2015 Young Distinguished Junior Members Elise Bleck
Elise Bleck is the 14-year-old daughter of Dr. Jeff and Lea Ann Bleck of Glenbeulah. Elise, along with her parents and brother, Brady, live on Blecksview family farm, where they raise Holstein and Brown Swiss show cattle. She was a member of the state champion Sheboygan County 4-H junior dairy quiz bowl team this year. Elise was also a member of the Sheboygan County Dairy Judging team that placed second at the state 4-H dairy judging contest. Elise is the president of the Spring Valley 4-H Club and a member of the Sheboygan County Junior Holstein Association. She plays basketball, volleyball and enjoys swimming and dance class.
Kaianne advance to state with her FFA Quiz Bowl team and is also active in 4-H.
Kalista Hodorff
Kalista is the daughter of Corey and Tammy Hodorff. A junior on the high honor roll at Campbellsport High School, Kalista is involved in 4-H, FFA and church activities. She enjoys playing soccer and basketball and volunteers as a youth soccer coach. Kalista helps feed calves and assists with additional farm chores along with her sisters Kayli, Kaianne and Kaydence at their century family farm, Second Look Holsteins, LLC in Eden.
Hannah Hockerman
Cole Booth
Cole Booth is the 13-year-old son of Dr. Chris and Courtney Booth of Plymouth. Cole along with his parents and siblings Ava, Campbell and Royce, own and operate Booth-Haven Holsteins. Cole enjoys showing his dairy cattle and pigs competitively as well as competing in dairy judging and quiz bowl contests. He is a three time World Dairy Expo Junior Showmanship Champion and received the Reserve All-American and Junior All-American Red and White Winter Yearling awards with his homebred heifer in 2014. Cole was honored to exhibit the 2015 Grand Champion Hampshire barrow at the Wisconsin State Fair and participate in the Governor’s Blue Ribbon Auction and Camp of Champions.
Madison Calvert
Madison Calvert is the 13-year-old daughter of Bill and Kelle Calvert. She is the oldest of three kids, her sister McKenzie and brother Payton. They live on the 420-acre family farm, Moorclose Holsteins. When not working on the farm, Madison is usually playing sports or hanging with friends. She plays basketball, volleyball and softball and goes to many shows and fairs throughout the year. She is also a member of the Cuba City Merry Mixers 4-H Club and the Lafayette County Junior Holsteins.
Hannah Hockerman is the 13-year-old daughter of Greg and Dawn Hockerman. Along with her two brothers, Hayden and Holden, she lives on the family’s dairy farm in Westfield, where they milk 375 Registered Holsteins. Hannah is currently the president of the Springfield Funrunners 4-H club. She is an eighth grader at Pioneer Westfield Middle School where she participates in softball, volleyball, band and FFA. Hannah spends summers working on the farm, showing at county fair, district show, state fair, and playing travel softball for the Plover American’s team.
Ben Kronberg
Ben Kronberg is the 15-year-old son of Todd and Becky Kronberg of Milton. Ben is a sophomore at Milton High School where he is in band and jazz band, Key club, science club and on the golf team. He is a member of the Milton 4-H club and Milton FFA, holding officer positions in both organizations. Ben enjoys showing and fitting Registered Holsteins. In the show ring he has competed at county, district, state and national levels. He also competes on the Rock county quiz bowl and dairy cattle judging teams. Ben plans to attend college and have a career in agricultural business.
Hannah Nelson McKenzie Calvert
McKenzie Mae Calvert is the 13-year-old daughter of Bill and Kelle Calvert. She and her twin sister Madison and brother Payton live in Cuba City on a 420-acre, fifth generation Registered Holstein farm called Moorclose Holsteins. They own about 200 Registered Holsteins. McKenzie attends St. Rose of Lima as an eighth grader, and when not busy farming, is very active in basketball, volleyball and softball. She is also part of the Lafayette County Junior Holsteins and the Cuba City Merry Mixers 4-H Club.
Kaianne Hodorff
Kaianne Hodorff feeds calves and files registrations at her family’s dairy farm, Second Look Holsteins LLC, in Eden. She helps with additional farm responsibilities along with her parents Cory & Tammy and sisters Kayli, Kalista and Kaydence. Currently a freshman at Campbellsport High School, she enjoys playing basketball and soccer, refereeing youth soccer games and helping teach Sunday school. 18–wisconsin HOLSTEIN news/December 2015
Hannah Nelson is the 16-year-old daughter of Tracy Mitchell and Marc Nelson. She is currently a junior at Ellsworth High School where she resides with her mom, sister Paige and brothers Mitchell and Levi, along with her Shorkie Poo puppy Paisley and many pet barn cats and show heifers, too numerous to name! She is very active in St. Francis Catholic Church, president of the Helpful Workers 4-H club and reporter of the Ellsworth FFA chapter.
Dawson Nickels
Dawson Nickels is the 16-year-old son of Tom and Penni Nickels of Watertown. He is a junior at Watertown High School where he is active in the Watertown FFA Chapter serving as Vice President. Dawson is a member of the National Technical Honors Society and National Honors Society. He is involved in the Richwood Rangers 4-H club and is secretary of the Dodge County Junior Holstein Association. He participates in dairy judging, dairy bowl and dairy jeopardy. Dawson also enjoys exhibiting his animals at all levels of shows. He and his sister