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reserve champion. Annie Vick won the girls breakaway with Kali Bannister in the resevre. Cooper Fregia took the win in the bull riding and will head to Gonzales with Gavin Glover and the rest of the top ten. Bill Odell won the chute dogging and Gus Thompson was second. Carson Gates won the title in the boys goat tying and will head to state along with Bill Odell in the reserve position.

Allie Calcote won the girls goat tying and accompanying her to state will be Charley Ann Merriwether. Emma Evans was champion in the pole bending and will head to state with Presley Simino close behind.

The ribbon roping will be represented by Bill Odell roping with Charley Ann Merriwether running and the reserve roper and runner will be Jacob Griffin and Emma Evans. Gus Thompson won the Saddle Bronc Steer riding and the reserve champion was Orrin Pinner. In the team roping there will be Bill Odell on the head side with Hudson Skinner on the heels, and your reserve header is Colt Sanders and your reserve heeler is Kutter Richardson. Carson Gates soon the tie down roping leaving with Bill Odell as the reserve champion.

Let's cheer on all of our State Finals qualifiers as they will represent Region V against 9 other tough Texas regions and compete for a chance to represent Texas at the national level.

Along with the individual event winners and the other top ten that are heading to state, there are also some more amazing kids that we call “All Around Champions”; the athletes that are able to win these coveted titles must compete in more than one event, and all of their points from winnings in any of their events will determine who brings home this title. One tough cowboy brought home both the all around cowboy and the champion over all athlete and his name is Bill Odell; the champion all around cowgirl is Charley Ann Merriwether. All of these kids have spent their entire year, practicing on their riding, horsemanship, and working to improve on whatever they can.

While there is only a certain number that make it to state each year, all of these kids deserve some cheer for all of the work they put into the little thing that we call rodeo.