After the final whistle of the homecoming football game, the Yutan crowd turned their attention to the field as the homecoming court lined up under the lights. When senior Tyler “Turbo” Keiser’s name was announced as the 2025 homecoming king, it marked the fourth and final time a Keiser sibling would take the crown.
“It was just a big relief off my shoulders,” Keiser said. “I was really happy and glad I won it because my whole family probably would have made fun of me if I didn’t.”
The Keiser family’s homecoming streak began in 2020 with oldest sibling Austin (Keiser) Beutler winning queen, followed by Jesse Keiser as king in 2021, then Abby Keiser in 2022. Now with Tyler’s win, the family closes out their legacy.
“When I was crowned homecoming queen, I was shocked but appreciative. I wasn’t the ideal that typically resulted in a homecoming queen,” Beutler said. “Later to see all my siblings win after me made me so happy for them and proud because each one of them deserved it.”
Growing up, Tyler remembers watching each of his siblings get crowned.
“I remember all of them,” Keiser said. “When my oldest sister won, I was super happy. For Jesse, I just kind of knew he was gonna win it. But for Abby, that one was a little surprising. I didn’t really know who was gonna win that one.”
He believes it wasn’t just luck, but it had a lot to do with how each of them treated the people around them.
“I think we are all really easy to talk to,” Keiser said. “We are very caring and kind. I think we are all just good people.”
Still, being the last sibling in line came with its own weight. Tyler admitted he felt pressure to keep the tradition going.
“There definitely was a lot of pressure,” Keiser said. “I was fine when my first two siblings won, but when my (last) sister won too, I started to worry a lot.”
At first he tried not to think about it. But as the week approached, it was hard to ignore.
“I knew I had two or three years ahead of me,” Keiser said. “But once it got to homecoming week, I was really nervous. I just kept thinking about it.”
Though his family tried to help it subside, as the week unfolded, the pressure lingered.
“I know it felt like pressure to Turbo but what I saw was him trying to follow in his siblings’ footsteps of being genuinely good people,” Tyler’s mom, Krystal Kelly, said. “When he made homecoming court, I told him that in my eyes he already won, I was so proud of him and to just enjoy homecoming week and try not to focus on the crown.”
Keiser followed his mom’s advice and made the most of the week.
“I enjoyed being part of powder-puff, both the boys volleyball and girls football,” Keiser said. “It was fun being a coach for football, and it was a lot of fun playing volleyball and beating down the juniors.”
Keiser also enjoyed being part of the parade, where he rode with senior Mackenzie Govier in a car driven by his brother, Jesse.
“It was fun being in the parade and riding in the car,” Keiser said. “Having my brother drive us and seeing all of the elementary and high school kids was cool.”
The excitement didn’t end there. Later that night, after the football game, Keiser’s name was called for the king, and his whole family was there to witness the moment.
“I was super proud to see Turbo win royalty. Regardless if he didn’t win, I was still extremely proud to see him on court,” Jesse Keiser said. “It made me very happy that my family has all turned out to be such great people to everyone around them.”
Besides pride, the family also felt it showed an important lesson.
“I was very proud to say the least,” Abby Keiser said. “Personally I feel it shows that kindness goes a long way. That’s just kinda how I feel.”
For Tyler, it meant the Keiser family’s homecoming tradition ended on a high note.
“I was really happy I won it,” Keiser said. “It feels good to be the one who finished it. It is cool to say we all did it.”
