The National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest was created in 1957. It honors outstanding achievement in four areas: work with Registered JerseysTM, related dairy activities, relative progress, and future goals.
Application Deadline
if you are from a state that does not have an active organization (see below), or
if you are a state organization nominee or are qualified from the 2024 contest. Late applications will not be accepted. Date of submission will be determined by visible USPS postmark or email date/time stamp.
Eligibility
Applicant must (1) own one or more Registered Jerseysâ„¢, (2) be at least sixteen (16) and be no older than twenty (20) years of age on January 1, 2025 and (3) be a member (junior or lifetime) of the American Jersey Cattle Association not later than December 31, 2025.
Eligible by Previous Ranking: Any person ranked second through tenth in the previous year’s (2024) National Jersey Youth Achievement Contest who meets ownership, age and membership requirements is eligible to apply.
Nomination Procedures
State Organizations: Nominate two eligible juniors each year. The state association secretary or the youth committee chair must provide the names of the state nominees to the American Jersey Cattle Association no later than March 1, 2026.
States with Inactive Organization (applies to any state without an active Jersey youth organization): Complete this form and send to the AJCA office to arrive no later than March 15, 2026. The AJCA Director representing your state will conduct the initial screening of the applicants and submit no more than two eligible nominees for the contest.
List of Previous Winners
2024
1. Coltan Seals
2. Nicole Arrowsmith
3. Sara Reed
4. Clancey Krahn
5. Jessica Hewitt
6. Cassie Bohnert
7. Lee Taylor
8. Sarah Diehl
9. Regan Johnson
10. Jamie Gibbs
2023
1. Emma Vos
2. Tyler Seals
3. Sara Reed
4. Coltan Seals
5. Nicole Arrowsmith
6. Kylie Konyn
7. Clancey Krahn
8. Jessica Hewitt
9. Regan Johnson
10. Sophia Bollenbacher
2022
1. Regan Jackson
2. Mary Holtz
3. Sara Reed
4. Tyler Seals
5. Kylie Konyn
6. Jamie Gibbs
7. Regan Jackson
8. Clancey Krahn
9. Morgan Osborne-Whotthlie
10. Tara Knapp
2021
1. Lydia Chittenden
2. Josh Seals
3. Mary Holtz
4. Kathryn Bosley
5. Regan Jackson
6. Caroline Arrowsmith
7. Gracie Krahn
8. Meghan Hettinga
9. Coltan Seals
10. Kylie Konyn
2020
1. Colin Wussow
2. Josh Seals
3. Lydia Chittenden
4. Gracie Krahn
5. Kylie Lehr
6. Kathryn Bosley
7. Mary Holtz
8. Lane Bollenbacher
9. Hannah Diehl
10. Meghan Hettinga
2019
Katarina Emerich, Mooers, N.Y.
2018
Catherine Savage, Dickerson, Md.
2017
Kaila Wussow, Cecil, Wis.
2016
Gerret Boer, Dalhart, Texas
2015
Emily Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y.
2014
Olivia Price Pearson, Lincolnton, N.C.
2013
Dylan Ellenburg, Morristown, Tenn.
2012
Cassandra N. Krull, Lake Mills, Wis.
2011
Cassandra Chittenden, Schodack Landing, N.Y.
2010
Amber Ettinger, Kinards, S.C.