner | PA |
| STOX UNSTOPBL SURPRISE-RED | EX-91 | Hayley Daubert | VA |
| SWEET-PEAS MOVIN CAMOUFLAGE | EX-91 | Tyler Soden | PA |
| WI FISCHERDALE RADIO RYDER | EX-91 | Payton, Braelyn, & Reagan Sarbacker | WI |
| A-B-ROYAL LAMDA OLIE | EX-90 | Ethan, Elijah & Isaac Staudinger & London & Lexis Kuester | WI |
| A-B-ROYAL THNDR N OCTOBR-ET | EX-90 | Ethan, Elijah & Isaac Staudinger & London & Lexis Kuester | WI |
| BAN-QUEEN DMNDBCK KELSEA | EX-90 | Darcy Banicky | PA |
| BEC CLASSIC PARADISE | EX-90 | Brooke Calkins | PA |
| BELLA-RIDGE DOORMAN DEMI | EX-90 | Jacob, Logan, & Madison Harbaugh & Adella & Ainsley Loehr | WI |
| BELLA-RIDGE LETS GET TATOOS | EX-90 | Jacob, Logan, & Madison Harbaugh & Adella & Ainsley Loehr | WI |
| BELLA-RIDGE SO DRAMATIC | EX-90 | Jacob, Logan, & Madison Harbaugh & Adella & Ainsley Loehr | WI |
| BERVALON JACOT PRANCER | EX-90 | Jillian Smiley | PA |
| BETLEY CRUSHABUL REBOUND-ET | EX-90 | Claire Betley | WI |
| BETLEY DOC DAWN | EX-90 | Jacob Betley | WI |
| BETLEY LIONLIKE-RED-ET | EX-90 | Claire Betley | WI |
| BETLEY UNSTBULL LEONINE-RED | EX-90 | Claire Betley | WI |
| BHL ALT LITTLE BERRY-RED | EX-90 | Jaydn Kimball | ME |
| BLUFF-RIDGE CRUSHINGREAMS | EX-90 | Kelly O Connor | IL |
| BLUFF-RIDGE DBACK DISNEY | EX-90 | Kelly O Connor | IL |
| B-N-C MASTER SYDNEY | EX-90 | Kyla & Ally Sickafoose | IN |
| BREMS CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE | EX-90 | Benjamin Bremmer | IL |
| BRIGEEN DL IG ROL-ET | EX- 90 | Reeve Twitchell | ME |
| BRIGEEN DROPKICK MG 3894-ET | EX-90 | Sydney Bullard | ME |
| BRIGEEN STC HM GOBLIN | EX-90 | Sydney Bullard & Reeve Twitchell | ME |
| BWFW SIDEKICK COOKIE-ET | EX-90 | Josie & Paige Kinnard & Aubree & Mason Fischer | WI |
| CANARY UNSTOPABULL BUNNY | EX-90 | Charlise, Ava, & Gabriel Canary | NY |
| CAR-HEL ROSE | EX-90 | Lillian Beach | NY |
| CARLATON DIAMONDBACK RAVEN | EX-90 | Deagen Sandelier | WI |
| CEDAR-CROWN WARRIOR ABBEY | EX-90 | Lizzy Turner | KY |
| CEDAR-ROSE DOC WYNTER | EX-90 | Maeve Leslie-Gawalt | VT |
| CHAMP-VIEW TRUMP2020 | EX-90 | Ellie Widerman | PA |
| CLEARFIELD CRUSH ELSIE | EX-90 | Lila Sloan | IL |
| CLEAR-LEE WARRIOR RYLIE-RED | EX-90 | Justin Ossmann | WI |
| CR-FAUNCE DIAMONDBACK PAM | EX- 90 | Callie Faunce | LA |
| CRITER-RIDGE JOR ASIAN-RED | EX-90 | Wyatt Mitchell | NY |
| DEBAUGH MAGICTOUCH KIWI | EX-90 | Piper DeBaugh | MD |
| DEN-K RAGER HEART 1333-TW | EX-90 | Emma van Loben Sels | CA |
| DREAMLAND WARRIOR CHEER | EX-90 | Taylor Birkemeier | OH |
| DUCKETT CHIEF ANNIE | EX-90 | Logan Duckett | WI |
| EAST-COLT ACCELERATE HAPPY | EX-90 | Coltan Brown | WI |
| EAST-COLT ACCELERATE HAWAII | EX-90 | Coltan & Eastan Brown | WI |
| EAST-COLT DI CRISTOBAL-RED | EX-90 | Coltan Brown | WI |
| ELM-NOR-WAY BEEMER RACCOON | EX-90 | Teagan Burianek | IL |
