Tavy Leno poised for national championship qualification in multiple events

 

SHERIDAN — Cowgirl Tavy Leno recalls competing in junior high school rodeos in Sheridan and missing national qualification when she was in sixth grade. She traveled to the National High School Finals Rodeo anyway because her older brother had qualified and, as she was watching, vowed to only ever return as a competitor.

“‘I don’t ever want to come and just watch,’” Leno said she remembers thinking. “Ever since then, I’ve just practiced a lot more than I used to and found what works best for me.”

Now a junior in high school, Leno boasts a resume that includes a 2019 Wyoming High School Rodeo Association state championship title in goat tying and 2019 and 2020 NHSFR qualification. Leno doesn’t feel pressure from her previous national championship qualifications, but uses the precedent she’s set for herself as motivation.

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