Nebraska High School Rodeo Makes Stops in Thedford and Stapleton

BY Brent Apperson | May 19, 2026
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Nebraska High School Rodeo Makes Stops in Thedford and Stapleton
Gracie Pearson of Hershey competes at Nebraska high school rodeo Photo courtesy of Celina Lindner

The Nebraska high school rodeo season continued this past weekend with performances in Thedford and Stapleton.  Recapping some of the area highlights, Kelstyn Lindner of Broken Bow won the bull riding at Stapleton with a 73 score.  Brynne McCully of Mullen turned in the fastest time at Stapleton in the breakaway roping with a winning time of 2.32 seconds.  Cazen Coffman-Smith of Milburn won the saddle bronc riding at Stapleton with a 65 point ride.  At Thedford, Kelstyn Lindner of Broken Bow was the bareback champion with a 69 point ride and Tate Johnston of Theford won the boys cutting with a score of 73.

The results summary for each rodeo from the Nebraska High School Rodeo Association is posted below.

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Thedford – Results Summary
Event Results
Bareback Riding
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Kelstyn Lindner 69
2 Trevor Burdick 66
3 Cooper Walker 63
4 Kanin Heath 62
Barrel Racing
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Remi Wells 17.919
2 Grace Krafka 17.948
3 Zaylee Wurdeman 18.106
4 Gracie Pearson 18.127
5 Maci Herrington 18.159
6 Annie Hawkins 18.248
7 Emerson Thorberg 18.330
8 Haylea Miller 18.356
9 Aubree Whitaker 18.389
10 Marisa Wykert 18.406
Breakaway Roping
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Allyx Forre 2.04
2 Kennedy Greenough 3.28
3 Remi Wells 3.30
4 Paityn Sheffield 3.58
5 Kinsey Walz 3.72
6 Maci Herrington 4
7 Aubree Shrewsbury 4.54
8 Jacee Anthony 4.78
9 Klaire Ward 6.22
Bull Riding
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Cooper Kerner 73
Goat Tying
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Allyx Forre 8.69
2 Callie Olson 8.92
3 Kassidy Vaughan 8.96
4 Tomi Reid 9.03
5 Remi Wells 9.39
6 Marisa Wykert 9.56
7 Aubree Shrewsbury 9.81
8 Paityn Sheffield 9.87
9 Zaylee Wurdeman 10
10 Annie Hawkins 10.08
Pole Bending
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Annie Hawkins 20.343
2 Maci Herrington 20.633
3 Hadley Shrewsbury 20.845
4 Gracie Pearson 21.256
5 Zaylee Wurdeman 21.880
6 Jacee Anthony 21.881
7 Grace Krafka 21.914
8 Haylea Miller 22.221
9 Remi Wells 22.282
10 Adeline Hill 22.351
Saddle Bronc Riding
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Grady Gorwill 74
2 Cooper Walker 69
3 Cazen Coffman-Smith 59
4 Sutton Schrunk 58
5 Kanin Heath 55
Steer Wrestling
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Colby Holm 6.04
2 Kooper Schrunk 7.30
3 Kaddo Schrunk 9.73
4 Aaron Hall 10.08
5 Colter Austin 10.86
Team Roping
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Kaddo Schrunk / Jacob Fanning 7.79
2 Jacob Wilson / Dalton Dugan 8.67
3 Phoenix Brown / Laken Krogman 8.76
4 Lucas Burkey / Tyler McCauley 9.50
5 Kit Painter / Allyx Forre 13.43
6 Callie Olson / Wyatt Krausnick 13.45
7 Haydon Mattox / Cody Marshall 15.52
8 Garett Renner / Parker Freouf 16.81
9 Jacee Anthony / Ty Stevens 17.43
10 Carsyn McBride / Kanin Heath 18.53
Tie Down
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Luke Mead 9.81
2 Tyler McCauley 11.63
3 Cody Marshall 14.26
4 Kooper Schrunk 14.87
5 Haydon Mattox 14.95
6 Cotter Johnston 15.08
7 Branden Freudenburg 15.36
8 Kaddo Schrunk 15.56
9 Riley Anson 16.71
10 Parker Nokes 16.76
Boys Cutting
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Tate Johnston 73
2 Lucas Burkey 72
3 Kooper Schrunk 71
4 Cash Cooper 70.50
5 Kolt Smith 70
6 Braxten Barner 69
7 Luke Cooper 68
8 Lane Foote 67
9 Reese Gillespie 66
10 Ryder Crouse 63
Girls Cutting
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Carsyn McBride 72
2 Gracie Pearson 71
3 Callie Olson 70.50
4 Allyx Forre 70
5 Haylea Miller 69
5 Tomi Reid 69
7 Tia Strehle 68
8 Alli Dugan 67.50
9 Klaire Ward 67
9 Atlie Andersen 67

