2025 Expo Recap
Last month’s 2025 Expos drew over 500 operators, vendors, and water professionals to Southern (Huntingburg) and Northern (Akron) sites for two days of live demos and interactive displays, contests, networking—and plenty of great food. Huntingburg greeted us with beautiful sunshine from start to finish, while Akron may have opened chilly but ended the day with smiles under blue skies. American Pump Repair & Service, LLC kept everyone fueled on both event days in their first year taking over the famous Hog Roast.
Attendees sharpened their skills, earned up to 5 contact hours, and competed in Meter Toss, Backhoe Rodeo, and Expo Royal Flush—plus the Clamp Champ contest returned to Huntingburg, sponsored by Smyth-Blair.
Cash prizes and Alliance camping chairs awaited top finishers, and tool-bag grand prizes rewarded our Clamp Champ champions. The 3rd Regional Water Taste Test crowned Ramsey Water Co, Inc. in Huntingburg and the 4th Regional winner in Akron was Lafontaine Water Company, who both g on to compete for “Best Tasting Water in Indiana” this fall at the Grand Wayne Convention Center.
Between hands-on demonstrations, exciting contests, and invaluable face-to-face networking, this year’s Expos were a huge success—and we can’t wait to do it all again in 2026! Thank you to all our attendees, sponsors, and exhibitors for making these events such a success!
Check out the full event photo albums at Facebook
Huntingburg Expo Winners
Meter Toss
- Powder Puffs: 1st – Natalie Hoetmer (Alcoa) | 2nd – Hannah Harshaw (Loogootee)
- Young Bucks: 1st – Daniel Shultz (Loogootee) | 2nd – Grant Kissel (IPW)
- Grizzly Ol’ Veterans: 1st – Mike Compton (Paoli) | 2nd – Jeremy Yeryar (Linton)
Backhoe Rodeo
- 1st – Tom Dalton (Spring Valley Regional)
- 2nd – Dillon Way (Town of Shoals)
Expo Royal Flush
- 1st – Peyton Ross (Town of Osgood)
- 2nd – Marcus Jolly (Town of Newburgh)
Clamp Champ (new!)
- 1st – Jared Luduke & Anthony Tussey (City of Salem)
- 2nd – Tom Dolton & Adam Shirley (Spring Valley Regional / Patoka)
- 3rd – Darrel Brown & Jared Luduke (City of Salem)
Northern Expo Winners
Meter Toss
- Grizzly Ol’ Veterans: 1st – Steve Wulauf (Burbon) | 2nd – Brice Freiburg (Albany)
- Powder Puffs: 1st – Kate Trobshaw (Kokomo) | 2nd – Macy Cue (Garrett)
- Young Bucks: 1st – Grant Kissel (IPW) | 2nd – Joe Martin Garrett & Patrick Kendall (Sweetser)
Backhoe Rodeo
- 1st – Jeffrey Crandall (Town of Wanatah)
- 2nd – Dexter White (Town of Bremen)
Expo Royal Flush
- 1st – Patrick Kendall (Sweetser)
- 2nd – Chase Prepry (Montpeler)