Meet the Member Rylee Legg
story by Ruth Nicolaus Rylee Legg is a strong proponent for high school rodeo. The Kenesaw, Neb. cowgirl, in her second and final year as […]
Reece Stanley - Sandall Photography
story by Ruth Nicolaus
Reece Stanley is loving her final year of competition in the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association.
The Sidney, Neb. cowgirl is taking online classes for high school and college credit, being mentored by a National Finals Rodeo barrel racer, enjoying her younger sister’s sports activities, and doing a bit of online shopping when she has a minute to spare.
A senior in high school, her school gave its students the option of studying online because of COVID-19, so Reece took that choice. She only needs one high school class to graduate (government), and is taking nine college credits this fall. When she goes to college, she hopes to have one semester of college completed through her high school learning.
She’s been doing a lot of writing for the college classes and has grown to enjoy it. It wasn’t easy at the start. “The first semester, it was horrible,” she remembers. “It took a while to adapt, then it got easier.” English is her favorite subject, but science is not, “probably because it never came easy to me.”
A barrel racer, Reece rides an seventeen year-old horse named Wrench purchased by her grandma for $800, as a ranch horse. Reece’s mom barrel raced on him, and when her primary mount was injured in junior high, she turned to Wrench. Even though Wrench is seventeen years old, he doesn’t act his age, she said. “Everything scares him. He acts fresh all the time.”
He also has a goofy personality, she said. When she ponies horses with him, he has to be ahead of them, and he prances everywhere he goes. Wrench also loves water. “I can’t keep him out of the tank. He climbs in with his front legs and stands there. You have to fill the tanks three times a day because they’re almost always empty.”
The big bay is good at running in muddy arena conditions and in sand, which is helpful in western Nebraska, since many arenas are deep sand.
Reece spent a week in Texas learning from NFR qualifier Stevi Hillman. She had the chance to watch Stevi in action at the 2017 NFR, when she attended two rounds. She loves to watch the NFR, and wishes barrels were first, so she didn’t have to stay awake so long for them. She’s headed to this year’s NFR in Arlington, Texas, with a friend, and has tickets for one performance.
She and her younger sister Rheagan, who is sixteen, are very close, and Reece goes to many of Rheagan’s activities, which include volleyball, basketball and track. They used to not get along, but in Rheagan’s eighth grade year, they became better friends. With the passing of their older brother, Coltan, last November, they’ve leaned on each other hard. “In this last year,” Reece said, “I’ve learned that when you’re going through bad times, not many people stick around. So having a sister that’s always been there has been pretty cool.”
Reece loves to shop, mostly online, and her weakness is jeans and turquoise jewelry. She plans to do some good shopping when in Texas for the NFR.
She competed at the state high school finals rodeo the past three years, finishing in the top dozen all three years.
She is the daughter of Jennifer Stanley and Korey Stanley.
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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