Five members of the Mid-Plains Community College Rodeo Team have been awarded $1,000 scholarships from the Kiplinger Foundation.

The members are: Jace Richter, of Ogallala; Kalyn Nielsen, of Verdigre; Maggie Underhill, of Hill City, Kan.; Nick Rettinger, of Amidon, N.D. and Sydney Dunlap, of Kylertown, Pa.

The athletes were recognized Saturday night during the team鈥檚 annual spring fundraiser rodeo at the Kiplinger Arena in McCook.

Scholarship selection was based upon fall semester GPA, a written essay, input from the rodeo team coaches and the Red Willow County fair board manager鈥檚 recommendation. 

鈥淚鈥檓 very proud of our recipients of the 2023 Tom and Alice Kiplinger Foundation Scholarship,鈥� said Wyatt Clark, 黑料大事记 Rodeo Team timed event coach. 鈥淛iles Bowman, fair board manager, and I both agreed these five are deserving based on their hard work and team leadership. Their GPAs reflect these positive traits also.鈥