| ELM-NOR-WAY DIAMONDBACK RIM | EX-90 | Teagan Burianek | IL |
| ELM-NOR-WAY ON POINT KELSEY | EX-90 | Teagan Burianek | IL |
| ELM-NOR-WAY RENOWN ROMAINE | EX-90 | Teagan Burianek | IL |
| ENTER SOLOMON DYNAMO | EX-90 | Nathan Bingham Jr | VT |
| ERBACRES JACOBY NOEL | EX-90 | Delana Erbsen | IL |
| E-SKINNER ROYAL LIPSTICK-ET | EX-90 | Payton Bennett | NY |
| EVER-VIEW UNSTOPAB POPP-RED | EX-90 | Kara Peters | NY |
| FODF HYPNOTIC ELEANOR | EX-90 | Daniel Schneider | NY |
| FOUR-HILLS DOC ARMY68920-ET | EX-90 | Sarah Hill | VT |
| GLADE-ROCK CRUSHBUL DAYTONA | EX-90 | Emily Ausherman | MD |
| GLADE-ROCK STRONGR ISLA-RED | EX-90 | Sophie Ausherman | MD |
| GLADE-RUN ADD LEMONADE-RED | EX-90 | Trent Fogleman | PA |
| GOLDEN-RIDGE SK IZABELLA | EX-90 | Sean Shults | NY |
| HALE-VALLEY CEO FAME | EX-90 | Emma Nosack | OR |
| HALE-VALLEY MOOVIN MERICA | EX-90 | Piper Armstrong | OR |
| HATH DOC SELENA-ET | EX-90 | Trevor Hath | CA |
| HAWKEYE-JK THUN ALLMAGIC-ET | EX-90 | Brooke & Jonathan Krogman | IA |
| HIKE-EM-UP TWIX | EX-90 | Brooke King | PA |
| HOBBY-HILL ARISTCRAT GLENDA | EX-90 | Gracin & Chesney Speich | WI |
| HOBBY-HILL DENOMINATOR | EX-90 | Gracin & Chesney Speich | WI |
| HOBBY-HILL RADIO GEORGIE | EX-90 | Gracin & Chesney Speich | WI |
| HOLBRIC RADIO RYLEE | EX-90 | Peyton Olbrich | IL |
| HULTZ-HAVEN DEF SUNNY-RED | EX-90 | Joel Hultz | PA |
| IS-A-BELL-CA TATOO 10238 | EX-90 | Emori Machado | CA |
| JAM-TU ABSLTE EGGNOG-RED-ET | EX-90 | Colby Turon | OH |
| JANNEY DOORMAN BALUE | EX-90 | Ayla Janney | VA |
| JAYWOOD D APPLE SLUSHIE | EX-90 | Madeline Hansen | IA |
| JEFFREY-WAY DELTALAMB RHODA | EX-90 | Emma Hendrickson | WI |
| JENLAR TROPIC PACIFIC | EX-90 | Brianna, Auston, & Abby Meyer | WI |
| J-FOLTS CHIEF POCAHONTAS | EX-90 | J Isaac Folts | NY |
| JOLEANNA ADDISON FINN | EX-90 | Braeden & Xander Johnson | NY |
| JOLEANNA AMMO CALLIOPE | EX-90 | Braeden & Xander Johnson | NY |
| JOLEANNA ARMANI CALEDESI-ET | EX-90 | Braeden & Xander Johnson | NY |
| JOLEANNA BAILEY BLUECHIP | EX-90 | Braeden Johnson | NY |
| JOLEANNA GEMSTONE RUBY | EX-90 | Braeden Johnson | NY |
| JOLEANNA SUMMERF CLAUDELLE | EX-90 | Braeden & Xander Johnson | NY |
| J-RA ALTITUDE TALON | EX-90 | Trevor Raney | PA |
| KARA-KESH-RK GARNET-RED-ET | EX-90 | Curtis, Evelyn, & Agnes Griffin | MN |
| K-HURST CRUSHBULL PISCES-ET | EX-90 | Allie & Bryar Kuehnert | IN |
| K-HURST DELTA-LAMBDA BURDEN | EX-90 | Allie & Bryar Kuehnert | IN |
| KIMBALL-WAT GD WEDNESDAY-ET | EX-90 | Andrew Kimball | MD |
| KINGS-RANSOM DLTLMB CHIP-TW | EX-90 | Lauren King | NY |
| LADINODALE TATOO DENNY | EX-90 | Elizabeth Gunst | WI |
| LAKESHORE SIDEKICK ELLUNA | EX-90 | Taylor, Layla, & Kaylyn Powell | CA |
| LANTLAND BLAZE TITO | EX-90 | Jacob Menzi | NY |
| LANTLAND DIAMOND SHEER | EX-90 | Jacob Menzi | NY |
