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Meet the Member Emily Finney

February 21, 2022

story by Lindsay Humphrey Last summer, Emily changed her last name from Vinton to Finney when she married Doug. It was a match made at a Nebraska High School Rodeo Association event in 2015. The pair has been together ever since, and they’ve been heading and heeling for each other for the same amount of time. Originally from Arthur, Emily now calls Anselmo, Nebraska, home. Even though Emily is also an avid breakaway roper, heading…

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Meet the Member Jason Schnoor

January 13, 2022

story by Lindsay Humphrey “It’s probably cliché, but rodeo isn’t just what we do it’s who we are,” said current M-SRA President Jason Schnoor. “I like everything about it, from the people to the horses to the places to just trying to get better at it.” This self-starter header doesn’t foresee ever quitting the sport. Growing up on a dairy farm outside of Battle Creek, Nebraska, Jason always had a desire to swing a leg…

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Meet the Member Lacey Camp

September 23, 2021

story by Lindsay Humphrey “I’m just happy to be here and I’ve really had a lot of fun this summer,” said Lacey Camp after a three-year hiatus from the summer rodeo run. “For the last three years I was working in Arizona, and they don’t have many amateur rodeos through the summer months because it gets so hot there.” Lacey moved to southwest Nebraska a year ago to be closer to family and friends. And…

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Meet the Member Layne Wallinger

August 19, 2021

story by Lindsay Humphrey Living in a community focused on the Western way of life predisposed Layne Wallinger to take an interest in the lifestyle. At 9 years old, Layne found himself watching YouTube videos about calf roping when he realized the event was calling his name. “My parents (Jay and Emily) didn’t rodeo or anything like that, but my aunt did and lots of people around here,” said the 17-year-old Stuart, Nebraska, cowboy. “Miles…

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Meet the Member Katie Milligan-Mace

July 22, 2021

story by Lindsay Humphrey “I’m just excited that we have a full rodeo season to compete in this year after almost everything was canceled last summer,” said Katie Milligan-Mace from Hooper, Nebraska. “I really appreciate all the communities and rodeo committees picking up the pieces from last year and moving forward.” This season will be the first in several years that Katie is hitting the rodeo trail on a consistent basis. Previously, she was going…

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Meet the Member Lindsey Evers

June 24, 2021

story by Lindsay Humphrey Low and slow was the name of the game for Lindsey Evers for a large majority of her equestrian-focused life, but she’s kicked it into high gear in the last eight years. Growing up, Lindsey and her parents raised paint horses mostly destined for the show pen. “We would have anywhere from three to six colts every year,” said the Ravenna, Nebraska, cowgirl. “By the time I graduated high school I…

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Meet the Member Peyton Mentzer

May 20, 2021

story by Lindsay Humphrey As a night and weekend horse trainer, Peyton Mentzer has seen many horses pass through her pastures. But there’s one that sits at the top of her list without question. “My head horse, Hope, was given to me when she was two and she was a bronc,” said the Ensign, Kansas, native. “We finally got her out of that and now she’s pretty much my best friend. She pours out her…

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Meet the Member Kelley Haythorn

February 25, 2021

story by Lindsay Humphrey Growing up near Breckenridge, Colorado, Kelley Haythorn all but lived a double life. One of those “lives” was as a rodeo competitor based out of Mullen, Nebraska. “I spent all my summers with my grandparents (Gary and the late Betty Karen Pearman) in Nebraska and rodeoed from the time I was four. There’s a picture of my grandma warming up her barrel horse and I’m on the hood of the truck…

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Meet the Member Jim Buss

January 28, 2021

story by Lindsay Humphrey Calf roping, both breakaway and tie down, are just second nature for Jim Buss and his family. “My greatest accomplishment in life is my family. I’m pretty proud of my wife (Sharlene) and those kids. We do a lot of things together,” said the M-SRA 45 & Over Calf Roping Director. Jim, Sharlene and their kids–Jade, 20, Cale, 14, Cort, 13, and 10-year-old fraternal twins Brett and Reed–work hard on the…

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Meet the Member Kyle Whitaker

November 19, 2020

story by Lindsay Humphrey Few father son duos have collected more Linderman Awards than Chip and Kyle Whitaker of Chambers, Nebraska. Kyle alone has 10 to his name, but his rodeo legacy lives on in more than just a plaque on the wall. As Kyle’s time on the rodeo trail winds down, his focus is shifting to his four daughters: Jenae, 16, Aubree, 13, Whitney, and 10-month-old Oakley. “I don’t have a ton of rodeo…

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Meet the Member Shawnee Sherwood

