our future: AG KIDS
Seven
BY CHRISTINA LOVELESS
JANUARY 2016
PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY
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t began because of his dad. His father, Michael Sargent,
showed pigs in high school. So when Tucker was just 6
years old, he got his first set of hogs to show at the Parker
County Youth Livestock Show. “My dad introduced me to
it, because he did it when he was in high school,” Tucker
said. He started off showing Crosses and Hampshires and
eventually started to show steers.
Tucker was around 9 years old when he started to
show steers at the Parker County Youth Livestock Show.
“My dad always wanted me to show steers, but wanted to
make sure I was old enough to handle one,” Tucker said.
Eventually, at the age of 11, he started to show at the
major shows, and for the last six years he has made the
sale at the Junior Ft. Worth Livestock Show. “And I am a
senior this year, and it’s my last year to show. Hopefully,
I can make it seven years in a row,” he said.
This year Tucker is showing a shorthorn steer named
Rockstar in the Ft. Worth show and a Brahman in the
Houston show, and in the county show he plans on
getting a European and two pigs. For about five years he
showed hogs in the major shows. Eventually he started
focusing more on steers. “I had some success with showing hogs,” he said. “I made the sale at Houston and
Dallas.”
Tucker has won several awards, such as Grand
Champion Hog at the Parker County show back in
2012. He has won several Breed Champions and several
Reserve Breed Champions with hogs over the years at
the show. He also made the sale and won Reserve with a
British Steer at Parker County show. “And I made the sale
every year there, too, with hogs and steers,” he added.
At the San Antonio Show he made second place with a
European Steer, and has won eight belt buckles at jackpot
shows for winning Grand Champion, and has won eight
Grand Champion awards at weekend shows and prospect
shows.
When Tucker was 13 years old at the Ft. Worth Stock
Show, he was in the arena showing his steer. He had
already placed and made the sale. “I was ninth in my
class,” he said, “and they sell the top 10.” As they were
leaving the arena, something spooked his steer. The steer
took off and ran around the arena for a little bit.
Over the years Tucker has learned many things, such
as responsibility and hard work. “Hard work pays off
in the end,” he said. His advice for others is to put in a
lot of hard work and learn responsibility and respect for
others. After he is done with showing, he is going to miss
being at the barn with his family, and waking up early on
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a show day going up to the barn and getting everything
ready to show with his family. “Working late at the barn
with my dad,” Tucker said.
His goals for the year 2016 are to win state championship in football and to make the sale in Ft. Worth. “It
will be seven years in a row,” he said, “and doing well in
Houston, and going to the Parker County Youth Livestock
show and winning there with a hog and a steer, getting
good grades in school. And getting into college with good
grades. And to finish off my senior year on a good note,
on a bang, I guess.”
Outside of showing, Sargent
plays left guard offense for the Brock
football team and also is their team
captain. He also enjoys hunting and
fishing.
Update on his goals: Brock Eagles
won the state championship