Past Superbowl Success

Superbowl Awards Over $65,000 In Prize Monies, Awards and Scholarships

The 33 rd Annual Simbrah Simmental Superbowl once again delivered big to youth exhibitors of Simgenetics. The event, held in conjunction with the San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo, is a one of kind junior show, where breeders pay a sponsorship fee and then their cattle that are now owned by juniors are eligible to show. The event includes Purebred Simmental and Simbrah, as well as Percentage Simmental and Simbrah shows, plus showmanship.

This year’s competition on Feb. 12 th drew 95 entries and featured 41 sponsors. By the conclusion, over $65,000 had been paid out to the junior exhibitors. Harrison Smith and Connor Hardy judged the showmanship, percentage Simmental and Simbrah and purebred Simmental shows, while Brent Cromwell judged the purebred Simbrah show. Founders, Tim Smith, Carlos X Guerra, Jr. and Bill Wentz placed a heavy emphasis on showmanship from the very beginning. There were 12 divisions of showmanship which each paid 10 places. The two high placing individuals in each age group also received belt buckles and the payout went from $100 to $30 per division. At the conclusion, the two highest placing from each age division returned to vie for the overall grand and reserve grand showman titles.

Wyatt Gandy was named the overall champion and received $1,500, while Makenzie DeBerry was the reserve and took home $1,000.

Tilden Lightfoot won the 8/9 age group, followed by Savannah Rehm, Taylor Glueck, Brently Sandifer, Leighton Macri and Ryssa Silvas.

The age 10 category saw Noah Rehm in first place, followed by Waylon Seale, Reese Dodson, William Burch, and Alessandra Hinojosa.

The 11-year-old division saw Ellie Petrash claim the top spot, followed by Colson Glueck, Addison Syphrett, Kannon Hill, Jacob Merritt, Paisley Gentile, Teagyn Wilson, Bryleigh Sandifer, Cara Kincaid and Nolan Seale.

Heather Thiele was selected as the top showman in the 12-year-old group, followed by Elani Lacy, Emerson Posey, Bryleigh Morris, Brynn Pilat, Stockton Lightfoot, Ethan Gunn, Riley Dement, and Tanner Carrizales.

Brynn Caldwell was first, followed by Griffin Dodson, Kyle Teague, Kynlee Kocurek and Ayverhi Castillo in the 13-age division.

In the 14A-year-old group, Parker Pilat was at the head of the group, followed by Kinleigh Compton, Madalyne Boettcher, Sawyer Mau, Addison Lucas, Madilyn Bradley, and John Hagan.

Makenzie DeBerry was the top showman in the 14B-year-old group, followed by Atalie Petrash, Bailee Wilson, Codie Hill, Victoria Garcia and Kaylee Dement.

Wyatt Gandy topped the 15-year-old division, followed by Jenna Tyler, Cain Todd, Kylee Rich, Dane Fitzgerald, Paisley Lightfoot, Aaren Rexrode, Lillian Alvarado, Jillian Watson and Emily Burch.

In the 16-year-old group saw Rylie Smith the winner, followed by Mallory Fitzgerald, Sydney Petrash, Dakota Franz, Kate Martin, Kaden Pilat, Madison Holifield, Ryleigh Leleaux and Aidan Hacker.

The competitive 17-year-old group saw two divisions and in the 17A group the winner was Kinley Murphey, followed by Gavin Hinckley, Halle Orth, Morgan Crane, Addison Corpus, Kynlee Grabs, Savannah Daniel, Ayden Banegas, and Mallary Demmer.

Emily Denny won the 17B group, followed by Lela Morgan, Chloe Tompkins, Harper Mau, Claire Todd, Leah Thorp, Colton Cadena, Emmerson Wood, Madeline Dixon and Addyson Fucik.

The final group of 18-year-olds included Justice Epley in the top spot, followed by Kailyn Rich, Gabrielle Turcotte, Hailee Wehrheim, Grace Baumgardner, Avery Glueck, Taylor Burdine and Madison Hurst.

Atalie Petrash saw her heifer, a daughter of JSUL Something About Mary 8421, sponsored by Higher Up Cattle take the grand champion percentage Simbrah honor, while
Harper Mau, with her Hagan Hush Money daughter, sponsored by Blount Farms was named reserve grand. They received $500 and $250 respectively for their wins.
Kinley Murphey, sponsored by Circle M Farms, exhibited the grand champion percentage Simmental. Her heifer was sired by Conley Lead The Way 0738. Emma Wiggins and her 1OAK sired heifer, sponsored by Levi Douglas received the reserve grand champion honor. They received $500 and $250 respectively for their wins.

Wyatt Gandy and Makenzie DeBerry returned to the winner’s circle by taking the to honors in the purebred Simmental show. Gandy and his THSF Lover Boy B33 daughter from Blount Farms was named grand and he received $1,500. DeBerry with her SO Remedy 7F sired female, sponsored by Diamond X Show Cattle won the reserve grand honor and banked $1,000.

The calf divisions dominated the purebred Simbrah lineup as Brynn Caldwell with her RGV DMC Paying The Bills sired female was named the champion junior heifer calf champion and grand champion of the show. She was sponsored by Cassidy Fuchs and received $1,500. Kannon Hill and his Smith Follow My Lead was reserve in division behind Caldwell and stood reserve grand overall. He was sponsored by Smith Genetics and took home $1,000.

