Nebraska high school rodeo athletes battled it out June 12-15 for a chance to compete at the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyoming, July 10-20, 2024. The top four athletes in each event qualified for nationals, per the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association:
| Placing | Name | Hometown |
Bareback Riding
| 1st – State Champion | Koltdyn Heath | Minden |
| 2nd | Tanner Olson | Gordon |
| 3rd | Kanin Heath | Minden |
| 4th | Trevor Burdick | Johnstown |
| 5th – Alternate | Cooper Walker | Seneca |
Saddle Bronc Riding
| 1st – State Champion | Cooper Fay | Valentine |
| 2nd | Sutton Schrunk | Valentine |
| 3rd | Everett Blackburn | O’Neill |
| 4th | Cort Buss | Atkinson |
| 5th – Alternate | Grady Gorwill | Hyannis |
Bull Riding
| 1st – State Champion | Grady Gorwill | Hyannis |
| 2nd | Sutton Schrunk | Valentine |
| 3rd | Cody Brinkman | Kimball |
| 4th | Cooper Kerner | Sutherland |
| 5th – Alternate | Haydn Hegemann | Arlington |
Goat Tying
| 1st – State Champion | Laney Hoier | Herman |
| 2nd | Lynsie Lancaster | Hastings |
| 3rd | Reagan McIntyre | Grand Island |
| 4th | Tatum Reid | Crawford |
| 5th – Alternate | Laynee Ohm | Arthur |
Tie Down Roping
| 1st – State Champion | Taylor Drueke | Sutherland |
| 2nd | Owen Littau | Newport |
| 3rd | Cayson Johnston | Stapleton |
| 4th | Emmett Sortum | Taylor |
| 5th – Alternate | James Drueke | O’Neill |
Steer Wrestling
| 1st – State Champion | Wyatt Reichenberg | Harrisburg |
| 2nd | Dawson Doggett | Stapleton |
| 3rd | Carson Cooksley | Elsmere |
| 4th | Cayson Johnson | Stapleton |
| 5th – Alternate | Cale Buss | Atkinson |
Pole Bending
| 1st – State Champion | Rylee Nall Sillivan | St. Paul |
| 2nd | Clancy Jo Brown | North Platte |
| 3rd | Bailey Bell | North Platte |
| 4th | Maci Herrington | Bassett |
| 5th – Alternate | Regan McIntyre | Grand Island |
Breakaway Roping
| 1st – State Champion | Reagan McIntyre | Grand Island |
| 2nd | Kieley Walz | Ainsworth |
| 3rd | Laney Hoier | Herman |
| 4th | Jaycee Lambert | Harrison |
| 5th – Alternate | Laynee Ohm | Arthur |
Team Roping
| 1st – State Champion | Reagan McIntyre, Grand Island – Header | Owen Littau, Newport – Heeler |
| 2nd | Jackson Wykert, Grant – Header | Taylor Drueke, Sutherland – Heeler |
| 3rd | Tate Johnston, Thedford – Header | JT Lantis, Hershey – Heeler |
| 4th | Cayson Johnston, Stapleton – Header | Reese Swanson, Arthur – Heeler |
| 5th – Alternate | Tacey From, Bridgeport – Header | James Drueke, O’Neill – Heeler |
Barrel Racing
| 1st – State Champion | Hailey Witte | Valentine |
| 2nd | Tyley Sears | Valentine |
| 3rd | Jaycee Lambert | Harrison |
| 4th | Kallan Cox | Purdum |
| 5th – Alternate | Anna Clark | Thedford |
Boys Cutting
| 1st – State Champion | Kaddo Schrunk | Pender |
| 2nd | Alex Hathaway | Pender |
| 3rd | Trey Vance | Roseland |
| 4th | Quentin Jones | Hershey |
| 5th – Alternate | Lucas Burkey | Milford |
Girls Cutting
| 1st – State Champion | Ava Smith | Pender |
| 2nd | Brooke Forre | Newman Grove |
| 3rd | Remi Wells | Central City |
| 4th | Gracyn Hicks | Burwell |
| 5th – Alternate | Haylea Miller | Merna |
Reined Cowhorse
| 1st – State Champion | Callie Olson | Bloomfield |
| 2nd | Kieley Walz | Ainsworth |
| 3rd | Reese Gillespie | McCook |
| 4th | Remi Wells | Central City |
| 5th – Alternate | Abigail Russell | Hay Springs |
Trap Shooting
| 1st – State Champion | Jason Nelson | Enders |
Light Rifle
| 1st – State Champion | Cale Buss | Atkinson |
Nebraska High School Rodeo Queen – Felycia Kerkman, Atkinson
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