| LAWRENCE-HAVEN ELLY ANA-ET | EX-90 | Wyatt Lawrence | PA |
| LINDLAUR JORDY AMARETTO-RED | EX-90 | Lauren Lamoreaux | OH |
| LJB DOC BASIL | EX-90 | Landon Bankey | OH |
| LUCK-E JOYRIDER ANACONDA | EX-90 | Hailey Engel | IL |
| LUCK-E MOOVIN ABRIANA | EX-90 | Kyle Engel | IL |
| MAC-MARA MOOVIN ALOYSIUS | EX-90 | Caralyne McEvoy | NY |
| MAGEES-PRIDE PEDRO DARBY | EX-90 | Brooke Bennett | KY |
| MASES-MANOR DUKE CHERRY | EX-90 | Makenna Mase | PA |
| MAT-AR-DOR DEFNT DORITO-RED | EX-90 | Jacob & Aiden Timmer | MN |
| MD-MAPLE-DELL DISJOCKE SUKI | EX-90 | Michael Patrick | MD |
| MEIER-MEADOWS PINKAL-RED-TW | EX-90 | Rachel Busker | IL |
| MILLWORK PARFECT DOLLOP | EX-90 | Tabitha Koch | PA |
| MS CONTENDERS RAGE-RED | EX-90 | Noah Reid & Kennedy Kimball | NY |
| MS FLANNERYVU UNX STEADY-ET | EX-90 | Makenna, Elise & Naydeen Gilbertson & Gracie & Harvey Flannery | WI |
| MS LOWE-CREEK UNDND PASSION | EX-90 | Alex & Nick Katzman & James Nordahl | WI |
| MS NOVA DENVER MOOSE | EX-90 | Stella Kamm | WI |
| OAKFIELD ALLYOP RILEY-TW-ET | EX-90 | Kyra Lamb | NY |
| OAKFIELD-SIS AN KRISPYKREME | EX-90 | Chloe & Claire Lamb | NY |
| OAKFIELD-SIS DEF RUBY-ET | EX-90 | Chloe & Claire Lamb | NY |
| OAKFIELD-SIS ROCKET-RED | EX-90 | Chloe & Claire Lamb | NY |
| OAKFIELD-SIS SO FUDGE-ET | EX-90 | Chloe & Claire Lamb | NY |
| OVALTOP UNSTOPABULL GLORY | EX-90 | Ashlyn Wolfe | NY |
| PAGELSUNLITE ALLTHWAY RAVEN | EX-90 | Harrison Pagel | IA |
| PENN-ENGLAND ASHALEE 16149 | EX-90 | Katheryn Longenecker | PA |
| PENNWOOD DEMPSEY LOCA | EX-90 | Sara Stoltzfus | PA |
| PENNWOOD SIDEKICK POP FLY | EX-90 | Claire Stoltzfus | PA |
| PHEASANT-ECHOS A MILLIE-RED | EX-90 | Jarrett Edwards | MD |
| PHEASANT-ECHOS KENOS GARCIA | EX-90 | Blaine Edwards | MD |
| PINEYVALE JESSIE | EX-90 | Lance McClure | NY |
| PINNACLE MILIO 1411 | EX-90 | Jakob Robinson-Moyer | MI |
| POP-A-TOP DOC 1708 | EX-90 | Carter & Addison Major | TN |
| POPPYDALE TATTOO ZUMA | EX-90 | Calvin Couillard | NY |
| QC-SAM DEFIANT LUCKY-ET | EX-90 | Amelia Sammetinger | OH |
| RANWAY BEAUTYS BABE | EX-90 | Alexis Schultz | NY |
| REEDS-CREEK APLWY SPICY-RED | EX-90 | Wade Funck | PA |
| R-HOMESTEAD DENVER DIXIE | EX-90 | Landon Hilgendorf | IL |
| R-HOMESTEAD T-STORM DIMPLES | EX-90 | Landon Hilgendorf | IL |
| RIDGEDALE ARIZONA-RED | EX-90 | Isaac Conard | NY |
| RIDGEDALE ARMED-N-DANGEROUS | EX-90 | Isaac Conard | NY |
| RIVER-BRIDGE TWIZZLER-RED | EX-90 | Braelyn Ott | WI |
| ROEDALE DOORMAN SKYLER | EX-90 | Owen Pullis | NY |
| ROLLINGRIVER BFLIP FRISKEY | EX-90 | Kamrie Mauer & Bentley Brasch | MN |
| ROLLINGRIVER KM CAP ALASKA | EX-90 | Kamrie Mauer & Bentley Brasch | MN |
| RYAN-VU DOC MARVELOUS-ET | EX-90 | Dylan & Cameron Ryan | WI |
| RYAN-VU DOC ROTATION | EX-90 | Dylan & Cameron Ryan | WI |
| RYND-HOME JORD MERCEDES-RED | EX-90 | Jack Rynd | PA |
