In her second season with the Junior Southern Rodeo Association (JrSRA), Annie Grace Roach has burst into the pee-wee standings to take a current lead in the All-Around with over $1,000 won. The 7-year-old cowgirl is a quadruple event competitor (mutton bustin, goat tying, barrels and poles) and at the present time, is seeded no less than second in each event. “She really has a passion for it. Win or lose, she is always so happy to just be competing and is very humble about it all,” said mom, Gail.
With the help of her aunt (Yvette Whitesell), who is a veteran Southern Rodeo Association (SRA) barrel racing and breakaway contestant, and uncle (Greg Whitesell), who is a former SRA and International Professional Rodeo Association calf roper, Annie Grace’s rodeo cravings began when she was approximately 4 years old. She quickly progressed in the JrSRA to finish her first season ranked sixth in the all-around, third in the goat tying and eighth in the mutton bustin to return home with a handful of buckles and prizes. “I am personally very grateful for Yvette’s and Greg’s help. They have been the best thing in helping her stay in it and love it the way she does,” said Gail. With family holding her same interests, Annie Grace gets the opportunity to travel and compete with her cousins (Kolby, Elly and Cynch Whitesell). “I just love watching her goat tie and mutton bust, but it is truly amazing to see all of those little kids get out there and do what they do,” said Gail. “The JrSRA is filled with so many nice and trustworthy people, that it is a great opportunity to get to know everyone, while still trusting that your child is safe.”
Described as having always possessed an outgoing personality, Gail states that it was the sport of rodeo that brought Annie Grace’s true identity out. “She has never met a stranger and is even very enthusiastic about cheering for the other contestants. I feel that it was rodeo that helped with it all, more so than anything else,” said Gail.
Spending her life in Dacusville, S.C., Annie Grace was adopted by her great grandparents (Gail and Terry). Although Terry passed away close to two years ago, the couple remain Annie Grace’s biggest support system. “Terry was the only daddy that she ever knew and would be so proud of how far she has come,” said Gail. “The only thing that he wanted before he passed away was to see her name changed to Roach on the adoption papers.”
The second-grader at Ducasville Elementary School is out to win the All-Around for the 2014 season, but it seems that she may be able to pull out of the finals with even more. Currently leading the standings in the mutton bustin and peewee pole bending, Miss Roach has also taken a second place position in the peewee goat tying and peewee barrels.
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November 17, 2017
Muttin Bustin
1 Levi Spainhour $696.58
2 Griffin Johnson $486.68
3 Addison Overman $416.85
4 Josie Cheek $105.30
5 Huntley Jennings $54.00
PeeWee Goat Tying
1 Addison Overman $1,142.00
2 Blakely Line $593.47
3 Rena Kate Livengood $308.90
