The One to WATCH Reese Jacobs

runs to the best of my ability and qualify for nationals.” Throughout the course of the region rodeo season, Jacobs set goals for herself to make sure she had a chance to accomplish her goals and compete at the 2023 THSRA State Finals. “Some of my goals this past year was to make it to state in both my events and improve consistency with my horses,” Reese said. In typical Jacobs fashion, she achieved all that she set out to and will be competing in both the breakaway and the goat tying in Abilene. When asked how she plans to prepare for the state finals, Jacobs stated, “Much of my preparation is improving my skills in the practice pen but also keeping my mental game strong.” Anyone who knows the sport of rodeo knows that it takes a support system to be successful. “My parents have always been my #1 supporters through all the highs and lows in rodeo,” she proclaimed. However, Reese expressed a large amount of thanks to her father, Bobby Jacobs. “He is always there to turn out calves in the practice pen, keep my crazy goat horses calm in the alley, and help me keep my skills strong,” she explained. Along with her parents, Reese is blessed to have two equine athletes, Bean and Jewels. Bean is Reese’s breakaway horse who is her “main man” but can also be a “handful at times.” Jewels is her goat tying that Jacobs trained herself. “She is a fireball but definitely my favorite,” Reese exclaimed. Outside of the arena, Jacobs represents New Waverly ISD, where she competes on the volleyball team and is enrolled in dual credit classes through Lone Star College. Reese is the true definition of a student-athlete who takes pride in all that she does.

According to Reese, her first year of high school rodeo was a “great experience, full of many learning moments and great times with my friends and family.” Jacobs and all other Region IX contestants will be exciting to watch at the 2023 THSRA State Finals. On behalf of Region IX, we would like to wish all of the high school contestants safe travels and a blessed state finals in Abilene.

By CORLEY CALLAHAN – Performance Reporter

The coveted All Around title is one that can be won any number of ways – sometimes the winner is dominant in just a couple of events, but other times, the winning competitor earns points in multiple events, truly building their point total event-by-event, rodeo-by-rodeo.

That was certainly the case for this year’s Region X All Around Champions

– Spring Pennington and Rowdy Quattlebaum. Both are multi-event competitors who earned points in three to four events to secure their place at the top.