The 2024 NC State 4-H Hippology contest was held on March 9, 2024, on the NCSU Campus. A total of 182 contestants competed in the Senior, Junior, Junior Rookie, Senior Rookie, and Cloverbud divisions. 4-H’ers completed exams, slide identification items, stations, judging classes, and team problems. The North Central District 4-H Horse Council and The Dale Earnhardt Foundation sponsored the contest.
2024 NC State 4-H Hippology Champions
(Updated: March 13, 2024, 8:27 a.m.)
Nash County 4-H’ers took home the high-scoring individual awards in the Junior Rookie and Senior Rookie divisions. Piper Davis won Junior Rookie and Carson McIntyre won Senior Rookie. Wanda Bunn coached both 4-H’ers.
Junior Division individual awards were separated into 8-10-year-old and 11-13-year-old age categories. Ayla Hahn from Cabarrus County was the high-scoring 8-10- year-old. Kristen Kaus coached Ayla. Cumberland County 4-H’er Audrey Taylor captured the top score in the 11-13 year old category. Audrey’s coach was Claudia McCauley.
Rutherford County’s junior team captured the champion team title. Team members were Emma Horton, Avery Hudson, Demi Terry, and Sophee Malone. Rutherford County 4-H Agent Cynthia Robbins coached the team.
Graham Zeiders, from Chatham County, was named the Horseman of the Year for being the high-scoring Senior Hippology Individual. Reserve Horseman of the Year honors went to Union County 4-H'er Lillian Sproles. Graham was coached by Ruth Vorder Bruegge and Mary Dickerson and Angela Kaus was Lillian's coach.
Chatham County repeated as Senior Team Problem and Senior Team Overall Champions. Graham Zeiders, Makenah Allred, Hannah Oberman, and Sydney McDermott comprised the team coached by Mary Dickerson and Ruth Vorder-Bruegge.Junior Rookie Division
| Rank | Name | County | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Piper Davis | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 368 |
| 2 | Zalie Calhoun | Buncombe | Brittany Keeler | 358 |
| 3 | Georgia Arnall | Buncombe | Brittany Keeler | 350 |
| 4 | Camille Arnall | Buncombe | Brittany Keeler | 346 |
| 5 | Alli Jackson | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 340 |
| 6 | Joy Chaney | Union | Samantha Taylor | 338 |
| 7 | Parker Golden | Harnett | Karen Jones | 336 |
| 8 | Sophie Ward | Wilson | Reva Woodham | 336 |
| 9 | Eliana Meiners | Cherokee | Erika Hedden | 332 |
| 10 | Amara Keeler | Buncombe | Brittany Keeler | 332 |
Senior Rookie
| Rank | Contestant Name | County | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Carson McIntyre | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 348 |
| 2 | Ma'Kayla Neal | Granville | Trinity Pendergrast | 340 |
| 3 | Naomi Edwards | Hoke | Linda Edwards | 330 |
| 4 | Kaitlin Senglar | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 314 |
| 5 | Lexi Gilkey | Onslow | Tara Taylor | 306 |
| 6 | Samantha Harris | Perquimans | Sarah Wolfgang | 300 |
| 7 | Kara Jenkins | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 294 |
| 8 | Brookelyn Pearce | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 290 |
| 9 | Emma Herndon | Rutherford | Misty Yelton | 284 |
| 10 | Eli Lineberger | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 258 |
JUNIOR DIVISION
8-10 Exam/ID
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | *Ayla Hahn | Union-Kaus | Kristen Kaus | 180 |
| 2 | *Annie Grace Manning | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 148 |
| 3 | *Leah Grove | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 136 |
