(ROCKVALE, TN) Katie Coker will be competing for the National Championship in professional Women's Bronc Riding competition be held in Steamboat Colorado coming-up over this 4th of July weekend. She is the daughter of Michael and Elizabeth Coker of Rockvale.  

This is her first attempt at the National title and she is the first ever Tennessean to be ranked in this national Bronc Riding event for Women. 

She is currently ranked 5th in the nation and will be traveling to Colorado on Monday and Tuesday in preparation for the 2023 Trail to Cheyenne World Finals in Wyoming July 22, 2023. 

Katie is a 2017 graduate of Lipscomb Academy in Nashville winning the prestigious McCadams Cup as Top Female Athlete and going on to graduate from UT Chattanooga in 2021 on a full Track & Field scholarship. 

Currently, Katie Coker lives in Telluride, CO.