Texas’ Gavin French placed in a Go-Round at the National Western to pour fuel on the fire before he showed up at the legendary Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. Up against the likes of veteran Mason Clements and Spur Lacasse along with Canadian Finals Rodeo Champion Kody Lamb, French held his own to be the No. 1 bareback rider advancing to the Semi-Finals from Bracket 2.
It took French’s 85.5-point ride in Round 1 to finish just one point behind Clements for the Go-Round win but once again, it was just fuel on the fire for French. He came back in Round 2 to be 86 points on Andrews Rodeo’s Cash & Carry to get the Go-Round win by half a point over Lacasse. He wrapped up Bracket 2 with over $4,000 in his pocket.
As the first leg of the Texas Swing carries on, we can look forward to the first Rookie Athlete of the Week in 2025 being fired up come Semi-Finals. Two rides down and French is your Rookie Athlete of the Week.
