State Finals Info
June 17-21, 2025
Ft. Pierre, SD
State Qualifier Packet Items (qualifier letter, Stanley County waiver, order of events, map of Stanley County fairgrounds)
State Finals Camping Reservations…
2025 NHSRA Queen Contest Information – Bio Sheet & Horsemanship Pattern
2025 Queen Contest Entry Form…
2025 SD Shooting Sports Contest Notes (you do not need to be a state rodeo qualifier to shoot)
2025 Shooting Contest Entry Form…
Directions to the shooting range at Ft. Pierre
2025 Reined Cow Horse Rules
2025 Reined Cow Horse Judge Card for Reining
2025 Reined Cow Horse Judge Card for Cow Work
2025 Reined Cow Horse Reining Patterns
Scoring (Regional and State Points)…
Regional & State Rodeo Results…
NHSRA Shooting Sports Guide
State Finals Host Site Criteria
State Finals Photographer will be Chuck Miner: 701/989-9590
**The State Finals Order Draw will be posted on this website as soon as it is complete. You will not be mailed the order draw.**
As adopted as a ground rule at the mid winter meeting of the SDHSRA state finals:
The long gos’ will be run with 1 loop in breakaway and calf roping, 1 jump in steer wrestling and 2 loops in team roping, with the short go to remain as it was.
This is implemented as a SDHSRA State Finals Ground Rule beginning in 2009. 1/31/2009
2024 Highlights & Special Awards
| Rookie Cowboy | Wynn Lawrence, White Horse |
| Rookie Cowgirl | Arina Haugen, Sturgis |
| All Around Cowboy | Gabe Glines, Smithwick |
| All Around Cowgirl | Ryen Sheppick, Pierre |
| Reserve All Around Cowboy | Rope Roghair, Isabel |
| Reserve All Around Cowgirl | Arina Haugen, Sturgis |
| Queen | Tava Sexton, Whitewood |
| Team Trophy | Belle Fourche High School |
| Buster Berry Team Trophy (for traditional rodeo events only) | Belle Fourche High School |
| NRA Shooting Contest | |
| Small Bore Champion | Lydia Main |
| Small Bore Reserve | Mya Heinje |
| Trap Shooting Champion | Jude Sargent |
| Trap Shooting Reserve | Addison Ward |
| Dakota Performance Horses Top Horses | |
| Champion Girl’s Horse | VF A Famous Lady – Arina Haugen |
| Reserve Girl’s Horse | Fiestas Cantina – Piper Cordes |
| Champion Boy’s Horse | Played With A Snake – Braden Routier |
| Reserve Boy’s Horse | Smooth Little Linda – Garret Phillips |
| Fast Time Goat Tie from Bud and Peggy Ireland | Mataya Ward – 6.48 |
| Casey Tibbs High Point Saddle Bronc Ride | Rylan Elshere – 69 |
| Herb Clarkson Memorial High Point Rough Stock Rides | Talon Ping – 76 in Bareback Rylan Elshere – 69 in Saddle Bronc Wynn Lawrence – 74 in Bull Riding |
| Dallas Heninger Memorial High Point Bull Ride | Wynn Lawrence – 74 |
| Tucker Easton Memorial Reserve Champion Bull Rider | Wynn Lawrence |
| Rita and Sonny Stangle Memorial Champion Saddle Bronc | Rope Roghair |
Fast Times & High Scores for 2024
| Bareback Riding | Talon Ping – 76 |
| Barrel Racing | Sattyn Wilson – 17.568 |
| Breakaway Roping | Brylee Grubb – 2.31 |
| Bull Riding | Wynn Lawrence – 74 |
| Boy’s Cutting | Rope Roghair & Braden Routier – 146 |
| Goat Tying | Mataya Ward – 6.48 |
| Girl’s Cutting | Tava Sexton – 147 |
| Pole Bending | Keylee Zancanella – 20.105 |
| Reined Cow Horse | Ryen Sheppick – 294.5 |
| Saddle Bronc | Rylan Elshere – 69 |
| Steer Wrestling | Kade Odens – 4.74 |
| Team Roping | Sage Burress & Hayes Burress – 6.73 |
| Tiedown Roping | Jimmy Lammers – 10.06 |
2024 State Finals Average Buckle Winners
Sponsored by First Dakota National Bank and The Western SD Buckaroos
| Bareback Riding | Talon Ping |
| Barrel Racing | Arina Haugen |
| Breakaway Roping | Ryen Sheppick |
| Bull Riding | Wynn Lawrence |
| Boy’s Cutting | Rope Roghair |
| Goat Tying | Tierney Breen |
| Girl’s Cutting | Ryen Sheppick |
| Pole Bending | Tommie Martin |
| Reined Cow Horse | Ryen Sheppick |
| Saddle Bronc | Rope Roghair |
| Steer Wrestling | Quinn Moon |
| Team Roping | Drew Harper & Jet Jensen |
| Tiedown Roping | Rance Bowden |
2024 South Dakota High School Rodeo Queen Contest Award Winners
Queen: Tava Sexton
1st Runner Up: Eva Healy
2nd Runner Up: Atty Eastman
2024 SDHSRA Shooting National Team
Trap:
1st- Jude Sargent
2nd- Addison Ward
3rd- Oren Sargent
4th- Jack Anderson
Rifle:
1st- Lydia Main
2nd- Mya Heinje
3rd- Addison Heinje
4th- Shay Solinsky