State Finals Info
June 11-15, 2024
Ft. Pierre, SD
State Finals Schedule
State Qualifier Packet
2023 NHSRA Queen Contest Information & Bio Sheet
2023 SD Shooting Sports Contest Notes (you do not need to be a state qualifier to shoot)
Directions to the shooting range at Ft. Pierre
Reined Cow Horse Patterns for 2022
Scoring (Regional and State Points)...
Regional & State Rodeo Results...
NHSRA Shooting Sports Guide
State Finals Host Site Criteria
2023 State Finals Vendor Information
Click here to pre-order your photos from Cowboy Images
State Finals Photographer is Cowboy Images - click here to redeem your certificates by December 31
**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
2023 STATE FINALS EVENT SPONSORS | |
Pro Earth Animal Health | BA event |
Truck Defender | BB event |
Vitalix | BC event |
Kimball Livestock | BK event |
Beck Motor Company | BR event |
Truck Defender | GC event |
McCormick Motors Ford | GT event |
Open Box Quarter Horses | RCH Event |
First National Bank Philip/Faith | SB event |
Rosenbauer America | SW event |
Oahe Vet Clinic | TD event |
Proearth Animal Health | TR head event |
Double D Western | TR heel event |
First Dakota National Bank | Average buckles-girls |
Western SD Buckaroos | Average buckles-boys |
Macksteel | Program sponsor |
2023 Highlights & Special Awards
Rookie Cowboy | Sern Weishaar, Belle Fourche |
Rookie Cowgirl | Sophie Hruby, Hemingford, NE |
All Around Cowboy | Gabe Glines, Smithwick and Eastan West, New Underwood |
All Around Cowgirl | Landry Haugen, Sturgis |
Reserve All Around Cowboy | Caden Stoddard, Norris |
Reserve All Around Cowgirl | Ryen Sheppick, Pierre |
Queen | Avari Dorrance, Custer |
Team Trophy | Belle Fourche High School |
Buster Berry Team Trophy (for traditional rodeo events only) | Sturgis High School |
NRA Shooting Contest | |
Small Bore Champion | Jenna Kruger |
Small Bore Reserve | Lydia Main |
Trap Shooting Champion | Jude Sargent |
Trap Shooting Reserve | Jack Anderson |
Dakota Performance Horses Top Horses | |
Champion Girl's Horse | Fiestas Cantina ridden by Piper Cordes |
Reserve Girl's Horse | T Cross Berri Pie ridden by Tommie K Martin |
Champion Boy's Horse | One Time Irish Rose ridden by Jakob Long |
Reserve Boy's Horse | Smooth Little Linda ridden by Garret Phillips |
Fast Time Goat Tie from Bud and Peggy Ireland | Landry Haugen - 6.56 |
Casey Tibbs High Point Saddle Bronc Ride | Thayne Elshere - 81 |
Herb Clarkson Memorial High Point Rough Stock Rides | Kashton Ford - 81 in Bareback, Thayne Elshere - 81 in Saddle Bronc, Kash Krogman - 76 in Bull Riding |
Dallas Heninger Memorial High Point Bull Ride | Kash Krogman - 76 |
Tucker Easton Memorial Reserve Champion Bull Rider | Thayne Elshere and Raile Joens |
Rita and Sonny Stangle Memorial Champion Saddle Bronc | Eastan West |
Fast Times & High Scores for 2023
Bareback Riding | Kashton Ford - 81 |
Barrel Racing | Piper Cordes - 17.560 |
Breakaway Roping | Jaelyn Wendt - 2.23 |
Bull Riding | Kash Krogman - 76 |
Boy's Cutting | Roper Moore - 148 |
Goat Tying | Landry Haugen - 6.56 |
Girl's Cutting | Landry Haugen - 147 |
Pole Bending | Sophie Hruby - 19.790 |
Reined Cow Horse | Dallie Lawrence - 148 |
Saddle Bronc | Thayne Elshere - 81 |
Steer Wrestling | Grey Gilbert - 3.90 |
Team Roping | Tegan Fite & Kale Crowser - 5.28 |
Tiedown Roping | Tegan Fite - 10.34 |
2023 State Finals Average Buckle Winners
Sponsored by First Dakota National Bank and The Western SD Buckaroos
Bareback Riding | Kashton Ford |
Barrel Racing | Piper Cordes |
Breakaway Roping | Ella Fagerhaug |
Bull Riding | Kash Krogman |
Boy's Cutting | Caden Stoddard |
Goat Tying | Landry Haugen |
Girl's Cutting | Landry Haugen |
Pole Bending | Aspen Vining |
Reined Cow Horse | Dallie Lawrence |
Saddle Bronc | Thayne Elshere |
Steer Wrestling | Quinn Moon |
Team Roping | Rance Bowden & Sern Weishaar |
Tiedown Roping | Tegan Fite |
2023 South Dakota High School Rodeo Queen Contest Award Winners
Rodeo Queen Contest Award Winners
Queen: Avari Dorrance
1st Runner Up:
2nd Runner Up:
2023 SDHSRA Shooting National Team
Trap:
1st- Jude Sargent
2nd- Jack Anderson
3rd- Kyle Sanders
4th- Addison Ward
Rifle:
1st- Jenna Kruger
2nd- Lydia Main
3rd- Candice Aamot
4th- Mya Heinje