Arkansas / Oklahoma Youth

Name:  Allen Black, 14
Parents:  Mike and Cher Black
Hometown:  Harrison, Ark.
School:  Harrison Junior High School
4-H Club:  Newton County 4-H Club

Name:  Gentry Gosvener, age 13
Parents:  James and Mardi Gosvener
Hometown:  Hindsville, Ark.
School:  Huntsville Middle School
4-H:  Valley 4-H Club, leader Jerry Jo Hamm

Name:  Cheyenna Black, 15
Parents:  Darral and Cynthia Black
Hometown:  Salina, Okla.
School:  Pryor High School

Name:  Jordan Yatska
Hometown:  Bee Branch, Ark.
Family:  Janet Yatska, mother; Somer, sister and Justine, twin sister
Club:  Van Buren County 4-H
4-H History:  Eighteen-year-old Jordan Yatska has been in 4-H since the 6th grade. She and her twin sister, Justine, had been Girl Scouts, and after moving to Bee Branch, Ark., in Van Buren County, their mom got them interested in being a part of 4-H. Jordan went to 4-H camps and found new adventure and got to meet people from the county, district and state and made friends with many of them. Jordan said, “Beginning with 9th grade it really became fun.” She has enjoyed the competitions, camps and grassland studies. In 2009 she won at national competitions twice in crop and seed identification and for five years she was first in the state. Jordan said, “I focused on competition.”

Name:  Bryce Rohr
Family:  Tony and Melissa Rohr; two sisters, Kelsey and Marley
Education: 16-year-old sophomore at Mountain Home High School, Mtn. Home, Ark.
Awards:  First place in 2010 and 2nd place in state in Jr. Showmanship with his steer. In 9th grade: Star Greenhand member of the chapter.

Name: Layton York, 16
Family: Ted and Darla York, sister, Shelby and brother, Carson
Hometown: Salem, Ark.
Education: Junior at Salem High School
FFA Advisor: Rob Long

Name:  C.J. Grothe
Family:  Parents; Chris and Jessie Grothe; sister, Maddie
Education:  Mtn. Home High School, 17-year-old junior
FFA Advisor:  Mr. Josh Baker

Name:  Chance Rudolph, age 16
Family:  Parents: Michael and Pam Rudolph; siblings: Clay, 21 and Cristin, 12
Hometown:  Claremore, Okla.
Club:  Rogers County 4-H

Name:  Dawson Swaffar, 13
Parents:  Doug and Tammy Swaffar
Hometown:  Farmington, Ark.
4-H:  Washington County 4-H Shooting Club

Name:  Quentin Mansfield
Hometown:  Mountain Home, Ark.
Family:  Parents are Michael and Vicki Mansfield; Brother, Austin
Education:  Quentin is a 17-year-old junior at Mountain Home High School