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Meet the Member Tad Williams

story by Riata Cummings Tad Williams is a 14-year-old rodeo athlete in the Utah Junior High School Rodeo Association. He competes in the chute dogging, team roping and goat tying. His favorite event is the chute dogging, and in the team roping he is a header for Stace Gilbert. Tad’s rodeo horses are Blue the head horse and Chicka the goat horse. He is also riding Chex, a steer wrestling horse he plans to use…

Meet the Member Hazen Bennett

story by Riata Cummings Hazen Bennett is a 14-year-old rodeo athlete from Lakeshore, Utah. Hazen is an eighth grader at Spanish Fork Junior High School, and his favorite class is science. During the spring, Hazen plays pitcher, catcher and short stop on his baseball team. Hazen is the son of Jake and Tana Bennett, and has an older sister named Hallie. The family enjoys roping, camping, hunting and playing cards together. Hazen’s parents competed in…

Meet the Member Afton Beck

story by Riata Cummings Afton Beck is the 13-year-old daughter of Beau and Meredith Beck of Eagle Mountain, Utah. She attends Frontier Middle School as an eighth grader, and her favorite classes are art and math. “I get to use my artistic ability and creativity in art and math stretches my brain.” Afton plays on the Utah Storm traveling basketball team. Afton has an eight-year-old brother, Brody. She enjoys spending time with Brody, who is…

Meet the Member Riggun Barrow

story by Riata Cummings Sunny St. George, Utah is home to Riggun Barrow, a 14-year-old rodeo cowboy and the son of Darley and Nathan Barrow. Riggun is the oldest of four children, and his siblings are Reighley, Kippyn and Hazlyn. Riggun is a 6th generation cattle rancher, and his family spends a lot of their time together moving cows, fixing fences and taking care of the cattle on the Arizona Strip. He is very close…

Meet the Member Sage Webster

story by Riata Cummings Sage Webster is the daughter of Tamsyn and Rusty Webster of Francis, Utah. She has an older brother, Chase, and the family enjoys living in the pretty little town near the mountains. Sage is an eighth grader at South Summit Middle School and enjoys her math and English classes. When Sage isn’t at school, she can usually be found practicing her rodeo events with her family. Rodeo has become a lifestyle…

Meet the Member Ty Bastian

story by Riata Cummings Ty Bastian is an eighth grader at Roosevelt Junior High School. He enjoys his physical education and shop classes. Ty is an active and athletic person, and he enjoys mountain biking in his spare time. “I can go fast and hit jumps and push myself. It’s a thrill and adrenaline rush, just like rodeo.” He also enjoys working with his hands and building things. Eventually, Ty would like to work as…

Meet the Member Ryleigh Allred

story by Riata Cummings On a little farm in Clawson, Utah, lives a rodeo cowgirl by the name of Ryleigh Allred. She is the daughter of Kadie and Hank Allred, and the older sister of Abree and Taylee. Their 6-acre farm also home to cows, chickens, sheep, goats and horses. Ryleigh, an eighth grader, does her schooling at home and enjoys the freedom it gives her to spend time with her family and ride her…

Meet the Member Brylee Worthen

story by Riata Cummings Hailing from the small town of Goshen, Utah, Brylee Worthen is an eighth-grade rodeo cowgirl in the Utah Junior High School Rodeo Association. She attends Tintic High School, and her favorite subject is reading. When she isn’t at school, she enjoys hunting, fishing, four-wheeler riding, and hanging out with friends. Brylee is the daughter of Paige and TJ Wall and Weston Worthen. She is the oldest sibling to Paislee, Waycie, Layton…

Meet the Member Chezlie Langston

story by Riata Cummings Chezlie Langston is the 14-year-old daughter of Brooke and Cameron Langston of Coalville, Utah. Her older sister is Kyrie and her younger brother is Boston. Chezlie plays basketball with her sister, and her brother competes in 5th and Under rodeos. Chezlie just completed her 8th grade year at North Summit Middle School where her favorite classes were English and history. Chezlie’s other interests include equine science and fashion. Chezlie’s father got…

Meet the Member Kamerie Iverson

story by Riata Cummings Kamerie Iverson is the daughter of Travis and McCall Iverson, and the late Kerri Iverson. She hails from Tabiona, Utah, and her siblings are Kaelyn, Kenleigh, Gus, Kolton and Stran. Together the family enjoys spending time outdoors, hunting and riding horses. Kamerie attends Tabiona High School as an eighth grader. She loves the logic and challenge of her math class and the relaxed enjoyment of her physical education course. She also…

Meet the Member Trevor Johnson

story by Riata Cummings Trevor Johnson is the 14-year-old son of Hollie and Ed Johnson from Rush Valley, Utah. His siblings are Laramie, Tate and Lindsey, and together they enjoy travelling to rodeos, relaxing at home and working on their ranch. The Johnson Land & Livestock ranch runs around 250 head of beef cattle. Hollie and Ed are agriculture teachers at Grantsville High School, and the kids show sheep and steers through the 4-H and…

Meet the Member Howdy Jackson

story by Riata Cummings Howdy Jackson attends Roosevelt Jr. High as an eighth grader, where he enjoys his physical education, science and language arts classes. Howdy plays football and baseball, and he enjoys working with the Chad Richard family on their farm where they run 700 head of cattle and a herd of horses, including his own family’s livestock. He is the son of Kris and Billy Jackson of Roosevelt, Utah, and has an older…