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Jace Lane entered the International Finals Youth Rodeo in four events. This busy cowboy from Morse, Texas competes in steer wrestling, team roping, calf roping and saddle bronc riding.  “I like riding broncs best, I’ve worked the hardest at it and it’s what my dad did.” He started riding broncs in the summer of his eighth grade year. He practiced at Panhandle State, under the instruction of Robert Etbauer. Jace graduated Salutatorian with a class of 32 from Gruver High School. He takes his education seriously, graduating with 27 hours of college credits under his belt. He has the gift of remembering anything he reads, and he puts studying first, planning on becoming a vet. He balances rodeo and school by managing his time wisely. “My routine after school was to come home, get one subject of homework knocked out, practice until dark, and study.” The combination has paid off. He won All Around for the last three years in his region, and won it at state. He is currently holding the All Around spot at the IFYR for 2014. “Nationals (National High School Finals Rodeo) didn’t pan out for the last two years; I had mental breakdowns and got bucked off. Usually if I start thinking too much I come off to the left, I get out of my saddle, and look off. Where you look is where you go,” he said. His dad (Justin) works for a rancher. “He has a bunch of land,” said Jace. “We run 8,000 wheat pasture calves so I get lots of roping practice. Depending on the horse, I get lots of bronc practice too.” His mom, Shannon, is a teacher. He has an older brother, Tyler, who is a petroleum engineer, and a younger sister, Jaylee. Both rodeoed through school. Jace will start in the fall at Tarleton. “I got the best rodeo offer from there, along with schooling.” He will rodeo for the team there, but plans to put rodeo aside when he enters vet school. “I would keep rodeoing if I didn’t have all the education plans I have. I’ve always wanted to be a vet. I definitely want to go to the college finals rodeo all three years.” He does not plan to give up rodeo forever. “I’ll be around it once I become a vet and that’s what I want my kids to do, so it will always be a part of me. Rodeo opened up doors for education that I would not have had otherwise.” Top 15 in the average with one round to go! BarrelRacing  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
1	154	ALIARMSTRONGLEXINGTON,OK	16.253	16.254	32.507/2
2	236	EVABLANTONDALLAS,TX	16.510	16.295	32.805/2	14
3	238	KATIEJOBOYDPORTLAVACA,TX	16.520	16.580	33.100/2
4	646	SARABORDENBLANCHARD,OK	16.668	16.858	33.526/2
5	381	MACYASHFORDLOTT,TX	16.513	17.016	33.529/2
6	506	KELSEYCHESSONDEQUINCY,LA	16.603	17.006	33.609/2
7	337	BROOKEJORDANCOVINGTON,TX	17.077	16.587	33.664/2
8	751	KAMIOLLERENID,OK	16.486	17.221	33.707/2
9	919	RAELEESELFPOWDERLY,TX	16.644	17.121	33.765/2	14
10	677	TERAARLEDGEMILANO,TX	16.689	17.091	33.780/2
11	1032	LANIELONGGRANBY,MO	17.172	16.663	33.835/2
12	665	KATELYNALBRITTONBROOKLYN,MS	16.660	17.215	33.875/2
13	833	PEYTONNORTHCUTT-ENSIGN,KS	16.902	16.992	33.894/2
14	332	ASHLEIGHBAUGHMONTICELLO,AR	16.633	17.264	33.897/2
15	331	SHIANNHENDERSON	16.990	16.911	33.901/2
		KONAWA,OK

PoleBending  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
1	919	RAELEESELFPOWDERLY,TX	20.220	20.058	40.278/2	14
2	510	SISSYWINNCHAPMANRANCH,TX	20.479	20.246	40.725/2	15
3	238	KATIEJOBOYDPORTLAVACA,TX	20.316	20.416	40.732/2	10
4	319	KELLYVALDEZLAJUNTA,CO	20.706	20.627	41.333/2	4
5	511	SHELBYWEAVERSANDSPRINGS,OK	20.960	20.450	41.410/2
6	445	CHLOEFREYEUNICE,LA	20.212	21.407	41.619/2	7
7	596	TIERENGATESPARIS,TX	20.933	20.839	41.772/2	14
8	663	KATLYNMELVINPARADISE,TX	21.108	20.702	41.810/2
9	696	CAMPBELLGROVERPURVIS,MS	21.157	20.681	41.838/2
10	549	SKYLAREAGLESCENTER,CO	20.524	21.471	41.995/2
11	454	MEGANMACISAACARGYLE,TX	21.205	20.803	42.008/2	5
12	583	KAYLALOMBARDOMARSHVILLE,NC	21.253	20.814	42.067/2
13	167	HANNAHSTRAINQUINTON,OK	21.224	20.894	42.118/2
14	172	BRADEERUTLEDGEAUBREY,TX	20.900	21.328	42.228/2	5
15	694	ALEXODLE	21.160	21.069	42.229/2	2
		BRUSH,CO

