Great Plains Region College Rodeo Athletes Punch Their Tickets to CNFR

Athletes in the Great Plains Region wrapped up their regular season last weekend at the Cornhusker College Rodeo in Lincoln. The top three year-end finishers in each event will represent their schools at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyoming this June. Here is a complete list of CNFR qualifiers, per the Great Plains Region:

*Athletes from Nebraska or representing Nebraska rodeo teams are represented in BOLD.

Placing

Name

Hometown (if known)

School

Year End Points

Men’s Team

1st	Mid Plains Community College	5,558 pts.
2nd	Black Hills State University	5,195 pts.
3rd	Iowa Central Community College	4,606 pts.

Women’s Team

1st	Black Hills State University	3,575.5 pts.
2nd	South Dakota State University	2,124.5 pts.
3rd	Dickinson State University	2,108 pts.

Men’s All Around

1st	Dion Kahiwa Augustiro	Hoʻolehua, Hawaii	Mid Plains Community College	1,607 pts.
2nd	Austin Madison		Black Hills State University	1,402 pts.
3rd	Riley Staton		Black Hills State University	1,085 pts.

Women’s All Around

1st	Haven Jones		Black Hills State University	1,273 pts.
2nd	Cashae McGee		Black Hills State University	1,270 pts.
3rd	Opal Harkins		South Dakota State University	1,245 pts.

Saddle Bronc Riding

1st	Cash Owens		Iowa Central Community College	891 pts.
2nd	Holden Eisemann		Mitchell Technical College	713 pts.
3rd	Cody Owens		Iowa Central Community College	631

Bareback Riding

1st	Drew Lind		Iowa Central Community College	1,566 pts.
2nd	Jackson Lunn	Whitecourt, AB	Mid Plains Community College	1,233 pts.
3rd	Dion Kahiwa Augustiro	Hoʻolehua, Hawaii	Mid Plains Community College	462

Bull Riding

1st	Lathan DeMontigny		North Dakota State University	680 pts.
2nd	Koby Jacobson	Haiku, Hawaii	Mid Plains Community College	565 pts.
3rd	Dion Kahiwa Augustiro	Hoʻolehua, Hawaii	Mid Plains Community College	445 pts.

Tie Down Roping

1st	Luke Mavity		Black Hills State University	612 pts.
2nd	Jory Boote		Dickinson State University	515 pts.
3rd	Treg Thorstenson		Black Hills State University	470 pts.

Steer Wrestling

1st	Austin Madison		Black Hills State University	962 pts.
2nd	Rex Day	Bartlett, NE	Mid Plains Community College	575 pts.
3rd	Kaden Wooters	Elwood, NE	South Dakota State University	570 pts.

Team Roping Header

1st	Trey Frank		South Dakota State University	710 pts.
2nd	Lan Fuhrer		South Dakota State University	620 pts.
3rd	Jory Boote		Dickinson State University	423 pts.

Team Roping Heeler

1st	Riley Staton		Black Hills State University	710 pts.
2nd	Clayton Backhaus		Black Hills State University	620 pts.
3rd	Jaxton Starr	North Platte, NE	Mid Plains Community College	370 pts.

Barrel Racing

1st	Sierra Steele		University of Wisconsin – River Falls	770 pts.
2nd	Arabella Cook		South Dakota State University	615 pts.
3rd	Rachel Werkman		Iowa Central Community College	522 pts.

Breakaway Roping

1st	Jaya Nelson	Bassett, NE	University of Nebraska – Lincoln	486.5 pts.
2nd	Riley Donnelly		Black Hills State University	445 pts.
3rd	Whitney Jennings	Seneca, NE	Mid Plains Community College	365 pts.

Goat Tying

1st	Cashae McGee		Black Hills State University	1,060 pts
2nd	Opal Harkins		South Dakota State University	815 pts.
3rd	Haven Jones		Black Hills State University	735 pts.