Jacob Merritt and his Smith Rite On Time daughter, sponsored by Smith Genetics was the champion senior calf, while Leah Thorp with her Smith Follow My Lead daughter was reserve in that division. She was sponsored by Smith Genetics.

Waylon Seale claimed the champion intermediate heifer honor with his LMC Gold Medal daughter sponsored by Triple C Cattle Co. Emerson Posey was the reserve and she was sponsored by Boening Bros. Simbrah. Her heifer was sired by LMC All Rise 5F/62.

The early junior champion female honors went to Nolan Seale with his La Muñeca sponsored daughter of LMC Gold Medal. Parker Pilat, sponsored by Smith Genetics was named reserve in the division with her Smith Follow My Lead bred female. Sydney Petrash was the late junior heifer champion with her LMC ATZ Dr. Feel Good sired female, sponsored by Higher Up Cattle. Lela Morgan, with a Smith Genetics sponsored daughter of Smith Follow My Lead was named the reserve.
The final division, saw Kyle Teague win the senior champion honor and Colton Cadena was the reserve senior champion. Both showed Hagan Hush Money daughters, sponsored by Stehle Cattle Crew.

The show was made possible by these participating sponsors: TMP Livestock, Stehle Cattle Crew, Mayes Cattle Co., Bar P Bar Cattle Co. Levi Douglas, Foster Bros Farm, TCW Cattle Co., Brolaco Cattle Co., 3A Cattle Co., Peach Creek Ranch Cattle, LLC, Boening Bros Simbrah, Smith Genetics, Mike Petrus, JECC, Higher Up Cattle, Pool Farms, RGV Cattle Co.., Diamond T Cattle, Diamond X Show Cattle, 6G Ranch, Blount Farms, AF Farms, Diamond J
Simmentals, Johnson Cattle Co., Glueck Cattle Co. BKE Farms, Littlefoot Cattle Co., GC Farm & Ranch, Freasier Ranch, Strack Farms, La Muñeca Cattle Co., Superior Simmentals, Circle M Farms, LLC, Pine Ridge Ranch, Todd Cattle, 7N Ranch, McCrary Farms, Reavis Farms, Inc., Pembrook Cattle Co. Cassidy Fuchs, and Triple C Cattle.

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2025 Superbowl’s Conclusion, 40 $250 scholarships were awarded through a random drawing.

2025 Superbowl, First and Second place showman from all 12 divisions competed for the Overall Grand and
Reserve Grand Showman Award.

2025 Superbowl, Grand Champion Percentage Simbrah Heifer, exhibited by Atalie Petrash, sponsored by Higher
Up Cattle.

2025 Superbowl, Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Simbrah Heifer, exhibited by Harper Mau, sponsored by
Blount Farms.

2025 Superbowl, Grand Champion Purebred Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Wyatt Gandy, sponsored by Blount
Farms.

2025 Superbowl, Reserve Grand Champion Purebred Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Makenzie DeBerry,
sponsored by Diamond X Show Cattle

2025 Superbowl, Grand Champion Percentage Simmental Heifer, Kinley Murphrey, sponsored by Circle M Farms,
LLC.

2025 Superbowl, Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Simmental Heifer, exhibited by Emma Wiggins, sponsored
by Levi Douglas.

2025 Superbowl, Grand Champion Purebred Simbrah Heifer, exhibited by Brynn Caldwell, sponsored by Cassidy
Fuchs.

2025 Superbowl, Reserve Grand Champion Purebred Simbrah Heifer, exhibited by Kannon Hill, sponsored by
Smith Genetics.

Carlos X Guerra III exhibited the Simbrah-Simmental Superbowl Grand Champion Simbrah Heifer and was sponsored by La Muñeca Cattle Co.

Bailey Buzzard exhibited the Simbrah-Simmental Superbowl Reserve Grand Champion Simbrah Heifer and was sponsored by Webb Fields.

Roxton Stone exhibited the Simbrah-Simmental Superbowl Grand Champion Simmental Heifer and was sponsored by Southern Jewel Cattle Co.

Mackenzie DeBerry exhibited the Simbrah-Simmental Superbowl Reserve Grand Champion Simmental Heifer and was sponsored by Diamond X Cattle Co.

Teagan Hurst exhibited the Simbrah-Simmental Superbowl Grand Champion Percentage Simmental Heifer and was sponsored by Pembrook Cattle Co.

Jade Stone exhibited the Simbrah-Simmental Superbowl Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Simmental Heifer and was sponsored by Southern Jewel Cattle Co.

Ainsley Oliver exhibited the Simbrah-Simmental Superbowl Grand Champion Percentage Simbrah Heifer and was sponsored by Higher Up Cattle Co.

Avery Glueck exhibited the Simbrah-Simmental Superbowl Reserve Grand Champion Percentage Simbrah Heifer and was sponsored by Peach Creek Ranch.

There were 147 exhibitors at the 2023 Simbrah-Simmental Superbowl and at the conclusion, 40 received $250 scholarships each.

Showmanship is a focal point of the Simbrah-Simmental Superbowl and this year’s contest featured 13 different age groups with a payout 10 deep in each group. The top two of each division then competed for the overall and reserve overall showman of the event. Showmanship judges were Garrett Standfield and Doug Parke.