Hall of Fame

CMSA Hall of Fame was founded by Teal Henkel.

Teal and the CMSA Board of Directors want to recognize our great cowboys and cowgirls by picking one cowboy and one cowgirl out of five nominees in each category, to be inducted into our CMSA Hall of Fame.

Every year from this year forward, at the CMSA World Championships, two new inductees will be recognized for years of hard work, skills, and dedication.

Each Hall of Fame inductee will receive a beautiful trophy to keep in remembrance of this honorary occasion, and a place in our Hall of Fame with their picture and biography in the CMSA Rundown, holding their place of honor in CMSA History!

Hall of Fame Criteria:

Best Ambassador/Promoter of the Sport
Best Dresser
World/National Champion
Number of Shoots Attended
Length of Membership

CMSA Cowboy Hall of Fame

Jim Rodgers (2001) Arizona

CMSA Founder and Chairman of the Board
The original NFR Colt Invitational Champion Cowboy
94 CMSA World Champion Cowboy
96, 97, 98 World High Point Champion Cowboy
92, 93, 94, 95, 96 & 99 CMSA National Champion Cowboy

Frank Turben (2001) Arizona

CMSACommissioner and Board Director
97, 98 CMSA Reserve World Champion Cowboy
98, 99 CMSA Reserve National Champion Cowboy
96 ACMSA Founding President
Multi-champion Cowboy

Phil Spangenberger (2001) California

94 CMSA Founding Board of Directors and Inspirer
Western Historian and Author
Firearm Historian and Author
Multi-champion Cowboy

Greg Worley (2001) California

California Board of Directors
Award Coordinator/Sponsorships for CMSA WPQ's
Happy Trails Children Foundation Chairman
Multi-champion Cowboy

Joe Whiteley (2002) California

Founding President of the California Desperados
Major supporter of CMSA
Multi-champion Cowboy

Don Hensley (2003) Arizona

CMSA Board of Directors
Major supporter of CMSA and ACMSA
Multi-champion Cowboy

Randy Myers (2003) Colorado

Started the first CMSA Club in Colorado
On the National Advisory Board
Produced the Salt Lake City Olympic Shoot
Produced the Western U.S. Championship
Produced the Pro Series of Cowboy Mounted Shooting

John Pat Doyle (2004) Kansas

Chairman of the Rifle Commity
01 Senior Division Champion
Multi-champion Cowboy

Robert Ruwe (2005) Ohio

"One of the best highlights was being asked to come to a shoot and try Cowboy Mounted Shooting out, it was fun and exciting then in 1999 and it still is in 2007. I have met some really great Cowboy's & Cowgirls. - I was the 1st Level 5 shooter east of the Mississippi and the 1st shooter to accumulate 1000 National Points. In 2003 I had a Class 5 World Win! I was the 1st Senior Men's 6 shooter east of the Mississippi. Ultimately being inducted into the CMSA Hall of Fame was a very proud Honor for me."

John Peel (2006) Arizona

First CMSA Vice President
On the Original Board of Directors

Dan Plaster (2007) Missouri

CMSA President

Brady Carr (2007) Tennessee

CMSA Director

Mike Harvey (2012) Texas

Denny Sonnenfelt (2013) Wyoming

Dan App (2013) Ohio

William Keys (2013) Connecticut

Don Sronce (2014) Texas

Mark Marley (2015) New Mexico

Steve Miller (2016) Montana

Jeff Chadwick (2017) North Carolina

Gary Vickers (2017) Tennessee

Chad Little (2019) Minnesota

Dave Bishop (2019) Arizona

Sam Helms (2022) North Carolina

Matt Sronce (2022) Texas

Zane Chunn (2022) Arkansas

CMSA Cowgirl Hall of Fame

2001-Linda Spangenberger (2001) California

95, 96, 97 World Champion Cowgirl
96, 97 CMSA World Highpoint Champion Cowgirl
97 CMSA National Champion Cowgirl
96, 97 California Desperados State Champion Cowgirl
97 Arizona State Champion Cowgirl

2002-Marian Hensley (2002) Arizona

ACMSA Treasurer and Board of Directors
ACMSA Awards Banquet Chairman
01 World Point Top Ten Cowgirl
Multi-champion Cowgirl

2003-Cheryl McLane (2003) Texas

Founder and Chairman of Gulf Coast Mounted Shooters
01 Texas Lady High Point Champion
02 Olympic CMSA Match Qualifier
03 Western South Central Regional Lady Champion
Chairman of the 04 American Paint Horse Exhibition

2004-Lily Rodgers (2004) Arizona

First Lady of CMSA
Public Relations and Ambassador of Cowboy Mounted Shooting since its beginning in 1991
First CMSA Announcer
CMSA Volunteer Photographer
Multiple time Top Ten High Point Cowgirl
Has won many Costume Awards