by Kaycee Monnens for Tri-State Livestock News
Several area breakaway ropers are at the top of the leaderboard in the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association world standings early in the 2021 season.
Samantha Fulton of Miller, South Dakota sits comfortably in the top spot with $7,851 won so far, ahead of last year’s WPRA World Champion breakaway roper, Jackie Crawford. Though she is thankful for a good start, she is wary of being too satisfied too quickly. “It feels good, but I’m ready to get rolling to some more rodeos, because there haven’t been a lot going on lately. It doesn’t mean a whole lot at this point. I’m just ready to get to some more rodeos and get going this summer,” Fulton says.