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Calie Turley wasn’t expecting to place as she did after her second pole bending performance at the International Finals Youth Rodeo. The Jacksboro, Texas, resident is in second place for the event’s average.
The 17-year-old’s first run time was 20.356 and her second go was 20.502. Averaging 40.858 seconds, Turley’s combined score was .502 more than Emily Miller of Ingalls, Kan., who has the lead.
Though Turley took second place, she said pole bending isn’t her strongest rodeo event.
“I was surprised,” she said. “Breakaway is my strongest event. I’m most confident in it.”
The finalist said she won breakaway roping at the 2002 National Little Britches Youth Rodeo Association, when her go time was “two seconds flat.”
Turley said she enjoys competitive aspects of the rodeo.
“There’s pretty good competition at IFYR,” she said. “This is the hardest rodeo.”
Turley competed in pole bending, breakaway roping, goat tying and barrel racing at IFYR.
The cowgirl said she hopes to come out with the highest average during today’s morning competition.
“I’ll save the money to pay for college,” she said.
Turley said she also participates in volleyball, basketball and track.
“It’s really really hard to make time for all of them,” she said. “But they’re all my passions, so I don’t want to regret not doing them.”
Turley said she is not sure what her college plans are following her senior year at Jacksboro High School.
“I probably want to own my business,” she said. “I’m not sure exactly what type of business, but something to do with horses. I’ve always been drawn to them.”
The cowgirl also said she plans to eventually participate in college rodeo.
Turley is the daughter of Betty Jo Turley of Jacksboro, and Derek Turley of Las Vegas, who actively rodeoed.
Calie Turley wasn’t expecting to place as she did after her second pole bending performance at the International Finals Youth Rodeo. The Jacksboro, Texas, resident is in second place for the event’s average.
The 17-year-old’s first run time was 20.356 and her second go was 20.502. Averaging 40.858 seconds, Turley’s combined score was .502 more than Emily Miller of Ingalls, Kan., who has the lead.
Though Turley took second place, she said pole bending isn’t her strongest rodeo event.
“I was surprised,” she said. “Breakaway is my strongest event. I’m most confident in it.”
The finalist said she won breakaway roping at the 2002 National Little Britches Youth Rodeo Association, when her go time was “two seconds flat.”
Turley said she enjoys competitive aspects of the rodeo.
“There’s pretty good competition at IFYR,” she said. “This is the hardest rodeo.”
Turley competed in pole bending, breakaway roping, goat tying and barrel racing at IFYR.
The cowgirl said she hopes to come out with the highest average during today’s morning competition.
“I’ll save the money to pay for college,” she said.
Turley said she also participates in volleyball, basketball and track.
“It’s really really hard to make time for all of them,” she said. “But they’re all my passions, so I don’t want to regret not doing them.”
Turley said she is not sure what her college plans are following her senior year at Jacksboro High School.
“I probably want to own my business,” she said. “I’m not sure exactly what type of business, but something to do with horses. I’ve always been drawn to them.”
The cowgirl also said she plans to eventually participate in college rodeo.
Turley is the daughter of Betty Jo Turley of Jacksboro, and Derek Turley of Las Vegas, who actively rodeoed.
