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)
EVERYONE HAS TO sign both documents this year (Stanley County Waiver and Social Media Policy).
Turn them in to your regional secretary, at registration, or email to sdhsra605@gmail.com.
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
2025 Highlights & Special Awards
| Rookie Cowboy | Dalton Grimes, Kadoka |
| Rookie Cowgirl | Charleigh Brewer, Wessington |
| All Around Cowboy | Clay Stevens, St. Lawrence |
| All Around Cowgirl | Arina Haugen, Sturgis |
| Reserve All Around Cowboy | Seth Heath, Colome |
| Reserve All Around Cowgirl | Ryen Sheppick, Pierre |
| Queen | Atty Eastman, Lead |
| 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 | Joshua Main |
| Small Bore Reserve | Lydia Main |
| Trap Shooting Champion | Heith Browell |
| Trap Shooting Reserve | Tacen Carr |
| Dakota Performance Horses Top Horses | |
| Champion Girl’s Horse | VF A Famous Lady – Arina Haugen |
| Reserve Girl’s Horse | |
| Champion Boy’s Horse | Docs Wild Twist – Dalton Grimes |
| Reserve Boy’s Horse | |
| Fast Time Goat Tie from Bud and Peggy Ireland | Makenzee Wheelhouse – 6.55 |
| Casey Tibbs High Point Saddle Bronc Ride | Rylan Elshere – 73 |
| Herb Clarkson Memorial High Point Rough Stock Rides | Taos Weborg & Lucas Yellow Hawk – 71 in Bareback Rylan Elshere – 73 in Saddle Bronc Tyrel Koan – 75 in Bull Riding |
| Dallas Heninger Memorial High Point Bull Ride | Tyrel Koan – 75 |
| Tucker Easton Memorial Reserve Champion Bull Rider | Wynn Lawrence |
| Rita and Sonny Stangle Memorial Champion Saddle Bronc | Garit Hockett |
Fast Times & High Scores for 2025
| Bareback Riding | Taos Weborg & Lucas Yellow Hawk – 71 |
| Barrel Racing | Brooke Diedrichs – 15.601 |
| Breakaway Roping | Brooke Diedrichs – 2.17 |
| Bull Riding | Tyrel Koan – 75 |
| Boy’s Cutting | Roper Moore – 152 |
| Goat Tying | Makenzee Wheelhouse – 6.55 |
| Girl’s Cutting | Kate Schiley & Arina Haugen – 149 |
| Pole Bending | Madilyn Waln – 20.104 |
| Reined Cow Horse | Ryen Sheppick – 292.5 |
| Saddle Bronc | Rylan Elshere – 73 |
| Steer Wrestling | Revyn Floyd – 5.04 |
| Team Roping | Drew Harper & Jet Jensen – 6.60 |
| Tiedown Roping | Sern Weishaar – 10.97 |
2025 State Finals Average Buckle Winners
Sponsored by First Dakota National Bank and The Western SD Buckaroos
| Bareback Riding | Taos Weborg |
| Barrel Racing | Brooke Diedrichs |
| Breakaway Roping | Jessica Caspers |
| Bull Riding | Tryel Koan |
| Boy’s Cutting | Roper Moore |
| Goat Tying | Makenzee Wheelhouse |
| Girl’s Cutting | Kate Schiley |
| Pole Bending | Keylee Zancanella |
| Reined Cow Horse | Ryen Sheppick |
| Saddle Bronc | Garit Hockett |
| Steer Wrestling | Braydon Terveen-Smith |
| Team Roping | Drew Harper & Jet Jensen |
| Tiedown Roping | Drake Boomsma |
2025 South Dakota High School Rodeo Queen Contest Award Winners
Queen: Atty Eastman
1st Runner Up:
2nd Runner Up:
2025 SDHSRA Shooting National Team
Trap:
1st- Heith Browell
2nd- Tacen Carr
3rd- Ray Sanders
4th- Candice Aamot
Rifle:
1st- Joshua Main
2nd- Lydia Main
3rd- Shay Solinsky
4th- Candice Aamot