Meet the Member: JD Anderson

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NRCA member JD Anderson - Photo by Craig Maley

Meet the Member: JD Anderson

story by Lindsay Whelchel

Environment plays a big role in shaping anyone in life, and that is true for JD Anderson. JD grew up around ranchers. His parents had a cattle operation during his childhood, but he was also close with neighbor ranching families in South Dakota, well known in the sport of rodeo, like the Wilsons and the Lensegrav family.
“I’ve always grown up riding horses, and my dad would always put me on colts when I was little in front of all his buddies like the Lensegravs and all the Wilsons around here,” JD laughs and adds, “they pretty much taught me what I know now, because I’ve been around them my entire life, and that’s how I got into riding broncs.”
JD competes in the Northwest Ranch Cowboys Association where he’s also found a calling beyond competition as a bullfighter. He used to compete in bareback riding as well, and would do that along with saddle bronc and fight bulls all in one rodeo.
“I stay really busy,” JD admits good-naturedly. It’s apparent, he allows his sense of humor to carry him through the challenges of life and doesn’t take much to heart if it’s negative.
Besides, the positives in rodeo are plenty; from the social skills you gain meeting new people every weekend, to the NRCA being a good place for young bronc riders to be able to get on good horses.
The benefits of rodeo to a person’s life continue if you have a heart for it, JD says, and there are people who help you along the way. Like the ranching families JD grew up with, there have been many people who have helped him along in similar ways as a contestant. He credits his traveling partner Kaden Deal and Kash Deal with being part of that.
Now JD tries to return the favor in his work as a bullfighter.
“It’s a good opportunity to meet a lot of neat kids and a good opportunity to help a lot of kids out, because I watch every ride while I’m fighting, and I can pick it apart a little better than somebody that’s standing behind the chutes and not really in there to see what’s going on,” JD explains and adds, “so you can help them out, and I like helping younger kids out to be better and to better themselves in whatever they’re going to do, whether it’s riding bulls or broncs, or they don’t even have to rodeo for me to help them get better. It makes my day when I get to help somebody else. If they take what I said, and they use it, it makes me feel real good.”
Outside of rodeo, JD lives in Dupree, S.D. and is busy ranching as it’s now calving season, but you can bet he’s in good spirits.

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September 15, 2016
BAREBACK
1 Garrett Shadbolt   $6,403.57
2 Jim Bob Ellsworth   $3,843.03
3 Mike Fred   $2,745.72
4 Joe Wilson   $1,443.86
5 Andrew Hall   $455.48
6 Kenny Feidler   $238.62
7 Clint Nelson   $71.33
SADDLE BRONC
1 Miles Kreeger   $3,178.01
2 Wyatt Kammerer   $2,812.59
3 Chet Smith   $2,416.11
4 JD Anderson   $2,100.22
5 Jake Foster   $1,637.21
6 Seth Longbrake   $1,501.65
7 Eric Gewecke   $1,334.78
8 Rhett Fox   $1,058.44
9 Dillon Schroth   $871.49
10 John Thelen   $772.68
11 Logan Nielsen   $735.80
12 Jordan Hunt   $645.18
13 Travis Schroth   $638.12
14 Wyatt Schuelke   $622.85
15 Lane Schuelke   $600.84
BULL RIDING
1 Allen Auer    $3,284.24
2 Jade Nixon   $1,817.30
3 Lane Gambill    $1,738.10
4 Clay Hindman    $492.37
5 Jake Foster   $416.52
6 Neil Muscat    $389.79
CALF ROPING
1 Trey Young    $5,169.18
2 Troy Wilcox   $4,431.03
3 Jason Schaffer    $3,844.11
4 Lee Sivertsen    $3,504.07
5 Matt Peters    $2,278.02
6 Prestyn Novak    $2,249.99
7 Sam Boldon   $2,246.22
8 Colton Musick    $1,887.55
9 Carson Musick    $1,779.15
10 Haven Meged    $1,671.51
11 Jess Woodward    $1,671.45
12 Brock Belkham    $1,511.19
13 Billy Boldon    $1,385.44
14 Rob Black    $1,341.30
15 Dallas Louden    $1,288.85
STEER WRESTLING
1 Clint Nelson   $4,392.41
2 Eli Lord   $3,337.55
3 Brett Wilcox   $2,964.42
4 Miles Spickelmier   $2,891.74
5 Kalane Anders   $2,617.98
6 Bryce Dibbern   $2,157.82
7 Kody Woodward   $1,950.23
8 Sam Olson   $1,643.24
9 Bryce Baker   $1,128.81
10 Billy Boldon   $789.60
11 Del Pete Day   $785.32
12 Brandon Spencer   $768.10
13 Jess Woodward   $703.25
14 Jeremy Stadheim   $685.72
15 Ryne Baier   $656.30
MEN’S BREAKAWAY
1 Scott Lammers   $5,768.66
2 Mark Fulton   $4,798.98
3 Mike Nelson   $4,189.42
4 Steve Klein   $4,085.05
5 John Hoven   $3,192.67
6 Mark Schumacher   $2,864.27
7 Tim Nelson   $2,442.74
8 Rob Black   $2,283.76
9 Bart Ness   $2,161.54
10 Lyle Wilcox   $2,102.14
11 Darrell Barry   $2,100.62
12 Gary Zilverberg   $1,975.21
13 Glen Hostutler   $1,759.76
14 Kelly Eggl   $1,724.22
15 Gerald McInerney   $1,607.64
BARREL RACING
1 Jill Moody   $4,870.42
2 D’Ann Gehlsen   $4,242.15
3 Lexus Kelsch   $3,882.25
4 Makayla Kroeplin   $3,507.22
5 Annie Fulton   $3,371.73
6 Kaylee Gallino   $3,346.54
7 Wanda Brown   $2,942.34
8 Samantha Jorgenson   $2,835.64
9 Alyssa Lockhart   $2,334.61
10 Brandee Wardell   $2,276.36
11 Ceri McCaffery   $2,004.73
12 Anna Jorgenson   $1,893.87
13 Madison Rau   $1,813.81
14 Cathy Roesler   $1,676.40
15 Lacy Maher   $1,286.22
LADIE’S BREAKAWAY
1 Syerra Christensen   $6,526.16
2 Ceri McCaffery   $4,924.61
3 Kaycee Nelson   $4,846.37
4 Peggy Garman   $4,639.59
5 Samantha Jorgenson   $4,396.22
6 Carole Hollers   $3,979.50
7 Hanna Brown   $3,490.32
8 Brooke Nelson   $3,123.20
9 Sidney Carey   $3,034.60
10 Anna Jorgenson   $2,965.92
11 Whitney Knippling   $2,633.82
12 Tawny Barry   $1,880.54
13 Teddi Schwagler   $1,840.39
14 Jordyn Schaefer   $1,827.89
15 Kayla Nelson   $1,807.58

