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  • WPRA ProRodeo Hall of Fame Barrel Racing Nomination Form Now Available

    WPRA ProRodeo Hall of Fame Barrel Racing Nomination Form Now Available

     

    By Ann Bleiker

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The announcement made at the 2016 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo that the WPRA in partnership with the PRCA and the ProRodeo Hall of Fame will start inducting barrel racers into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame this summer marks a significant milestone in the association’s history.

    The WPRA barrel race is a very important element in every rodeo’s success.  It is fast, exciting and provides a huge “wow” factor that fans love.  So it makes sense that the WPRA barrel racers be recognized in the ProRodeo Hall of Fame and have a permanent place to honor those that have left their mark on the sport.

    It is important to recognize that this historical event could not have happened without the vision and dedication of so many. The current and past Board of Directors had always hoped to find the right way to recognize those champions who contributed in a most significant way. Their efforts combined with a continually growing partnership with the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) led to this unique opportunity.

    Now we need your help. On August 5, 2017, the 2017 Inaugural Induction provides the WPRA with its first opportunity to honor the greats in the WPRA’s barrel racing history. Therefore, your participation with nominating possible inductees is really important. To make it easy for you a link to the Barrel Racer Honoree Nomination Form can be found on the homepage of www.wpra.com. The nomination form is straight forward and there is a list of frequently asked questions on the back of it.

    All nominations must be mailed in and received by the WPRA office no later than February 24, 2017. All submitted nominations will be provided to the WPRA 2017 ProRodeo Hall of Fame Selection Committee. This committee was created by the WPRA and is external from the Board of Directors. The members of this committee were selected based on their combined knowledge of the WPRA, our history, barrel racing, media and the role and the mission of a Hall of Fame.

    Please take some time to consider the importance of this inaugural event and submit a nomination. There are two items to remember when making a nomination. First, you may submit more than 1 nomination and second it is really important to provide details regarding the nominee’s contribution and their significance to the sport of barrel racing.

    Let’s make this an exciting induction and be sure to mark August 5, 2017 on your calendars.

    If you have any questions, please call the WPRA office.

  • Second generation bronc rider excels at National Western

    Second generation bronc rider excels at National Western

     

    DENVER (January 12, 2017) — With a two-time world champion saddle bronc rider for a father, it’s no surprise that Shade Etbauer is doing well at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo.

    Shade is the son of Robert Etbauer who won world titles in 1990 and 91. He leads the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Rookie of the Year standings and could add to that here.

    During the first performance of the rodeo, Etbauer, from Goodwell, Okla., rode Mo Betta Rodeo’s Sue City Sue for 85.5 points. That took the early lead in the saddle bronc riding. While he is unlikely to stay in first place in the round, his score is high enough that he could get a check. He also gets to ride again.

    All of the events here feature two full rounds of competition. Scores and times are added together and the athletes with the fastest total time or the highest total scores will advance to the U.S. Bank Championship Finals on Jan. 22.

    Etbauer rides here again at the second performance. If he gets another good score, he will be a favorite to advance to the finals and can add his name to the family legacy of bronc riders who have competed in the Denver Coliseum. His uncles, world champion, Billy Etbauer and Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Dan Etbauer competed here for many years. Shade’s older brother Trell Etbauer has competed in saddle bronc riding here before but is only entered in the steer wrestling and tie-down roping. He was also here during the first performance.

    Trell Etbauer was not as successful as his younger brother. He had a 23.3-second run in the steer wrestling and then was 14.7 in the tie-down roping. He also has another opportunity here and will be looking to improve those times and win some money in the second round.

    Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association action continues here on Friday with two performances at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m.

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    DENVER (January 12, 2017) — The following are unofficial results from the National Western Stock Show Rodeo sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

     

    First Performance —

     

    Bareback Riding: 1, Jordan Pelton, Halliday, S.D., 82 points on Mo Betta Rodeo’s Cash Creek. 2, Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 73. 3, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 71. 4, Hunter Carlson, Sheridan, Wyo., 67.

     

    Steer Wrestling:  1, Jacob Schoffner, Huntsville, Texas, 4.7 seconds. 2, Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas, 8.9. 3, Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 11.5. 4, Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La., 11.6.

     

    Team Roping: 1, Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Texas and Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas, 4.6 seconds. 2, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 4.7. 3, Robert Ansley, Moriarity, N.M., and Shad Chadwick, Cave Creek, Ariz., 5.2. 4, Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss., and Matt Casner, Cody, Neb., 5.6.

     

    Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Shade Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 85.5 points on Mo Betta Rodeo’s Sue City Sue. 2, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 81.5. 3, Jade Blackwell, Rapid City, S.D., 70. 4, Taygen Schuelke, Newell, S.D., 63.

