Yoder’s Hadley Thompson Rides High With Three Golds At The National Rodeo

Yoder’s Hadley Thompson capped off a terrific week of rodeo with three world titles on Saturday at the National High School Finals Rodeo (NHSFR) in Rock Springs. Thompson won two events and the highly coveted world all-around championship for cowgirls, a year after being the reserve all-around cowgirl. Thompson won the gold buckle in the breakaway roping and the goat tying, and that carried her to the all-around.

Thompson recorded the fastest time of the week in the championship short go of the breakaway roping when she stopped the clock at 2.05 seconds. She followed that with a run of 6.31 in the goat tying and secured her second gold buckle. She also competed in barrel racing and team roping. Thompson was 125th in the barrel racing average, and she and her partner, Asa Pixley, had a run of 7.27 in the first round, but had a ‘no-time’ in the second round. All of that made her the top cowgirl competitor in the girls’ events at the NHSFR. One of Hadley’s horses, CD Smokin’ Miss Kitty, was named an AQHA Horse of the Year last week, as well.

The Wyoming girls’ team finished sixth with 2,860 team points. The boys were 25th with 1,060 points. Overall, Team Wyoming placed 11th with 3,750 team points.

Other top performers at the 2025 NHSFR from Wyoming included Brenson Bartlett in Bull Riding. He placed sixth with a 68-point ride in the finals. Blue Butler finished in 16th place in the goat tying at 11.91 seconds. Three more Wyoming cowgirls placed in the top 20 of pole bending. Emeree Tavegie was fifth at 20.112 seconds, Caitlin Moore placed 10th at 20.586 seconds, and Abby Millburg-Holcomb came in 20th place at 25.477 seconds.

The 2026 NHSFR will be in Lincoln, NE.