Rancher Round-up: Trevor Knowles

Some ranches are passed down generation to generation, while others are built on the backs of a few determined individuals who are wholly unfamiliar with quitting. Mt. Vernon native, Trevor Knowles, is one of the latter. He grew up a competitor, carving out a name for himself in wrestling, and not the kind involving a 500 pound steer. Knowles secured back-to-back state titles in wrestling for Grant Union High School in 1997 and 1998, earning him a place in the National Wrestling Hall of Fame years later. Perhaps more well-known are his accolades in the rodeo arena, which include 13 consecutive appearances at the National Finals Rodeo, and he was a four-time winner of the Calgary Stampede. Mediocrity isn’t something Knowles is familiar with.