     

    Tie-Down Roping: 1, J.C. Malone, Hooper, Utah, 9.1 seconds. 2, Jake Pratt, Ellensburg, Wash., 9.7. 3, Cheyenne Harper, Iowa, La., 12.6. 4, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 14.7.

     

    Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Cayla Small, Burneyville, Okla., 15.38 seconds. 2, Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 15.77. 3, Megan McLeod-Sprague, Marsing, Idaho, 15.80. 4, Abby Penson, Blossom, Texas, 15.86.

     

    Bull Riding: (two rides) 1, Jake Gowdy, Bristow, Okla., 82.5 points on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Bucket Head. 2, Riker Carter, Stone, Idaho, 77.

     

     

     

  • Three is a charm for Brazilian bull rider at Denver

    Three is a charm for Brazilian bull rider at Denver

    For the National Western Stock Show Rodeo

    DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 11, 2017) — It took three trips to the National Western Stock Show to compete at the Denver Chute Out for Brazilian bull riding sensation Kaique Pacheco to leave with the title.

    He did that this year at the Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour event and did it with style. Pacheco who is from Itatiba, Sao Paulo, won the first round on Monday night. Then he was part of a bounty bull challenge, which he also won.

    He had Tuesday night off and got to watch his buddies and fellow competitors ride. On Wednesday, he was part of the 31 riders who got a second opportunity to ride.

    He got the bull named High Razor owned by D&H Cattle Company and Buck Cattle Company. Another eight-seconds got him an 85.5 score and put him in the driver’s seat for the finals. There were only two out of the 15 bull riders that advanced to the finals that were successful and Pacheco was again leader of the pack.

    He was 91 points on a bull named Jack Shot from D&H Cattle Company and David Huffman. That ride gave him a total of 264 points to win the championship and $16,478. Including the $5,000 won for riding the bounty bull on Monday Pacheco earned $28,967.

    More importantly, he got the championship buckle and earned a title from an event he has always enjoyed coming to.

    “I like Denver,” he said through interpreter and fellow bull rider Silvano Alves. “I always want to win here.”

    Pacheco is currently sixth in the PBR’s World standings and after his win here is in the lead in the Real Time Pain Relief Velocity Tour standings. He is on track to win his first world title in 2017after finishing as the reserve champion for the past two years.

    Rodeo action continues at the National Western Stock Show with the first performance of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Rodeo beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday.

     

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    DENVER, Colo. (Jan. 11, 2017) —The following are results from the PBR Blue DEF Velocity Tour Denver Chute-Out at the National Western Stock Show Rodeo.

    First round: 1, Kaique Pacheco, Itatiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 87.5 points on Flying S Bucking Bull’s Insane Hurricane, $2,853. 2, Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla., 87, $2,140. 3, (tie) Jake Gowdy, Bristow, Okla., and Cody Heffernan, Singleton, New South Wales, Australia, 86.5 and $1,070 each.

    Semi-Finals: 1, Jake Gowdy, Bristow, Okla., 88.5 points on Selman and Terrell, LLC’s Rock Bottom, $2,853. 2, (tie) Chase Robbins, Marsing, Idaho and Sean Willingham, Summerville, Ga., 86.5 and $1,783 each. 4, Kaique Pacheco, Itatiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 85.5, $713.

    Finals: (two qualified rides) 1, Kaique Pacheco, Itatiba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 91 points on D&H Cattle Co./David Huffman’s Jack Shot, $3,923. 2, Kurt Shephard, Atherton, Queensland, Australia, 88.5, $3,210.

    Overall Winners: (total on three) 1, Pacheco, 264 points, $16,478. (on two) 2, Gowdy, 175 points, $11,484. 3, Shephard, 174, $6,491. 4, Robbins, 172, $4,494. 5, Willingham, 171.5, $3,495. 6, Alex Cardozo, Indaiatuba, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 169, $2,497. 7, Nathan Burtenshaw, Coonamble, New South Wales, Australia, 164.5, $1,997. 8, Guilherme Marchi, Itupavi, Sao Paulo, Brazile, 163, $1,497. 9, Dallee Mason, Weiser, Idaho, 162.5, $999. 10, Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas, 157, $500.