All-Around Standings

Boys All-Around
Place Contestant Events Points
1 Kooper Schrunk Steer Wrestling, Tie Down, Boys Cutting 347.85
2 Kaddo Schrunk Steer Wrestling, Team Roping 325.75
3 Tyler McCauley Team Roping, Tie Down 275.20
4 Lucas Burkey Team Roping, Boys Cutting 239.20
5 Cooper Walker Bareback Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding 229.60
6 Jacob Fanning Team Roping 214.60
7 Luke Mead Tie Down 207.35
8 Jacob Wilson Team Roping 177.60
9 Dalton Dugan Team Roping 177.60
10 Colby Holm Steer Wrestling 169.65
Girls All-Around
Place Contestant Events Points
1 Allyx Forre Team Roping, Breakaway Roping, Girls Cutting, Goat Tying 539.40
2 Remi Wells Barrel Racing, Breakaway Roping, Goat Tying 408.55
3 Gracie Pearson Barrel Racing, Girls Cutting, Pole Bending 333.90
4 Callie Olson Team Roping, Girls Cutting, Goat Tying 294.60
5 Maci Herrington Barrel Racing, Breakaway Roping, Pole Bending 268.25
6 Annie Hawkins Barrel Racing, Pole Bending 236.85
7 Zaylee Wurdeman Barrel Racing, Pole Bending 201.75
8 Grace Krafka Barrel Racing 176.40
9 Kennedy Greenough Breakaway Roping 175.20
10 Carsyn McBride Girls Cutting 162.40
Stapleton – Results Summary
Event Results
Bareback Riding

No results available for this event.

