December 2016 Extreme Team News, Official News of Texas High School and Junior High Rodeo

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her in at the #4 spot. Over Labor Day weekend, she won $9,500 between horses Faminator, Blazin Baby J, Guys French Jet, & Cartels Fame. She is going into the 2016 National Finals Rodeo #2 in the world! I personally have had the honor of following this journey she's been on and I wish her all the success in the world as she competes in Vegas this coming December with her eye on that "Gold Buckle"! I've never met anybody more determined or deserving of JACKIE GANTER the success she has had. Region X member Chet Weitz had a successful week at the USTRC Finals! He won 2nd in the #13 Preliminary with Paden Bray and went on to win the #12 Preliminary with Brad Thurman. He left Oklahoma City with around $12k! Congrats to all the THSRA members on their success at the 2016 USTRC Finals!

JACKIE GANTER

NFR. She won her first pro rodeo riding Blazin Baby J in March of 2015. She had a tiring year, but finished as the 2015 Resistol Rookie of the Year and qualified for her first NFR! She rode Guys French Jet, a Frenchmans Guy Stud all 10 rounds to win the National Finals Rodeo Average title! To kick off her 2016 rodeo season, she won 2nd at Odessa on Guys French Jet and went on to win rounds at San Antonio as well. After San Antonio, she went on to the RFDTV American in Arlington, Tx where she finished 2nd in the first round! She accomplished her goal by winning a little under $39,000 to put her #4 in the world and give her a spot at the Calgary Stampede. She won $5600 over Cowboy Christmas, which held

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