2010-2011 Tennessee Junior Rodeo Association Finals

The Tennessee Junior Rodeo Association (TJRA) held the 2010-2011 Finals at Blue Creek Arena in McEwen, Tennessee. This has been a great year for TJRA, with some of the best young Cowboys and Cowgirls in the country. Over 80 TJRA members from Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama participated throughout the year. Finishing the season are TJRA All Around Cowboy, Grant McEwen of Trenton TN and All Around Cowgirl Allyson Melcher of Lynchburg TN. Both All Around Champions were qualifiers and competed in the National Junior High Rodeo Finals, held in Gallup, New Mexico.  For more information about TJRA, please visit www.tnhsra.com/tn_jr_rodeo_assn.
 
The following are the year’s TJRA event winners. 

Bareback: 
Lane Derryberry - Champion
Ethan Baker        - Reserve Champion
Jake Gibbs          - Third

Girls Breakaway Roping:
Natalie Lindsey      - Champion
Shara Adcock         - Reserve Champion
Allison Melcher      - Third
Stonie Read             - Fourth
Lindsey Street         - Fifth

Boys Breakaway Roping:
Grant McEwen       - Champion
David Holt              - Reserve Champion
Ross Mitchell          - Third
Ryan McDaniel       - Fourth
Ramsey Goolsbey    - Fifth

Barrels:
Lindsey Street            - Champion
Summer Weldon        - Reserve Champion
Allyson Abernathy     - Third
Sadi Jo Wolaver           - Fourth
Jaide Ellick                  - Fifth

Chutedogging:
Grant McEwen            -Champion
Ramsey Goolsbey       - Reserve Champion
Dustin Eaves               - Third
Ethan Baker                - Fourth
Lane Derryberry         - Fifth

Poles:
Sadie Jo Wolaver       - Champion
Allyson Melcher         - Reserve Champion
Allison Abernathy      - Third
Summer Weldon         - Fourth
Anna Pettit                  - Fifth

Girls Goats:
Allyson Melcher         - Champion
Hannah Blair               - Reserve Champion
Sydney Casen             - Third
Jazi Ellick                    - Fourth
Natalie Lindsey           - Fifth

Jr. Bulls:
Brady Schmitt             -Champion
Tyler Brooks               - Reserve Champion

Sr. Bulls:
Ryan McDaniel            - Champion
Dustin Eaves                - Reserve Champion
Nathan Smith                -Third

Team Roping:
Allyson Melcher/Tyler Brooks       - Champion
David Holt/Garner Holcomb          - Reserve Champion
Grant McEwen/Ross Mitchell         - Third
Shara Adcock/Ramsey Goolsby      - Fourth
Natalie Lindsey/Lane Derryberry     - Fifth

Reserve All Around Cowboy:   Ryan McDaniel
Reserve All Around Cowgirl:      Lindsey Street
Rookie Cowboy:                          Ramsey Goolsbey
Rookie Cowgirl:                            Taylar Coulter
Youngest Cowgirl:                         Cheldon Baird
Youngest Cowboy:                       Cole Townsend

Dummy Roping :
Cale Rushing:   Champion
Jodi Baker:        Reserve Champion
 
Pictured are 2010-2011 All Around Cowgirl Allyson Melcher from Lynchburg, TN and 2010-2011 All Around Cowboy Grant McEwen from Trenton, TN