“At this level, we all enter to win and enter to compete, but we’re not competing against each other. I really want to focus on how well these women do and to say, ‘You did an awesome job - congratulations.’ It’s not a mark against me if someone else does well.”

“It has saved my life,” she says. “There are so many girls who look up to people who rope. In or out of the arena, I can help other girls, and I take that very seriously. You never know who might be watching. I strive to be better every day.”