Hope Ebel, a Zeeland graduate, is Miss Rodeo North Dakota 2018.

Ebel was crowned Oct. 8 during the championship round of the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo, hosted by the Minot Y’s Men.

Competing in the state pageant as Miss Minot Y’s Men’s Rodeo, representing the organization that hosts the circuit finals, Ebel earned top honors in the pageant’s personality, horsemanship and appearance categories. She also was voted the congeniality winner.

Hope Ebel, Miss Minot Y’s Men’s Rodeo, is a 19-year-old with a senior status at North Dakota State University. She is majoring in animal science and biomedicine.