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Alison Stracke at the 2016 NHSRA State Finals in Hastings, NE - JJJ Photography

Meet the Member Alison Stracke

story by Ruth Nicolaus

Alison Stracke is the barrel racing director for the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association.
The 18-year-old cowgirl, who lives five miles outside Stuart, Nebraska, runs barrels and does the pole bending and the breakaway roping.
Her go-to horse is an eleven-year-old gray gelding named Marvin, who  is her barrel horse and is also used for ranch work, like checking cows.
She just retired her pole horse, a 21-year-old sorrel gelding named Tuffy. Tuffy was her cousin’s horse before he became Alison’s, and she is grateful to him for helping her qualify for the state finals in the poles. Her new pole horse will be Fred, a six-year-old palomino and former cutting horse who shows promise in the poles.
She is a senior at Stuart High School, where she plays basketball and volleyball, is president of her school’s FFA chapter, plays saxophone in band, is a student council member and a quiz bowl member, and is on the dance team, speech team, and one-acts. She is on the Principal’s Honor Roll and is a member of the National Honor Society.
Alison loves her small school, especially her fellow classmates, teachers and the community. “Stuart offers a lot,” she said. “They genuinely care about the kids, and they want you to have a good education.” Her favorite teacher is Mrs. Patty Hanzlik. “I’ve had the privilege of having her in high school. She’s the teacher that inspired me in chemistry, and that’s what I want to major in, in college. She’s a great teacher and made it fun to learn.” Mrs. Hanzlik was her guidance counselor in elementary school, and in high school taught anatomy and physiology, physics, chemistry and career education. “We’re lucky to have her,” Alison said.
For fun, Alison likes to hang out with friends at high school sporting events, in the weight room, or, in the summers, at Calamus Lake or the Niobrara River.
This fall, she will attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, majoring in chemistry. After she gets her bachelor’s degree, she hopes to go on to medical school and become an anesthesiologist.
She has competed at state finals the past three years, finishing eighth in the state in the barrels in 2016. She has also competed in some Mid-States Rodeos as well.
Alison is the oldest of four children, including sisters Madison and Reagan and brother Tyson. She is the daughter of Mike and Jenny Stracke.

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September 20, 2020
Girls All Around
1 Madison Mills 3176.75
2 Brooke Mccully 2248.35
3 Elle Ravenscroft 2232.8
4 Wacey Day 2219.93
5 Clancy Jo Brown (R) 2068.18
6 Jessica Stevens 2060.55
7 Mekenna Fisher 1996.93
8 Faith Storer 1756.85
9 Emma Ohm 1720.71
10 Abigail Lawton 1577.7
Boys All Around
1 Cooper Bass 2348.35
2 Rhett Witt 2238.35
3 Zane Kreikemeier 1579.85
4 Cody Miller 1548.61
5 Sage Schrunk 1521.75
6 Tanner Drueke 1520.7
7 Jate Saults 1379.6
8 Coy Johnston 1225.65
9 Cole Kerner 1079.25
10 Sid Miller 1076.6
Bareback Riding
1 Tanner Drueke 73
2 Tate Miller 63
3 Cole Kerner 47
4 Spencer Denaeyer 46
Barrel Racing
1 Elle Ravenscroft 87
2 Taci Flinn 57
3 Brooke Mccully 57
4 Madison Mills 56
5 Jenae Whitaker 35
6 Bailey Bell 32
7 Ashlyn Henderson 30
8 Ashlyn Jensen 30
9 Mekenna Fisher 28
10 Morgan Rosander 28
Boys Cutting
1 Cooper Bass 81
2 Cody Miller 73.5
3 Tatum Olson 66
4 Hayden Jennings 63.5
5 Bo Bushhousen 60.5
6 Frazier Kaelin 56
7 Matt Symonds 54.5
8 Trey Vance 45
9 Devin Konicek 41.5
10 Hayden Stump 32.5
Breakaway Roping
1 Emma Ohm 49
2 Summer Richardson 38
3 Tehya From 38
4 Ali Vaughn 38
5 Wacey Day 37
6 Jaya Nelson 34
7 Jessica Stevens 27
8 Jace Hurlburt 24.5
9 Shayda Vaughn 24
10 Whitney Jennings 24
Bull Riding
1 Jett Sjeklocha 28
2 Cole Kerner 27.5
3 Dalton Garey 20
4 Tanner Drueke 19
5 Drew Farrell 10
6 Hunter Boydston 9.5
7 Brady Painter 9
8 Cooper Kursave 8
Girls Cutting
1 Faith Storer 112
2 Mekenna Fisher 99
3 Emma Pearson 74.5
4 Peyton Fisher 68
5 Gracyn Hicks 64
6 Whitney Jennings 62
7 Jenna Rutar 36.5
8 Jordan Downing 11
Goat Tying
1 Jessica Stevens 77
2 Wacey Day 68.5
3 Emma Ohm 56
4 Abigail Lawton 49
5 Kaci Wickersham 49
6 Ally Micheel 43.5
7 Ashlyn Henderson 43
8 Emma Warren 42
9 Kinley Greenough 39
10 Clancy Jo Brown 29.5
Pole Bending
1 Madison Mills 100
2 Clancy Jo Brown 65
3 Abigail Lawton 58
4 Jenae Whitaker 53
5 Emma Pearson 44
6 Lauren Lehl 34
7 Ashlyn Jensen 29
8 Brooke Mccully 28
9 Jordan Peterson 27
10 Elle Ravenscroft 24.5
Saddle Bronc
1 Brody Mcabee 60
2 Monte Bailey 30
3 Leif Meidell 19
4 Dean Schroder 9
Steer Wrestling
1 Rhett Witt 60
2 Dane Pokorny 50
3 Tucker Ravenscroft 46
4 Sage Schrunk 42
5 Coy Johnston 40
6 Thayne Kimbrough 39
7 Dalton Kunkee 35
8 Cody Miller 33
9 Gage Davis 33
10 Kaden Wooters 33
Team Roping
1 Jate Saults 58
2 Brent Charlton 52
3 Cooper Bass 43
4 Zack Bradley 43
5 Jasper Neal 38
6 Sage Dieter 38
7 Zane Kreikemeier 33
8 Coy Johnston 33
9 Ryan Shepherd 30
10 Carter Anderson 30
11 Sage Schrunk 30
12 Hayse Wetzel 30
13 Cinch Painter 28
14 Roper Wetzel 25
15 Chance Symons 23
Tie Down Roping
1 Rhett Witt 62
2 Zane Kreikemeier 56
3 Matthew Miller 50
4 Sid Miller 47
5 Tate Talkington 46
6 Layne Wallinger 43
7 Jate Saults 31
8 Sage Schrunk 30
9 Trace Travnicek 28
10 Carter Anderson 25

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