Meet the Member Teige Whetham
story by Ruth Nicolaus Teige Whetham is a busy man during football and rodeo seasons. The Nebraska High School Rodeo Association member plays ball for […]
story by Ruth Nicolaus
The hot tub at Jentri Hurlburt’s house is a popular place to be. The Hurlburts, who live near Arcadia, Neb., have a hot tub in the backyard, just a step away from the back door, and Jentri, a Nebraska High School Rodeo Association member, can often be found there with her friends, hanging out.
But when she’s not relaxing or in school, she’s on horseback, competing in the breakaway roping and team roping, heading for Trey Garey. For breakaway, she rides a horse she’s had since seventh grade. Harley, a jet black fourteen-year-old, bucked her off the first time she rode her, but she’s grown to love the mare. “She’s the best thing ever,” Jentri said.
For the heading, she rides a thirteen-year-old brown gelding, JJ, who used to be her dad’s horse. Harley is “very sassy and has some attitude,” she said, and JJ is a “big teddy bear. They take care of me and do their job,” she said.
Jentri is a senior at Arcadia Public School, where school is going fast, and she enjoys having seniority over the younger grades. Her favorite class is personal finance, because it’s applicable to everyday life. Her favorite teacher is Mrs. Asche, her former English teacher, for several reasons. “When she teaches I understand it,” Jentri said. “And if you don’t understand it right away, she makes a way for you to understand it. You can just talk to her. She’s just always there. If you have something to talk about or are frustrated, she’s the kind of person you can talk to.”
In high school, Jentri played volleyball for three years, is involved in FFA, one-acts, student council, choir, speech, on the honor roll, and is a member of the National Honor Society. She was chosen as the 2019 homecoming queen for Arcadia School.
The best food her mom makes is chicken alfredo. Jentri loves scotcheroos for dessert, with all of it being washed down by a Dr. Pepper. Her favorite vegetable is corn on the cob and strawberries are her favorite fruit.
In her spare time, she hangs out with friends, which sometimes means in the family’s hot tub. Her house is the place to be. “Everybody’s like, can we go sit in your hot tub, even if you’re not home?” Jentri said. The tub seats six, and a lot of fun times have been had there. And her mom never minds fixing snacks or even meals for all of Jentri’s and her sister’s friends. “My mom’s really good about that,” Jentri said. She’s been known to take out another package of hamburger on short notice to feed hungry kids. “She likes that we can be here and not out on the streets.”
Jentri has competed at state finals in Hastings the past three years in both of her events. She finished her freshman year in fourth place in the breakaway at state, qualifying her to go on to the National High School Finals. This past June, she ran for Nebraska State High School Rodeo queen, finishing third and winning the categories of horsemanship and congeniality.
After high school, she’d like to attend cosmetology school. If she does, she won’t compete in college rodeo, but she knows there are other places to compete. She’d miss the chance to go to the College National Finals Rodeo, but there are plenty of opportunities in the Nebraska State Rodeo Association, the Mid-States Rodeo Association, and PRCA rodeos, as more of them add breakaway roping.
Jentri has a younger sister, Jace, who is in junior high rodeo. She is the daughter of Monty and Carrie Hurlburt.
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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