State Finals Info
June 13-17, 2023
Ft. Pierre, SD
2023 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
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 |
2022 Highlights
| Rookie Cowboy | Kale Crowser, New Underwood |
| Rookie Cowgirl | Ryen Sheppick, Pierre |
| All Around Cowboy | Rance Bowden, Belle Fourche |
| All Around Cowgirl | Layni Stevens, St. Lawrence |
| Reserve All Around Cowboy | Grey Gilbert, Harding County |
| Reserve All Around Cowgirl | Landry Haugen, Sturgis |
| Queen | Tobi Hintz, Trail City |
| Team Trophy | Sturgis High School |
| NRA Shooting Contest | |
| Small Bore Champion | Jenna Kruger |
| Small Bore Reserve | Lydia Main |
| Trap Shooting Champion | Katie Welker |
| Trap Shooting Reserve | Jack Anderson |
Fast Times & High Scores for 2022
| Bareback Riding | Jhett Knight - 76 |
| Barrel Racing | Piper Cordes - 15.116 |
| Breakaway Roping | Charlie Henwood - 2.23 |
| Bull Riding | Jack Rodenbaugh & Jestyn Woodward - 74 |
| Boy's Cutting | Rance Bowden - 146 |
| Goat Tying | Michaela McCormick - 6.64 |
| Girl's Cutting | Sophia Meyer & Piper Hanson - 143.5 |
| Pole Bending | Tommie Martin - 20.468 |
| Reined Cow Horse | Dallie Lawrence - 146 |
| Saddle Bronc | Traylin Martin - 76 |
| Steer Wrestling | Dawson Kautzman - 5.26 |
| Team Roping | Tegan Fite & Treg Thorstenson - 6.44 |
| Tiedown Roping | Seth Gaikowski - 9.84 |
2022 State Finals Average Buckle Winners
Sponsored by First Dakota National Bank and The Western SD Buckaroos
| Bareback Riding | Jhett Knight |
| Barrel Racing | Piper Cordes |
| Breakaway Roping | Charlie Henwood |
| Bull Riding | Mason Moody & Riley Shippy |
| Boy's Cutting | Rance Bowden |
| Goat Tying | Michaela McCormick |
| Girl's Cutting | Tava Sexton |
| Pole Bending | Tommie Martin |
| Reined Cow Horse | Dallie Lawrence |
| Saddle Bronc | Traylin Martin |
| Steer Wrestling | Denton Good |
| Team Roping | Tate Johnson & Tyan Johnson |
| Tiedown Roping | Tegan Fite |
2022 South Dakota High School Rodeo Queen Contest Award Winners
Rodeo Queen Contest Award Winners
Queen: Tobi Hintz
1st Runner Up:
2nd Runner Up:
2022 SDHSRA Shooting National Team
Trap:
1st- Katie Welker
2nd- Jack Anderson
3rd- Maddy Henkel
4th- Addison Ward
Rifle:
1st- Jenna Kruger
2nd- Lydia Main
3rd- Shay Solinsky
4th- Riley Newman