| 1955 | Pete Wachter- Broken Bow, NE | $110.00 |
| 1956 | Bob Kovarik – Burwell, NE | $420.00 |
| 1957 | Jim Warner – Elsie, NE | $568.00 |
| 1958 | Orville Gallino – Valentine, NE | $657.00 |
| 1959 | Sterling Bowers- Burwell, NE | $811.00 |
| 1960 | Kenny Tausen – Gordon, NE | $702.00 |
| 1961 | Don Leonard – Keystone, NE | $854.00 |
| 1962 | Byron Johnson – Burwell, NE | $691.00 |
| 1963 | Sterling Bowers – Burwell, NE | $1,008.18 |
| 1964 | Rich Boots – Ashby, NE | $1,499.00 |
| 1965 | Jim Johnston – Thedford, NE | $1,481.00 |
| 1966 | Steve Hiatt- Surwell, NE | $1,213.80 |
| 1967 | Sterling Bowers – Burwell, NE | $1,316.64 |
| 1968 | Matt Whitlock – Alliance, NE | $1,829.09 |
| 1969 | Jim Johnston – Thedford, NE | $1,952.12 |
| 1670 | Jim Johnston – Thedford, NE | $1,790.40 |
| 1971 | Randy Rhone – Lexington, NE | $1,575.44 |
| 1972 | Randy Rhone – Lexington, NE | $2,123.20 |
| 1973 | Mike Tierney – Broken Bow, NE | $2,610.05 |
| 1974 | Rod Gracey – Arnold, NE | $1,791.42 |
| 1975 | Kent From – Sidney, NE | $2,925.50 |
| 1976 | Tim Tierney – Broken Bow, NE | $2,477.56 |
| 1977 | Randy Rhone – Lexington, NE | $2,593.90 |
| 1978 | Kent From – Sidney, NE | $2,947.02 |
| 1979 | Rod Gracy – Arnold, NE | $2,892.70 |
| 1980 | Mark Studley – North Platte, NE | $2,378.35 |
| 1981 | Bill Klein – Lexington, NE | $2,512.61 |
| 1982 | Rod Gracey – Amold, NE | $2,362.70 |
| 1983 | John Tomlinson – Lodgepole, NE | $3,100.00 |
| 1984 | Mark Studley – North Platte, NE | $4,650.78 |
| 1985 | Dean Barent – Ogallala, NE | $4,230.03 |
| 1986 | Kevin Lambrecht – Wood River, NE | $4,446.62 |
| 1987 | Dean Barent – Ogallala, NE | $3,345.40 |
| 1988 | Dean Barent – OgallaPa, NE | $4,221.73 |
| 1989 | Thad Ita – Ericson, NE | $2,288.84 |
| 1990 | Howard Schrader – Sutherland, NE | $3,325.87 |
| 1991 | Faron Wickett – Battle Creek, NE | $3,993.11 |
| 1992 | Chad Brennan – ElIsworth, NE | $3,622.91 |
| 1993 | Howard Schrader – Sutherland, NE | $3,683.61 |
| 1994 | Howard Schrader – Sutherland, NE | $3,116.66 |
| 1995 | Cauy Hudson – Sharon Springs, KS | $5,212.80 |
| 1996 | Cauy Hudson – Sharon Springs, KS | $5,436.67 |
| 1997 | Cauy Hudson – Sharon Springs, KS | $2,737.18 |
| 1998 | Howard Schrader- Paxton, NE | $2,227.98 |
| 1999 | Justin Boots – Ashby, NE | $4,840.15 |
| 2000 | Shane Gorwill – Chadron, NE | $4,840.15 |
| 2001 | Matt Jarvis-Phillipsburg, KS | $3,843.93 |
| 2002 | Shane Gorwill-Arthur, NE | $6,584.22 |
| 2003 | Shane Gorwill-Arthur, NE | $7,075.52 |
| 2004 | Beau Larsen-Chugwater, WY | $5,712.31 |
| 2005 | Chris Juhnke-Harrison, NE | $5,614.32 |
| 2006 | Cauy Hudson – Tribune, KS | $6,480.94 |
| 2007 | Chris Juhnke-Harrison, NE | $11,722.57 |
| 2008 | Adrian Robertson-Overton, NE | $9,158.06 |
| 2009 | Dewey O’Dea-Springview, NE | $8,292.16 |
| 2010 | Loncey Johnson-North Platte, NE | $9,627.62 |
| 2011 | Dewey O’Dea-Johnstown, NE | $8,720.53 |
| 2012 | Trey Kerner-Sutherland, NE | $7,057.91 |
| 2013 | Trey Kerner-Sutherland, NE | $9,807.67 |
| 2014 | Lane Gambill-Johnstown, NE | $6,394.68 |
| 2015 | Lane Gambill-Johnstown, NE | $5,183.21 |
| 2016 | Clint Connelly-Arnold, NE | $7,372.81 |
| 2017 | Lane Gambill-Johnstown, NE | $9,678.50 |
| 2018 | Dillon Michael-Ainsworth, NE | $6981.67 |
| 2019 | Ben Wood-Greeley, NE | 12,648.05 |
| 2020 | Brett McAbee-Ansley, NE | $7,947.75 |
| 2021 | Nate Bausch-Chadron, NE | $6,192.52 |
| 2022 | Nate Bausch-Chadron, NE | $7236.84 |
| 2023 | Jason Kursave-Arcadia, NE | $5900.42 |