4 Josie Cheek $212.42
5 Griffin Johnson $161.29
6 Faith Toberer $152.50
7 Gabbie Metta $86.40
PeeWee Barrels
1 Blakeley Line $931.88
2 Addison Overman $827.71
3 Josie Cheek $546.09
4 Gabbie Metta $207.92
5 Rena Kate Livengood $100.80
6 Etta Merritt $28.80
PeeWee Poles
1 Addison Overman $670.92
2 Josie Cheek $532.44
3 Gabbie Metta $454.48
4 Blakeley Line $345.60
5 Rena Kate Livengood $151.02
6 Griffin Johnson $73.53
7 Emma Foust $43.00
PeeWee All Around
1 Addison Overman $3,057.48
2 Blakely Line $1,870.95
3 Josie Cheek $1,396.25
4 Gabbie Metta $748.80
5 Griffin Johnson $721.50
6 Rena Kate Livengood $560.72
7 Emma Faust $111.40
Jr. Calf Riding
1 Elijah Jennings $968.75
2 Gage Bass $269.42
3 Bryson Robinson $172.22
4 Coby Epps $120.60
5 Bryson Anderson $90.00
Jr. Boys Steer Riding
1 Cynch Whitesell $691.06
2 Colt Bass $571.09
3 Kaleb Welborn $487.95
4 Jacob Brannock $68.89
5 Brody Robinson $36.00
Jr. Boys Breakaway
1 Cynch Whitesell $569.25
2 JT Williams $552.10
3 Caden Ussery $486.00
4 Colt Bass $440.81
5 Zane Overman $233.67
6 Connor Sanders $162.00
7 Trevor Kirkman $161.18
8 Wess Hawkins $138.60
9 Colby Epps $43.20
Jr. Boys Goat Tying
1 Cynch Whitesell $1,176.22
2 Caden Ussery $608.42
3 Colt Bass $526.11
4 Wess Hawkins $453.74
5 Connor Sanders $76.84
6 Dylan Walker $66.67
Jr. Girls Goat Tying
1 Emma Sanders 696.47
2 Sienna Ricciardi 648.89
3 Gracie Toberer 622.75
4 Ella Kate Philips 609.96
5 Montana Bass 489.23
6 Annie Grace Roach 277.2
7 Cadee Carroll 213.29
8 Laci Murray 100.8
Jr. Barrels
1 Wess Hawkins $1,052.36
2 Emma Sanders $909.76
3 Ella Kate Philips $807.12
4 Laci Murray $358.38
5 Lexi Sewell $300.87
6 Annie Grace Roach $257.40
7 Sienna Ricciardi $248.58
8 Katelyn Welborn $149.67
9 Courtney Hash $131.40
10 Aspyn Crockett $130.00
Jr. Poles
1 Wess Hawkins $1,094.87
2 Laci Murray $704.63
3 Ella Kate Philips $699.92
4 Emma Sanders $490.23
5 Sienna Ricciardi $455.89
6 Montana Bass $336.29
7 Lexi Sewell $313.60
8 Courtney Hash $154.80
9 Cadee Carroll $109.80
10 Aspyn Crockett $25.20
Jr. Girls Breakaway
1 Emma Sanders $445.85
2 Montana Bass $431.91
3 Laci Murray $279.32
4 Gracie Toberer $233.80
5 Sienna Ricciardi $129.60
6 Cadee Carroll $94.44
Jr. Girls All Around
1 Emma Sanders $2,623.98
2 Ella Kate Philips $2,117.00
3 Sienna Ricciardi $1,482.96
4 Laci Murray $1,443.13
5 Montana Bass $1,419.43
6 Gracie Toberer $856.55
7 Lexi Sewell $614.47
8 Annie Grace Roach $534.60
9 Cadee Carroll $446.42
10 Courtney Hash $286.20
Jr. Boys All Around
1 Wess Hawkins $2,739.57
2 Cynch Whitesell $2,436.53
3 Colt Bass $1,876.63
4 Caden Ussery $1,094.42
5 JT Williams $1,043.72
6 Connor Sanders $320.51
7 Colby Epps $163.80
Sr. Girls Breakaway
1 Bailey Kuntz $575.36
2 Elly Whitesell $529.96
3 Sally Poteat $411.43
4 Reagan Humphries $381.87
5 Reagan Fogleman $344.29
6 Rhiannon Snow $331.74
7 Madison Dodd $316.98
8 Kayla Earnhardt $197.60
9 Tabby Tomlinson $160.20
10 Sarah Sholar $129.60
Sr. Girls Goat Tying
1 Kayla Earnhardt $1,489.43
2 Tabby Tomlinson $938.87
3 Elly Whitesell $607.14
4 Bailey Kuntz $407.16
5 Morgan Cone $278.23
6 Madison Dodd $197.60
