Beau Peterson of Council Grove, Kansas, was all smiles standing atop the medal stand in the breakaway roping taking home her first gold medal from the Utah Days of ’47 Rodeo.
“This was a great pen of calves, and I had a great one,” noted Peterson, who stopped the clock in 2.2 seconds. “There were lots of great ropers in the finals so I couldn’t afford to back off.”
She edged 2023 world champion Shelby Boisjoli-Meged, who welcomed her first child in May. Boisjoli-Meged stopped the clock in 2.6 seconds and Maddy Jacobs was hot on her heels with a 2.7 for bronze.
“It felt great standing atop the medal stand,” said Peterson. “I have never done any good at this rodeo. This is a really unique and special rodeo, so I am thankful to be up on the podium.
“I have not had any luck the last two months so this will hopefully get the ball rolling in the right direction.”
Peterson was outside the top 15 prior to Salt Lake City but after picking up over $20,000 she will move into that coveted top 15 with two months left in the regular season. She is looking for her third trip to the National Breakaway Finals, this time at Will Rogers Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas, Dec. 18-19.
