Meet the Member Morgan Rosander
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Sean Miller - Sandall Photography
story by Ruth Nicolaus
Sean Miller is nearing the end of his high school rodeo career. The eighteen-year-old cowboy, a member of the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association, competes in the tie-down and team roping.
For the tie-down, he rides an eighteen-year-old sorrel named Amigo who was purchased two years ago. For the team roping (he heads for his cousin Chase Miller), he rides a 22-year-old gray gelding named Cash. Both of his horses “like to do their jobs,” he said, and both are “really easy to get along with.” He got Cash when he was six years old, but Amigo is his favorite, and the one he chooses to ride when it’s time to doctor calves or round up cattle.
A resident of Callaway, Nebraska, Sean is a senior at Broken Bow High School. He loves his political behavior class, where students learn how the government works. They’ll often debate current events and controversial issues. His least favorite class is Spanish 3.
Sean’s favorite teacher was his biology and advanced biology teacher, Mr. Altig, who made it fun to learn.
He is a member of the Broken Bow High School football and basketball teams. The basketball team did very well this year, finishing in fourth place in the state tournament. He plays forward and center.
For fun, he likes to hunt muley deer, Canada geese and snow geese. The family turns the goose meat into jerky and the deer into jerky and meat sticks.
On a typical Friday night, Sean can be found cruising the streets of Broken Bow (population 3,539) or Kearney (60 miles south, population 33,520). He enjoys going to the movies or, if he and his friends are in Kearney, going to the mall and eating at Buffalo Wild Wings.
The most fun he’s had on a trip is the time he and his family went to Des Moines for the National Junior High School Finals Rodeo, where he competed. He loved being with his friends.
The last three summers, Sean has worked for Milleson Hay Co., running a rake and mower, cutting prairie hay and baling it in big round bales. This summer, he hopes to work for an electrician in Broken Bow.
After high school graduation, he will attend Mid-Plains Community College in McCook on a rodeo scholarship and compete in both of his events. He’ll get an associate’s degree in business administration, then he hopes to transfer to a school where he can learn to be an electrician.
Sean has competed at the Nebraska High School Finals Rodeo his freshman, sophomore and junior years, and he’s poised to be at his fourth this June. Last summer, he competed in the tie-down at some Mid-States Rodeos.
The best meal his mom makes is chicken tacos, with mild salsa on top. He loves Butterfingers and Mountain Dew, and his favorite dessert is strawberry cheesecake. His preferred fruit and vegetable are strawberries and corn, and if he had the choice of any food at a buffet, the first thing he’d head for is the pepperoni pizza. Sean has two younger brothers: Matt, who is fourteen, and Zach, who is twelve He is the son of Brad and Stephanie Miller.
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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