REGION VII

SCOTT SHOOK

5750 FM 360 • Needville, Texas 77461 713.851.9553 • sshook@troyconstruction.com

DAN SIMPTON

24543 SH 6 • Navasota, Texas 77868 936.870.5779 • dansimpton@yahoo.com

STUDENT OFFICERS PRESIDENT - KERA LAMB VICE PRESIDENT - CARLI RAWLINSON SECRETARY - PAISLEY PIERCE

SCOTT SHOOK

5750 FM 360 • Needville, Texas 77461 713.851.9553 • sshook@troyconstruction.com

SECRETARY - NENA BOETTCHER

PO Box 833 • East Bernard, Texas 77435 281.468.8973 • region7thsra@gmail.com

STATE DIRECTORS / REGION OFFICERS AMBER BASS

6808 Cedar Hill Road • Brenham, Texas 77833 979.851.9553 amberbass@greatertexasfoundation.org

PERFORMANCE REPORT

By SHELBY BRENT – Performance Reporter

As the summer of 2022 is just getting started, the Texas Junior High and High School Rodeo Finals come to an end. At the finals, the Texas temperatures were not the only thing hitting new highs. For the state finals qualifiers, the stakes were high and the pressure was tight, as each competitor fought to capture the coveted title of State Champion, and ultimately a qualifying spot to the National finals.

Our Region 7 competitors represented us well as we are sending four athletes to the Junior High Nationals in Perry, Georgia, and four to the High School Nationals in Gillette, Wyoming. Congratulations to all our National Qualifiers:

Rhyder Risipal (Boys Breakaway), Lane Leopold (Chute Dogging), and Cash Cockrum and Jacob Stansbury (Team Roping) - Junior High. Kinley

Shook (Barrel Racing), Wyatt Clifton (Trap Shooting), Rodney Jackson

(Steer Wrestling) and Jayci Byler (Pole Bending and Girls Cutting) - High

school.

Cash Coackrum and Jacob Stansbury not only won the title of Champion Header and Healer in the team roping, but they all got the first-place win in the first and second round, along with the average win. When asked to describe how he reacted to qualifying for Nationals, Jacob described it as “A very exciting moment that not only we made nationals, but that we won 1st out of the whole state of Texas.” Jacob said his experience was made extra special since it was his last year in junior high. At the high school finals, we sent eleven competitors back to the short round, but none stood out quite like Rodney Jackson and Jayci Byler. Rodney had two great runs in the first two performance rounds, but had a little malfunction with his horse in the short go. Though Rodney did not get the start he wanted, he ran it all the way to the end of the arena and didn’t give up. That was a tough situation to be in, and Rodney overcame it and secured himself a spot to the National Finals. Jayci Byler had an exceptional state finals as she qualified for the short go in the barrel racing and the pole bending. She even competed in six events at the finals! Jayci came out as the reserve champion in both the pole bending and the girls cutting. Region 7 is not only great in the arena, but also outside of the arena. At the Junior High Finals, we JAYCI BYLER had two competitors run for state officer positions. Both Trevor Bentley and Ryan Ehlinger won

SUSIE JOHNSON’S ROUND-OFFS

the hearts of their fellow competitors and are now President and Vice President of Texas Junior High Rodeo Association.

Region 7 has built a certain type of family bond. There will always be someone there for you. At both state finals, the Region 7 parents went out of their way to make sure all our athletes were fed and having fun. The parents provided a sit-down dinner every night at junior high finals. At high school, the parents had the pits going 24/7 to ensure their kids always had something to eat. Some special parents will even step up and help with the chutes, let out gates, alleyway help, etc., which deserves a special thank you! Without these amazing people the rodeos would not run as smoothly as they do now.

A special thank you is to be given to Susie Johnson, the parent liaison for Region 7, for all the hard work she put into making the two weeks a special experience for all. Not only did she bring contagious energy and loving smiles, but she showed out with her flawless round offs for entertainment. Susie even won free Whataburger for all the rodeo kids as she won the Whataburger ring throwing contest. She has even put together multiple social media accounts for the region, to make sure that every competitor is kept in the know. Thank you, Susie, for all that you do!

Acts 20:35 “In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

RODENY JACKSON