Arizona Women's
Professional Rodeo Association
Our Rising Star
CONGRATULATIONS
Meghan Johnson & Nellie Laveaux

       Get to know Meghan:

    Meghan is 18 years old and is a senior at Deming High School in Deming New Mexico. Meghan's family farms and lives in Deming and Duncan AZ. She rides two  9 year old mares, started and finished by her mother Kathleen Johnson. Her main mare is Nellie Laveaux, a quarter mare (First Down Dash and Special Effort breeding) her back up mare is Ponchos Flit of Fire (appendix, Firewater Flit bloodlines). She qualified for the National High School Finals her sophmore year but a fall took her out of the average. She will be attending NMSU next fall to major in business and college rodeo. Meghan would like to follow in Sherry Cervi's footsteps by raising her own horses and qualifying for the NFR on them. Meghan's goals are to qualify in 2011 for the TURQUOISE CIRCUIT FINALS in the Top Ten.

Some of her accomplishments:
                                               2010 AWPRA Permit Finals Champion
                                               2010 Buckeye New Years Barrel Race - Buckle winner  -  2nd                                                            in 1D Average
                                               2010 Greg Olsen - 6th in 1D Average
                                               2010  Pac West  - 2nd in 1D Average
                                                                           1st in 2D Average

Meghan is a first year Member of the AWPRA and currently leading the Card Standings

The AWPRA Chapter wishes her continued success