December | 2013 | Bellevue High School

Update – January 10th

Alivia received the Tri-State Rodeo Association results that were not available during the original blog post last month. The results are below and certainly worth noting. These are based on the seven different performances she had in June through October 2013.

1st place – 9-13 Youth Barrels

1st place – Barrels Open

1st place – Poles 9-13 Youth

1st place – Flags Open

1st place – Down & Back Open

1st place – Down & Back 18 & Under

1st place – Ball Race Open

1st place – Ball Race 18 & Under

2nd place – 3-D Barrels

2nd place – 3-D Poles

2nd place Flags – 18 & under

Overall, Alivia was High Point Winner for the Youth Division and High Point Winner for the Open Division. This was the first time a youth in the 9-13 age bracket won the open division! The banquet to recognize and celebrate her accomplishments will be held in February. Great job, Alivia!

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Congratulations to freshman Alivia Strunk for her outstanding accomplishments in her equestrian competitions this year. She is a hard-worker and great competitor who has racked up many awards in her young career. From May to September she competes in the International Barrel Horse Association (IBRA) where she placed first in her division in barrels, pole bending and down and back. In addition and one of her biggest accomplishments to date was performing in her first pro rodeo competition in August – the Big Horn Rodeo. Alivia was the only competitor under the age of 18 and finished ninth out of 48 pro rodeo women in the barrels competition. Most recently, Alivia participated in the Tri-State Rodeo Association and is anxiously awaiting the final results of that competition.

Alivia, a member of the BHS FFA program, has also been a member of 4H (Fremont/Sandusky County) the past five years where she has garnered success as well. This year alone she showed three horses and earned two grand champion and one reserve champion designations. She also earned 31 other placings in various classes during fair week and qualified for the Ohio State Fair. At the state fair she competed and earned 5th out of 87 participants and 8th out of 101, respectively. Her success earned her enough cumulative points to be recognized at the 4H banquet in November as “High Point Junior Contestor”, “High Point Draft” and “High Point Junior Overall”. Quite the accomplishments, to say the least.

As you can see from some of her competition pictures, Alivia is quite the diverse rider who excels in western, hunt seat, saddle seat, draft, showmanship, trail, reining and contesting. We wish nothing but the best and continued success for Alivia and she continues to dedicate herself to her passion and works to become an “Equine Queen”. Great job, Alivia!