| SAVAGE-LEIGH BLACK SNEEZ-ET | EX-90 | Chase Savage | MD |
| SAVAGE-LEIGH DOC DESTINEE | EX-90 | Andie Welsh | MD |
| SAVAGE-LEIGH RADIO DAFFY | EX-90 | Kendall Welsh | MD |
| SCARLET-SUMMER BAILY-RED-ET | EX-90 | Alexander Burleigh | PA |
| SCARLET-SUMMER BROOK-RED-ET | EX-90 | Alexander Burleigh | PA |
| SCHLUTER ASPIRE-RED-ET | EX-90 | Olivia Schluter | IL |
| SHOW-MAR MASTER MIND | EX-90 | Wesley Brantner | PA |
| SHOW-MAR SIDEKICK KID ROCK | EX-90 | Wesley Brantner | PA |
| SILVER-ELITE ATWOOD RACHEL | EX-90 | Logan Silveira | CA |
| SIMPSONS SEXY BACK | EX-90 | Brooke Simpson | PA |
| SLEEPERRIDGE WARRIOR IVANA | EX-90 | Isaiah Blakemore | NY |
| SONNEN SIDEKICK COINCIDENCE | EX-90 | Cierra Sonnen | PA |
| SOOY CRUSHABULL DREAMCATCHR | EX-90 | Summer Sooy | OH |
| STAR-SUMMIT RADIO JASMINE | EX-90 | Jack Baker | MI |
| STOSH BYWAY ELLA | EX-90 | Jayse Pudwill | IL |
| STOX ALTTUD PETUNIA 187-RED | EX-90 | Hayley Daubert | VA |
| STULTZ WARRIOR MAY-RED | EX-90 | Rylee Stultz | PA |
| SWAINDALE ATMO SURPRISE | EX-90 | Bella Kelly & Daniel & Lena Swain | WI |
| SWEET-PEAS ALT AIRBRUSH-RED | EX-90 | Madison Soden | PA |
| SWEET-PEAS ALTITUDE AHOY-ET | EX-90 | Madison Soden | PA |
| TAL-VIEW BACKFLIP PISTOL | EX-90 | Ethan Copenhaver | PA |
| TEX-STEIN ATWOOD RONDELL | EX-90 | Grayson Steinberger | TX |
| TEX-STEIN DBACK DREAMER | EX-90 | Grayson Steinberger | TX |
| TEX-STEIN DEFIANT YAHEIDY | EX-90 | Grayson Steinberger | TX |
| THREESISTERS JUMP4JOY DBACK | EX-90 | Shelby Swanson | MN |
| TIGER-LILY RIPIT RYTHEM-RED | EX-90 | Lily Marshman | NY |
| TRI-SWAN AMMO-P LAYLA-RED | EX-90 | Larsen Swan | NY |
| VALLEY-DRIVE SELECT TYGA | EX-90 | Emily G Stumpf | WI |
| VANDOSKES JRDY ALEX-RED-ET | EX-90 | Brianne, Brooklyn, & Reid Vandoske | WI |
| VANDOSKES WAR APPLEJACK-RED | EX-90 | Brianne, Brooklyn, & Reid Vandoske | WI |
| VAN-HAN DELTA CLEMENTINE | EX-90 | Isabelle Van Handel | WI |
| WELCOME CRUSHABULL CATT-ET | EX-90 | Hansen Peck | NY |
| WELCOME CRUSHABULL CRAVE-ET | EX-90 | Hansen Peck | NY |
| WELCOME HOMECOMING CAP-ET | EX-90 | Hansen Peck | NY |
| WELCOME MOOVIN CAVIELLE-ET | EX-90 | Hudson Peck | NY |
| WENDY-OAKS HANCOCK DIJON | EX-90 | Gage Wendling | IL |
| WENDY-OAKS MOGUL CHINAROSE | EX-90 | Gage Wendling | IL |
| WES-HAVEN AWESOM HAILEE-RED | EX-90 | Brayden Wesneski | PA |
| WES-HAVEN COUNSELOR JIFFY | EX-90 | Maycee McClure | PA |
| WHITEHEAD BLACKLIST-RED-ET | EX-90 | Taylor Whitehead | MO |
| WIKMAN WARRIOR LACOYA-RED | EX-90 | Coltan Wikman | WI |
| WINDSOR-MANOR DB Z HARLEY | EX-90 | Bryce Zepp | MD |
| WINDSOR-MANOR TATOO HATTIE | EX-90 | Bryce Zepp | MD |
| ZBW M DENVER SERENITY | EX-90 | Mason Ziemba | NY |
| ZBW UNSTOPABULL LIZZI-ET | EX-90 | Mason Ziemba | NY |
| ZEHRVIEW OKALIBER RIZZO | EX-90 | Wyatt Zehr | IL |
| ZEHRVIEW SID JAZELLE | EX-90 | Wyatt Zehr | IL |