One of the most well-received programs in the National High School Rodeo Association, the Professional's Choice Student Athlete of the Month program began in September 1999.

The program rewards one girl and one boy each month with a Professional's Choice Air Ride Saddle Pad and qualifies each monthly winner for two $1,000 scholarships (one boys and one girls) to be awarded at the end of the rodeo season. To be eligible for the honor, students must submit an application to the NHSRA national office in Denver.

The application includes questions about the extracurricular activities, volunteerism and goals of each applicant. As part of the application process, each applicant must also submit a letter of recommendation as well as a 150-word essay.

Winners are featured each month in the NHSRA Times. Scholarship winners are announced each year at the National High School Finals Rodeo.

To download the 2009-2010
"Professional's Choice Athlete of the Month" application, CLICK HERE

Previous Winners:

February 2010 - Laramie Wing & Robert Joyce
January 2010 - Logan Medlin & Alaina Kringen
December 2009 - Bailey Conner & Taylor Miller
November 2009 - Ben Butt & Chelsea Lind
October 2009 - Fenton Nelson & Amanda Marcino
September 2009 - Chance Yates & Kindee Lynn Wilson
August 2009 - Cort Chittick & Ali Mullin
July 2009 - Addie Davis & Tyler Gurka
June 2009 - Jacob Harvey Horton & Shaley Davis
May 2009 - Sadie Sacra & Justin Zwiefel
April 2009 - J.W. Harwager & Ashleigh Margaret Johnson
March 2009 - Taylor Jacob & Taylor Gregg
February 2009 - Chase Jensen Wortman & Shalee Lemmon
January 2009 - Wyatt Clark & Maci Culligan
December 2008 - Max Thompson & Jamie Britton
November 2008 - Chelsea Aubrey Lind & Cy Eames
October 2008 - Montana Pietsch & Morgan Lindsay
 September 2008 - Bailey Kate Conner & Robert Lewis

