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Meet the Member Hadley Cloward

story by Lily Weinacht Hadley Cloward drove 15 hours from Levelland, Texas, where he’s attending South Plains College, to South Jordan, Utah, for his third RMPRA finals in November. The miles and hard work added up to a year-end title when he won 2018 RMPRA Team Roping Champion Heeler, his first in the association. “I knew I had a chance, but I knew I still needed to do my job—it’s never over until it’s over…

Meet the Member Ethan McNeill

story by Lily Weinacht Ethan McNeill of Grantsville, Utah, is the 2018 RMPRA Bareback Riding Champion. The title is the 29-year-old’s first in the association, made even more momentous since he was just recovering from surgery on his collarbone four weeks prior to the finals. “I’ve been with the association as long as they’ve been around,” says Ethan. “I won the average the last two years. I used to ride at pro rodeos too, but…

Meet the Member Kade Jacobs

story by Michele Toberer The travel of rodeo keeps Kade Jacobs going through the many miles of his work as a sales representative. Never one to let the grass grow under his boots, the 25-year-old steer wrestler from Lehi, Utah, competes in the RMPRA while also traveling two or three weeks at a time working for Serratelli Hat Company. “Going down the road and doing the job I do gets a little lonely sometimes, so…

Meet the Member Clayson Hutchings

story by Lily Weinacht Clayson Hutchings of Springville, Utah, is leading the way to the RMPRA finals in the saddle bronc riding, with more than $4,000 separating him from second place. The 17-year-old, who also competes in team roping and tie-down roping in the UHSRA, grasped a bronc rein for the first time as a freshman in high school. He and his cousin Scott Lauki already welcomed a rowdy ride while breaking colts on the…

Meet the Member Colton Humphries

story by Lily Weinacht “What I like about bull riding is that it’s never the same. It’s always in a different place and there’s a different outcome, and it takes a lot of dedication to be good at it,” says Colton Humphries. The 19-year-old cowboy from Tooele, Utah, started riding steers when he was 13, introduced to the cowboy life by his step-dad, Brad Fullmer. That same year—and his rookie season of junior high rodeo—Colton…

Meet the Member Hayes Weight

story by Lily Weinacht Three years ago, Hayes Weight got on his first full-size bull. Today, the 19-year-old from Goshen, Utah, is competing in the RMPRA while also working his way up the ranks of the RAM Rodeo PRCA Permit Standings. “I love rodeo, and I just want to be known as one of the best bull riders,” says Hayes, who started his career riding sheep when he was 2. “My dad used to ride…

Meet the Member Taylor Bunot

story by Lily Weinacht Family and rodeo are synonymous for Taylor Bunot, a wife, mother, and breakaway roper from Kaysville, Utah. She was on horseback as soon as possible, living for a short time on a ranch in Oklahoma her dad ran before the family returned to their home state of Utah. By then, Taylor, now 24, was ready to junior rodeo, followed by junior high and high school rodeoing for Utah, supported through every…

Meet the Member Shalee King

story by Lily Weinacht Shalee King is entering her fifth season in the RMPRA, and she’s sitting sixth in the RMPRA barrel racing standings. The 19-year-old from Kaysville, Utah, also embarked on her first season of college rodeo this year and she’s currently leading the barrel racing in the NIRA Rocky Mountain Region, rodeoing for the College of Southern Idaho. “I have really supportive parents, so that helps a lot. I’ve been blessed with really…

Meet the Member Kinzie Robins

story by Lily Weinacht Rodeo has taken Kinzie Robins to the four corners of the sport. From backing into the roping box, to covering the CNFR and WNFR, and most recently, entering the world of entertainment as a rodeo clown, the 26-year-old from Cedar City, Utah, wants to experience it all. “I’ve been rodeoing ever since I could walk,” says Kinzie. “My family owns a livestock auction, so I’ve always been around cattle.” With a…

Meet the Member Olin Pulham

story by Lily Weinacht Olin Pulham is a three-time RMPRA Team Roping Heeler Champion, and he’s set to defend his winning streak again this season. The 28-year-old from Nephi, Utah, is currently leading the team roping heeler standings, roping with his longtime friend Thad Ward of West Warren, Utah. They both high school rodeoed for Utah and entered USTRC ropings, and jackpots, before deciding to enter rodeos together four years ago. Since then, they qualified…

Meet the Member Alexa Nielson

story by Lily Weinacht Barrel racer and breakaway roper Alexa Nielson of Mona, Utah, is at least the fourth generation of her family to rodeo. A history of horse training and rodeoing goes back as far as her great-grandparents, and 24-year-old Alexa continues that legacy through rodeoing in the RMPRA and training horses with her family. Her dad, Lex, is a former roughstock rider and continues to team rope, and her mom, Elisa, barrel raced…

Meet the Member Braxten Nielsen

story by Lily Weinacht Bareback riding is a lot like my lifestyle — living on the edge, happy-go-lucky. The electricity and energy behind it is why I loved it,” says Braxten Nielsen. The 25-year-old from Roosevelt, Utah, competed in the RMPRA, PRCA, and NIRA for the College of Southern Idaho, and he was sitting high in the standings of all three associations, including sixth in the PRCA Wilderness Circuit and seventh in the PRCA permit…