Riding a horse called Hollywood, Sawyer Gilbert wrote a story with her breakaway rope during the Wrangler National Finals Breakaway Roping that could rival the best stories on the silver screen.
The 19-year-old phenom from South Dakota claimed her first world championship with a dramatic come-from-behind effort during the second and final day of the Wrangler NFBR. She entered the Finals ranked second in the world standings.
"This was my dream before it was even possible," Gilbert said after clinching the title in the Orleans Arena, Dec. 7. "I always wanted to be a world champion."
Noting she got on a horse the first time her mother let her out of the house, and that dad Lloyd showed her how to rope not long after that, Gilbert said her gold buckle season began in Cheyenne.
"Cheyenne on was when I stepped up, knew that I could do it and kind of believed in myself," she said. "That was definitely the turning point to my season."
Gilbert went to the lead in the standings following a win in Pendleton, Ore., then slid back to second after finishing second at the ProRodeo Tour Finale in Salinas, Calif., behind regular season leader Shelby Boisjoli.
During the opening day of the second Wrangler NFBR, Gilbert stayed solid, roping all five calves but a broken barrier had her third in the average at the halfway point. She came out swinging on the final day, earning a share of the Round 6 win with Kelsie Domer with a run of 2.0 seconds. She also inched up a spot in the average when Taylor Munsell took a no time...MORE
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