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South Dakota High School Rodeo Association (SDHSRA)

Mailing Address: PO Box 303 Baltic, SD 57003

Email: sdhsra@alliancecom.net

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Meet the Member Talon Elshere

story by Lily Weinacht “When all that hard work finally pays off there’s no better feeling. You work hard all year, and there’s traveling and money and the time you put into practice, and when it finally pays off and you place at Nationals, that’s as good as it gets really.” Talon Elshere, 16, finished fourth in the nation in the saddle bronc riding at his first NHSFR. “I drew a pretty good horse in…

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Meet the Member Tayla Thorstenson

story by Lily Weinacht Tayla Thorstenson is the 2019 SDHSRA Breakaway Roping Champion, and the 18-year-old from Pantry is representing South Dakota at the NHSFR for the first time in her high school career. “I’d never won a state title before, and I’d never even placed at state before either. It was a great year!” says Tayla. “I was leading my region, and that was different from the past few years when I came in…

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Meet the Member Jaicee Williams

story by Lily Weinacht Jaicee Williams of Wall, South Dakota, won the breakaway roping at the Wall regional rodeo in early June. A recent graduate from Wall High School, the 18-year-old has her eye on a qualification to the NHSFR in the event to cap off her senior year. She qualified for the NJHFR in goat tying, and continues to tie goats and barrel race in high school as well. “Both my parents were involved…

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Meet the Member Blasius Steffen

story by Lily Weinacht Blasius Steffen has won the SDHSRA all-around cowboy title in all of its forms, from rookie of the year in 2016 to reserve all-around, and finally, the year-end all-around in 2018. The 18-year-old cowboy from Gregory, South Dakota, competes in team roping and tie-down roping, and he’s qualified for the NHSFR once in reined cow horse and twice in cutting. His favorite event varies from day to day, and he practices…

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Meet the Member Mikenzy Miller

story by Lily Weinacht “I love all the people I get to meet in rodeo and the great lifelong friendships you get to make. It’s a passion of mine and I could never see myself not doing it,” says Mikenzy Miller. “You work hard and see it pay off, and it makes you a better person, and it’s made a way for me to go to college.” The 18-year-old SDHSRA competitor from Faith, South Dakota,…

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Meet the Member Riggin Shippy

story by Lily Weinacht “There’s nothing more I want to do than make a living riding bulls. Someday I’d like to be a world champion,” says Riggin Shippy. The 17-year-old bull rider from Colome, South Dakota, took home his first state title last season as the 2018 SDHSRA Bull Riding Champion. “I was sitting second coming into the finals, and I’d set out that spring and told myself I was going to win state. I…

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Meet the Member Sawyer Gilbert

