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Miller is your 2024 Kansas Auctioneer Champion

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The 2024 Kansas Auctioneer Championship was held at the Winter Convention in Wichita on January 12 and 13. Cody Miller of Phillipsburg, Kansas, took home the buckle! 2024 Auctioneer Champion Cody Miller Arlin Eicher Wayne Morris Aaron Traffas Alex Miller Also held on Friday night were the rookie contest and ringman contest. Keith Miller won the rookie contest and Alex Miller won the ringman championship. The complete Kansas Auctioneer Championship can be ...
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Enter the 2022 Kansas Auctioneer Contest

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Our Annual Kansas Auctioneer Championship Contest returns to its all-in-one-day format with the preliminary and final rounds held on stage at the Kansas State Fair on Wednesday, September 14th. The contest starts at the Hansen Auditorium at 10:30, where contestants will answer two interview questions. The bid-calling portion of the contest will be at the Peoples Bank & Trust Arena from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm.   Entry is limited to the first twenty applicants, so register now to make ...
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2020 Kansas Auctioneer Championship

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The 2020 Kansas State Fair has been cancelled. For the first time ever, the Kansas Auctioneer Championship will be held in Salina and will offer internet bidding so everyone can not only watch but participate! Join us this Wednesday, September 16, either in person or online to watch the 10 finalists compete for this year's Kansas Auctioneer Championship! You will enjoy bidding online or live at this combined estate auction of antiques, furniture, collectibles, glassware, jewelry, farm to...
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2020 KAA Winter Convention

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Entry Form Join us for a fabulous weekend of learning and networking with your peers in the auction industry. If you have a real estate license, you can register for two CE courses on Friday. Stick around for dinner and the Kansas Auction Championship preliminaries, Fun Auction and Rookie Contest. It will be a great evening of fun. Saturday is power packed with sessions and we will be holding our Annual Meeting. If you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors and have ...
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2019 Winter Convention recap

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Excellent networking and auctioneer education, plus the 2019 KAA Auctioneer Championship preliminary round at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lawrence. Thursday while the Board of Directors has its Board meeting and the President-Elect, Jeff Ruckert, has a meeting with Past President’s, everyone else enjoyed the President’s Reception.  Friday started off with a legislative update from Dan Murray before the real estate continuing education courses. The Required Broker Core: RISK - Your B...
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2019 Kansas Auctioneer Championship preliminary round

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2019 KAA KAC finalists
The preliminary round of the 2019 Kansas Auctioneer Championship was held in Lawrence, Kansas, on January 18, 2019. The finalists listed below in no particular order will compete at the Kansas State Fair in September for the buckle. Arlin Eicher Troy Wedel Titus Yutzy Hunter Sturgis Carson Hayes Clay Schaardt Eric Boone Quest Flesner Ty Patton Morris Yoder
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Tony Wisely named 2018 Kansas Auctioneer Champion

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2018 Tony Wisely champion
It was a beautiful day at the Kansas State Fair on September 12. After those who attend Kansas Auctioneer Day spent the morning enjoying the fair while the board of directors had a meeting, everyone gathered at the Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena for our 28th Annual Kansas Auctioneer Championship to support our ten talented finalists. Shannon Schur, Barrett Bray, Jeff Craig and Vern Koch were the esteemed judges with the pleasure of determining who the next champion would be. After each...
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2018 Kansas Auctioneer Championship preliminary round

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The preliminary round of competition for the 2018 Kansas Auctioneer Championship was held in Wichita, Kansas, on January 26. The top ten from this preliminary round advance to the finals at the State Fair on September 12. Congratulations to the top ten qualifiers! We'll see you in Hutchinson! Contestants in competition order. Donnie Stumpff Ross Daniels Hunter Sturgis Tony Wisely Karl Allen Titus Yutzy Troy Wedel Ty Patton Jessica Pluff Arlin Eicher Nick Nelson Daniel G...
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2018 Kansas Livestock Auctioneer Championship

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The Kansas Livestock Auctioneer Championship was held on October 14, 2017 at the Fort Scott Livestock Market in Fort Scott, Kansas. We are proud to announce our 2018 Kansas Livestock Champion is Ethan Schuetee of Washington, KS.  Reserve Champion is Jeremy Miller of Fairland, OK with 3rd place going to Brandon Hamel of Damar, KS, 4th place being Cody Davis of Kincaid, KS and 5th going to Ross Daniels of Humboldt, KS. Our outstanding competitors were Cody Askren of Whiting, KS,&n...
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2017 Kansas Auctioneer Championship

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The finals for KAA's 2017 Kansas Auctioneer Championship were held on September 13 at the Bretz & Young Injury Lawyers Arena at the Kansas State Fair in Hutchinson, Kansas. The 2017 Kansas Auctioneer Champion is Julia Sparks of Manhattan. The reserve champion is Justin Banzhaf of Cambridge, Nebraska. Third place was Tony Wisely of Perry, Oklahoma. Donnie Stumpff of Cassville, Missouri, placed fourth and Josh Miller of Beloit, Kansas, rounded out the top five. Sparks took home the Champions...
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2016 Kansas Livestock Auctioneer Champion

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We held our 8th Annual Kansas Livestock Auctioneer Championship on October 29th at Russell Livestock, LLC in Russell, Kansas. Contestants have to not only be members of the Kansas Auctioneers Association, but also be sponsored by a Kansas livestock market. Gayle Ruggles of McCook, Nebraska, Justin Murphy of Russel, Iowa and Ronnie Reynolds of Yates Center, Kansas, had the honor of judging this years 11 competitors. They scored the contestants on presentation, clarity of chant/voice quality, b...
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8th Annual KAA Livestock Auctioneer Competition

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The first 15 entry forms received will have the privilege of competing in our 8th Annual Kansas Livestock Auctioneer Competition.  Contestants must be sponsored by a Kansas Livestock Market and be a member of the Kansas Auctioneers Association in order to eligible to enter.  We do hope members and the public will join us for this exciting event and show support for those that are vying for the title of 2016 Kansas Livestock Auctioneer Champion. Thursday - October 29, 2015 Russell Livestock, L...
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Annoucing the 2015 Kansas Auctioneer Champion

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September 16th at the Bretz Law Arena on the Kansas State Fair grounds, finals for the title of 2015 Kansas Auctioneer Champion were held. The distinguished judges who had the honor of adjudicating the fierce competition were Jason Winter, owner of West Central Auction Company in Harrisonville, Missouri; Regina Andrijeski, Co-Owner of Old West Realty & Auction in Curtis, Nebraka; and Troy Lippard, President of Lippard Auction in Enid, Oklahoma. They scored the contestants on presentation,...
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Panel of Champions video now available from convention

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The KAA's 2015 Winter Convention featured a panel discussion of past champions that comprised Kevin Borger; Paul C. Behr, CAI, BAS; Charly Cummings and Megan Niedens, CAI, BAS. We've made the video of this session available in the new video page in the members section. Over the coming weeks, we'll make more videos from convention available to KAA members.
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2015 KAA Auctioneer Championship preliminary competition

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The 2015 KAA Auctioneer Championship preliminary round was held on Friday, January 23, 2015, in Wichita, Kan. The finalists listed below, in no particular order, will advance to the final competition in September at the Kansas State Fair. Jeff Garber Justin Banzhaf Yve Rojas Ross Daniels Titus Yutzy Donnie Stumpff Michael Burkhart Lenny Mullin Shaun Elmore Justin Ball
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