BreakawayRoping  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
1	531	HANNAHGURROLAARDMORE,OK	2.3	1.8	4.1/2
2	379	ELISEGUILLORYDUPLESSIS,LA	2.5	2.4	4.9/2
3	116	MIAMANZANARESOPELOUSAS,LA	2.5	2.5	5.0/2
4-5	203	KAMBRIAMCDOUGALWEATHERFORD,TX	2.4	2.7	5.1/2
4-5	386	BRANDIHOLLENBECKHUTCHINSON,KS	2.9	2.2	5.1/2	10
6-8	102	SARAHBROUSSARDST.MARTINVILLE,LA	2.6	2.7	5.3/2
6-8	420	LEXIGUNTERSULPHUR,LA	2.7	2.6	5.3/2
6-8	705	KENNEDYDARBONNEHACKBERRY,LA	2.4	2.9	5.3/2	15
9-10	232	ZOEBILLINGSDONAANA,NM	3.1	2.3	5.4/2
9-10	337	BROOKEJORDANCOVINGTON,TX	2.4	3.0	5.4/2
11-12	404	JERRABAKERAURORA,MO	2.6	2.9	5.5/2
11-12	801	MORGANBROWNUVALDE,TX	3.0	2.5	5.5/2
13-14	117	RACHELHENDERSONBUNNELL,FL	2.9	2.7	5.6/2	6
13-14	341	HOLLYWRIGHTCANADIAN,TX	2.4	3.2	5.6/2
15-17	302	BAYLEEPAULARCADIA,FL	3.5	2.2	5.7/2
15-17	543	KYLEEBENNETTMCALESTER,OK	2.9	2.8	5.7/2
15-17	573	BAILEYREINA	2.7	3.0	5.7/2
		WHARTON,TX

GoatTying  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
1	151	JACIESULLIVANMT.VERNON,AR	7.5	9.2	16.7/2	1
2	173	SHELBYLANKFORDBLANCHARD,OK	9.1	9.1	18.2/2	8
3	460	ALLISONDANLEYGRAHAM,TX	7.9	10.4	18.3/2	5
4	217	JAMIETHOMPSONWHITNEY,NE	10.4	8.3	18.7/2
5	583	KAYLALOMBARDOMARSHVILLE,NC	9.2	10.3	19.5/2	15
6-7	195	NICOLEREEVESLONGVILLE,LA	9.5	10.1	19.6/2	7
6-7	229	PAIGEWISEMANPAOLA,KS	8.4	11.2	19.6/2
8	908	WHITLEYWHITEWOODBANDERA,TX	9.3	10.4	19.7/2
9	801	MORGANBROWNUVALDE,TX	10.8	9.4	20.2/2	12
10	719	JESSEVALDEZDIMMITT,TX	10.0	10.3	20.3/2	9
11	302	BAYLEEPAULARCADIA,FL	10.0	10.4	20.4/2
12	121	SHELBYSPIELMANDALHART,TX	10.3	10.4	20.7/2	9
13-14	478	RILEYBOWENSYLVIA,KS	9.1	11.7	20.8/2	15
13-14	524	TOREYLITTLEHACKBERRY,LA	10.4	10.4	20.8/2	7
15-16	116	MIAMANZANARESOPELOUSAS,LA	7.9	13.0	20.9/2	14
15-16	876	ASHLEYNEWCOMB	11.9	9.0	20.9/2
		ROYAL,AR