Barrel Racing
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Remi Wells 17.590
2 Annie Hawkins 17.602
3 Kallan Cox 17.669
4 Aubree Whitaker 17.690
5 Maci Herrington 17.800
6 Hadley Pokorny 17.925
7 Grace Krafka 18.179
8 Haylea Miller 18.211
9 Audrabell Werth 18.234
10 Marisa Wykert 18.394
Breakaway Roping
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Brynne McCully 2.32
2 Paityn Sheffield 3.18
3 Phoenix Brown 3.27
4 Kinsey Walz 3.42
5 Emerson Thorberg 4.10
6 Karsyn Chesley 4.84
7 Remi Wells 4.94
8 Aubree Whitaker 5.06
9 Jacee Anthony 5.18
10 Kaisley Phipps 5.24
Bull Riding
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Kelstyn Lindner 73
2 Sutton Schrunk 68
Goat Tying
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Allyx Forre 8.99
2 Annie Hawkins 9.37
3 Tallie Rambat 9.54
4 Kinsey Walz 9.62
5 Ryan Eilers 10.15
6 Aubree Whitaker 10.49
7 Phoenix Brown 10.55
8 Charley Hoier 11.26
9 Sophia Schemper 11.54
10 Tygh Miller 11.57
Pole Bending
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Maci Herrington 20.236
2 Kinsey Walz 20.620
3 Aubree Shrewsbury 20.749
4 Brynne McCully 21.007
5 Gracie Pearson 21.230
6 Adeline Hill 21.551
7 Zaylee Wurdeman 21.625
8 Phoenix Brown 21.667
9 Haylea Miller 21.722
10 Marisa Wykert 22.050
Saddle Bronc Riding
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Cazen Coffman-Smith 65
2 Sutton Schrunk 59
Steer Wrestling
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Hudson Ebmeier 7.22
2 Kooper Schrunk 12.49
3 Cotter Johnston 13.46
4 Burr Underwood 18.12
5 Trey Blackmore 21.48
6 Jacob Fanning 21.82
7 Jess Fanning 22.84
8 Hayes Pokorny 33.83
9 Dillon Hebbert 36.37
Team Roping
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Garett Renner / Parker Freouf 7.22
2 Kinsey Walz / Kash Nielsen 8.87
3 Remi Wells / Korbin Druery 9.34
4 Jacee Anthony / Ty Stevens 9.39
5 Corbyn Fleming / Hudson Ebmeier 10.60
6 Kaddo Schrunk / Hesston Fay 10.83
7 Colter Grant / Kanen Grant 13.87
8 Blake Lancaster / Jacob Fanning 14.56
9 Lucas Burkey / Tyler McCauley 16.31
10 Riley Anson / Austin Keogh 16.88
Tie Down
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Tyler McCauley 10.08
2 Tate Johnston 11.23
3 Luke Mead 13.36
4 Hunter Thies 13.99
5 Dalton Dugan 14.32
6 Logan Lindsley 15.36
7 Corbyn Fleming 16.83
8 Kaddo Schrunk 17.01
9 Alex Nelson 20.68
10 Kegan Allen 22.13
Boys Cutting
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Kolt Smith 73
2 Kooper Schrunk 72
3 Kaddo Schrunk 71
4 Tate Johnston 70.50
5 Lucas Burkey 70
6 Reese Gillespie 69
6 Cash Cooper 69
8 Quinten Jones 68
9 Ryder Crouse 67
10 Lucas Scheer 66
Girls Cutting
Place Contestant Score/Time
1 Tia Strehle 71
2 Alli Dugan 70.50
3 Gracie Pearson 70
4 Klaire Ward 69
5 Alexis Troyer 68
6 Tomi Reid 67
7 Callie Olson 66
8 Haylea Miller 64
9 Allyx Forre 63
9 Atlie Andersen 63

All-Around Standings

Boys All-Around
Place Contestant Events Points
1 Kooper Schrunk Steer Wrestling, Boys Cutting 276.00
2 Sutton Schrunk Bull Riding, Saddle Bronc Riding 256.80
3 Tate Johnston Tie Down, Boys Cutting 249.50
4 Hudson Ebmeier Steer Wrestling, Team Roping 236.25
5 Parker Freouf Team Roping 214.60
6 Garett Renner Team Roping 214.60
7 Tyler McCauley Tie Down 205.90
8 Kash Nielsen Team Roping 177.60
9 Kolt Smith Boys Cutting 163.85
10 Cazen Coffman-Smith Saddle Bronc Riding 156.60
Girls All-Around
Place Contestant Events Points
1 Kinsey Walz Team Roping, Breakaway Roping, Goat Tying, Pole Bending 534.60
2 Remi Wells Team Roping, Barrel Racing 353.75
3 Annie Hawkins Barrel Racing, Goat Tying 327.60
4 Brynne McCully Breakaway Roping, Pole Bending 306.80
5 Maci Herrington Barrel Racing, Pole Bending 269.15
6 Allyx Forre Goat Tying 182.70
7 Paityn Sheffield Breakaway Roping 172.80
8 Gracie Pearson Girls Cutting, Pole Bending 169.40
9 Tia Strehle Girls Cutting 162.40
10 Kallan Cox Barrel Racing 139.65
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