7 Reagan Humphries $142.49
8 Sally Poteat $99.13
9 Reagan Fogleman $82.89
10 Lacey White $82.80
Sr. Girls Barrels
1 Tabby Tomlinson $1,038.28
2 Elly Whitesell $857.97
3 Reagan Humphries $748.08
4 Reagan Fogleman $733.68
5 Rhiannon Snow $596.52
6 Kayla Earnhardt $576.81
7 Riley Bryant $356.22
8 Bailey Kuntz $319.81
9 Megan Yankee $271.17
10 Megan Cole Edwards $216.27
Sr. Girls Poles
1 Reagan Fogleman $881.32
2 Anna Digh $718.46
3 Kayla Earnhardt $637.70
4 Reagan Humphries $619.04
5 Tabby Tomlinson $511.92
6 Kendall Hamm $370.89
7 Megan Yankee $314.55
8 Elly Whitesell $299.00
9 Bailey Kuntz $198.52
10 Grace Huneycutt $181.49
Sr. Girls All Around
1 Kayla Earnhardt $2,901.54
2 Reagan Humphries $2,799.08
3 Tabby Tomlinson $2,649.27
4 Elly Whitesell $2,294.07
5 Reagan Fogleman $2,081.82
6 Bailey Kuntz $1,705.51
7 Rhiannon Snow $1,075.86
8 Anna Digh $738.26
9 Megan Yankee $612.72
10 Sally Poteat $510.56
Sr. Boys Bull Riding
1 Nick Morris $744.24
2 Kade Stokes $721.38
3 Jet Toberer $368.62
4 Billy Warlick $320.20
5 Seth Robinson $178.89
6 Trey Mills $93.60
7 Austin White $90.00
8 Kolt King $74.34
9 Zeke Benge $38.34
Sr. Boys Calf Roping
1 Clay Livengood $830.82
2 Jacob McGinn $690.06
3 Hunter White $450.34
4 Jackson Rhymer $319.82
5 Jet Toberer $273.76
6 Billy Warlick $270.00
7 Frog Bass $142.20
8 Bryson Murray $93.60
9 Levi Fogleman $59.40
10 Justin Tomlinson $36.00
Sr. Boys Team Roping – Header
1 Clay Livengood $1,326.16
2 Reagan Humphries $975.61
3 Jake Williams $716.84
4 Adam Panchynsyn $621.25
5 Colt Bass $338.62
6 Hunter White $243.05
7 Sydney Ball $185.84
8 Bailey Kuntz $126.90
9 Reagan Fogleman $97.42
10 Emma Sanders $81.67
Sr. Boys Team Roping – Heeler
1 Jet Toberer $1,729.84
2 Frog Bass $752.66
3 JT Williams $576.22
4 Billy Warlick $481.01
5 Bryson Murray $383.29
6 Logan Bunn $253.90
7 Sally Ball $158.84
8 Montana Bass $144.00
9 Levi Fogleman $140.62
10 Taylor Kuntz $126.90
Sr. Boys Chute Dogging
1 Logan King $822.68
2 Austin White $809.51
3 Logan Bunn $703.33
4 Chandler Norris $338.94
5 Clay Livengood $205.64
6 Levi Fogleman $188.09
7 Lance Hall $86.40
8 Justin Tomlinson $36.00
Sr. Boys All Around
1 Jet Toberer $2,349.18
2 Clay Livengood $2,278.02
3 Billy Warlick $1,071.21
4 Logan Bunn $1,061.63
5 Frog Bass $799.46
6 Austin White $708.95
7 Hunter White $693.39
8 Bryson Murray $476.89
9 Levi Fogleman $388.11
10 Justin Tomlinson $72.00
Call in is the Monday before each rodeo 7-9 pm 704-875-2815. Call in for finals is different. No late call in’s will be accepted
February 10-11 @1pm
Lone Hickory Arena
1950 Bethel Ch Rd
Yadkinville NC
Call in February 5
February 24-25 @1pm
Cross Creek Arena
1916 Mcintyer Rd
Wingate NC
Call in February 19
March 17-18 @1pm
Lone Hickory Arena
1950 Bethel Ch Rd
Yadkinville NC Call in March 5
Short List:
April 7-8 Easley SC
April 27-28 York SC
May 18-19 Hiddenite NC
June 8-9 Charlotte NC
June 10 Charlotte NC
July 27-28 Love Valley NC
August 10-11 Charlotte NC
August 24-25 Granit Falls NC
September 14-15 Asheboro NC
September 21-22 Rural Retreat VA
Jr. SRA Finals
October 26-28 Lone Hickory Arena