CalfRoping  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
1-2	285	TANNERGREENCOTULLA,TX	8.8	10.0	18.8/2	14
1-2	547	MARCUSTHERIOTPOPLARVILLE,MS	9.1	9.7	18.8/2	12
3	523	COOPERMARTINALMA,KS	9.1	9.8	18.9/2	15
4	678	WYATTMUGGLILANE,OK	12.1	8.8	20.9/2	8
5-6	296	RILEYISTREVINTON,LA	8.8	12.5	21.3/2
5-6	539	TYHARRISSANANGELO,TX	9.3	12.0	21.3/2	5
7	177	CAMERONMCCARLEYHAPPY,TX	8.6	12.8	21.4/2	9
8-9	242	BRANDONCALLENLAKECITY,FL	10.3	11.4	21.7/2
8-9	743	TRINTONDOWNINGTROY,TX	10.8	10.9	21.7/2
10	162	ANDREWBURKSKILN,MS	10.3	11.8	22.1/2
11	496	REIDHALBERTNEEDVILLE,TX	9.8	12.6	22.4/2	14
12	980	JOHNDOUCHHUNTSVILLE,TE	10.0	12.9	22.9/2
13	235	COOPERMATHEWSCLEBURNE,TX	11.9	11.4	23.3/2
14	415	BARRETTBLANDTURKEY,TX	12.8	10.9	23.7/2
15	672	JUSTINSMITH	14.7	9.2	23.9/2
		EVANS,LA

SteerWrestling  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
1	401	CARSONHICKSSULPHURSPRINGS,TX	4.9	5.0	9.9/2
2	718	HUNTERWASHBURNSHAWNEE,OK	5.4	5.6	11.0/2	8
3	317	TRISTANMARTINSULPHUR,LA	6.0	6.3	12.3/2	7
4	899	COLTMATTHEWSLAKELAND,FL	7.8	9.3	17.1/2	6
5	285	TANNERGREENCOTULLA,TX	8.9	8.4	17.3/2	14
6	656	JACELANEMORSE,TX	9.3	8.2	17.5/2	12
7	387	CASEYBARNESMAYBELL,CO	13.9	5.7	19.6/2
8	626	GABESOILEAUBUNKIE,LA	11.2	10.3	21.5/2
9	769	CHANCEOFTEDAHLPEMBERTON,MN	17.1	5.5	22.6/2
10	929	WYATTBROWNGRIDLEY,CA	18.8	16.6	35.4/2
11	355	JOSEPHDENISONIOWA,LA	5.9	NoTime	5.9/1
12	361	WILLIAM(WILL)BYLERBELLVILLE,TX	NoTime	6.3	6.3/1	10
13	831	CODYDEVERSPERRYTON,TX	6.4	NoTime	6.4/1
14	365	KEEGANDEMENTWEATHERFORD,TX	6.5	NoTime	6.5/1	5
15	1003	DE’ANDREJACKSON	6.6	NoTime	6.6/1	1
		CROSSETT,AR

SaddleBronc  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
1	368	TANNERLOCKHARTLEWIS,CO	71.0	76.0	147.0/2	4
2	656	JACELANEMORSE,TX	66.0	72.0	138.0/2	12
3	184	KOLTONBURNETTVERNON,TX	68.0	66.0	134.0/2	5
4	430	JACOBLEWISSTEPHENVILLE,TX	64.5	59.0	123.5/2	5
5	979	TEALSCHMIDTSTURGIS,SD	55.0	63.0	118.0/2	16
6	967	BLAISEFREEMANGAIL,TX	NoScore	81.0	81.0/1	8
7	522	PRESTONBURRSTRATFORD,TX	79.5	NoScore	79.5/1
8	385	CLAYTONBRUMLOCKEFORD,CA	NoScore	70.0	70.0/1	10
9	490	LEONFOUNTAINSOCORRO,NM	NoScore	69.0	69.0/1	14
10	288	WYATTCASPERBALKO,OK	NoScore	52.0	52.0/1	12
11	488	BRADLEYTAYLORPRICE,TX	NoScore	47.0	47.0/1	2
12-26	169	LANEWIMBERLYBELEN,NM	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	13
12-26	191	SHAKOTAFIELDMORSE,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	8
12-26	409	DOWELLSOUTHERLANDLITTLETON,IL	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
12-26	421	COLEMITCHELLSULPHURSPRINGS,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	14
12-26	485	SKEEBURKESHENRIETTA,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	5
12-26	600	WILLIAMGAILLARDGOODWELL,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	9
12-26	641	J.D.REEDSPEARMAN,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	12
12-26	721	JDANDERSON	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	16
		HILLCITY,SD