  • Quiet Time

    Quiet Time

    “A large amount of people that rodeo come from a ranching or farming background,” said Dakota Eldridge, four time WNFR qualifier from Elko, Nevada “They appreciate and enjoy an outdoor lifestyle that includes hunting.” Dakota grew up hunting. “Elko has it all; hunting, fishing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, you name it… and I am active in all of it. When I was a kid, I had to stay busy, I still have to! Having so much to do right in my hometown really rounded out the person I am today…  And going down the rodeo road is not only my career now, but has also become a passion of mine.  I am blessed to get to do what I love for a living and live such an engaging life between rodeo and all of my outdoor hobbies.”
    Once he is done going down the road from January through September, Dakota is ready for some quiet time. “You are gone from the home so much, always driving from town to town, and around so many people that when Fall hits – my passion is being outside with the peace and quiet of nature, hunting, getting to know yourself, and enjoying the outdoors.
    It is neat to see how closely related outdoor enthusiasts are with rodeo in many different aspects – Just one example of many is when I recently went hunting with mules this Fall and it was amazing how the guides took

    Dakota winning round 7 at the 2016 WNFR – Molly Morrow

    care of their horses – it’s similar to me taking care of my horses on the rodeo road.” For Dakota, the best source of organic meat and a trophy on the wall is hunting. “I am excited to be partnering with Sportsman’s Choice and Record Rack Feed because I admire their dediation to the outdoor lifestyle and their commitment to providing quality feed for wildlife.”
    His mom and dad (Mark and Veronica Eldridge) have supplied Dakota with horses to get down the road. “Ever since I was a little kid my parents have made sure I always have good horses to ride” he said. “I couldn’t ask for a better support system than I have between my family, friends, sponsors and fans. I am so grateful to have such good people standing behind me”.
    His goals for 2017 are simple ones. “Make the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo again, win a gold buckle, and invest my money wisely so I can keep rodeoing for years to come!”

  • On the Trail with Brenten Hall and Jake Clay

    On the Trail with Brenten Hall and Jake Clay

    Brenten Hall and Jake Clay may as well be brothers. They both come from rodeo families and they’ve grown up together as best friends. Both handy with a rope, it only made sense that the two 17-year-old cowboys should team up together in their professional rodeo careers. And if this year in the International Professional Rodeo Association is any indication, it was a smart move.
    Both Brenten and Jake will be heading to the International Finals Rodeo this January in Oklahoma City to compete as two of the youngest in the field of competitors from the U.S., Canada and Australia.

    Growing up in Oklahoma, Brenten and Jake met around the age of 7 and were quickly rodeoing together.  “I don’t ever remember not roping or being around it. When I was little I went to rodeos with my mom and dad. It is just something that I do, I don’t see myself doing something different,” Jake describes of rodeo. His entrance into the IPRA was natural too. Both his father Dwayne and mother Julana are multi-time IFR qualifiers, his dad as a header in the team roping and his mom as a barrel racer. She won Rookie of the Year back in 1986 and continued on from there. Brenten’s mom LeAnna ran barrels and team roped, like Jake’s parents, his father Bob was also a multi-time IFR qualifier and team roping director for IPRA. Bob passed his love of roping on and coached Brenten to where he is today. Sadly, Bob passed away in 2015 from pancreatic cancer. Now they rope in his honor.

    Brenten and Jake grew up doing junior rodeos locally and have both gone into high school rodeo, but have quickly made a name for themselves as professional competitors too. This is Jake’s second year in the IPRA and Brenten’s rookie year. They have focused on preparation and practicing while they have done home school through high school.

    “We’re both homeschooled so it made it a lot easier. We couldn’t have done this if we couldn’t home school. We’d have had too many absent days, but you can kind of get ahead and prepare for what’s happening and take off for the weekend and not have to worry about it,” Brenten describes. He adds that his season had a slow start. “It’s been real fun. There were some very hard times. I went through some stuff I couldn’t figure anything out, I was having a hard time, I was missing, but the worst part about it is I felt like was letting my partners down, because I don’t do very good with that stuff,” he admits.

    Then things turned around for the team. “I wasn’t doing very good then come about Pawnee rodeo it just kind of worked. I won 1st and third there and that shot me in 17th or 18th in the world, and then I got to where I thought, ‘you know, I’ve got to go, I’ve got to try to make it [to IFR] since I went this far, closer than I was, not there, but closer than I was,” Brenten says.
    He and Jake make a good team for organizing a pro-rodeo career. “Pro-rodeoing has been fun, a lot of ups and downs. Entering, I still have zero clues whatsoever, I think I entered one rodeo,” Brenten says and adds of Jake, “he’s done every entering job, I just kind of tell him where I think we should go and then he does it whichever way it’s supposed to be done,” he laughs.

     

    Jake chimes in humorously that he also does all of the driving, to which Brenten replies, he looks after the animals. In reality, they get along well. “Neither one of us demands anything very often. Neither one of us are really that organized whatsoever. It takes us a good two hours to figure out how we want to go [to rodeos] just two a weekend but [our] moms take care of us,” Brenten laughs. Jokes aside, both acknowledge the great support they get from their families and sponsors. Brenten would like to thank his sponsors, Classic Ropes and Horselic, and Jake would like to thank Mid-States Industrial Sales and Tulsa Stockyards.

    The fact that Brenten and Jake are both laidback, works great for their team dynamic. They can hardly recall ever fighting, maybe twice, they agree. And the sport of team roping is unique they realize, because, as Jake explains, “It makes you want to try harder because you know your partner is trying just as hard, and if you mess up you let not only yourself, but him down too.”