GOAT TYING
1 Lacey Tech    $6,517.22
2 Tearnee Nelson    $3,308.40
3 Amy Tierney    $2,861.92
4 Tawny Barry    $2,828.73
5 Shayna Miller    $2,708.14
6 Carlee Johnston    $2,278.28
7 Katie Lensegrav    $2,028.60
8 Jacey Hupp    $1,196.46
9 Kaycee Monnens    $1,041.30
10 Shania Johnston    $919.63
11 Tarin Hupp    $763.08
12 Shelby Winchell    $513.03
13 Alyssa Lockhart    $508.35
14 Lexy Williams    $394.80
15 Katie Schuelke    $380.63
TEAM ROPING HEADER
1 J.B. Lord   $3,689.26
2 Tucker McDaniel   $3,684.22
3 Bart Ness   $3,514.25
4 Tyrell Moody   $3,368.35
5 Troy Wilcox   $2,920.03
6 Clay Edgar   $2,819.44
7 Eli Lord   $2,665.67
8 Colton Musick   $2,648.18
9 Tim Nelson   $2,594.73
10 Chris Arnold   $2,573.21
11 Scott White   $2,315.65
12 Levi Hapney   $2,221.66
13 Wade Nelson   $2,218.32
14 Justin Collins   $1,978.91
15 Elliot Gourneau   $1,820.69
TEAM ROPING HEELER
1 Levi Lord   $4,201.54
2 Jeff Nelson   $3,882.94
3 Parker Murnion   $3,558.39
4 Rory Brown   $3,368.35
5 Jesse Dale   $3,105.23
6 Carson Musick   $2,648.18
7 Jade Nelson   $2,594.73
8 David Hinman   $2,266.54
9 Clint Cobb   $2,221.66
10 Wylee Nelson   $2,218.32
11 Robert Murphy   $2,110.64
12 Melvin Arneson   $2,048.94
13 Prestyn Novak   $1,978.91
14 Jake Nelson   $1,864.11
15 Paul Griemsman   $1,753.35
MIXED TEAM ROPING
1 Ashly Price   $4,911.96
2 Syerra Christensen   $2,888.83
3 Kaycee Nelson   $2,482.11
4 Hanna Brown   $1,922.97
5 Samantha Jorgenson   $1,824.85
6 Tearnee Nelson   $1,612.01
7 Amy Tierney   $1,562.22
8 Brenda White   $1,451.69
9 Danni Jo Hinman   $1,326.07
10 Anna Jorgenson   $1,280.29
11 Denise Nelson   $1,221.84
12 Brooke Nelson   $1,183.77
13 Kayla Hutchison   $1,086.35
14 Deanna Steele   $927.61
15 Trina Arneson   $900.47
LADIES ALLAROUND
1 Syerra Christensen   $9,414.99
2 Samantha Jorgenson   $9,056.71
3 Kaycee Nelson   $7,328.48
4 Ceri McCaffery   $7,157.82
5 Anna Jorgenson   $6,140.08
6 Tearnee Nelson   $5,999.53
7 Hanna Brown   $5,413.29
8 Amy Tierney   $4,875.09
9 Annie Fulton   $4,739.35
10 Tawny Barry   $4,709.27
11 Carole Hollers   $4,366.56
12 Brooke Nelson   $4,306.97
13 Katie Lensegrav   $3,786.18
14 Whitney Knippling   $3,515.18
15 Sidney Carey   $3,460.09

MENS ALLAROUND
1 Clint Nelson   $6,139.23
2 Joe Wilson   $1,740.01
3 Eric Gewecke   $1,456.75
4 Wyatt Schuelke   $1,414.86
LADIES ROOKIE
1 Peggy Garman   $4,639.59
2 Kaycee Monnens   $2,166.99
3 Jacey Hupp   $2,163.56
4 Sawyer Gilbert   $1,159.15
5 Jami Derflinger   $543.20
6 Callie Shepherd   $391.10
7 Hanna Hostutler   $321.92
8 Jessica Applegarth   $278.88
MENS ROOKIE
1 Kalane Anders   $2,617.98
2 Haven Meged   $2,145.75
3 Robert Murphy   $2,110.64
4 Jade Nixon   $1,817.30
5 Wyatt Schuelke   $1,414.86
6 Jon Peterson   $871.50
7 John Thelen   $772.68
8 Lane Schuelke   $600.84
9 Grey Gilbert   $155.25
10 Dalton Burgener   $142.59

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