SaddleBronc  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
12-26	745	TYRELCLINEHENNESSEY,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	4
12-26	763	KENNETHGLICKPIEDMONT,SC	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	6
12-26	808	ANDREWRICHARDSONMADISON,FL	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	9
12-26	909	WYATTYARBROUGHSTEPHENVILLE,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
12-26	962	PARKERKEMPFERMELBOURNE,FL	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	4
12-26	986	CODYGODINEZCLINESCORNERS,NM	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	11
12-26	995	STONEYIBERG	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	11
		GREENBRIER,AR

BarebackBronc  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
1	446	CLAYTONBIGLOWCLEMENTS,CA	84.5	79.0	163.5/2	10
2	592	WYATTGEWINNERWEEPINGWATER,NE	75.0	70.0	145.0/2	10
3	1036	HUNTERGREENLAKECHARLES,LA	66.5	74.0	140.5/2	7
4	722	SHANEO’CONNELLRAPIDCITY,SD	69.0	70.0	139.0/2	16
5	424	JACOBCARLSONFORTWORTH,TX	52.0	50.0	102.0/2	5
6	891	ANDREWKAPALAATLANTA,GA	43.0	52.5	95.5/2	8
7	942	DERRICKCHAISSONKENTWOOD,LA	68.0	NoScore	68.0/1	8
8	214	WILLIEMCKINNEYCOALGATE,OK	NoScore	65.5	65.5/1	13
9	306	TREVORREESEBOONE,CO	64.0	NoScore	64.0/1	12
10	409	DOWELLSOUTHERLANDLITTLETON,IL	NoScore	50.0	50.0/1	13
11-13	619	FORRESTHARMONLAFAYETTE,AL	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	6
11-13	848	TAYLORHOWELLWARNER,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	3
11-13	956	BENMEEKCOALGATE,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	12
14	280	NICKFARINOMAYPEARL,TX	NoScore	Turnout	0.0/0	5
15	851	COLTONMAREK	Turnout	Turnout	0.0/0	8
		TECUMSEH,OK

Place1	Back#676	NameLOGANHUNTER	Score/Time75.5	Score/Time77.5	Average153.0/2	Team11
		WOODWARD,OK
2	472	JAKEGOWDYBRISTOW,OK	85.0	NoScore	85.0/1	8
3	501	JESSIAHJACKSONLOMA,CO	82.0	NoScore	82.0/1
4	883	WYATTROGERSROSE,OK	81.0	NoScore	81.0/1	10
5	452	KOALLIVINGSTONBURLESON,TX	NoScore	79.5	79.5/1	2
6	385	CLAYTONBRUMLOCKEFORD,CA	78.5	NoScore	78.5/1
7	585	LAINEVICAROHAMMOND,LA	NoScore	78.0	78.0/1	7
8	746	QUENTINVAUGHTCRANE,MO	77.0	NoScore	77.0/1
9	766	GARRETTJONESDEVERS,TX	NoScore	75.5	75.5/1
10-55	158	CHASEJOHNSONGARDENCITY,MO	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	13
10-55	169	LANEWIMBERLYBELEN,NM	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	13
10-55	294	LUCASMANNINGMYAKKACITY,FL	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	6
10-55	326	CHANCEMCMAHONTAYLORSVILLE,MS	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	335	COLTONPOOLEWELTY,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	378	JACOBSPENCERBLANCO,NM	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	10
10-55	400	ADAMLUCEROTOOELE,UT	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	418	DALECHANCELLORMACON,MS	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	463	ETHANCOOKFRUITA,CO	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	4
10-55	467	BRADYROBERTS	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	10
		SEMINOLE,TX

BullRiding  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
10-55	470	BRADENMETCALFMARIONVILLE,MO	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	476	RYANHILLIS VERNON,MO	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	482	LEWISANDREWALVIDREZSEMINOLE,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	12
10-55	487	CHRISTIANBECHTHOLDBOOKER,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	493	ROBERTGRACIEGRANDJUNCTION,CO	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	2
10-55	503	KOBYRADLEYHOLDEN,LA	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	518	TRISTANMCCLELLANDBOWEN,IL	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	536	BRODYYEARYBROCK,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	6
10-55	578	REMINGTONNAPUTIOKLAHOMACITY,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	628	NATHANHATCHELHENNESSEY,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	636	BRADENCRAWFORDGUTHRIE,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	14
10-55	658	TYSCOTTSANGER,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	5
10-55	670	COLTENBEATYSEYMOUR,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	5
10-55	674	ERNESTMIXONAZLE,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	5
10-55	704	LUKEHAMILTONCOWETA,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	722	SHANEO’CONNELLRAPIDCITY,SD	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	16
10-55	762	NOLANHALLTIMBERLAKE,SD	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	16
10-55	777	BAILEYBYRUMWYNNEWOOD,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	794	SHEARUSSELL	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
		IBERIA,MO

