By Audrey Cunningham
Participants and spectators braved the weather on January 9, 2016 to attend the 2016 Diamond A Horses Calf Roping & Goat Tying jackpot at the Louisville Coliseum in Louisville, Mississippi. There were 65 entries, $3,672 was paid out, and $214 was raised from the youth events for the Carmen Smith Scholarship Fund. This event was made possible by sponsors: Riviera Ropes, Willard Rope Company, Montana Silversmiths, Pistols & Pearls, Backyard Bits & Spurs, Miller International Inc., and Running P Saddlery.
Average Results:
Girls 14-18 Goat Tying: 1st - Sage Keener, 2nd - Haley Polk, 3rd - Belle Carpenter.
Kids 13 & Under Goat Tying: 1st & 2nd -Logan Wilson, 3rd - Bella Kurts.
Men's Tie Down: 1st -Zach Wilson, 2nd - Scooter Scarbrough, 3rd - Tanner Tidmore.
Women's Breakaway: 1st -Tabitha Kiker, 2nd - Jessica Delfunt, 3rd - Cheree Cooper.
Girls 14-18 Breakaway: 1st - Sage Keener, 2nd - Abby Berry, 3rd - Chelsey Johnson.
Kids 13 & Under Breakaway: 1st - Bella Kurts, 2nd - Kade Hollingsworth.
Prizes included Willard Strings, Oxy-Boost from Pistols & Pearls, money clips by Montana Silversmiths, custom spurs from Riviera Ropes and Backyard Bits & Spurs, and a breast collar by Running P Saddlery. For full results please visit www.diamondahorses.com.
Photo cutline: Tabitha Kiker, Women's Breakaway winner