| 4 | *Aubrey Gilliam | Alamance | Cassandra Sigmon | 132 |
| 5 | *John Tucker | Rowan | Maggie Boreman | 124 |
| 6 | *Lily Grace | Harnett | Karen Jones | 120 |
| 7 | *Evanna Yemtchuk | Cabarrus | Laura Harper | 116 |
| 8 | *Clare Bravo | Catawba | Cindy Boger | 108 |
| 9 | *Kennedy Ljunggren | Onslow | Kelley Ljunggren | 100 |
| 10 | *Caylee Todd | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 96 |
8-10 Stations
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | *Annie Grace Manning | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 154 |
| 2 | *Ayla Hahn | Union-Kaus | Kristen Kaus | 148 |
| 3 | *John Tucker | Rowan | Maggie Boreman | 138 |
| 4 | *Leah Grove | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 132 |
| 5 | *Lily Grace | Harnett | Karen Jones | 132 |
| 6 | *Kennedy Ljunggren | Onslow | Kelley Ljunggren | 130 |
| 7 | *Aubrey Gilliam | Alamance | Cassandra Sigmon | 112 |
| 8 | *Evanna Yemtchuk | Cabarrus | Laura Harper | 110 |
| 9 | *Caylee Todd | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 110 |
| 10 | *Josey Kemp | Halifax-Knight | Beth Burchell & Jodie Knight | 100 |
8-10 Judging
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | *Annie Grace Manning | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 195 |
| 2 | *Leah Grove | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 194 |
| 3 | *Ayla Hahn | Union-Kaus | Kristen Kaus | 188 |
| 4 | *Kennedy Ljunggren | Onslow | Kelley Ljunggren | 188 |
| 5 | *John Tucker | Rowan | Maggie Boreman | 186 |
| 6 | *Lily Grace | Harnett | Karen Jones | 182 |
| 7 | *Evanna Yemtchuk | Cabarrus | Laura Harper | 180 |
| 8 | *Zane Edwards | Alamance | Cassandra Sigmon | 178 |
| 9 | *Clare Bravo | Catawba | Cindy Boger | 164 |
| 10 | *Kemmer Dyer | Union-Kaus | Kristen Kaus | 160 |
8-10 Overall
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | *Ayla Hahn | Union-Kaus | Kristen Kaus | 516 |
| 2 | *Annie Grace Manning | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 497 |
| 3 | *Leah Grove | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 462 |
| 4 | *John Tucker | Rowan | Maggie Boreman | 448 |
| 5 | *Lily Grace | Harnett | Karen Jones | 434 |
| 6 | *Kennedy Ljunggren | Onslow | Kelley Ljunggren | 418 |
| 7 | *Evanna Yemtchuk | Cabarrus | Laura Harper | 406 |
| 8 | *Aubrey Gilliam | Alamance | Cassandra Sigmon | 394 |
| 9 | *Caylee Todd | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 358 |
| 10 | *Clare Bravo | Catawba | Cindy Boger | 334 |
11-13 Exam/ID
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Audrey Taylor | Cumberland-McCauley | Claudia McCauley | 188 |
| 2 | Madison Sharpsteen | Alamance | Cassandra Sigmon | 176 |
| 3 | Emma Horton | Rutherford | Cynthia Robbins | 172 |
| 4 | CeCe Springett | Wake | Beth Morgan | 172 |
| 5 | Ryan Ljunggren | Onslow | Kelley Ljunggren | 164 |
| 6 | Lily Bean | Catawba | Cindy Boger | 164 |
| 7 | Kylee Greene | Union-Taylor | Samantha Taylor | 160 |
| 8 | Claire Stoeckel | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 160 |
| 9 | Samuel O'Neill | Catawba | Cindy Boger | 160 |
| 10 | Abby Lail | Burke | Elizabeth Gould | 160 |
11-13 Stations
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Audrey Taylor | Cumberland-McCauley | Claudia McCauley | 186 |
| 2 | Lily Bean | Catawba | Cindy Boger | 184 |
| 3 | Emma Horton | Rutherford | Cynthia Robbins | 182 |
| 4 | Parker Stephens | Burke | Elizabeth Gould | 180 |
