TEXT: Outback Stock Association leaders and NCTA coaches Kelly Popp of Curtis, far left, and Eddie Merritt of Wellfleet, far right, gather at the National Western Stock Show in Denver with NCTA students Kaytie Henrickson, Breauna Derr, CJ Monheiser, Joli Brown, Alexandra Hazuka, and Emily Hubbell. (Courtesy photo by XP Ranch Photography)