Werdel, Lemmon named to Nebraska's national rodeo team
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Two Chadron cowgirls earned a spot on the Nebraska high school rodeo team headed to nationals in New Mexico later this month.
Kaycee Werdel and Shalee Lemmon secured their spots during state finals in Hastings over the weekend. Werdel qualified in breakaway, winning the reserve champion title in the event. Lemmon placed twice in poles and claimed the alternate spot on the national team in that event.
Werdel picked up second in the second go and third in the short go with times of 2.81 seconds and 3.8 seconds in breakaway roping. Lemmon finished second in both the first go and the short go in pole bending with times of 21.637 seconds and 21.352 seconds. Lemmon also finished fourth in the barrel racing during the short go with a time of 17.676 seconds.
Two other national qualifiers from the Panhandle have ties with Chadron and Chadron State College.
Shelby Winchell of Scottsbluff won the goat tying and also was fourth in barrel racing and will compete in both events at nationals. She is the granddaughter of former Chadron High and Chadron State football and basketball standout Ron Winchell. In addition, her mother, the former Shawna Phillips, is a Chadron State graduate and her maternal grandfather, the late Dick Phillips, was a member of the original CSC rodeo team in the 1950s.
Riley Pruitt of Gering, winner of the tie down roping, comes from a long line of rodeo standouts. His maternal grandfather, Don Meter of Minatare, was the national collegiate calf roping champion while he was attending Chadron State in 1956. His mother, Martee Meter Pruitt, was the Central Rocky Mountain Region barrel racing champion in 1979 while she was attending CSC. She also finished fifth in the event at the College National Finals Rodeo that year.
Pruitt’s father, Troy, was the PRCA calf roping champion in 1990 and finished among the top 20 in the national standings five more times, including 1993, when he was the runner-up.
Winchell will be a senior at Scottsbluff High and Pruitt will be a senior at Bayard High.
Three other area competitors also came home with top 10 finishes during the state finals but failed to qualify for nationals.
Cati Stanko, a freshman from Gordon, finished sixth in goat tying during the first go with a time of 10.79 seconds.
David and Danni Jo Hinman, siblings from Hay Springs, nabbed third place in the first go in team roping with a time of 16.1 seconds. They picked up eighth place in the second go with a time of 29.26 seconds.
Danni Jo also saw success in goat tying and breakaway. She finished seventh in goats in the second go with a time of 10.57 seconds and was fourth in the event during the short go with a time of 9.07 seconds. She finished seventh in breakaway in the short go with a time of 13.44 seconds.
First Go Results
Bareback: 1. Wyatt Clark, Wellfleet, 71
Barrels: 1. Jenna O’Daniel, Bennington, 17.346
Boys Cutting: 1. Brock Baxter, Grand Island, 144
Breakaway: 1. Charlie Opela, Stapleton, 2.92
Bull Riding: No Qualified Rides
Girls Cutting: 1&2. Sterling Cumpton, Lewellen, and Bailey Baxter, Grand Island, 146
Goat Tying: 1. Shelby Winchell, Scottsbluff, 8.59; 6. Cati Stanko, Gordon, 10.79
Pole Bending: 1. Ashley Herringer, Juniata, 21.593; 2. Shalee Lemmon, Chadron, 21.637
Saddle Bronc: 1. Loncey Johnson, North Platte, 64
Steer Wrestling: 1. Kolt Osentowski, Whitman, 6.07
Team Roping: 1. Clinton Lambrecht, Wood River, and Jared Shroyer, Superior, 10.77; 3. David and Danni Jo Hinman, Hay Springs, 16.1
Calf Roping: 1. Riley Pruitt, Gering, 10.7
Second Go Results
Bareback: 1. Wyatt Clark, 67
Barrels: 1. Courtney Simonton, Broken Bow, 17.272
Boys Cutting: 1. Brock Baxter, 144