Place10-55	Back#797	NameCOLTONMARTINDALE	Score/TimeNoScore	Score/TimeNoScore	Average0.0/0	Team4
		YAMPA,CO
10-55	811	WACEYMURROWARNETT,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	828	TRAYWATKINSSOMERVILLE,TN	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	857	AUSTINMURPHYTALALA,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	865	MORGANBROWNARTESIA,NM	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	907	TRISTONDEANMERKEL,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	914	COLTONKELLYRHOME,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	11
10-55	918	TYLERWATSONBRANDON,MS	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	3
10-55	966	TRISTANMIZEBRYAN,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	14
10-55	994	MICHAELMATTICEBASTROP,LA	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	12
10-55	1002	TYDUNCANCROSSETT,AR	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	1013	CHARLIEROMEROEDNA,KS	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	1016	TYLERJACKSONCANEY,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	1020	KEYSHAWNWHITEHORSETHEWOODLANDS,TX	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0	15
10-55	1021	BRANDONMCCASSIEPHOENIX,AZ	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	1025	DORONLOVETTTISHOMINGO,OK	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
10-55	1033	DYLANWORDEN	NoScore	NoScore	0.0/0
		COOPER,TX

TeamRoping  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
1	846 593	AUSTINCRISTROCKYFORD,COTREVORKIRCHENSCHLAGER	6.8	7.0	13.8/2	13 13
		YUMA,CO
2-3	111 830	JAKESOUTHALBUQUERQUE,NMTYLERSAM	7.1	7.3	14.4/2
		CHINLE,AZ
2-3	964 515	HOUSTON”KADE”LEWISSULPHUR,OKJASEHOLDER	6.7	7.7	14.4/2
		SOPER,OK
4	654 688	LANCEPORTERFIELDSPARTA,MOPATRICKHOUCHINS	7.3	7.2	14.5/2
		FRANKFORD,MO
5	888 858	TYARCHULETAROCIADA,NMCARLSWEAZEA	7.6	8.0	15.6/2
		MOUNTAINAIR,NM
6	242 227	BRANDONCALLENLAKECITY,FLAARONBARBER	10.0	6.3	16.3/2
		LAKECITY,FL
7	877 881	NOAHBRILEYWASHINGTON,LATREYSOILEAU	8.1	8.4	16.5/2
		OPELOUSAS,LA
8	206 882	CYLEDENISONIOWA,LACODYHOGAN	5.2	11.9	17.1/2	7 7
		PELICAN,LA
9	608 496	REIDZAPALACSMITHVILLE,TXREIDHALBERT	9.1	8.2	17.3/2	14 14
		NEEDVILLE,TX
10	813	JASESTAUDT	9.8	7.7	17.5/2	13
		NATHROP,CO
	669	JHETTTRENARY				13
		SALIDA,CO

TeamRoping  

Place	Back#	Name	GO1Score/Time	GO2Score/Time	Average	Team
11	576 723	MONTEJACKSTARNSMIDWAY,TXTYARNOLD	6.3	12.6	18.9/2
		MIDWAY,TX
12	523 579	COOPERMARTINALMA,KSRICKYYAUSSI	7.1	12.2	19.3/2
		UDALL,KS
13	497 475	MASONBOETTCHEREASTBERNARD,TXANDREWHILL	7.9	12.5	20.4/2	14 14
		CORSICANA,TX
14-15	600 483	WILLIAMGAILLARDGOODWELL,OKKORYMCCONNELL	8.2	12.5	20.7/2	9 9
		HEREFORD,TX
14-15	724	LANEYLYNCH	8.9	11.8	20.7/2
		MEEKER,OK
	761	BRYTONEDMUNDSON
		HENRYETTA,OK