SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: Sept. 19, 2013

Media Contact: Jason Edelman, 605.352.2842

2013 South Dakota Timed Event Youth Rodeo Championship Results

HURON, S.D. – The South Dakota Timed Event Youth Rodeo Championships were held Saturday, Aug. 31, and Sunday, Sept. 1, at the South Dakota State Fair.

Taylor Engesser of Spearfish won All-Around Champion with 57 points and Horse of the Championship. Reserve All-Around Champion was Carlee Johnston of Elm Springs with 45 points.

Results of the Championship were as follows:

Breakaway- (First Go)-1st- Reis Bruley 2.74, 2nd- Katie Lensegrav 2.78, 3rd- Reece Wientjes 3.01, 4th- Courtney Dahlgren 3.24, 5th- JD Kirwan 3.33, 6th- Rylee Jo Rutten 3.53, 7th- Bailey Tibbs 3.69, 8th- Sterling Gehrke 3.70, 9th- Wyatte Andersen 4.02, 10th- Karlee Peterson 4.23

(Second Go) - 1st- Tate Thompson 2.23, 2nd- Rylee Jo Rutten 2.84, 3rd- Kole Latham 2.89, 4th- Moriah Glaus 2.92, 5th- Kassi McPherson 2.93, 6th- Kaitlyn Latham 3.11, 7th- Braden Pirrung 3.13, 8th- Taylor Engesser 3.29, 9th- Allie Simons 3.54, 10th- Cameron Fanning 3.83

(Average) - 1st- Rylee Jo Rutten 6.37, 2nd- Courtney Dahlgren 7.35, 3rd- Savana Johnston 8.37, 4th- Wade Monnens 8.51, 5th- Kole Latham 9.27, 6th- Tracy Ellig 9.44, 7th- Josie Blasius 9.64, 8th- Sidney Carey 10.77, 9th- Dalton Fischer 10.89, 10th- Ethan Parr 11.18

Steer Wrestling- (First Go) - 1st- Evan Thyberg 4.35, 2nd- Wyatt Schaack 4.45, 3rd- Blake Williams 4.62, 4th- Jake Fulton 4.85, 5th- Eli Lord 5.35, 6th- Wyatt Fulton 5.65, 7th- Nolan Richie 6.30, 8th- Teil Glaus 6.55, 9th- Brady Wakefield 7.83, 10th- Caden Packer 8.29

(Second Go) - 1st- Carson Johnston 4.75, 2nd- Eli Lord 4.82, 3rd- Prestyn Novak 4.89, 4th- Wyatt Schaack 5.22, 5th- Wyatt Fulton 5.61, 6th- Jake Fulton 5.71, 7th- Connor McNenny 6.93, 8th- Teil Glaus 6.98, 9th- Sean McPadden 7.44, 10th- Cameron Fanning 7.50

(Average) - 1st- Wyatt Schaack 9.67, 2nd- Eli Lord 10.17, 3rd- Jake Fulton 10.56, 4th- Wyatt Fulton 11.26, 5th- Teil Glaus 13.53, 6th- Prestyn Novak 17.20, 7th- Connor McNenny 17.95, 8th- Cameron Fanning 20.12, 9th- Evan Thyberg 20.59, 10th- Caden Packer 22.63

Barrel Racing- (First Go) - 1st- Taylor Engesser 15.22, 2nd- Remi Wientjes 15.63, 3rd- Katie Lensegrav 15.77, 4th- Kristi Steffes 15.86, 5th- Brandi Jo Cwach 15.89, 6th- Shayla Taton 15.96, 7th- Carlee Johnston 15.97, 8th- Morgan Jansich 16.01, 9th- Allie Simons 16.02, 10th- Courtney Birkholtz 16.14

(Second Go)- 1st- Taylor Engesser 15.08, 2nd- Courtney Birkholtz 15.56, 3rd- Cassy Woodward 15.89, 4th- Shayla Taton 15.931, 5th- Carlee Johnston 15.935, 6th- Bailey Moody 15.97, 7th- Katie Lensegrav 16.00, 8th- Moriah Glaus 16.12, 9th- Savanna Glaus 16.195, 10th- Josie Blasius 16.198

(Average)- 1st- Taylor Engesser 30.30, 2nd- Courtney Birkholtz 31.70, 3rd- Katie Lensegrav 31.78, 4th- Shayla Taton 31.89, 5th- Carlee Johnston 31.91, 6th- Kristi Steffes 32.06, 7th- Cassy Woodward 32.25, 8th- Morgan Jansich 32.36, 9th- Allie Simons 32.391, 10th- Moriah Glaus 32.396

