The North Carolina 4-H Horse Program is thrilled to announce the results of the 2026 Artistic Expression and Creative Writing Contests. These contests, a highlight of the NC State 4-H Horse Show, were held on July 9 and 10 in Raleigh, showcasing the talent and creativity of 4-H members.
The NC 4-H Horse Program extends its gratitude to the Dale Earnhardt Foundation for sponsoring both contests. The program also thanks Amber Davis, NC 4-H Horse Program volunteer, for coordinating both events.
A thank you goes out to all the 4-H members who prepared projects for the contests. Their artistic work and writing impressed the judges and demonstrated their passion for the equine world.
Please join the NC 4-H Horse Program in congratulating all the winners and participants.
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Senior craft
- Madison Bishop, Cabarrus County – 1
- Ella Root, Moore County – 2
- Haley Matthis, Sampson County – 3
- Kaydence Ward, Gaston County – 4
Senior digitally enhanced photography
- Ryan Ljunggren, Onslow County – 1
- Ella Root, Moore County – 2
- Ryan Ljunggren, Onslow County – 3
Senior drawing
- Zoey Lovelace, Gaston County – 1
- Sophie Jarrett, Catawba County – 2
- Ryan Ljunggren, Onslow County – 3
- Eliana Meiners, Cherokee County – 4
Senior painting
- Madhini Sivasailam, Wake County – 1
- Eliana Meiners, Cherokee County – 2
- Haley Matthis, Sampson County – 3
- Johnathan Cox, Stanly County – 4
Senior photography
- Hailey Williams, Lee County – 1
- Haley Matthis, Sampson County – 2
- Madison Mallard, Jones County – 3
- Madison Bishop, Cabarrus County – 4
- Eliana Meiners, Cherokee County – 5
- Ryan Ljunggren, Onslow County – 6
- Kolbi Woods, Graham County – 7
- Ella Root, Moore County – 8
- Hayden Denny, Jones County – 9
- Kaydence Ward, Gaston County – 10
Senior poster
- Eliana Meiners, Cherokee County – 1
- Ryan Ljunggren, Onslow County – 2
- Karleigh Meads, Currituck County – 3
- Johnathan Cox, Stanly County – 4
Senior digitally created art
- Sophie Jarrett, Catawba County – 1
- Ryan Ljunggren, Onslow County – 2
Senior sewing
- Ella Root, Moore County – 1
- Sophie Jarrett, Catawba County – 2
- Ryan Ljunggren, Onslow County – 3
- Emery Atkinson, Cabarrus County – 4
Junior craft
- Lily Risse, Cabarrus County – 1
- Olivia Tumblin, Catawba County – 2
- Nora Peterson, Cabarrus County – 3
- Hannah Merritt, Moore County – 4
- Grace Sorey, Currituck County – 5
- Kyann Race, Rowan County – 6
- Raelyn Hyde, Sampson County – 7
- Felicity Camp, Wake County – 8
- Oakley Lewis, Edgecombe County – 9
- Ellianna Lamotte, Stanly County – 10
Junior digitally enhanced photography
- Jayleigh Tyndall, Sampson County – 1
- Hallie Hardy, Lee County – 2
- Aubrie Batten, Nash County – 3
- Lily Risse, Cabarrus County – 4
- Mary Carroll Herring, Wake County – 5
Junior drawing
- Annelise Miller, Union County – 1
- Ashlynn Hentzell, Moore County – 2
- Mandy Jo Bennett, Jones County – 3
- Ilithyia Knox, Jones County – 4
- Isabel Cox, Stanly County – 5
- Eliza Meiners, Cherokee County – 6
- Avery Hoyle, Jones County – 7
- Maple Kemp, Lee County – 8
- Genevieve Pulcini, Onslow County – 9
- Jocelynn Hughes, Pender County – 10
Junior painting
- Ashlynn Hentzell, Moore County – 1
- Meredith Poole, Franklin County – 2
- Leah Grove, Nash County – 3
- Brooke-Lynn Deyo, Moore County – 4
- Eliza Meiners, Cherokee County – 5
- Paisley Meads, Perquimans County – 6
- Savannah Wahl, Wake County – 7
- Caroline Tamez, Cabarrus County – 8
- Jocelynn Hughes, Pender County – 9
- Aubrie Batten, Nash County – 10
Junior photography
- Ilithyia Knox, Jones County – 1
- Lila Wathen, Jones County – 2
- Felicity Camp, Wake County – 3
- Quinn Brazik, Onslow County – 4
- Eliza Meiners, Cherokee County – 5
- Anna Morgan, Harnett County – 6
- Savannah Wahl, Wake County – 7
- Brooklyn Walton, Lee County – 8
- Jocelynn Hughes, Pender County – 9
- Aubrie Batten, Nash County – 10
Junior poster
- Felicity Camp, Wake County – 1
- Oakley Lewis, Edgecombe County – 2
- Isabel Cox, Stanly County – 3
- Brooke-Lynn Deyo, Moore County – 4
Junior sewing
- Nora Peterson, Cabarrus County – 1
- Kyann Race, Rowan County – 2
- Mackenzie Breese, Wake County – 3
- Savannah Wahl, Wake County – 4
- Felicity Camp, Wake County – 5
- Lily Risse, Cabarrus County – 6
- Mandy Jo Bennett, Jones County – 7
- Brooke-Lynn Deyo, Moore County – 8
- Maci Green, Jones County – 9
Junior digitally created art
- Mandy Jo Bennett, Jones County – 1
- Lily Risse, Cabarrus County – 2
Cloverbud participants
- Scarlett Renkosiak, Dare County – Craft, drawing, photography
- Elena Miller, Union County – Drawing, painting
- Benjamin Simpson, Pender County – Drawing, painting
- Rhett Willis, Carteret County – Drawing, photography
- Julia Wahl, Wake County – Painting, photography
- James Herring, Wake County – Photography
- Harper McVey, Rockingham County – Photography
- Eva Kate Bennett, Jones County – Photography
- Adelina Lorke, Dare County – Photography
- Lainey Dunn, Wake County – Photography, digitally enhanced photo
2026 Creative Writing Contest winners
Senior short story
- Emmy Creek, Wake County – 1
- Anna Van Der Decker, Carteret County – 2
- Karleigh Meads, Currituck County – 3
- Eliana Meiners, Cherokee County – 4
- Kaylee Hentzell, Moore County – 5
Senior poetry
- Ryan Ljunggren, Onslow County – 1
- Zoey Lovelace, Gaston County – 2
Senior essay
- Ryan Ljunggren, Onslow County – 1
- Zoey Lovelace, Gaston County – 2
- McKennon Yanez, Rockingham County – 3
Junior short story
- Annelise Miller, Union County – 1
- Eliza Meiners, Cherokee County – 2
- Jocelynn Hughes, Pender County – 3
- Sarah Ledford, Catawba County – 4
- Brayleigh Shaw, Richmond County – 5
- Lily Risse, Cabarrus County – 6
Junior poetry
- Felicity Camp, Wake County – 1
- Savannah Wahl, Wake County – 2
- Jocelynn Hughes, Pender County – 3
Junior essay
- Lily Risse, Cabarrus County – 1
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