Flagstaff teen takes Supreme Champion at Calgary Stampede

Cole McMahon has won several awards this year for his two year old cow and bull calf, including the Supreme Champion award at the Calgary Stampede. McMahon has received multiple scholarships for his entries, and is pursuing a career in agriculture.

Cole McMahon has spent the last several years working with cattle, and as the most successful year of his career nears completion, he is looking toward a future in the industry.

McMahon has won several awards this year, including the Supreme Champion Commercial Female at Summer Synergy in Olds, and the Provincial 4-H Heifer Champion at the Calgary Stampede.

His most recent win was the Supreme Champion Female and Bull Calf at the Wild Rose Classic in Lacombe.

“I got started with cows when I was about nine,” he said, crediting his interest to his friends in the Dietrich family.

McMahon has been a part of the Hastings Coulee 4-H beef club since he was 11, and has tried a variety of different projects.