story by Siri Stevens 17-year-old Sawyer Gilbert left 150 first calf heifers at home in Buffalo, South Dakota, to go to the Junior American at Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas. She made the 13.5 hour trip with her dad, Lloyd, and her horse Roger and a backup horse, Big Enough. “I just tried to keep a level head and not expect to win or lose,” she said of her mental game. “Practice like…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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June 20, 2020
Bareback Riding
1 Filipek, Cooper 88.5
2 Yellowhawk, Chase 84
3 Shelley, Colton 78
4 Paul, Iver 70
5 Knight, Jhett 62.5
6 Robertson, Teigen 47.5
7 Reder, Reece 23
8 Alaniz, Joseph 22.5
9 Provost, Reigns 21
10 Van Well, Logan 19
Barrel Racing
1 Haugen, Landry 69
2 Caspers, Tessa 68
3 Kolb, Chantel 63.5
4 Romey, Bridget 61
5 Stevens, Josi 61
6 Ferguson, Sidni 54
7 West, Jaycie 49
8 Harrington, Tyra 48
9 Howell, Shyanne 40
10 Stevens, Layni 35.5
Breakaway Roping
1 Stevens, Josi 73
2 Gilbert, Sawyer 71
3 Henwood, Charlie 61
4 Fulton, Jenna 49
5 Elshere, Camri 46
6 Brewer, Shantell 45
7 Hilgenkamp, Sierra 41
8 Gates, Tyra 38
9 Kolb, Chantel 38
10 Mousel, Josie 35
Bull Riding
1 Bradford, Dylan 78
2 Elshere, Thayne 68
3 Rodenbaugh, Jack 65.5
4 Shippy, Riley 51
5 Reynolds, Dakohta 41
6 Grant, Kane 40
7 Jessop, Jaden 27
8 Sterkel, Peyton 27
9 Woodward, Jestyn 26.5
10 Gabe, Chazz 25
Boy’s Cutting
1 Mattson, Bodie 85.5
2 Stoddard, Caden 78.5
3 Groves, Hugh 73.5
4 Fuller, Trey 73.5
5 Phillips, Dawson 65
6 Pazour, Kaden 63.5
7 Gabriel, Cedar 57
8 Fortune, Carter 54
9 Ullerich, Jace 42
10 Schmidt, Rhone 41
Goat Tying
1 Brewer, Shantell 79
2 Mccormick, Michaela 64
3 Stevens, Layni 63.5
4 Brink, Acelyn 61
5 Stevens, Josi 49
6 Risse, Isabel 48
7 Gilbert, Sawyer 47
8 Kontz, Madison 44.5
9 Husted, Haley 42
10 Mousel, Josie 42
Girl’s Cutting
1 Haugen, Landry 83
2 Fulton, Jenna 77
3 Gilbert, Sawyer 66.5
4 Crago, Chloe 61
5 Stevens, Josi 55
6 Meyer, Sophia 51.5
7 Heath, Saydee 51.5
8 Peterson, Sidney 47.5
9 Crago, Kylee 44
10 Woodward, Jessica 37.5
Pole Bending
1 Stevens, Josi 76
2 Caspers, Tessa 75
3 Romey, Bridget 74
4 Kolb, Chantel 58
5 Howell, Shyanne 54
6 Retzer, Kodi 53
7 Donnelly, Riley 51
8 Boyd, Maddy 48
9 Haugen, Landry 46
10 Schuyler, Saige 41
Reined Cow Horse
1 Phillips, Dawson 88
2 Stevens, Josi 76
3 Bach, Sage 75.5
4 Kautzman, Dawson 66.5
5 Petersek, Linkyn 62
6 Donnelly, Riley 62
7 Heath, Saydee 56
8 Fox, Abby 52.5
9 Buettner, Jordyn 46
10 Ullerich, Jace 42
Saddle Bronc
1 Donaldson, Clint 84
2 Elshere, Talon 68.5
3 Clark, Teigan 64.5
4 Heathershaw, Malcom 63
5 Costello, Cade 54
6 Martin, Traylin 53.5
7 Laubach, Kaden 42
8 Satzinger, Eli 36
9 Elshere, Thayne 35.5
10 Ward, Ridge 28
Steer Wrestling
1 Spring, Tegun 74
2 Lemmel, Logan 72
3 Elshere, Talon 68
4 Tibbitts, Wyatt 68
5 Amiotte, Bridger 60
6 Good, Denton 58
7 Petersek, Linkyn 44
8 Burrus, Brayden 42
9 Floyd, Cayden 42
10 Andersen, Shane 38
Team Roping
1 Nutter, Rio 70
2 Mattson, Bodie 70
3 Good, Denton 64
4 Petersek, Linkyn 64
5 Tekrony, Justin 59
6 Tekrony, Jace 59
7 Fite, Tegan 59
8 Derner, Chance 59
9 Schuelke, Cassidy 53
10 Price, Brayden 53
11 Floyd, Cayden 53
12 Kautzman, Dawson 53
13 Paxton, Sully 42
14 Hoffman, Tate 42
15 Larson, Sam 39
16 Oliver, Britt 39
17 Herren, Chloe 32
18 Herren, Conner 32
19 Peterson, Jayme 32
20 Haugen, Landry 32
Tiedown
1 Petersek, Linkyn 83
2 Moser, Ty 80
3 Paxton, Sully 60
4 Wientjes, Rafe 51
5 Groves, Harland 50
6 Hunter, Tristan 40
7 Nutter, Rio 37
8 Fuhrer, Lan 36
9 Kautzman, Dawson 36
10 Derner, Chance 32

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