ARLINGTON, Texas – Jackie Crawford is now part of history. The Stephenville, Texas, cowgirl captured the inaugural Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping world championship at Globe Life Field, Dec. 10. Thanks to taking care of business the third day of the Wrangler NFBR, Crawford finished atop the PRCA | RAM World Standings with $47,185, narrowly holding off runner-up Martha Angelone, who finished with $45,261. This was Crawford's 20th WPRA world championship and third in breakaway roping to go with the ones she won in 2014 and 2016. She has won WPRA world titles in all-around (2008-11, 2013, 2015-16, 2018-19, 2011, 2014, 2016), team roping heading (2011, 2014, 2016) and tie-down roping (2008-10, 2013-14).. Crawford's latest victory came down to her last run in the final round. She finished third with an 11.8-second time, but it allowed her to finish third and collect $7,258. Had she placed fourth in the finals she would have collected a $5,337 check and the world championship would have gone to Angelone by $3. Couple that with Crawford's Round 9 win (2.0 seconds), second-place finish in Round 10 (2.3 seconds) and splitting the win in the eight-woman semifinals (1.8 seconds) and she was a world champ again. Crawford's latest world championship run is more impressive considering she is six months pregnant. Her husband, team roping header Charly Crawford, is making his 10th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo appearance and plans on retiring after this year's Wrangler NFR. Charly is roping with Logan Medlin. They won Round 8 Dec. 9, also at Globe Life Field...MORE
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