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Meet the Member Wes Bray
August 8, 2019
story by Lily Weinacht Wes Bray clinched his goal for his final season of high school rodeo, finishing in the top 20 in the nation at the NHSFR. The 18-year-old from Casper, Wyoming, who is the 2018 and 2019 WHSRA Boys Cutting Champion, finished 18th at the NHSFR. “I was confident going into state, and in the short go everything just happened to turn out good and I didn’t lose any cows, and my horse…
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Meet the Member Karissa Phillips
July 18, 2019
story by Lily Weinacht WHSRA athlete Karissa Phillips is taking her skills and lessons learned from high school rodeo to the college level this fall. The 18-year-old from Rock Springs, Wyoming, will be a freshman at Eastern Wyoming College in Torrington, competing in barrel racing and goat tying. “There’s something about being able to take a lot more responsibility on myself for it, and I’m better at it,” she says of goat tying, her favorite…
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Meet the Member Dalton McCaslin
July 3, 2019
story by Lily Weinacht Dalton McCaslin concluded his senior year in the WHSRA as the 2019 state bull riding champion. “I knew I had to show up and do my job, but I was very confident going in to state finals,” says the 17-year-old from Grover, Wyoming. “I didn’t actually know I’d won until after the rodeo when we went to the banquet.” This will also be Dalton’s first time competing at the NHSFR, and…
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Meet the Member Danny Goold
June 6, 2019
story by Lily Weinacht “Rodeo’s not like any other high school sport. It’s more fun with the agriculture involved, and it takes so much time to be great. No matter where you’re at, there’s always someone better than you, and with four kids in my family, you always want to be the best no matter where you go,” says Danny Goold. “I look over the travel and the price of everything, and I know a…
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Meet the Member Ayanah Winsor
March 21, 2019
story by Lily Weinacht Ayanah Winsor is a three-time NHSFR qualifier in the girls cutting, and the 17-year-old is working hard to finish her senior year with a fourth. “I love the people and I love the opportunities to go compete with the best of the best, and being in the rodeo community,” says Ayanah, who is currently leading the girls cutting in the WHSRA. “It’s really rewarding to know that hard work pays off,…
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Meet the Member Brooke Worman
February 14, 2019
story by Lily Weinacht “The connections you make along the way, and all the friendships and the responsibility you learn is pretty awesome, and it’s what really keeps me going,” says rodeo athlete Brooke Worman. The 18-year-old from Clearmont, Wyoming, is leading the goat tying in the WHSRA. “I enjoy taking care of my animals and meeting new friends, and being able to travel across the country and the state with my friends is pretty…
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Meet the Member Chase Stricklin
January 17, 2019
story by Lily Weinacht Chase Stricklin of Rock River, Wyoming, is the first in his family to travel the rodeo trail. The 17-year-old started out on the roughstock side of the arena when he was 8 after watching a cousin compete, but switched exclusively to steer wrestling after several bull riding accidents sidelined him in 2017. He’s currently sitting second in the WHSRA standings and working hard to keep himself in the top four. “My…
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Meet the Member Ellie Anderson
December 26, 2018
story by Lily Weinacht “I like rodeo because it’s an independent sport—you have factors like your coaches and horses and travel, but it’s all you,” says Ellie Anderson. “You can’t blame anyone else for your mistakes, and it’s a very self-disciplined sport. When you succeed in it, it’s very rewarding.” The 17-year-old from Meeker, Colorado, is in the middle of her fourth season competing in the WHSRA in breakaway roping and team roping as a…
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Meet the Member Ellie Bard
November 18, 2018
story by Lily Weinacht “Rodeo has always been a big part of my life, and I think the most significant part of it is the sportsmanship and the relationships it makes. Traveling all over the state of Wyoming allows you to meet so many people, and they will have an everlasting impact on your life,” says Ellie Bard. The 18-year-old from Sheridan, Wyoming, who is the 2018/2019 WHSRA Student President, is equally passionate about helping…
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Meet the Member Winsten McGraw
October 18, 2018
story by Lily Weinacht “When I started rodeoing, I craved it. I love it—I’m addicted to it, and when I go around the country rodeoing and see how I compete with other people, that’s what drives me the very most to be the best that I can be,” says Winsten McGraw. “The people behind me along the way always motivate me—my friends, family, and mentors—and I want to make them proud.” A highlight for the…
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Meet the Member Jake Deveraux
September 20, 2018
story by Lily Weinacht Jake Deveraux of Newcastle, Wyoming, is the 2018 WHSRA Tie-Down Roping Champion. “I came in number four to state, so I had to go pretty hard to have a chance at it, and I ended up doing just good enough to get it,” says the 17-year-old. “It surprised me, but it’s what I was hoping for. At Nationals, I was too long on two calves and I ended up 31st, but…
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Meet the Member Makayla Seely
September 6, 2018
story by Lily Weinacht For Makayla Seely of Riverton, Wyoming, finishing sixth in the nation in barrel racing at the 2017 NHSFR was the highlight of her high school rodeo career. And while she was just two places out of qualifying for the NHSFR again last season, the 18 year old is taking her high school rodeo skills into her freshman year on the Casper College rodeo team. “This year I got a new horse,…
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