Breakaway: 1. Josey Schomp, North Platte, 2.53; 2. Kaycee Werdel, Chadron, 2.81
Bull Riding: 1. Nate McFadden, Dunning, 80
Girls Cutting: 1. Bailey Baxter, 147
Goat Tying: 1. Shelby Winchell, 8.04; 7. Danni Jo Hinman, 10.57
Pole Bending: 1. Kelly Kohle, Stuart, 20.64
Saddle Bronc: 1. Loncey Johnson, 62
Steer Wrestling: Rhyder Nelson, Doniphan, 5.75
Team Roping: 1. Austin Barstow, Springview, and Rhyder Nelson, 6.82; 8. David and Danni Jo Hinman, 29.26
Calf Roping: Chisum Thurston, Hyannis, 10.87
Short Go Results
Bareback: 1. Wyatt Clark, 71
Barrels: 1. Brandy Brown, North Platte, 17.141; 4. Shalee Lemmon, 17.676
Boys Cutting: 1. Brock Baxter, 145
Breakaway: 1. Callie Correll, North Platte, 2.58; 3. Kaycee Werdel, 3.8; 7. Danni Jo Hinman, 13.44
Bull Riding: 1. Dustin May, Battle Creek, 83
Girls Cutting: 1. Sterling Cumpton, 147
Goat Tying: 1. Shelby Winchell, 7.7; 4. Danni Jo Hinman, 9.07
Pole Bending: 1. Ashley Herringer, 20.961; 2. Shalee Lemmon, 21.352
Saddle Bronc: 1. Loncey Johnson, 62
Steer Wrestling: 1. Jeff Cover, Ashby, 7.13
Team Roping: 1. Tucker White, North Platte, and Denum Santero, Minatare, 7.98
Calf Roping: 1. Riley Pruitt, 8.52
National Qualifiers
*listed in order of finish (1-5) based on cumulative totals for entire season
Bareback: Wyatt Clark, Jace Daly, Torrington, Wyo., Trey Kerner, Sutherland, Collin Chytka, Broken Bow; Alternate – Dillon Tiede, Smithfield
Pole Bending: Ashley Herringer, Courtney Simonton, Kelsey Butterfield, Atkinson, Kelly Kohle; Alternate – Shalee Lemmon
Calf Roping: Riley Pruitt, Chisum Thurston, Austin Barstow, Wyatt Clark; Alternate – Rhyder Nelson
Breakaway: Charlie Opela, Kaycee Werdel, Callie Correll, Jesse Johnson, Broken Bow; Alternate – Josey Schomp
Saddle Bronc: Loncey Johnson, Tanner Olson, Bartlett, Jake Buckhaults, Hawk Springs, Wyo., Callan Connelly, Arnold; Alternate – Cody Hollenbeck, Bassett
Steer Wrestling: Gus Cross, Lyman, Jeff Cover, Kolt Osentowski, Richard Coats, Hastings; Alternate – Brent Neal, Hershey
Team Roping: Monte Snider, Bartlett, and Tanner Olson; Jared Shroyer and Clinton Lambrecht; Austin Barstow and Rhyder Nelson; Tucker White and Denum Santero; Alternate – Matthew Simpson and Derek Powers, both of Arthur
Barrels: Jenna O’Daniel, Courtney Simonton, Jesse Johnson, Shelby Winchell; Alternate – Jordan Lovitt, Tryon
Girls Cutting: Sterling Cumpton, Bailey Baxter, Jesse Johnson, Jordan Lovitt; Alternate – Courtney Simonton
Boys Cutting: Brock Baxter, Trey Sheets, Hyannis, Chisum Thurston, Brand Swanson, Arthur; Alternate – Shane Suchy, Tryon
Bull Riding: Buck Moon, Sargent, Loncey Johnson, Tyler Long, Stapleton, Clint Connelly, Arnold; Alternate – Trey Kerner
Goat Tying: Shelby Winchell, Mardee Sierks, Brewster, Tylee Coffman, Dunning, Charlie Opela; Alternate – Taryn Dobbins, Hershey
All Around: Jesse Johnson and Chisum Thurston
Reserve All Around: Courtney Simonton and Wyatt Clark
Rookie of the Year: Lindsay Adamson, Cody, and Shane Suchy
Timed Event Trailer: Rhyder Nelson
Queen: Joni Qualm, Ericson
State Champions
*based on results at state competition only
Bareback: Wyatt Clark
Pole Bending: Ashley Herringer
Calf Roping: Chisum Thurston
Breakaway: Charlie Opela (for the fourth consecutive year)
Saddle Bronc: Loncey Johnson
Goat Tying: Shelby Winchell
Steer Wrestling: Kolt Osentowski
Team Roping: Cody Hollenbeck and Jamin Zeman
Barrels: Jesse Johnson
Bull Riding: Nate McFadden
Girls Cutting: Bailey Baxter
Boys Cutting: Brock Baxter
All Around: Courtney Simonton and Chisum Thurston
Reserve All Around: Jesse Johnson and Wyatt Clark
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Photo courtesy of the Custer County Chief Chadron's Kaycee Werdel finished second in the breakaway roping standings, earning a trip to nationals.
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