October 22, 2020

story by Lindsay Humphrey Escaping the scorching Arizona heat each summer led Shawnee Sherwood and her family north. They eventually landed in Nebraska and discovered one of the few associations that offers mixed team roping. “We like to get out of Arizona in the summer because it’s so hot. I did high school rodeo in Idaho because my mom, Leigh, is from there. We used to rodeo in Wyoming and Montana a lot, but then…

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Meet the Member Monte Snider

August 20, 2020

story by Lindsay Humphrey At just 13 years old, Monte Snider went to the bank and took out a loan for $3,500 to buy his first competitive rope horse. “My dad worked on a ranch when I was a little kid and they always had horses that we rode, but that was the first one I ever owned,” said the Erikson, Nebraska, cowboy. “He was a pretty nice gelding and I called him Dollar. I…

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September 20, 2020
All-Around – Men’s
1 Lane Day $8,530.23
2 Jeff Johnston $7,246.83
3 Kyle Whitaker $5,292.63
4 Austin Hurlburt $5,097.91
5 Taylor Davis $1,748.76
6 Riley Wakefield $761.17
All-Around – Women’s
1 Ginalee Sinner $12,794.12
2 Brooke Jamison $9,472.45
3 Danielle Wray $7,126.15
4 Amber Coleman $5,459.04
5 Peyton Mentzer $3,456.19
6 Pam Hollenbeck $2,520.73
7 Shawnee Sherwood $2,408.62
8 Sydney Graff $1,700.97
9 BoDelle Mueller $1,409.90
10 Tracey Paulsen $1,407.28
11 Katie Haythorn $982.15
Bareback
1 Whitten Hoover $5,196.87
2 Tanner Rupprecht $4,665.05
3 Rob Keeney $3,861.60
4 Nick Schwedhelm $1,820.99
5 Spencer DeNaeyer $923.54
6 Logan Glendy $897.21
7 Riley Ryan $689.88
8 Cade Svoboda $307.28
Steer Wrestling
1 Chad VanCampen $5,880.65
2 Kyle Whitaker $4,377.68
3 Hoyt Kraeger $4,185.01
4 Tom Littel $4,118.32
5 Dru Melvin $3,968.52
6 Boyd Sawyer $3,958.68
7 Jeff Richardson $3,917.08
8 Reed Kraeger $3,541.28
9 Lane Day $3,098.07
10 Weston Winkers $3,038.76
11 Kris Rasmussen $2,306.12
12 Ben Robinson $2,287.30
13 Jeff Johnston $2,282.12
14 Austin Hurlburt $1,785.44
15 Trevor Haake $1,566.85
16 Richard Coats $960.48
17 Tucker Ravenscroft $733.84
18 Taylor Davis $709.01
19 Travis Kester $507.56
20 Gabe Taylor $339.98
Ladies Breakaway
1 Brook Jamison $5,780.73
2 Brittni McCully $5,111.57
3 Makenzie Wilson $4,993.34
4 Brooke McCully $4,321.00
5 Ginalee Sinner $4,041.30
6 Jan Brown $3,926.00
7 Kelly Haythorn $3,788.58
8 Katie Mundorf $3,357.20
9 Jessica McMaster $3,165.69
10 Amber Coleman $3,098.44
11 Danielle Wray $2,911.91
12 Dana Judge $1,673.54
13 Peyton Mentzer $1,382.86
14 Kirby Eppert $1,153.06
15 Lillian Fletcher $717.20
16 Rylee Rich $661.34
17 Katie Haythorn $576.66
18 Tracy Paulsen $576.58
19 Sydney Graff $489.55
20 BoDelle Mueller $460.64
Saddle Bronc
1 Derek Kenner $7,541.04
2 Brody McAbee $3,240.20
3 Sage Miller $2,761.17
4 Triston Eklund $1,426.22
5 Rowdy Chesser $1,279.30
6 Kyle Whitaker $795.41
7 Miles Kreeger $542.83
Tie-Down Roping
1 Riley Pruitt $5,499.12
2 Lane Day $4,853.75
3 Chip Wilson $4,157.60
4 Austin Hurlburt $3,312.47
5 Miles Garwood $2,957.16
6 Cody Reiker $2,913.09
7 Cole Wilson $2,557.02
8 Chance Oftedahl $2,543.67
