Meet the 2022 National Youth of the Year Contestants!

Twenty individuals are set to contest the title of the 2022 National Youth of the Year Champion. Each contestant qualified by either winning their division or scoring over 800 points at several local youth contest options during the year. The Champion of this prestigious title receives a unique prize package customized by the winner valued at $3,500. The Reserve Champion receives a unique prize package customized by the reserve winner valued at $1,500. All participants in the National YOTY contest are between the ages of 14 and 21.

Youth of the Year contests consist of four parts: a written exam, an oral presentation, a judging contest and a horsemanship pattern. Each section of the contest is worth approximately 250 points.

Meet the Contestants

Allison Hall (Kent, WA) - Key Classic Morgan Horse Show

Anna Delmonaco (Pembroke, MA) - Connecticut Morgan

Caprice Tondalo (North Haven, CT) - New England Morgan Regional

Cassidy Moore (Issaquah, WA) - C-Fair Charity

Clea Cloutier (Milford, NH) - AMHA Virtual YOTY Contest

Emilia Saint Loup (Midlothian, TX) - Route 66 Morgan Classic

Hannah Stetson (Westmoreland, NH) - Mass Morgan

Hyelim Shin (Canton, MI) - Michigan All Morgan

Isabella Namiko Miles (Culver City, CA) - Morgan Medallion Regional

Jordan Freitag (Blue Mounds, WI) - Gold Cup Regional

Kathryn Messana (Saginaw, MI) - Buckeye Morgan Challenge

Keara Holland (Cardiff By The Sea, CA) - Carousel Charity

Kiana Pearson (Ballston Spa, NY) - AMHA Virtual Contest

Lauren Rekis (Marshall, MI) - Gold Cup Regional/Michigan All Morgan

Madeline "Rosie" Tylenda (Essex Junction, VT) - Harold P. Brown at Summer Kickoff

Madeline Wolff (Wichita, KS) - Route 66 Morgan Classic

Maris Osworth (Tecumseh, MI) - Buckeye Morgan Challenge

Megan Walston (Olmsted Falls, OH) - Gold Cup Regional

Tucker Murdough (Essex Junction, VT) - NY Morgan Regional

On behalf of AMHA, we want to wish the best of luck to all the contestants!

Learn more about each participant HERE.