Jesse Johnson Class: Junior Hometown: Broken Bow, Neb. Event: Western

2011-12 Western
Named to the 2011 Fall Commissioner's Honor Roll... Named to the 2012 Spring Commissioner's Honor Roll...Ended her first season as a Wildcat with a 10-6 record including one MVP...Edged out Minnestoa-Crookston rider Megan Kramer, 66.5-65.5, to earn her first win of the year...Bested Georgia's Kelly Truesdell, 71-69, for her second win...Earned Reining MVP honors after defeating Carly Lamb of Tennessee-Martin, 74-72..Picked up her fourth win of the season against New Mexico State...Earned wins over Texas A&M's Lindsey Bernbaum, 73-70.5, and Baylor's Barbara Aiken, 71-68.5, in consecutive days...Had an impressive Big 12 Championship after defeating Katy Krshka of Oklahoma State, 136-134.5, and Ellie Powell, 136-133.5...Finished the season on a high note after earning two wins during the NCEA National Championships after besting Helen Lauth of San Diego State (137-136) and Bacca Haaland of UGA (135.5-135).

Personal
Born on July 23, 1990... Was a member of the National Honor Society and the Student Advisory Committee while at Broken Bow High School... Named Vice President of her class as a junior... A two-year participant in rodeo for head coach Guy Smith at Western Oklahoma State College... Led the Pioneers to a third-place finish in the Central Plains Region in 2010... Parents are Lisa and Jeff Johnson... Majoring in athletic training.