Colome's Linkyn Petersek secures all-around honors at the South Dakota High School Rodeo Finals

The Daily Republic, Mitchell, S.D.
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Jun. 21—FORT PIERRE — Colome's Linkyn Petersek captured all-around cowboy honors at the South Dakota High School Rodeo Finals on June 15-19.

Petersek finished first in steer wrestling, tie-down roping and took third in reined cow horse. As a result of finishing top-four in each event, he will compete in the National High School Finals Rodeo on July 18-24 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Colome's Saydee Heath qualified for nationals in the breakaway roping with a first-place finish at state. In the bull riding, Letcher's Mason Moody and Colome's Riley Shippy placed first and second, respectively. Salem's Michaela McCormick secured a spot in the goat tying with a fourth-place finish. Winner's Garret Phillips was named the rookie cowboy recipient. Sturgis' Landry Haugen was the all-around cowgirl and Wall's Piper Cordes was the rookie cowgirl recipient. Sturgis earned the team trophy, while Rosebud's Tashina Red Hawk was the rodeo queen.

The complete list of national qualifiers in each event includes: bareback riding: Kashton Ford (Sturgis), Cooper Filipek (Rapid City), Devon Moore (Brandt) and Reece Reder (Fruitdale); barrel racing: Landry Haugen (Sturgis), Piper Cordes (Wall), Layni Stevens (St. Lawrence) and Jaycie West (New Underwood); breakaway roping: Saydee Heath (Colome), Chloe Herren (Crooks), Sierra Hilgenkamp (Wall) and T. Merrill (Wall); bull riding: Mason Moody (Letcher), Riley Shippy (Colome), Thayne Elshere (Hereford) and Jestyn Woodward (Custer); boys cutting: Carter Fortune (Quinn), Trey Fuller (Faith), Caden Stoddard (Norris) and Jace Ullerich (Humboldt); goat tying: Layni Stevens (St. Lawrence), Acelyn Brink (Newell), Patricia Lammers (Orient) and Michaela McCormick (Salem); girls cutting: Elizabeth Haiar (Rapid City), Landry Haugen (Sturgis), Kimberly Johnson (Mud Butte) and Sophia Meyer (Rapid City); pole bending: Landry Haugen (Sturgis), Kellyn Shearer (Wall), Patricia Lammers (Orient) and Layni Stevens (St. Lawrence); reined cow horse: Cadell Brunsch (Pine Ridge), Jackson Grimes (Kadoka), Linkyn Petersek (Colome) and Landry Haugen (Sturgis); saddle bronc: Talon Elshere (Hereford), Ridge Ward (Martin), Traylin Martin (Faith) and Tayson Jones (Howes); steer wrestling: Linkyn Petersek (Colome), Grey Gilbert (Buffalo), Denton Good (Long Valley) and Dawson Kautzman (Capitol, Montana); team roping: Tegan Fite (Hermosa)/Rio Nutter (Rapid City); Bodey Waln (Martin)/Tracer Olson (White River), T. Merrill (Wall)/Cade Hammerstrom (New Underwood), Lan Fuhrer (Belle Fourche)/Rance Bowden (Belle Fourche); tiedown: Linkyn Petersek (Colome), Denton Good (Long Valley), Dawson Kautzman (Capitol, Montana) and Tegan Fite (Hermosa)