Madill FFA would like to introduce their 2026 Madill FFA Rodeo Royalty Candidates. Senior, Zoey Goff, pictured left, is the daughter of Kyle and Kelly Goff and the granddaughter of Chris and Linda Bradshaw, Donna Goff and Paul Abbott, and the late Ron Goff.
Zoey currently serves as the Sentinel of the Madill FFA Chapter and as the MHS Cheer Captain. Zoey is an active member of the National Honor Society, FCA and SADD. She is also involved in Marshall County 4-H and participates in the youth group at Madill First Baptist Church.
Through FFA, Zoey competes on the livestock judging team and actively shows sheep and goats. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her friends and family.
Zoey has received numerous honors and awards, including ranking in the top 10% of the Madill High School Class of 2026, being named the Marshall County 4-H Hall of Fame and earning the Star Discovery, Star Greenhand and Star Farmer FFA awards. She also holds the record as the four-year Top Blue and Gold Salesman for Madill FFA.
Most recently, Zoey was named Grand Champion Market Goat at the Marshall County Junior Livestock-Show.
Junior, Lea Schultz, pictured center, is the daughter of Terri Schultz, stepdaughter of Angel, the niece of Michelle Lemons and the granddaughter of Claudia Schultz, Derinda, Gerald and Papa Steve.
Lea serves as the FCCLA President, Vice President of the MHS Business Professionals of America chapter and is an active member of the Madill FFA Chapter.
Through FFA, Lea is a member of the Food Science and Technology team and plans to compete in public speaking events. In her free time, she enjoys singing at church, spending time with friends, reading her Bible, and drawing.
Lea has earned several honors and awards including; the Discovery and Greenhand FFA Degrees. She was also a member of the 2025 State Conduct of Chapter Meeting Team and has achieved numerous accomplishments through Public Speaking and other Career Development Events.
Lea enjoys learning how to be a leader and stays actively involved in many school and community activities.
Hagen Hunt, pictured right, is the 8th grade daughter of Kelly and Deven Hunt and the granddaughter of Karen and Danny Hunt. Hagen is in her inaugural year as a member of the Madill FFA Chapter. This year, Hagen competed in Team Creed, where her team earned 2nd place this fall and she has also participated in livestock judging.
Outside of school, Hagen enjoys spending time caring for her animals, including her cattle, dogs, a parrot, chickens, cats and especially her horses. She loves trail riding and competing in barrel racing.
Hagen qualified for the NBHA State Finals in May and hopes to compete at the NBHA World Championships in Georgia this year. Hagen is also an active member of 4-H through the Horse Club, where she plans to compete in barrel racing at the district horse show and hopes to qualify for the state 4-H competition.
The Madill FFARodeo will be held Friday and Saturday, April 3-4, 2026 at the Madill Roundup Club Arena on South Highway 70, between Kingston and Madill, with the Grand Entry starting nightly at 8 p.m.
Events include bareback riding, breakaway roping, barrel racing, saddle bronc riding, steer wrestling, team roping and tie down roping. The calf scramble and FFA Chute Doggin are crowd favorites as kids of all ages can get involved, have fun and compete for prizes.
'The Annual Rodeo is important for Madill FFA,' said 2024 Queen Emily Arnold. 'We hope everyone will come out and enjoy the fun and spend time as a community.'
Tickets and concessions support Madill FFA activities for the upcoming year. The event is produced by local stock contractors, Flying C Rodeo Company. Contact a Royalty Candidate to purchase tickets early ($8/ person) or guests can purchase tickets at the gate ($10/ person). Kids 6 and under are free.
For more information, please contact Madill Agricultural Education Instructors at (580) 513-8769.