Team South Dakota finishes 6th at National High School Rodeo Finals

Thayne Elshere of Hereford grew to become the seventeenth South Dakotan to say a seventeenth saddle bronc gold buckle, arising simply brief as Elshere’s 72-point trip within the brief go and 226 whole on three rides completed second general, three factors shy of Utah’s Statler Wright, the youngest son of PRCA world champion Cody Wright and the legendary saddle bronc driving Wright household.

In goat tying, all 4 Nationwide Finals qualifiers superior to the championship brief go, and stood out impressively with three rivals inserting within the high 10. Isabel Risse of Martin positioned third general, Jaysee Jones of Hayes positioned eighth, Maci Maher of McLaughlin completed ninth and Brylee Grubb of Spearfish got here in nineteenth.

A few South Dakota bull riders, Jestyn Woodward of Custer and Mason Moody of Letcher superior to the brief go as effectively, although each have been unable to cowl their bull. Woodward completed fourth within the mixture and Moody eighth. 

Barrel racer Piper Cordes, a Wall Excessive College sophomore, positioned tenth (17.221 seconds) within the brief go, thereby compiling a three-run mixture whole of 52.291 and a thirteenth spot within the ultimate standings.

Different general placers embrace Denton Good (Lengthy Valley), who positioned sixth in steer wrestling, Tate and Tyan Johnson (Sisseton), who completed tenth in staff roping and Landry Haugen (Sturgis), a five-time South Dakota State champion in numerous occasions, who completed fifteenth within the ladies slicing.

Bareback rider Jhett Knight, a Dupree Excessive College senior, accomplished his week with a 59-point trip within the championship shot go and completed nineteenth general.

In unofficial steam standings, Staff South Dakota completed in sixth place general, with the women inserting eleventh and the boys fourth.