9 Miles Kenzy $2,319.29
10 Tanner Stec $1,890.99
11 Patrick Martin $1,169.21
12 Grant Turek $1,157.23
13 Rhett Witt $867.80
14 Clete Scheer $794.38
15 Trey Young $654.00
16 Terry Graff $454.40
17 Nick Becker $430.25
18 Riley Wakefield $396.68
19 Casey Redman $377.27
20 Tate Oftedahl $317.94
45 & Over Tie-Down Roping
1 Jon Wooters $3,087.99
2 Rusty Kluender $2,777.68
3 Mark Lovitt $1,932.13
4 Jim Buss $1,702.52
5 Terry Graff $1,586.70
6 Jay Hollenbeck $1,577.83
7 Tyler Gracey $1,176.21
8 Arden Garwood $1,066.71
9 JL Spurgeon $996.67
10 Kaden Wooters $991.77
11 Sid Miller $528.65
12 Tuff Larson $511.44
13 Charlie Kenney $395.76
14 Joe Kimmel $271.60
15 Carl Fordyce $247.35
16 Cooper Phillips $211.46
17 Layne Wallinger $205.16
18 Dwight Doffin $113.98
19 Brad Hollenbeck $101.52
Barrel Racing
1 Dori Hollenbeck $14,269.13
2 Ginalee Sinner $7,349.27
3 Patty Finney $6,357.58
4 Gayle White $6,322.26
5 Carla Jensen $4,898.42
6 Jena Garwood $3,347.10
7 Jessica Leach $3,214.11
8 Sandy Hickey $3,154.35
9 Korrina Hughes $2,468.45
10 Presley Whitaker $2,409.53
11 Branda Marsh $2,142.52
12 Jordan Littel $1,887.78
13 Carrie Sutton $1,506.96
14 Kelli Reichmuth $932.50
15 Jamie Chaffin $844.14
16 Pam Hollenbeck $817.05
17 Katie Loughran $708.18
18 Cheryl Wallace $580.36
19 Lindsey Evers $571.75
20 Justine Jobman $524.75
Team Roping – Heading
1 Jeff Johnston $4,964.71
2 Cooper Brott $4,336.83
3 Nick Becker $3,569.44
4 Jade Schmidt $3,186.70
5 Brian Dunning $2,987.92
6 Andy Knott $2,979.17
7 Steve Sherwood $2,907.66
8 Mark Wray $2,793.86
9 Levi Tyan $2,534.57
10 Reece Weber $2,389.52
11 Corby Chytka $2,195.26
12 Clay Holz $1,346.07
13 Seth Swanson $1,082.97
14 Taylor Davis $1,039.75
15 Blaine Finney $1,039.27
16 Spencer Sinner $980.71
17 Cole Morgan $886.60
18 Nathan Poss $869.58
19 Jason Schnoor $759.43
20 Troy Hermelbracht $679.73
Team Roping – Heeling
1 Levi Tyan $5,131.57
2 Tucker White $4,477.88
3 Matt Kasner $4,086.90
4 Jett Hillman $3,903.69
5 Dawson McMaster $3,569.44
6 Todd Hollenbeck $3,181.86
7 Toby Mentzer $2,987.92
8 Clay Elkington $2,907.66
9 Gralyn Elkins $2,793.86
10 Dustin Harris $2,732.80
11 Troy Hermelbracht $2,326.26
12 Monte Snider $2,195.26
13 Riley Rhone $1,082.97
14 Dustin Chohon $1,039.27
15 Doug Finney $980.71
16 Gunner Walker $869.58
17 Dalton Pelster $838.66
18 Heath Barlow $759.43
19 Ty Talsma $601.15
20 Lane Day $578.41
Mixed Team Roping
1 Leigh Sherwood $4,249.57
2 Danielle Wray $4,214.24
3 Brooke Jamison $3,691.72
4 Amber Coleman $2,360.60
5 Shawnee Sherwood $2,121.74
6 Peyton Mentzer $2,073.33
7 Pam Hollenbeck $1,703.68
8 Ginalee Sinner $1,403.55
9 Sydney Graff $1,211.42
10 BoDelle Mueller $949.26
11 Tracy Paulsen $830.70
12 Michelle Wilson $719.61
13 Denise Nelson $531.20
14 Katie Haythorn $405.49
15 Kelly Gambill $355.48
16 Lakota Elkins $301.96
17 Hadley Teut $263.20
18 Taylor Walker $238.33
19 Makayla Wray $155.10
20 Stannis Hoffman $131.60
Bull Riding
1 Brett McAbee $6,404.37
2 Ethan Lesiak $4,594.09
3 Mason Ward $4,206.19
4 Lane Gambill $3,288.29
5 Dodge Daniels $2,580.05
6 Austin Wickett $603.00
7 Teran Sharman $249.57

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