Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, June 28, 2012

Riley WEEHLER, a freshman at Mount Ayr Community high school, has earned a position on the Iowa high school rodeo team and will be traveling with fellow teammates to Rock Springs, WY from July 15-21 to compete at the 64th annual National High School Finals Rodeo in the team roping competition.

To qualify for the nationals, WEEHLER and his partner Payden DAWSON of Maryville, MO, finished third in points for the year in team roping. WEEHLER also placed seventh in calf roping in season points.

The top four places for the season advance to the nationals.

WEEHLER also was named the rookie cowboy of the year for the state association, which means he earned more points than any other freshman boy this year.

Featuring over 1,500 contestants from 41 states, five Canadian provinces and Australia, the National High School Finals is the world's largest rodeo. In addition to competing for over $200,000 in prizes, NHSFR contestants will also be competing for more than $350,000 in college scholarships and the chance to be named the National High School Rodeo champion. To earn this title, contestants must finish in the top 20 after two go-rounds of intense competition before advancing to the final championship performance.

Some of the competition will be shown on RFD-TV.

Along with great rodeo competition and the chance to meet new friends from around the world, NHSFR contestants have the opportunity to represent their team in a volleyball tournament, enjoy nightly contestant dances, participate in a talent contest, compete in an NRA rife shooting competition, test their skills in a knowledge bowl competition, have the chance to shop the NHSFR western trade-show and visit the historical attractions of the cowboy state.

Results were reported this week from the Iowa state finals rodeo competition held recently in Waterloo:

WEEHLER placed seventh in teamroping in the state finals with partner Dawson PAYDEN. Other final placings include:

Barrell racing -- 8. Morgan QUICK, :53.161; 12. Kaci STACKHOUSE, 131.340; 21. Logan WIMER,133.973.

Break away roping -- 14. Kaci STACKHOUSE, 202.190.

Calf roping -- 6. Riley WEEHLER,:57.830.

Girls cutting -- 5. Morgan QUICK, 424, 6. Logan WIMER, 419.

Goat tying -- 22. Kaci STACKHOUSE, 213.485.

Pole bending -- 15. Morgan QUICK, 144.498; 42. Logan WIMER, 233.406

     

  Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2012

Mount Ayr Record News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, July 05, 2012

A Ringgold county student has been named 2012 Iowa High School Rodeo Queen after competing at the state finals in Waterloo recently.

Morgan QUICK of Redding was named the state queen and will now go to Rock Springs, WY to represent the state in the national high school rodeo queen contest beginning July 12.

Quick placed first in the queen contest categories of personal interview, modeling, horsemanship, appearance, personality and test. She was second in the two-minute speech and third in impromptu speaking. She will be judged in the same categories at the national contest and six judges will again be making the selection.

QUICK participates in breakaway roping, team roping, barrel racing, cutting, goat typing and pole bending in high school rodeo. She made the finals in cutting and barrel racing, finishing up the season fifth in cutting and 12th in barrel racing in the state.

Other girls placing in the rodeo queen finals this year included Cassie LEAR, first runner-up; Hunter McCOLLUGH, second runner-up; Shelby KEYES, third runner-up, and Ashley OGLE, Miss Congeniality.

Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, July of 2012