| 5 | Madison Sharpsteen | Alamance | Cassandra Sigmon | 176 |
| 6 | Avery Hudson | Rutherford | Cynthia Robbins | 174 |
| 7 | Madison Bishop | Cabarrus | Laura Harper | 170 |
| 8 | Ava Miller | Perquimans | Sarah Wolfgang | 168 |
| 9 | Gianna Long | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 168 |
| 10 | Ava Aston | Halifax-Knight | Beth Burchell & Jodie Knight | 166 |
11-13 Judging
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Madison Sharpsteen | Alamance | Cassandra Sigmon | 198 |
| 2 | Grace Mathews | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 198 |
| 3 | Lawton Patterson | Wake | Beth Morgan | 197 |
| 4 | Madison Bishop | Cabarrus | Laura Harper | 196 |
| 5 | Mary McLaughlin | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 194 |
| 6 | Brooke Peterson | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 194 |
| 7 | Layla Terry | Halifax-Burchell | Beth Burchell & Jodie Knight | 193 |
| 8 | Micaela Maynor | Wake | Beth Morgan | 191 |
| 9 | Arden Tabony | Union-Kaus | Kristen Kaus | 191 |
| 10 | Audrey Taylor | Cumberland-McCauley | Claudia McCauley | 190 |
11-13 Overall
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Audrey Taylor | Cumberland-McCauley | Claudia McCauley | 564 |
| 2 | Madison Sharpsteen | Alamance | Cassandra Sigmon | 550 |
| 3 | Emma Horton | Rutherford | Cynthia Robbins | 539 |
| 4 | Lily Bean | Catawba | Cindy Boger | 503 |
| 5 | Claire Stoeckel | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 502 |
| 6 | Madison Bishop | Cabarrus | Laura Harper | 502 |
| 7 | Ryan Ljunggren | Onslow | Kelley Ljunggren | 501 |
| 8 | Avery Hudson | Rutherford | Cynthia Robbins | 499 |
| 9 | CeCe Springett | Wake | Beth Morgan | 498 |
| 10 | Kylee Greene | Union-Taylor | Samantha Taylor | 493 |
Junior Team Problem
| Rank | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Wake | Beth Morgan | 192 |
| 2 | Rutherford | Cynthia Robbins | 182 |
| 3 | Burke | Elizabeth Gould | 178 |
| 4 | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 176 |
| 5 | Perquimans | Sarah Wolfgang | 170 |
| 6 | Cumberland-McCauley | Claudia McCauley | 168 |
Junior Overall Team
| Rank | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Rutherford | Coach: Cynthia Robbins | 1,674 |
| Team Members: Emma Horton, Avery Hudson, Demi Terry, Sophee Malone | |||
| 2 | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 1,622 |
| 3 | Wake | Beth Morgan | 1,602 |
| 4 | Catawba | Cindy Boger | 1,599 |
| 5 | Cabarrus | Laura Harper | 1,582 |
| 6 | Perquimans | Sarah Wolfgang | 1,582 |
| 7 | Burke | Elizabeth Gould | 1,561 |
| 8 | Union-Taylor | Samantha Taylor | 1,552 |
| 9 | Cumberland-McCauley | Claudia McCauley | 1,475 |
| 10 | Onslow | Kelley Ljunggren | 1,445 |
SENIOR DIVISION
Exam/ID
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Lillian Sproles | Union-Kaus | Angela Kaus | 176 |
| 2 | Graham Zeiders | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 170 |
| 3 | Emmy Creek | Wake | Beth Morgan | 170 |
| 4 | Makenah Allred | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 164 |
| 5 | Megan Montgomery | Union-Kaus | Angela Kaus | 162 |
| 6 | Hannah Oberman | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 150 |
| 7 | Bryleigh Colbert | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 148 |
| 8 | Georgia Wand | Perquimans-1 | Sarah Wolfgang | 148 |
| 9 | Dai Akers | Cumberland-McCauley | Claudia McCauley | 142 |
| 10 | Mattison Winslow | Perquimans-1 | Sarah Wolfgang | 142 |
Stations
