Friday, March 29, 2024

TC cowboy is reserve champion at NJHFR

TC cowboy is reserve champion at NJHFR

WINDOW ROCK

Trey Begay knew the ramifications of the run he was about to make last Saturday night at the James E. Ward Ag Center in Lebanon, Tennessee.

It was a run that would decide the boys breakaway title at the 2017 National Junior High Finals Rodeo.

So when it was his turn to rope, the Tuba City cowboy thought about some of the previous national champions. In 2011, Crownpoint cowboy Avery Jodie won the first boys breakaway title and last year Peridot, Arizona cowboy Brandon Ben captured all the glory.

“I was thinking about that before I got into the roping box,” Begay said. “It would have been cool to have another Navajo win a title.”

Begay came close as he finished as the reserve champion by roping three draws in 8.99 seconds, losing the title to Montana cowboy Cole Trexler. Trexler won the short round with a blazing 2.19 run and finished with an aggregate of 8.18.

“It didn’t go as planned but I’m awfully proud of myself,” Begay said. “I went up against a bunch of good ropers and I finished second.”


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About The Author

Quentin Jodie

Quentin Jodie is the Sports Editor for the Navajo Times. He started working for the Navajo Times in February 2010 and was promoted to the Sports Editor position at the end of summer in 2012. Previously, he wrote for the Gallup Independent. Reach him at qjodie@navajotimes.com

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