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Meet the Member Wacey Brown

story by Lily Weinacht Wacey Brown is the 2018 SDHSRA Barrel Racing Champion, tying for first place with Sydney Maher after a tight competition at state finals last summer. “I was kind of surprised because everyone is really tough and competitive when you get to state, but me and my horse put a lot of time into it,” says the 17-year-old from Piedmont, South Dakota. “I trained him myself and I have a pretty good…

Meet the Member Madi Moody

story by Lily Weinacht “I just love rodeo. The people in it are a big part of it, and it’s an adrenaline rush with every event you do,” says Madi Moody. “When you come out of the arena, no matter how you do, everyone is still smiling and saying hi, and they’re your second family.” The 17-year-old from Letcher represented her South Dakota rodeo family at the NHSFR this summer in the pole bending, and…

Meet the Member Sage Gabriel

story by Lily Weinacht Sage Gabriel of Quinn, South Dakota, is the 2018 Miss SDHSRA Queen. When a torn ACL her freshman year kept her from her favorite event of goat tying, Sage decided to use the time healing to pursue rodeo queening. The 18-year-old ran for Miss SDHSRA in 2017 and was the first runner up, then won the title this season. Shortly after her coronation, Sage competed in the NHSFR Queen Contest and…

Meet the Member Dillon Sackett

story by Lily Weinacht Competing on home-raised horses is a highlight of rodeo for Dillon Sackett. One of those horses, Bear, carried the 17-year-old from Alcester, South Dakota, to his first state title and championship saddle in the SDHSRA this summer. “I came into state in first place for points, and I felt confident,” says Dillon. He didn’t even plan to use Bear, but when his main calf horse—Bear’s dam—pulled a tendon last summer, Dillon…

Meet the Member TJ Schmidt

story by Lily Weinacht TJ Schmidt, the 2018 SDHSRA Reserve Bull Riding Champion, hit the summer rodeo trail with a confidence that carried him through the NHSFR to a fourth-place finish in the national bull riding standings, even while competing with a torn meniscus he sustained at the IFYR. “I felt pretty good about the week itself. You always wish it could’ve gone better, but I didn’t know at the time that I had a…

Meet the Member Cash Wilson

story by Lily Weinacht Cash Wilson’s aim was to finish in the top three in saddle bronc riding at the NHSFR. It’s still sinking in for the 17-year-old from Wall, South Dakota, that he’s the 2018 NHSRA Saddle Bronc Riding Champion. “The season couldn’t have gone any better. We had four regional rodeos on two weekends and I won all four of them, and I won every round at state finals,” says Cash, who took…

Meet the Member Cole Brewer

story by Lily Weinacht “I really like the thrill of rodeo. I’m a real big adrenaline junky, and I really like the people involved in it. I’ve never met a better set of people—I’ve wrestled and played football, but I can’t find a better group of people than my rodeo family,” says Cole Brewer. “Everyone is supporting each other the whole way.” Cole, an 18-year-old roughstock and timed event cowboy from Dupree, South Dakota, started…

Meet the Member Tyler Hintz

story by Lily Weinacht Tyler Hintz, the 2017 Miss South Dakota High School Rodeo Queen, won her first title when she was 8. The 18-year-old from Timber Lake, South Dakota, who delivered the game ball for Augustana University’s football game last fall, held several more titles over the years before setting her sight on Miss SDHRA in 2016. She was first runner-up that year and proceeded to serve as Miss Ashley Rodeo and River Region…

Meet the Member Savannah Krogman

story by Lily Weinacht “I’ve competed in a lot of things, but nothing compares to rodeo,” says Savannah Krogman. “It’s a rollercoaster—you can be high and up on top, but next weekend you can be on the bottom again. It’s just the thrill of going out there every day and knowing it can go either way, but it’s up to you to be the best prepared for it. It really brings you back and shows…

Meet the Member Blake Kontz

story by Lily Weinacht Blake Kontz of Flandreau, South Dakota, is a cowboy with many irons in the fire, but his chief interests can be narrowed down to rodeoing, and becoming the first State FFA Star Farmer from his school in 18 years. His uncle Troy Kontz was the State FFA Star Farmer in 1999, the year Blake was born, and Blake has envisioned his name next to his uncle’s in their high school since…

Meet the Member Hunter Johnson

story by Lily Weinacht Hunter Johnson is the first bull rider in the last two years to make the buzzer at the 20X Extreme Showcase Rodeo. The 18-year-old from Kadoka, South Dakota, rode one of Sutton Rodeo Company’s bulls and scored a 68 to win the Showcase, and his step-brother, Wyatt Tibbitts, won the team roping with Payton Pirrung. This was Hunter’s third year competing in the Showcase in bull riding, and he also competes…

Meet the Member Trevor Olson

story by Lily Weinacht Trevor Olson is a tie-down and team roper in the SDHSRA, with not only a qualification to the NHSFR on his mind this season, but filling his PRCA permit to boot. The 18 year old from Mud Butte, South Dakota, comes from a strong roping background. His parents, Tony and Billy Olson, both rodeoed. His dad tie-down roped on the Badlands Circuit for many years, while Trevor describes himself as religious…