In this episode of In The LOOP with Jordan Jo, we sit down with Criquett Chapman — a vice president by day and a fierce competitor by weekend. Criquett shares her incredible journey from a small-town team roper with no rodeo legacy to breaking barriers in the WRWC as a limited breakaway roper. We talk about balancing career and competition, growing up in sports, family roping adventures, and stepping outside your comfort zone. This one’s for every woman who juggles it all — and still shows up to win.
She’s a mom, a wife, a full-time VP at a college… and still finds time to throw her name in the hat at the Women’s Rodeo World Championships. Criquett isn’t just stepping into the arena—she’s stepping way outside her comfort zone to compete in three divisions this year: Pro Heading, Challenger Heeling, and for the first time ever, Limited Breakaway.
We dove into everything—how growing up in a non-rodeo family shaped her grit, the accident that changed her family’s season, and what it’s like to compete in the same division as her teenage daughter. Criquett opened up about balancing a demanding career while chasing big goals in the roping pen, and the courage it takes to go head-to-head with athletes half her age.
One of my favorite parts of our chat? Hearing her talk about stepping into breakaway after a lifetime of team roping, and why she’s doing it to support the growth of women’s rodeo—especially for the next generation. Criquett reminded me that you’re never too late, too busy, or too old to chase what lights your fire.
In The LOOP Podcast hosted by Jordan Jo Hollabaugh, is inspired by the western culture and breakaway roping lifestyle. This podcast highlights the raw, real, truth behind the box of the breakaway roping industry. Bringing you behind the scenes stories of what real life looks like everyday from; breakaway ropers, cowgirls, cowboys, producers, leaders, trailblazers, and the like, all sharing stories of the western culture and lifestyle that they live daily.
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