	Previous Professional's Choice Air Ride Student Athletes of the Month Winners
	Athlete #1	Athlete #2
August 2008	Caleb Smidt	Emily Rose Hill
July 2008	Candice Barefoot	Bryan David Welch
June 2008	Trey Sheets	Kelsey Nenneman
May 2008	April Noel Osborne	Justin Cunningham
April 2008	Hardan Kraupie	Samantha Chytka
March 2008	Gabrielle Larson	Ethan Weiser
February 2008	James "Dillon" Bruce	Allie Bohus
January 2008	Holli Harris	Josh Carden
December 2007	Kyle Cyphers	Natacia Eldridge
November 2007	J.W. Yates	Callie Schafer
October 2007	Kate Timmerman	Blake Michael Eggl
September 2007	Whitten Hoover	Tabitha Hiller
August 2007	Clif Cooper	Kelsey Smith
July 2007	Shea Henderson	Colten Jensen
June 2007	Justin Johnson	Holly Matz
May 2007	Blake Baade	Cassie Vierstra
April 2007	Melanie Miller	Joey Dickens
March 2007	Austin Orgain	Calli-Ann Nuckols
February 2007	Morgan McMillan	Nick "Bucky" Dickson
January 2007	Clayton Severson	Kendra Hoffman
December 2006	Liza Marie Woolston	Austin Visser
November 2006	Dustin W. Thrift	Breana Kiser
October 2006	Nicole Brandemuehl	Keet Cyphers
September 2006	Adam J. Sawyer	Stephanie Lindsay
August 2006	Jessica Uilani Higa	Garet Fordyce
July 2006	Trey White	Leah Jenae Hansen
June 2006	Adam Michael Anderson	Megan Witherspoon
May 2006	Jessica Schmidt	Brent Sutton
April 2006	Jake Sundermann	Christine Haas
March 2006	Cassie E. Emerson	Cody Goss
February 2006	Austin Visser	Molly Elaine Brag
January 2006	Kayla Dobbins	Colton J. Gow
December 2005	Colter Prescott	Nicole Zuhlke
November 2005	Darby Enloe	Bryce Stoltenberg
October 2005	Dakota Werth Pietsch	Felicia Buechle
September 2005	Laura Denbow	Branden Baade
August 2005	Justin Cunningham	Vanessa Ternes
July 2005	Dirk Leiseth	Blair Betts
June 2005	Shane Smith	Laramie Weime
May 2005	Ike Perkins	Terri Coffman
April 2005	Brent Sutton	Cassie McAllister
March 2005	Roger Thomas Nonella	Brittany R. Wiedel
February 2005	Sarah Guenzler	Lillian McMullan
January 2005	Eric Davidson	Holly Matz
December 2004	Morgan Steger	Sarah Anne Mulholland
November 2004	Charles Gulledge	Kasey Kramps
October 2004	Cameron Brown	Adrienne Vought
September 2004	Will Beahm	Cheyenne Pietsch
August 2004	Jared Green	Kasey Stanley
July 2004	T.J. Atkin	Andrea Buerkle
June 2004	Wyatt Ross Simpson	Jennifer Salim
May 2004	Logan C. Allen	Italy Jo Eames
April 2004	Daniel Bates	Tanaye Carroll
March 2004	Colby Winborn	Holly R. Matz
February 2004	Ryan Balch	Megan Marie Suchy
January 2004	Dustin Bennett	Kayla Marie Winn
December 2003	Paul Painter	Carly McCumber
November 2003	Troy Brandemuehl	Leah Hunter
October 2003	Dustin Cullip	Laura Graddick
September 2003	Randy Dee Hughes	Morgan Montello
August 2003	Shane J. Proctor	Megan M. Hill
July 2003	Colten B. Butler	Mika Kjeldgaard
June 2003	Shawn William Coleman	Lacee Marre Smith
May 2003	Jeff Roeser	Karie Lynn Carpenter
April 2003	Tyler J. Thaxton	Melissa Honc
March 2003	Dillon Lesmeister	Tammy Williams
February 2003	Charles "Chip" Fontenot	Whitney Clopton
January 2003	Chase Elkington	Maggie London
December 2002	Devon Porter	Ashley Andrews
November 2002	Dustin McClaugherty	Emily Aldredge
October 2002	Matt Cyphers	Chyann McGlothlen
September 2002	Randy Hughes	Molly Spica
August 2002	Ty Trammell	Lindzi Bishop
July 2002	Paul Zielke	Joanna Blackwell
June 2002	William Matthew Phipps	Danielle Peila
May 2002	Jack Leiseth	Kallen Hayes
April 2002	Evan Scmidt	Kate LeVasseur
March 2002	Sterling M. Walker	Lindsey Jo Thomas
February 2002	Jason Erhardt	Lauren Ingabrand
January 2002	Troy Bennett	Marcy Cooper
December 2001	Devon Porter	Morgan Montello
November 2001	Jabe Herring	Kristina Wallace
October 2001	Aaron Bowman	Mallory Schena
September 2001	Randy Hughes	Bonnie Karnei
August 2001	Lane Morrow	Kari K. Kebach
July 2001	Dru Melvin	Stacey Lynn Watland
June 2001	Daniel M. Krier	Carrie Hutson
May 2001	Travis C. Lewis	Tessie McMullan
April 2001	Joe Heguy	Stacy Meyer
March 2001	Dustin Theil Thacker	Teisha Berry
February 2001	Shank Randell Edwards	Lauren Anne Holmes
January 2001	Ryan Stutes	Amanda Stallins
December 2000	Mateo Damien Martin	Jaimie Sigfusson
November 2000	Jairus William Martin	Alexis Adams
October 2000	Wes Cowart	Megan Yazel
September 2000	Colin Greenfield	Laura Jayne Hyde
August 2000	Taylor Winters	Brandi Kay Harrison
July 2000	Bryan Hawks	Brandi Desha Bell
June 2000	Jason Youmans	Kelsea Dawn Walker
May 2000	J.W. Todd	Michelle Bunt
April 2000	Seth Crain	Justina Marie Weisel
March 2000	Roper Slavin	Natalie Lewis
February 2000	Branden W. Ferguson	Johnna Garcia
January 2000	William Matthew Phipps	Brandi Louise Hebert
December 1999	Cody Lynn Thacker	Brooke Ashley Van Portfliet
November 1999	Austin C. Neves	Jessi Houston
October 1999	W. Chance Caudle	Rebecca Ann Johnson
September 1999	Drew Joseph	Heather Johnson</