Look who were winners in the National Kiddie Tractor Pull
The results of the National Kiddie Tractor Pull at Hometown Amerifest on June 26 were:
3 & 4 Year Olds - pulling 120 pounds
1st place - Cole Bower 4 years old from Bluffton with a pull of 21 feet 3 inches
2nd place - Gavin Bogart - 4 years old from Bluffton with a pull of 21 feet 1 inch
3rd place - Carson Kruse - 3 years old from Bluffton with a pull of 20 feet 11 inches
5 & 6 Year Olds - pulling 160 pounds
1st place - Brook Phillips - 6 years old from Bluffton with a pull of 16 feet 3 inches
2nd place - Ethan Bogart - 6 years old from Bluffton with a pull of 11 feet 4 inches
3rd place - Rose Freeman - 6 years old from Oregon, Ohio, with a pull of 9 feet 8 inches
7 & 8 Year Olds - pulling 160 pounds
1st place - Jacob Suter - 7 years old from Pandora with a pull of 15 feet 7 inches
2nd place - Danielle Novak - 8 years old from Harrod with a pull of 12 feet 6 inches
3rd place - Asher Antrim - 7 years old from Traverse City, Michigan, with a pull of 8 feet 8 inches
9 & 10 Year Olds - pulling 160 pounds
1st place - Gariela Stetanka - 9 years old from Marion, Ohio, with a pull of 17 feet 11 inches
2nd place - Andrew Lovett - 9 years old from Bluffton with a pull of 14 feet 2 inches
3rd place - Blake Greer - 10 years old from Findlay with a pull of 12 feet 11 inches
Each age group 1st, 2nd and 3rd place received a trophy
The first 3 age groups 1st, 2nd and 3rd place received certificates to compete at the National Kiddie Tractor Pull in Dublin, Ohio.
"Thank you to our sponsors the Bluffton Lions Foundation and an anonymous donor for sponsoring the National Kiddie Tractor Pull and for furnishing the beautiful trophies received by the children.
Each child who participated in the event received a ribbon," said Traci Steele.
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