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New Mexico Junior High School Rodeo Association (NMJHSRA)
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Meet the Member Dawson Gurule
story by Lindsay King Dawson Gurule was first introduced to rodeo through its agricultural roots. He is an avid sheep showman, among other things, in his local 4-H club and judges pasture rangeland with his FFA chapter. Privy to a buddy’s chute dogging practice, Dawson got the idea he should try to wrestle at least one steer since he was there. “I ended up giving it a try and I liked it. And now here…
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Meet the Member Cole Northcutt
story by Lindsay King In Hobbs, New Mexico, Cole Northcutt can usually be found on the back of a horse swinging a loop. The 12-year-old lives and breathes the western way of life and rodeo. Growing up on a ranch all but required it. “Ranching with my parents (Chris and Julie) is fun. I get to go out and be around cows every day.” Branding in the spring is easily his favorite part of it…
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Meet the Member Jordyn Wamel
story by Lindsay King Blazing through the poles at a blistering 21.3 seconds is Jordyn Wamel in her favorite rodeo event. The seventh grade NMJHSRA competitor from Las Cruces, New Mexico, also runs barrels, ties goats and snatches ribbons. As soon as Jordyn starts weaving through the poles, she is at home. “I get kind of nervous barreling down the arena because I am worried about hitting a pole. As soon as I make the…
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Meet the Member Jacee Burney
story by Lindsay King Jacee Burney can remember the happiest day in her life: the Friona, Texas, cowgirl caught her first calf in a rodeo and captured third place in the process. At a High Plains Junior Rodeo Association event in Lovington, seven-year-old Jacee threw her first competitive breakaway loop for a catch. “My dad (Cody) rodeoed before me and is a cowboy, so he just started putting me in play days when I was…
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Meet the Member Brock Boutwell
story by Lindsay King Finishing in the top 20 at nationals last summer wasn’t the first shock of July for Brock Boutwell from Clint, Texas. “I got sixth place in the second round, now that really shocked me. As a sixth grader I thought the other kids would smoke me because they were homeschooled and got to rope all day every day on multiple horses,” said the 12-year-old with a strong hankering for the breakaway…
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Meet the Member Morgan Adams
story by Lindsay King “I have had a rope in my hand since I was little. When I got on a horse and roped my first steer for my dad to heel, it was the best feeling in the world,” said Morgan Adams, a Taos, New Mexico, triple threat in the roping events. He heads, heels and ropes calves in the tie-down and ribbons. Although, it’s a no-brainer for Morgan that tie-down roping is his…
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Meet the Member Sterlin Mitchell
story by Lindsay King The first buckle 13-year-old Sterlin Mitchell ever won came as a bit of a surprise. The NMJHSRA breakaway roper waited outside the arena for his next event when he heard his named called as the breakaway champion of the junior rodeo in Farmington. “I didn’t know I had won it at first, but I placed well enough both days I guess. I was the only one to catch both of my…
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Meet the Member Teagan Miller
story by Lindsay King Named the all-around rookie of the year in the NMJHSRA last year, Teagan Miller was also the only sixth grader to finish in the top ten in the breakaway roping. The Artesia, New Mexico, seventh grader also runs poles, barrels, ribbons and ties goats. “My favorite events are breakaway and goat tying, they get my adrenaline going the most. Since I have ran barrels since I was five, my focus has…
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Meet the Member Cade Greigo
story by Lindsay King Following in the footsteps of both his dad Robert and brother Caleb, 15, Cade Griego is an accomplished bull rider with an affinity for sticking it to anything that will buck. His next goal is to break into riding bareback horses just like his dad. “I have been riding since I was maybe four. My dad showed my brother and I what to do and I fell in love with it…
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Meet the Member Tiffanie McCormick
story by Lindsay King Strong, resilient, conquerors: just a few words to describe the spirit of the McCormick family from Lakewood, New Mexico. Two broken arms did not stop 13-year-old Tiffanie from keeping up her end of the bargain in the short round of the ribbon roping at the NMJHSRA state finals last year. “Two semis were parked next to each other and everyone was jumping from each one. I clipped my toe and fell…
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Meet the Member Jacob Derrer
story by Lindsay King Tie down and team roping are a tie for Jacob Derrer’s favorite rodeo event, but the Portales, New Mexico, cowboy has a touch more to say about roping calves. “I like when I am holding the slack and the adrenaline rush from getting pulled off my horse by the calf. Everything about tie down is fun,” said the 15-year-old. The fun of roping steers comes from going to jackpots and entering…
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Meet the Member Meason YBarra
story by Lindsay King “I would not have it any other way, I love it [rodeo]. Being on the road with my family, I love roping with my grandpa, Sonny Young. Most grandpas can’t go play basketball with you but I get to rope with mine,” said Meason Ybarra from Silver City, New Mexico. The 14-year-old roper and marksman is the oldest of three kids, Riley, 12, and Brady, 6, to Tony and Jessica Ybarra.…
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