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Graham Zeiders | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 182 |
| 2 | Makenah Allred | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 176 |
| 3 | Lillian Sproles | Union-Kaus | Angela Kaus | 168 |
| 4 | Bryleigh Colbert | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 162 |
| 5 | Georgia Wand | Perquimans-1 | Sarah Wolfgang | 160 |
| 6 | Megan Montgomery | Union-Kaus | Angela Kaus | 158 |
| 7 | Hannah Oberman | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 158 |
| 8 | Faith Waelz | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 158 |
| 9 | Sydney McDermott | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 156 |
| 10 | Alissa Harris | Perquimans-1 | Sarah Wolfgang | 154 |
Judging
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Morgan Grossheim | Wake | Beth Morgan | 197 |
| 2 | Rebecca Reid | Union-Taylor | Samantha Taylor | 197 |
| 3 | Addison Taylor | Union-Taylor | Samantha Taylor | 196 |
| 4 | Charlize Colon | Union-Taylor | Samantha Taylor | 196 |
| 5 | Aubrey Burns | Cumberland-Carlisle | Bri'ann Carlisle | 196 |
| 6 | Georgia Wand | Perquimans-1 | Sarah Wolfgang | 194 |
| 7 | Hannah Mennig | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 194 |
| 8 | Dai Akers | Cumberland-McCauley | Claudia McCauley | 194 |
| 9 | Lauren Hedrick | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 194 |
| 10 | Marissa Rathbun | Wake | Beth Morgan | 194 |
Overall
| Rank | Name | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Graham Zeiders | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 542 |
| 2 | Lillian Sproles | Union-Kaus | Angela Kaus | 536 |
| 3 | Makenah Allred | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 525 |
| 4 | Megan Montgomery | Union-Kaus | Angela Kaus | 510 |
| 5 | Emmy Creek | Wake | Beth Morgan | 508 |
| 6 | Georgia Wand | Perquimans-1 | Sarah Wolfgang | 502 |
| 7 | Hannah Oberman | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 501 |
| 8 | Bryleigh Colbert | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 501 |
| 9 | Alissa Harris | Perquimans-1 | Sarah Wolfgang | 477 |
| 10 | Hannah Mennig | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 476 |
Senior Team Problem
| Rank | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Chatham | R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 194 |
| 2 | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 180 |
| 3 | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 170 |
| 4 | Union-Kaus | Angela Kaus | 156 |
| 5 | Rutherford-1 | Misty Yelton | 156 |
| 6 | Wake | Beth Morgan | 148 |
Senior Overall Team
| Rank | County/Team | Coach | Score |
| 1 | Chatham | Coaches: R. Vorder Bruegge & M. Dickerson | 1,762 |
| Team Members: Graham Zeiders, Makenah Allred, Hannah Oberman, Sydney McDermott | |||
| 2 | Union-Kaus | Angela Kaus | 1,641 |
| 3 | Nash | Wanda Bunn | 1,604 |
| 4 | Perquimans-1 | Sarah Wolfgang | 1,575 |
| 5 | Wake | Beth Morgan | 1,561 |
| 6 | Gaston | BJ Waelz | 1,537 |
| 7 | Rutherford-1 | Misty Yelton | 1,454 |
| 8 | Union-Taylor | Samantha Taylor | 1,447 |
| 9 | Cumberland-McCauley | Claudia McCauley | 1,426 |
| 10 | Wilson | Reva Woodham | 1,353 |
Cloverbud Participants
| Name | County |
| Baylee Pike | Alamance |
| Madyson Vallecillo | Onslow |
| Raylan Maness | Rockingham |
| Presley Stroupe | Stanly |
| Ava Nelson | Stanly |
| Olivia Garber | Union |
| Camdyn Hall | Union |
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