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TEAM ROPING

Driggers and Nogueira Make It Two in a Row

Driggers

Testimony does not exist without a test. And few sports humble their athletes more than rodeo. When team ropers Kaleb Driggers and Junior Nogueira arrived in Las Vegas as the reigning world champions, their confidence was real. Then came the lull, and it revealed why this duo stands alone: consistency.

By staying strong in the average, Driggers and Nogueira won their second straight gold buckle, a testament to their hard work. “This is what we’ve always dreamed about, being here and winning a gold buckle. We had a lot of trials and tribulations. We had to overcome them. It didn’t go exactly as we planned,”Driggers

PRCA ProRodeo photo by Phil Doyle

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