Meet the Member Megan Yankee

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JSRA member Megan Yankee - Courtesy of the family

Meet the Member Megan Yankee

story by Ruth Nicolaus

Megan Yankee has made a horse’s life worthwhile. When she got her palomino mare, Lyra, for Christmas when she was eight, the horse would throw her off. People who saw Lyra said that she was worthless and the Yankee family shouldn’t keep her. But after a trainer worked with her, she quit bucking Megan off, and became her barrel racing, pole bending, and goat tying horse. People can’t believe the transformation Lyra has made, Megan said, and the two of them get along well.
Megan, a Junior Southern Rodeo Association member, competes in those three events and the breakaway roping, which she does on a horse borrowed from the Bass Family.
A resident of Taylorsville, N.C., she is an eighth grade student at West Alexander Middle School. She loves school, where she plays soccer and volleyball, does cheerleading, and is on the honor roll. Math is her favorite class. “I absolutely love math,” she declared, and she has a 97% grade in that class. Her favorite teacher is Mr. Howell, her sixth grade social studies teacher, because he teaches in fun, unusual ways.
For fun, Megan loves to hang out with her friends at the neighborhood tree house, where everybody gathers. She loves being with friends and almost always can be found with one, either at her house, their house, or the treehouse.
In first grade, Megan was diagnosed with dyslexia. Her mom, her role model, helped her adjust and adapt to it. She admires her mom a lot. “She’s a very strong, independent woman. She knows what I’m going through, and how to deal with it,” Megan said.
If Megan could plan the perfect day that didn’t involve horses or rodeo competition, it would be to play soccer and spend time at the tree house.
She loves listening to country music, especially Sam Hunt.
She has competed at the JSRA Finals twice: in the pole bending in 2014, and in all her events last year.
She has an older brother, Brian, who is 26. She is the daughter of Chris and Kristy Yankee.

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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

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