Second Place, Heartland Classic in Indianapolis, IN Fall 2009
Second Place, Northern Illinois Alpaca Show Fall 2009
Second Place, Fleece, AOBA Nationals 2010
First Place, Spring Bling in Neenah, WI Spring 2011
Reserve Champion, Spring Bling in Neenah, WI Spring 2011
Ribboned, MN Alpaca Expo in Owatonna, MN in Spring 2011
Ribboned, Great Midwest Alpaca Festival in Madison, WI in Spring 2011
Second Place, Rail Splitter Alpaca Show in Springfield, IL Spring 2013 (Finished behind Color Champion)
Second Place, Great Midwest Alpaca Festival in Madison, WI in Spring 2013 (Finished behind Color Champion)
Fiber Data for Sterling's first three 12-month fleeces:
2010 2011 2012
Mean Fiber Diameter: 19.9 microns 22.4 microns 23.8 microns
Standard Deviation: 3.6 microns 3.8 microns 4.3 microns
Coefficient of Variation: 18.2% 16.9% 18.2%
Fibers greater than 30 microns: 1.8% 2.8% 5.7%
Mean Curvature 41.7 deg/mm 40.5 deg/mm
NOTE: Sterling's 7-year-old dam (also a light silver gray) has maintained her fineness with a Mean Fiber Diameter of under 21 microns!