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
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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