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Rodeo doesn’t run in Phylli Black’s family.
The Crawford native said she is the first member of her family to rodeo.
Black said her family races show steers but she decided to travel a different route.
“I really didn’t want to do that,” she said. “My family is very supportive of me. We’re pretty much always gone for something rodeo-related.”
Black said she will compete in barrel racing, breakaway roping and goat tying at the International Finals Youth Rodeo this week.
“I’ve been competing for six years,” Black said. “This is my fourth year to come to Shawnee.”
Black said she found an interest in IFYR when she heard it was one of the best.
“It’s the world’s richest youth rodeo,” she said. “Who wouldn’t want to come?”
Black said of the three events she will compete in, goat tying is her strongest.
“I won state last year and went to nationals,” she said. “I wound up in the top seven.”
Black took the third fastest time for breakaway roping with 3.3 seconds Monday. She will compete again in the event Friday evening.
The 18-year-old will attend Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, for rodeo in the fall.
“I chose the college for the facilities,” she said. “And I wanted to go to the Southwest region to rodeo.”
Rodeo doesn’t run in Phylli Black’s family.
The Crawford native said she is the first member of her family to rodeo.
Black said her family races show steers but she decided to travel a different route.
“I really didn’t want to do that,” she said. “My family is very supportive of me. We’re pretty much always gone for something rodeo-related.”
Black said she will compete in barrel racing, breakaway roping and goat tying at the International Finals Youth Rodeo this week.
“I’ve been competing for six years,” Black said. “This is my fourth year to come to Shawnee.”
Black said she found an interest in IFYR when she heard it was one of the best.
“It’s the world’s richest youth rodeo,” she said. “Who wouldn’t want to come?”
Black said of the three events she will compete in, goat tying is her strongest.
“I won state last year and went to nationals,” she said. “I wound up in the top seven.”
Black took the third fastest time for breakaway roping with 3.3 seconds Monday. She will compete again in the event Friday evening.
The 18-year-old will attend Odessa College in Odessa, Texas, for rodeo in the fall.
“I chose the college for the facilities,” she said. “And I wanted to go to the Southwest region to rodeo.”
