Haiden Thompson is a true competitor. The Yoder, Wyoming cowgirl began rodeoing at a young age, and took to it like a moth to a flame.

The recent Gillette College graduate has garnered over 75 trophy saddles in her career, including many youth rodeo championships. Most notably, Thompson was named the All-Around Cowgirl at the College National Finals Rodeo twice, and also won the WPRA Women's All-Around Championship in 2024.

Thompson's dominance began early, and has followed her at every level of rodeo. She credits growing up in a large family for helping her hone in on her competitive nature at a young age.

"I have seven siblings and all of us are very competitive," she said. "Having seven siblings to push you, whether its in the arena or not, is definitely where I'd say my competitiveness comes from."

These days, she's pursuing a career in professional breakaway roping and is chasing the 2025 Rookie of the Year title while traveling with esteemed mentor Martha Angelone. When asked why she decided to dive head first into the ProRodeo scene, her answer was simple.

"Honestly, I've worked my whole life to be this good. I haven't come all this way just to stop now."

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