Meet the Member Logan Vander Hamm
story by Lindsay Humphrey Going into the KJHSRA finals, Logan Vander Hamm wasn’t optimistic about his chances of making it to nationals in team roping. […]
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Kamryn Prouty from Pomona, Kan., has been competing in rodeo for the last five years, and now that she is older, the 13 year old has especially come to appreciate the sport and the effort it takes to put on a successful rodeo. Though she had just one season with the KJRA in 2015 before aging out, the association gave her and the horses she is training the experience they needed. “I had some new horses that I wanted to try out, and the KJRA was a good association to step into,” says Kamryn, who is also a member of the NLBRA. “It was a lot of fun, and I had a very good KJRA finals. Throughout the year, I had missed two rodeos, so I had to have a good finals to finish well. My best event was goat tying – I jumped a bunch of places and finished third for the year!”
In addition to goat tying, Kamryn competes in breakaway roping, pole bending, and barrel racing, and she occasionally volunteers to run ribbons in the ribbon roping. “Breakaway is my favorite,” Kamryn explains. “Getting started was a little rough with my horses, but now I’ve become successful with that event.” She adds, “My dad grew up with horses, so rodeo is in the family, and it’s a blast! Everyone in the rodeo world is nice, and if you’re new to an association, they make sure you’re welcomed and that you want to come back. The KJRA is very good at that.”
Kamryn’s motivation to rodeo comes from her passion for the sport, but she is also driven by her role models. “I look up to my dad because he never gives up and he does whatever it takes to make me a better person. He never wants anyone to fail. I look up to Amberley Snyder for the same reasons – when she sets her mind to something, she does it. Nothing puts her down. I got to meet her at The American last year, and she was at the NLBRA finals where we took pictures and I got to talk to her.”
In addition to competing in rodeo, Kamryn and her family started the Southeast Kansas Little Britches franchise in 2014. “When you start your own franchise, you find out how much work goes into rodeos, and I love it!” says Kamryn, who also competes in trail in the NLBRA. “I like rodeoing with people I know around here, rather than going to other states. We sometimes rodeo in Arkansas in the winter, but we mostly do Garden City rodeos.”
The Prouty family is all involved in rodeo. Kamryn’s sister, Kylee (18) competes in rodeo, as does their step-sister, Haydan (eight), while their step-sister, Jenna (12), sings the national anthem for their franchise rodeos. Their dad, Kevin, and step-mom, Marcy, are dedicated rodeo coaches and chauffeurs. The Prouty family is made complete by their two dogs, numerous barn cats, and nine horses, which include Kamryn’s rodeo horses, Paint and Flash.
An avid student at West Franklin High School, Kamryn is a freshman this year. She especially enjoys geometry, as well as playing basketball on her school’s team, the West Franklin Falcons. She prefers to spend the remainder of her time with her family. “We’ll do things outside together, or we’ll watch The Voice, but mainly I like having dinner together and talking about how the day went,” says Kamryn.
Her current rodeo goals include going to the NLBFR in breakaway in the top three next summer, as well as running eights or nines in goat tying. “Some of my future goals are to possibly become a dental hygienist so I can have a job and rodeo,” Kamryn concludes, “but I mainly want to be successful in rodeo and get on a rodeo team in college!”
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Finals Results
August 12-13, 2017
Concordia, KS
Average Winners for the Finals
1-6 Dummy roping Taycie Wikum
10-13 Tie Down Wyatt Wikum
10-13 Ribbon Roping Dawson Tullis/
Baylee Barker
10-13 Girls Breakaway Taylor Raupe
10-13 Boys Breakaway Pax Vogel
7-9 Breakaway Ryder Raupe
10-13 Heading Baylee Barker
10-13 Heeling Pax Vogel
7-9 Steer Breakaway Brock Baumgartel
10-13 Chute Dogging Wyatt Wikum
1-6 Sheep Riding Cash Wiseman
7-9 Calf Riding Brigg Shannon
10-13 Steer Riding Brayden Kunz
1-6 Goat Untying Taycie Wikum
7-9 Girls Goats Makayla Matile
7-9 Boys Goats Brock Baumgartel
10-13 Boys Goats Wyatt Wikum
10-13 Girls Goats Tally WIkum
1-6 Barrels Kelsey Schouten
7-9 Barrels Makayla Matile
10-13 Barrels Kassidy Rambat
1-6 Poles Taycie Wikum
7-9 Poles Ryder Raupe
10-13 Poles Alexus Hatcher
Year end Event Winners
1-6 Dummy roping Taycie Wikum
10-13 Tie Down Pax Vogel
10-13 Ribbon Roping Pax Vogel/
Hadison Hatcher
10-13 Girls Breakaway Taylor Raupe
10-13 Boys Breakaway Pax Vogel
7-9 Breakaway Brock Baumgartel
10-13 Heading Pax Vogel
10-13 Heeling Pax Vogel
7-9 Steer Breakaway Brock Baumgartel
10-13 Chute Dogging Wyatt Wikum
1-6 Sheep Riding Taycie Wikum/
Kelsey Schouten
7-9 Calf Riding Brigg Shannon
10-13 Steer Riding Brayden Kunz
1-6 Goat Untying Taycie Wikum
7-9 Girls Goats Makayla Matile
7-9 Boys Goats Brock Baumgartel
10-13 Boys Goats Brayden Kunz
10-13 Girls Goats Tally WIkum
1-6 Barrels Kelsey Schouten
7-9 Barrels Makayla Matile
10-13 Barrels Kassidy Rambat
1-6 Poles Taycie Wikum
7-9 Poles Makayla Matile
10-13 Poles Alexus Hatcher
All Around & Reserve Winners
1-6 Boys All Around Rein Roberts
Reserve All Around Ryder Reed
1-6 Girls All Around Taycie Wikum
Reserve All Around Kelsey Schouten
7-9 Boys All Around Brock Baumgartel
Reserve All Around Brigg Shannon
7-9 Girls All Around Makayla Matile
Reserve All Around Laynee Roberts
10-13 Boys All Around Brayden Kunz
Reserve All Around Pax Vogel
10-13 Girls All Around Taylor Raupe
Reserve All Around Tally Wikum