Calf Roping- (First Go) - 1st- Eli Lord 12.49, 2nd- Nolan Richie 12.58, 3rd- Jake Fulton 13.19, 4th- Lane Blasius 13.24, 5th- Prestyn Novak 13.79, 6th- Wyatt Fulton 13.96, 7th- Caden Packer 13.97, 8th- Wyatt Schaack 14.91, 9th- Sterling Gehrke 15.38, 10th- Carson Johnston 15.66

(Second Go)- 1st- Seth Andersen 9.51, 2nd- Evan Thyberg 10.62, 3rd- Sean McPadden 10.69, 4th- Logan Christensen 10.71, 5th- Matt Nelson 10.77, 6th- Wyatt Schaack 10.99, 7th- Sterling Gehrke 11.31, 8th- Braeden Edleman 12.49, 9th- Brady Wakefield 12.68, 10th- Teil Glaus 13.26

(Average) - 1st- Wyatt Schaack 25.90, 2nd- Sterling Gehrke 26.69, 3rd- Matt Nelson 28.50, 4th- Caden Packer 29.34, 5th- Carson Johnston 30.03, 6th- Cody Packer 30.16, 7th- Connor McNenny 32.35, 8th- Nolan Richie 33.13, 9th- Reece Wientjes 33.55, 10th- Logan Christensen 34.96

Goat Tying- (First Go) - 1st- Carlee Johnston 7.32, 2nd- Taylor Engesser 7.58, 3rd- Tawny Barry 7.77, 4th- Becca Lythgoe 7.87, 5th- Kaycee Monnens 7.88, 6th- Karlee Peterson 7.92, 7th- Tarin Hupp 8.14, 8th- Kristi Steffes 8.23, 9th- Tracy Ellig 8.27, 10th- Sidney Carey 8.43

(Second Go) - 1st- Tawny Barry 7.00, 2nd- Carlee Johnston 7.43, 3rd- Karlee Peterson 7.53, 4th- Taylor Engesser 7.56, 5th- Brandi Jo Cwach 7.60, 6th- Kaycee Monnens 7.85, 7th- Tracy Ellig 8.07, 8th- Bailey Moody 8.17, 9th- Becca Lythgoe 8.36, 10th- Kristi Steffes 8.43

(Average) - 1st- Carlee Johnston 14.75, 2nd- Tawny Barry 14.77, 3rd- Taylor Engesser 15.14, 4th- Karlee Peterson 15.45, 5th- Kaycee Monnens 15.72, 6th- Brandi Jo Cwach 16.11, 7th- Becca Lythgoe 16.23, 8th- Tracy Ellig 16.34, 9th- Tarin Hupp 16.61, 10th- Kristi Steffes 16.66

Team Roping- (First Go)- 1st- Brady Wakefield, Seth Andersen 6.90, 2nd- Rylee Jo Rutten, Reid Rutten 8.36, 3rd- Brock Belkham, Kole Latham 8.92, 4th- Kaitlyn Latham, Reis Bruley 8.93, 5th- Reece Wientjes, Nolan Richie 12.57, 6th- Connor McNenny, Prestyn Novak 15.47, 7th- Ethan Parr, JR Dees 16.03, 8th- Cheyenne Severson, Moriah Glaus 16.87, 9th- Lane Blasius, Carson Johnston 19.58, 10th- Kassi McPherson, Brandy Jo March 21.08

(Second Go) - 1st- Grady Egly, JD Kirwan 6.78, 2nd- Brock Belkham, Kole Latham 7.92, 3rd- Bree Albers, Evan Thyberg 9.03, 4th- Bailey Tibbs, Logan Christensen 9.80, 5th- Ethan Parr, JR Dees 13.24, 6th- Lee Sivertsen, Landon Sivertsen 18.87, 7th- Lake Oien, Brant Rusche 21.92, 8th- Michael Bohnenkamp, Dusty Gorder 23.34, 9th- Jacey Hupp, Kaycee Monnens 23.75, 10th- Reece Wientjes, Nolan Richie 24.94

(Average) - 1st- Brock Belkham, Kole Latham 16.84, 2nd- Ethan Parr, JR Dees 29.27, 3rd- Bree Albers, Evan Thyberg 32.28, 4th- Brady Wakefield, Seth Andersen 33.33, 5th- Reece Wientjes, Nolan Richie 37.51, 6th- Lee Siversten, Landon Sivertsen 40.16, 7th- Connor McNenny, Prestyn Novak 44.05, 8th- Teil Glaus, Savanna Glaus 48.65, 9th- Kassi McPherson, Brandy Jo March 54.75, 10th- Brandi Jo Cwach, Cy Christensen 57.83

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2013 Winners, (Left to Right): Carlee Johnston, Kole Latham, Taylor Engesser, Brock Belkham, Rylee Jo Rutten and Wyatt Schaack