Nancy Hunter, a registered nurse that resides in Neola, Utah, entered the 2010 Dodge Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo in Ogden, Utah (Oct. 28-30), just hoping to win enough money to pay for the fuel. She did much more than that by the end of the weekend.

Hunter added $4,796 to her wallet and an average and year-end circuit title to her resume. Hunter called upon her 10-year old Flint N Fizz better known in her barn as Fuzz. Entering the weekend she felt like both the year-end title and the average were out of reach for her. She was approximately $2,400 behind 2009 WPRA Rookie of the Year and 2010 Wrangler NFR Qualifier Kelli Tolbert for the year-end title and she had never had three clean runs on Fuzz in that pen. All that changed this year.

"What are the odds of doing what I did," said Hunter regarding her sweep of the titles. "It was like a fairy tale and I am still not sure I believe it. This circuit is so tough with Kelli (Tolbert) winning the rookie title last year and now going to the Finals, then the winners of the rodeos in Reno and Pendleton are from this circuit. It was just an unbelievable weekend."

Hunter won or shared the round victory in all three rounds at the circuit finals en route to the titles. She won the first round in a time of 13.98 seconds and returned in the second round to turn in a rodeo best 13.88-second run. Heading into the final round, she just wanted to keep all the barrels standing.

"That third run was pretty stressful as I just wanted to be clean," Hunter said. "I knew if I could keep them up I could at least place in the average based on my first two runs. I was a little more cautious on that run for sure."

She might have been more cautious but the duo stopped the clock in 13.93 seconds to finish in a tie for first with Sammi Bessert. With that run, she not only captured the average title with a three run total of 41.79 seconds but also the year-end title with 2010 circuit earnings of $26,180, outdistancing Tolbert with $24,718. Sierra Dawn Thomas finished second in the average with a total time of 42.01 seconds. Tolbert will join Hunter at the 2011 Dodge National Circuit Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City.

"I can't thank the committee and the sponsors enough for putting on such a great event and for all the great awards that were up for grabs at the circuit finals," Hunter said. "All their hardwork and generosity is greatly appreciated by all."