First-time Cinch RSNC World Finals competitors Trevor Hatchett of Lexington, Tennessee, and Sophia Henson of Hornsby, Tennessee, captured the #2 Beginner Sort world championship Friday at the 2025 Cinch RSNC World Finals, out-sorting 100 other teams with a flawless three-round performance to win $1,406.
The duo sorted 15 head of cattle in 110.50 seconds total—5 head in each of three rounds—with a standout 23.74-second run in Round 2. In addition to their earnings, their clean sweep also earned Professional’s Choice championship buckles, custom World Champion jackets and a Cinch gift card.
Henson, 11, who trains at home with Open rider and 2025 All Levels World Champion Reece Stanfill, confirmed the World Finals was her first major show.
“Yes ma’am,” she said when asked if it was her debut. “We just came.”
As Henson, who attended her first-ever Cinch RSNC ranch sorting in February, trailed off, Hatchett stepped in.
“We both sort with Reece,” he said. “I work for Reece actually, and Reece coaches Sophia a little bit. And it was kind of the goal. It’s my first time coming down here. I think it’s Sophia’s first time. We got qualified, and we were excited to come.”
Their path to the podium was anything but easy. The #2 Beginner Sort class fielded 101 teams, and the herd proved challenging enough that the final cut to the short round was reduced from 30 to 28 teams. Despite the stiff competition, Hatchett and Henson kept their cool and delivered consistent runs.
“I mean there was a lot of people who could have caught up,” Henson said. “They were really close, but we pulled ahead, I guess.”
Their decisive second round proved critical.
“We had five head in 23 seconds, I believe,” Hatchett said of their fastest run.
Cinch RSNC announcer Amy Wheatley confirmed the time live as 23.74—a blistering pace in the beginner class.
It was Henson’s first time riding the five-cow format, a setup that helps define the #2 Beginner Sort. For many, including Henson, the format’s challenge was real.
“I kept trying to find the No. 0,” she admitted.
Hatchett first competed in the #2 at January’s Cinch RSNC Southeast Regional Super Sort in Perry, Georgia—which was also his first-ever Cinch RSNC show—so he had slightly more experience.
At the Finals just a few months later, the pick team’s effort stood out not just for the clean sort but the time margin. Another team also posted 15 head across three rounds, but Hatchett and Henson bested them by a notable 52 seconds.
“I hope to see y’all here next year,” Wheatley said during the interview at the EQN Sports Desk. “But I bet y’all won’t be able to ride in that beginner class anymore.”
Henson replied with a laugh: “Don’t think so.”
This article appears in the Summer 2025 issue of The Ranch Sorter, featuring World Champion stories, event recaps, regional results, and more.
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