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Kansas High School Rodeo (KHSRA)
Phone: 785-238-7192
Mailing Address: 7762 Old Stage Road, Junction City, KS 66441
Email: khsrarodeo@gmail.com
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Meet the Member Barnett Family
story by Michele Toberer For the Barnetts of Oakley, Kansas, the Kansas High School Rodeo Association is a source of comradery, competition, and tradition in the family. Although Kevin, a feed truck salesman for Midwest Mixer Services LLC, and Kerie Barnett, a home daycare provider, never competed in rodeo themselves, their oldest son, Tristen, 23, started the family off in the KHSRA while he was competing as a team roper and cutter, and their three…
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Meet the Member Rhett Robbins
story by Michele Toberer Rhett Robbins is proud to be a fourth-generation rodeo cowboy, following in a line of rodeo athletes stemming from his great-grandfather, Tommy Likes, who competed as a bareback rider and bull rider. Rhett’s grandpa, John Smith also rode bulls, but mainly competed as a bareback rider, and has been happy to help Rhett with the skills he needs to carry on as another generation of rodeo driven cowboys. As an all-around…
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Meet the Member Reed Brazeal
story by Michele Toberer Seventeen-year-old Reed Brazeal has been competing in the Kansas High School Rodeo Association since he was in 8th grade and is fully enjoying his final year with KHSRA before he moves on to the next chapter in his life. The Epic Charter School senior is competing as a team roper, heeling for Grayden Penny. This is the first year the two have paired up, but Reed is hopeful that this will…
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Meet the Member Kassie Adams
story by Michele Toberer As a third-generation cowgirl, 18-year-old Kassie Adams fully enjoyed competing in the Kansas High School Rodeo Association all 4 years of her Jefferson West High School rodeo career. Multi-tasking was at the forefront through these years as she not only competed in barrel racing, pole bending, goat tying, and breakaway roping; but also, was an active member in multiple clubs and associations at school. “I was involved in student council, FFA,…
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Meet the Member Hannah Hughes
story by Lily Weinacht Hannah Hughes led the breakaway roping standings for much of her senior year in the KHSRA, and held on to the lead through state finals to clinch her very first state title. The 18-year-old from Fort Scott, Kansas, roped all three of her calves at state finals, but didn’t tally her points until after the short round. “I had a pretty good feeling but I didn’t know for sure until after…
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Meet the Member Coy Pollmeier
story by Lily Weinacht Coy Pollmeier is a two-time KHSRA state bull riding champion, taking home his first state title in 2018 before wrapping up his senior year with a second. The 18-year-old from Fort Scott, Kansas, went into state finals with a strong lead and clinched the year-end, sending him to the NHSFR for the third time. “I just plan on taking it one bull at a time and setting my goals to ride…
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Meet the Member Faith Miller
story by Lily Weinacht “The people you meet along the way (are inspiring), and when you accomplish those goals that you’ve set for yourself for a long time, it makes it all worth it.” Faith Miller took home her second state title in the cutting from the 2019 KHSRA Finals in June, while her hard work in her other events of pole bending, breakaway roping, and goat tying, sent her home as the year-end reserve…
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Meet the Member Caitlyn Comfort
story by Lily Weinacht Elwood, Nebraska, native Caitlyn Comfort achieved her goal of competing in the short go in breakaway roping at state finals this spring. The 18-year-old also competed in team roping with heeler Avery Brown. “I think the competitiveness of it all plays a big part in it,” she says of her drive to rodeo. “I’m a competitive person. And I like being able to see all the friends that you make throughout…
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Meet the Member Cody Hazelton
story by Lily Weinacht “I like the adrenaline rush that it gives you when you get on, and it’s basically just concurring the beast. If you can do it, it’s the best part about it,” says bull rider Cody Hazelton. The 18-year-old from Moundridge, Kansas, is sitting third in the KHSRA bull riding standings, and working hard to make a second trip to the NHSFR this summer. Last year he finished 19th in the nation…
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Meet the Member Camden Hoelting
story by Lily Weinacht Camden Hoelting is a third-generation team roper, and the header from Olpe, Kansas, is currently leading the KHSRA team roping standings with his friend Trey Adams. Camden, 18, also competes in tie-down roping, but he calls team roping his first love. “I like being the header because it’s kind of like being the quarterback—they set up the run for how fast you can be and handle the steers. I like setting…
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Meet the Member Cade Pearson
story by Lily Weinacht Cade Pearson of Emporia, Kansas, has his sights set on qualifying for the NHSFR for the first time to finish out his senior year of high school rodeo. The 18-year-old is sitting second in the KHSRA tie-down roping standings, and also team ropes as a heeler with Chase Jackman. “My parents always told me when I was a little kid I’d tie the dogs down, and when I got older, I…
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Meet the Member Cadon Remington
story by Lily Weinacht Cadon Remington from Hiawatha, Kansas, is leading the KHSRA all-around cowboy standings, along with the cutting and reining cow horse. The 18-year-old is also sitting third in team roping and sixth in tie-down roping, and he attributes his progress to many hours of hard work, and a change in horsepower this year. “This spring I bought a head horse, Turtle Dove, through a guy who worked for Bobby Lewis, and he’s…
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