Meet the Member Rylan Wildeman
story by Linsday Humphrey Making the decision to commit to rodeo as a high school sophomore has forever changed Rylan Wildeman’s life for the better. […]
By Lindsay Whelchel
Hannah Duncan, from Wamego, Kan., found rodeo perhaps just when she needed it the most. She explains that she wasn’t coordinated enough with other high school sports to get involved, but she’d been riding horses since the age of 10 under the guidance of her mentor Vince Mowry, a team roper whom she worked for by the time she was 16, and he got her involved in the Kansas High School Rodeo Association. She’s been focused on barrel racing ever since and hopes to try her hand at breakaway soon.
Hannah explains that she began in the sport around the time her parents divorced and though that was a challenge to overcome, rodeo was there for her.
“One of the most rewarding things was the home I found in it. I just feel like I’m part of this big family no matter what rodeo I go to in the state, and last weekend I won my first buckle when I won my first rodeo, and I never thought that would happen because I started so late in life rodeoing, so being able to win my first rodeo, that was definitely a life-changer,” Hannah says. What made it better was that the rodeo was her hometown rodeo.
Though she’s the only horse person in her family, her mom Teresa, dad Dale and brother Nash support her.
She also credits Vince for all of his help and guidance. “Without him I wouldn’t be anywhere,” she says.
Rodeo quickly became a priority for Hannah, but with money being tight, it was a lifestyle she had to work hard to ensure as she paid her own way down the rodeo road.
All of her dedication has been beneficial.
“The thing that I love most is the pride I get from it and definitely the atmosphere while I’m doing it, it’s just such a respectful atmosphere and everybody is so nice, I just love the community,” she says and adds, “and I just love the work ethic it teaches you, the responsibility.”
The impact rodeo has had has no doubt aided Hannah in pursuing her education and career goals. She graduated in the spring and will be attending college this fall at Oklahoma State University and majoring in sociology.
She plans to work with juveniles, particularly those who are in foster care or facing other challenges. Hannah hopes to one day be able to incorporate horses into a therapy program, she explains.
Horses are her partners in the arena too.
“So many girls look at their horse as a tool, and you can’t look at them as a tool, they’re your best friend through all of this. Treat them with respect,” she says.
“I’m definitely a determined person. I’m very open-minded. I’m not one to judge a book by its cover,” she describes, and it’s those characteristics that will suit Hannah well on her chosen path.
story by Linsday Humphrey Making the decision to commit to rodeo as a high school sophomore has forever changed Rylan Wildeman’s life for the better. […]
story by Lindsay Humphrey “If I’m having fun, I’m already winning so I don’t care where I end up placing,” said 17-year-old Emma Krase who’s […]
story by Lindsay Humphrey “I got a really late start in rodeo, I was 13 or 14 when I started going to jackpots and junior […]
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September 27, 2020
BAREBACK RIDING
1 Bryce Eck 68.50
2 Robert Walter 34.00
3 Kacen Smith 26.50
4 Matthew Morrell 18.00
5 Rhett Robbins 10.00
6 Bobby Davis 8.00
BARREL RACING
1 Kiley Slavin 63.00
2 Bella Sauvage 39.00
3 Kate Perschbacher 36.00
4 Prairie Rose Robbins 29.00
5 Aubryn Garriott 28.00
6 Natalie Kinderknecht 25.00
7 Ally Brennaman 24.00
8 Libby Berger 24.00
9 Kennedy Gibbs 24.00
10 Shayla Dees 20.00
BOYS CUTTING
1 Jd Robson 20.00
2 Bobby Davis 18.00
BREAKAWAY ROPING
1 Laci Ast 41.00
2 Carlee Potter 38.00
3 Taylor Raupe 34.00
4 Addie Weil 31.00
5 Kiley Slavin 30.00
6 Marlee Quarles 25.50
7 Bella Sauvage 25.50
8 Reese Greenwood 23.00
9 Libby Berger 23.00
10 Ally Brennaman 22.50
BULL RIDING
1 Tate Pollmeier 59.50
2 Garrett Hathaway 29.50
3 Lane Gilbreath 18.00
CALF ROPING
1 Mason Stueve 53.00
2 Matthew Doherty 48.00
3 Brayden Kunz 45.00
4 Jd Robson 43.00
5 Pax Vogel 37.00
6 Kade Harland 34.00
7 Tanner Meier 33.00
8 Cutter Weil 29.00
9 Trey Adams 26.00
10 Brandt Walton 19.00
GIRLS CUTTING
1 Tylor Todd 20.00
2 Alexus Hatcher 18.00
GOAT TYING
1 Kiley Slavin 55.00
2 Tally Wikum 55.00
3 Lakin Cunningham 52.00
4 Sage Toews 40.00
5 Annsley Vernon 39.00
6 Ally Brennaman 36.50
7 Montana Heller 29.00
8 Hadley Teut 28.00
9 Carlee Potter 21.00
10 Emma Arndt 19.50
POLE BENDING
1 Abby Myers 49.00
2 Marlee Quarles 42.00
3 Aubryn Garriott 38.00
4 Prairie Rose Robbins 36.00
5 Tally Wikum 33.50
6 Lily Henderson 32.00
7 Ally Brennaman 30.00
8 Bella Sauvage 27.00
9 Libby Berger 26.00
10 Carlee Potter 21.00
REINED COW HORSE
1 Tylor Todd 10.00
2 Lakin Cunningham 9.00
SADDLE BRONC
1 Bryce Eck 50.00
2 Clay Shannon 27.00
3 Brody Harrison 18.00
STEER WRESTLING
1 Tanner Meier 38.00
2 Jd Robson 38.00
3 Logan Mullin 28.00
4 Kent Berkenmeier 18.00
5 Ryder Dent 7.00
TEAM ROPING
1 Mason Stueve 52.00
2 Trey Adams 52.00
3 Brandt Walton 42.00
4 Cale Morris 41.00
5 Jd Robson 38.00
6 Tanner Meier 33.00
7 Dylan Gugelmeyer 27.00
8 Porter Hall 27.00
9 Addie Weil 25.50
10 Cutter Weil 25.50
11 Matthew Doherty 25.00
12 Kade Harland 25.00
13 Brayden Kunz 23.00
14 Jaytyn Hash 22.00
15 Payton Blank 21.00
16 Pax Vogel 21.00
17 Rylan Wildeman 21.00
18 Hadley Teut 17.00
19 Bryce Teut 17.00
20 Kiley Slavin 16.00