FORT PIERRE – Layni Stevens won goat tying and qualified for the national finals in two other events at the South Dakota High School Finals Rodeo, which concluded Saturday at the Stanley County Fairgrounds.
Stevens had the best goat tying times in the first and second gos and the short go. She also finished third in barrel racing and fourth in pole bending.
Top four finishers in each event qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo, which will be held July 18-24 in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Other central South Dakota qualifiers include Trey Fuller of Faith, who was second in boys cutting, Jackson Grimes of Kadoka, who was second in reined cow horse, Traylin Martin of Faith, who finished third in saddle bronc, and Tracer Olson of White River, who teamed with Bodey Waln of Martin to finish second in team roping.
National High School Finals Rodeo qualifiers & Central SD results
Bareback Riding
1 Kashton Ford, Sturgis
2 Cooper Filipek, Rapid City
3 Devon Moore, Brandt
4 Reece Reder, Fruitdale
5 Chase Yellowhawk, Blunt
9 Logan Van Well, Selby
Barrel Racing
1 Landry Haugen, Sturgis
2 Piper Cordes, Wall
3 Layni Stevens, St. Lawrence
4 Jaycie West, New Underwood
12 Tommie Martin, Hayes
16 Emily Rose, Fort Pierre
22 Caysen Gran, Kennebec
Breakaway Roping
1 Saydee Heath, Colome
2 Chloe Herren, Crooks
3 Sierra Hilgenkamp, Wall
4 T Merrill, Wall
9 Layni Stevens, St. Lawrence
16 Jenna Fulton, St. Lawrence
T20 Kazney Knippling, Chamberlain
T27 Kam Krogman, White River
T27 Madison Brooks, Faith
T27 Taylor Burgee, Pierre
Bull Riding
1 Mason Moody, Letcher
2 Riley Shippy, Colome
3 Thayne Elshere, Hereford
4 Jestyn Woodward, Custer
5 Dylan Bradford, Selby
9 Chazz Gabe, Timber Lake
10 Rhone Schmidt, White River
T15 Holden Lottman, Kadoka
17 Tyson Hill, White River
Boys Cutting
1 Carter Fortune, Quinn
2 Trey Fuller, Faith
3 Caden Stoddard, Norris
4 Jace Ullerich, Humboldt
6 Paden Belkham, Blunt
7 Jackson Grimes, Kadoka
8 Garret Phillips, Winner
9 Rhone Schmidt, White River
Goat Tying
1 Layni Stevens, St. Lawrence
2 Acelyn Brink, Newell
3 Patricia Lammers, Orient
4 Michaela McCormick, Salem
15 Taylee Stroup, Fort Pierre
T20 Kazney Knippling, Chamberlain
T23 Tyra Gates, Miller
T28 Skylar Vig, Faith
Girls Cutting
1 Elizabeth Haiar, Rapid City
2 Landry Haugen, Sturgis
3 Kimberly Johnson, Mud Butte
4 Sophia Meyer, Rapid City
5 Layni Stevens, St. Lawrence
9 Jenna Fulton, St. Lawrence
25 Jimmie Hunt, Faith
Pole Bending
1 Landry Haugen, Sturgis
2 Kellyn Shearer, Wall
3 Patricia Lammers, Orient
4 Layni Stevens, St. Lawrence
10 Taylee Stroup, Fort Pierre
11 Tommie Martin, Hayes
16 Tyra Gates, Miller
T27 Skylar Vig, Faith
Reined Cow Horse
1 Cadell Brunsch, Pine Ridge
2 Jackson Grimes, Kadoka
3 Linkyn Petersek, Colome
4 Landry Haugen, Sturgis
5 Garret Phillips, Winner
12 Layni Stevens, St. Lawrence
17 Rhone Schmidt, White River
18 Trey Fuller, Faith
19 Jimmie Hunt, Faith
T23 Paden Belkham, Blunt
Saddle Bronc
1 Talon Elshere, Hereford
2 Ridge Ward, Martin
3 Traylin Martin, Faith
4 Tayson Jones, Howes
10 Buster Reis, Reliance
12 Lanny Brooks, Faith
T14 Toarin Humble, Faith
16 Teagan Gourneau, Presho
Steer Wrestling
1 Linkyn Petersek, Colome
2 Grey Gilbert, Buffalo
3 Denton Good, Long Valley
4 Dawson Kautzman, Capitol, MT
6 Tristan Spencer, Pierre
T10 Swade Reis, Reliance
17 Grady Aasby, Highmore
T19 Tate Hoffman, Highmore
T27 Tevin Cowan, Harrold
T27 Jackson Grimes, Kadoka
30 Tyus Williams, Kadoka
Team Roping
1 Tegan Fite, Hermosa & Rio Nutter, Rapid City
2 Bodey Waln, Martin & Tracer Olson, White River
3 T Merrill, Wall & Cade Hammerstrom, New Underwood
4 Lan Fuhrer & Rance Bowden, Belle Fourche
6 Sully Paxton, Onida & Tate Hoffman, Highmore
7 Teagan Gourneau, & Tyson Floyd, Presho
8 Myles Clements, Philip & Jesse Hostutler, Midland
11 Garret Phillips, Winner & Tristan Spencer
12 Jackson Grimes, Kadoka & Rhone Schmidt, White River
13 Jenna Fulton, St. Lawrence & Paden Belkham, Blunt
14 Layne Palmer, Kadoka & Treg Thorstenson, Lantry
Tiedown
1 Linkyn Petersek, Colome
2 Denton Good, Long Valley
3 Dawson Kautzman, Capitol, MT
4 Tegan Fite, Hermosa
8 Rafe Wjentes, Onida
9 Tate Hoffman, Highmore
T11 Dalton Porch, Kadoka
22 Layne Palmer, Kadoka
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