Updated with the Kids Pedal Pull results (see below)

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By Tracy McCue, Sumner Newscow — Here are all the results you need to know for the 2023 Kansas Wheat Festival.

Wheat Festival $500 grand prize — Karin Clark.

Wheat Festival Parade —

Commercial: 1. Impact Bank, 2. GKN Aerospace, 3. Wellington Daily News.

Non-profit: 1. Futures Unlimited, 2. Cub Scouts, 3. Grace Calvary.

Best Use of Theme: Impact Bank.

Kansas Wheat Run —

5K- Male – 1. Luke Wiley, 19:58., 2. Hunter Lough, 20:02. 3. Connor Walker – 20:24.00 (Full results here).

5K – Female – 1. Sarah Willis, 2. Wendy Goodrum, 3. Lindy Nottingham.

1 mile – Male 1. Luke Wylie 6:30.00, 2. Zane Cornejo, 7:15.

1 mile – Female – 1. Lyndy Nottingham 7:35.00, 2. Brianna Young, 7:44.0.

Hot dog eating contest —

10 and under – Benjamin Wisely.

11-17 – Hayden Baumgarner.

18+ – Randy Gould.

Lip Sync Contest – 

16 and under: 1. Babette – Girls just want to have fun. 2. Leighton Rusk – Heads Carolina. 3. Addilyn Wisely – Roar.

17 and over: None.

Group: A+J Dua – I Aint Worried.

Bed Races –

1 .  Advanced Physical Therapy Rehab Rockets.

Cow Chip Throw —

1. Poo Patrol. 2. Chip Chunkes. 3. Turd Tossers.

Cornhole Tournament –

1 . Dilly Dilly – Rustin and Ron. 2. Average Joes – Hunter and Cameron. 3. Ha Ha – Mitch and Nick.

Movie-themed sidewalk chalking (Regent on Wednesday) –

4 and under: 1. Charlie Cole, 2. Axton Miller, 3. Cecil Norris.

5-8 years: 1. Jackson Metzen, 2. Ellie Martens, 3. R.C. Goodrum.

9-12 years: 1. Kaselynn Carroll, 2. Maddie Hay, 3. (tie) Emajyn Hollman and Avalin Hughes.

Teen: 1. Karlie Horsch, 2. Shyla Hay, 3. (tie) Emajyn Hollman and Avalin Hughes.

Adult: 1. Chelsea McNeil. 2. Melaney Martens.

Adult group: Ameri-Scotts – Alicia Harris, Shannon Harris, Andrew Clark and Abby Lowe.

Sidewalk Chalking (Wellington Methodist Church) —

4 and under: 1. Cecil Norris, 2. Ava Metzen.

5-8 years: 1. Madison Bradbury, 2. Rosemary Cooney.

9-12 years: 1. Aubree Robinson, 2. Emersyn Wisely.

Best use of one color: Luke Chua.

Most colorful: Jude Erber.

Most unique: Maddie Leon.

Most inspirational: Jackson Metzen.

Downtown Art Exhibit —

Best of Show Steve Nicholson “Night at the Regent” – –

Adult Professional Painting/Drawing 1-Steve Nicholson “Night at the Regent” 2-Ron Muhlenbruch “Watching the Auction” 3-Skeet Sirmons “Crown of the King”

Adult AmateurPainting/Drawing 1-Rickey Lankford “Drury Mill” 2-Melanie Smith “Wilson” 3-Marlene Hanson “Sunkist”

Adult Amateur Photography 1-Brad Case “Reflection” 2-Melanie Smith “Thunderstorm at Dusk” 3-Brad Case “Dawn Patrol”

Adult Sculpture 1-Steve Nicholson “Hattie Tom Can’t Speak” 2-Leonard Scheufler “Peacock” –

Child 5-10 1-Brady Treft “Wellington Water Tower” 2-Brady Treft “Peacock Feathers” 3-Breckin Earl “Winter Trees”

Child 11-16 1-Karlie Horsch’s “Colorful Mind” 2-Avalin Huges’s “Clear Sky” 3-Karlie Horsch’s “A Portrait of a Girl” and Noah Schmitz “Two Roosters”

People’s Choice Steve Nicholson “Night at the Regent”

Harvest Photo Display —

1 . Trista Wisely, 2. Melanie Smith, 3. Melanie Smith. People’s Choice: Trista Wisely.

Edible Book Contest —

Most Creative Elliana McNeil & Madi Bradbury

Most Appetizing Rebbecca Zoglmann – “A Very Hungry Caterpillar”

Most Funny Kaselynn Carroll – “Pigs Love Potatoes”

People’s Choice Ridge Rowan & Ryatt Popplewell – “Do Not Bring Your Dragon to the Library.”

Baker’s Bonanza —

Breads Dianna Eady & Louanna Reynolds

Cookies Tristan Riggs

Cakes Karlie Horsch

Pies Emma Zoglmann.

Perplexing Puzzle —
1- Inner Piece 1:14.35. 2. – Ameri-Scots, 1:32.53. 3. Peace by Piece – 1:38.33.

Cow Patty Bingo —  (2 tickets drawn) – Linda Ricketts – yellow ticket #500. Mike Viramontes – orange ticket #404.

Paper Airplane —

Under 10 19″ Benjamin Wisley 23″ Jude Erber 41.623″ Natalie Burnett

10-17 32″ Ava Erber 37.75″ Emersyn Wisley 41.625″ Natalie Burnett

18+ 21.5″ Jason Morison 49″ Amy Sober 50″ Ty Sober.

3-gun Cowpoke Shoot Out  —

1 . Jeff Collie, 2. Loy Peters.

Top Lady Shooter – Lisa Supon.

Best Dressed – Daniel Hagan.

Antique Rod and Classic Car Show –

Best of Show – Brian Boatright, Viola – 1935 Ford Pickup.

Clyde Jenkins Memorial Baseball Tournament —

First – The Kansas Curve.

There were 17 teams, 40 games, 62 hours of baseball played.

Kid’s Pedal Pull Results —

4 years

First:  Huxsley Rausch

Second: Cecil Norris

Third: Briggs Downing.

5 years                

First: Maelyn Stewart

Second: Kyler Dawson

Third: Stella White

6 years                

First: Charles Aeschliman

Second: Evie Cooper

Third: Jade Miller

 7 years

First: Hudson Walker

Second: Emma Stewart

Third: Leighton Rusk

8 years

First: Jude Erber

9 years

First: Easton Walker

Second: Brady Treft

Third: Emilia Osburn.

10 years 

First: Tristyn Myers

11 years

First: Quentin Meng

12 years

No entries.

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