Pictured above: Sage Miller of Springview, 2017 State Champion Saddle Bronc Rider. Photo courtesy of Sandall Photography
High school rodeo athletes from all over the US, Canada and Australia have arrived in Gillette, Wyoming for the 2017 National High School Finals Rodeo. This event is the largest in the world with more contestants than any other rodeo. High school rodeo athletes will spend July 16th through the 22nd competing for a National Champion title in each event, college scholarship money and amazing prizes.
Congratulations to all of the qualifiers on the Nebraska NHSFR team, and good luck in Gillette.
NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL RODEO FINALS QUALIFIERS 2017
BAREBACK RIDING
STATE CHAMPION-GAUGE MCBRIDE-KEARNEY
TY RICHARDSON-AINSWORTH
TREY SEEVERS, NORTH PLATTE
BOYS CUTTING
STATE CHAMPION-JT BRADLEY-BREWSTER
JOSH POWERS-ARTHUR
CHASE MILLER-BROKEN BOW
MARK KASPERBAUER-SPALDING
GIRLS CUTTING
STATE CHAMPION-MORGAN KESSLER-CALLAWAY
KESHA DEGROFF-BROKEN BOW
CONCEY BADER-PALMER
BAYLI BILBY-CHADRON
GOAT TYING
STATE CHAMPION-MADDEE DOERR-CREIGHTON
SHELBY SPANEL-ANSELMO
MATAYA EKLUND-VALENTINE
RACHAEL CALVO-BASSETT
RIATA DAY-FLEMING, CO
TIE DOWN ROPING
STATE CHAMPION-GRANT TUREK-ST PAUL
KURTIS PALMER-MADISON
WILL THIELE-ATKINSON
JT BRADLEY-BREWSTER
BARREL RACING
STATE CHAMPION-BROOK JAMISON-ASHBY
RACHAEL CALVO-BASSETT
SHEYENNE HAMMOND-VALENTINE
BAILEY WITT-VALENTINE
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
STATE CHAMPION-SAGE MILLER-SPRINGVIEW
WYATT KUNKEE-LEXINGTON
GARRETT LONG-VALENTINE
TREY SEEVERS-NORTH PLATTE
BREAKAWAY ROPING
STATE CHAMPION- MORGAN KESSLER-CALLAWAY
MADDEE DOERR-CREIGHTON
BRITTNI MCCULLY-MULLEN
GEORGIE LAGE-ARTHUR
POLE BENDING
STATE CHAMPION-BROOK JAMISON-ASHBY
GRACIE POKORNY-BARTLETT
ADELINE HOBBS-MITCHELL
RIATA DAY-FLEMING,CO
STEER WRESTLING
CO STATE CHAMPION-ZANE PATRICK-BARTLETT
CO STATE CHAMPION-JT BRADLEY-BREWSTER
GUS FRANZEN-KEARNEY
QUADE POTTER-CAMBRIGE
TEAM ROPING
STATE CHAMPIONS-TEE WHITED AND RIO WHITED-NORTH PLATTE
TAYLOR WHETHAM AND TANNER WHETHAM-MORRILL
WYATT WILLIAMS AND CHANCE WILLIAMS-ORD
CLAY BAUER-ARCADIA AND AUSTIN HURLBURT-NORFOLK
BULL RIDING
STATE CHAMPION-MASON WARD-NORTH PLATTE
CONNER HALVERSON-GORDON
BEN WOOD-GREELEY
DILLON MICHEEL-AINSWORTH
