LAS VEGAS -- Najiah Knight drops her 100-pound frame onto a snorting 1,300-pound bull and adjusts her ropes, warming the sticky rosin. Music blares across the arena, but Najiah can hear only her ...

Najiah Knight is a 17-year-old bull rider with a big dream. She wants to be the first woman to compete at the top level of the Professional Bull Riders tour. She’s garnered attention in bull ...

Najiah Knight uses a practice barrel to work on bull riding skills with the help of her father, Andrew, at the family’s home in Arlington, Ore., Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023.

Najiah Knight is a 17-year-old bull rider with a big dream. ... There, wearing a helmet and mouthpiece, she made adjustments in the chute to the rope circling her bull.

Najiah Knight, 17, from small-town Oregon, is on a quest to become the first woman to compete at the top level of the Professional Bull Riders tour. Author: Anne M. Peterson (AP Sports Writer) ...

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There, wearing a helmet and mouthpiece, she made adjustments to the rope circling her bull. She threw her hips forward. Then came the nod — go time. In that moment, there’s no emotion, just focus.

Bull rider Najiah Knight poses during an advertising photo shoot in Fort Worth, Texas, Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. Najiah, a high school junior from small-town Oregon, is on a yearslong quest to ...

Najiah Knight is a 17-year-old bull rider with a big dream. She wants to be the first woman to compete at the top level of the Professional Bull Riders tour.