SPEARFISH, S.D. – Black Hills State rodeo finished its home Will Lantis Yellow Jacket Stampede on Saturday, April 17, consisting of a single long-go on April 15-16 and a long-go/short-go on April 16-17.
First-Go (Thursday-Friday)
The women’s team ended with a third-place finish in the first rodeo. In the breakaway, Meza Ham placed third and Courtney Peters finished eighth.
In goat tying, Riley Donnelly finished fourth, Chanci Kraft ended fifth, Karli Verhulst seventh, and Tayle Brink was eighth. Brooklyn Hanson snagged first in the barrel racing with Taylor Hanson following in second, Jaycie Rau in third, Emilee Pauley in fourth, and Savana Johnston in eighth. Donnelly also ended the rodeo fifth in the team roping.
The men’s team finished in second place as Collin Palmer roped to earn third place in the tie-down roping with Chandler Comfort placing eighth. Comfort also snagged first place in the team roping with Palmer and Will VanLishout earning third.
Second-Go/Short-Go (Friday-Saturday)
The women ended the second rodeo with a first-place finish. In the goat tying, Pauley ended in second, Brink finished fourth, and Johnston placed sixth. In the breakaway, Jaicee Williams placed third, Kassidy Caspers in sixth, and Brooklyn Hanson in seventh.
Sydney Theobald finished fourth in the barrel racing with Pauley placing sixth and Brooklyn Hanson placing seventh. Courtney Peters received sixth place in the team roping.
The men’s team finished in first at the final rodeo of the weekend. Comfort placed third in the tie-down roping with Palmer following in fifth and Nick Bjork placing seventh. Comfort snagged another first-place finish in the team roping. Also placing were Dalton Magilke and Tanner Fite in second, Clayton Backhaus in third, and Tucker Chytka in sixth.
Tayte Goodman finished the saddle bronc riding in second place.
