Several Fallon cowboys and cowgirls punched their ticket to the national rodeo in Lincoln, Neb., or the Silver State International Rodeo – or even both – after competing in this month’s high school and junior high school state rodeo. The SSIR kicks off on June 30 and runs through July 7 in Winnemucca. The National High School Finals Rodeo runs from July 18-24 at the Lancaster Event Center in Nebraska. In the high school division in qualifying for nationals, Oasis Academy senior Ali Norcutt won the reined cow horse and girls cutting events while taking third in breakaway roping to qualify. Churchill County High School senior Bethie Ikonen won the goat tying event, and CCHS senior Jayden Jensen took second in the breakaway roping. Tylie Norcutt placed second in the reined cow horse, and Flint Schacht placed third in bull riding. Jarrett Peek placed third in team roping with partner Amelia Lancaster of Battle Mountain to also qualify.
Provided by Juliane Ikonen Bethie Ikonen will compete in the nationals in Nebraska next month after winning the goat tying event in this month’s state rodeo.
In the junior high division in qualifying for nationals, Wyatt Peek placed second in boys breakaway, fourth in ribbon roping with Lundee Moser (south) and fourth in team roping with Sydney Fullmer of Las Vegas. Sabra Steen placed first in girls goat tying and third in girls breakaway. In the high school division in qualifying for the SSIR, Ali Norcutt placed in goat tying and team roping, and Tylie Norcutt placed fifth in goat tying, sixth in girls breakaway, eighth in team roping with Brock Feyder of Elko and 11th in girls cutting. Jarrett Peek placed 11th in tie-down roping. Ikonen qualified in team roping with partner Maggie Wines from Ely, and Jensen also qualified in the same event. Senior Mason Schacht qualified in pole bending. In the junior high division in qualifying for the SSIR, Wyatt Peek was sixth in boys goat tying and 15th in chute dogging. Gavin Jensen finished sixth in team roping with Audrey Wright of Elko and ninth in boys breakaway. Sabra Steen finished seventh in pole bending and ninth in barrel racing, and Shyann Steen was 11th in pole bending and 13th in barrels. Utahncia Cowan finished 16th in barrels and 17th each in pole bending and rifle shoot.
Provided by Juliane Ikonen