    The boys split their days between school work and practicing. Jake also trains horses with his dad, and Brenten’s family has cattle and owns the local feed store in their town of Jay, in northeastern Oklahoma. Jake lives closer to the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma in the town of Sapulpa. It’s about an hour and 45 minutes-drive between their towns, but they practice together when they can, when they’re not on the road competing, which isn’t a lot now days. They’re usually gone every weekend to a rodeo.

    Both Jake and Brenten credit their horses for helping them get where they are. Jake mostly rides a 10-year-old sorrel gelding he’s competed on for the past four years, and is special because his dad trained the horse. And Brenten’s main horse is a paint he actually bought off of Jake a couple of years ago.

    Another component to success for the boys is a positive mindset. “[You’ve] just got to be humble in everything, because you could win one day and then not win for three weeks or however long,” Jake says and cites his favorite quote, ‘if you want to be the best, you’ve got to do things other people aren’t willing to do.”  As for Brenten, he thinks of the saying, ‘if you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, you’ll be successful.’ “I think that’s something you should live by if you try to win,” he says and adds another motto, “for a successful Plan A is not have a Plan B’ so keep after that plan A, practicing a lot, keep your head down, keep going for it.”

    Those mottos are clearly working for both Brenten and Jake. Beyond qualifying for the IFR, Brenten split the $100,000 win at the USTRC in October in Oklahoma City, “it was exciting, I wouldn’t know any other way to put it. I’m still kind of bumfuzzled over it,” Brenten says of that win. “I needed something, some kind of money so I could keep going and maybe get another horse, and it ended up coming through, and it helped,” he says but adds, “That money sure is good, but winning, the success, is what makes you happy.”
    And in December, the team saw even more success. Together, Jake and Brenten roped to a first place finish and a $150,000 paycheck at the World Series of Team Roping #15 Finale.

     

    Impressive accomplishments for two teenage high school kids.
    Both boys will be soon looking to colleges and college rodeo, as well as continued success, but for January, all the focus is on the International Finals Rodeo, Jan. 13-15, 2017 in Oklahoma City.

  • Back When They Bucked with Glen Bird

    Back When They Bucked with Glen Bird

    Because of his high school ag teacher, Glen Bird began riding bulls.
    The Weatherford, Texas man began his rodeo career at the behest of Mr. William T. Woody, ag teacher at Peaster (Texas) High School, a career that would end up with six International Pro Rodeo Association (IPRA) titles and the high respect of his fellow cowboys. As a child, Glen attended rodeos with his granddad, who loved them, especially the bull riding.
    He rode calves on the family ranch then continued the sport when he was in high school.
    Mr. Woody had competed as a bull rider at Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas, and he saw potential in his student. Because Glen couldn’t drive, Mr. Woody would enter him in the FFA rodeos held across the state and drive him there. And because many of the FFA rodeos hired professional stock contractors, the bulls were extra rank and the high school kids turned them out, not wanting to get on them. “Mr. Woody knew all them stock contractors,” Glen remembers, “and he’d tell them stock contractors, ‘Look, these bulls are turned out and this boy I brought with me will get on them.’” So Glen ended up getting on five or six bulls at each rodeo. He may not have got them rode, but he was willing to get on them.
    He remembers one time at a rodeo in Gainesville, Texas, where Adrin Parker was the stock contractor. He had a bull, No. 36, that nobody wanted. Every performance, No. 36 was turned out and Glen got on him. “He slung me all over that arena. I was so beat up and bruised up by the time I got on the bull I had drawed, Mr. Woody kept ice on me all day.” Two years later, he got his revenge on No. 36; he rode him for a third place finish.
    In 1964, after high school graduation, he hit the rodeo road. He was already competing on the weekends, but now he hit the trail hard. He had gotten his IPRA card a few years prior, and, along with Hal Pilgrim, went to rodeos everywhere. “We’d try to go to a rodeo every day,” he said. It wasn’t hard. With bull buckouts at Mansfield, Texas two nights a week and a rodeo on Saturday nights, and rodeos in Simonton every weekend, there was always somewhere to ride.
    And Glen and his buddies didn’t limit themselves to Texas. It was common for them to be up at a rodeo on a Saturday afternoon in Texas or Oklahoma or Arkansas, then jump in the car and make a Sunday matinee performance in California. The car was full, too. By this time, Glen and friends Red Doffin (a bull rider) and Ronnie William (a bareback rider) were in the vehicle, along with Bernie Johnson, Glen’s brother Arnold Bird, and Hulen Missildine. “They would go anywhere I entered us,” Glen said. “I always had a full car, and we’d go non-stop.”
    In his glory days, Glen and his buddies were competing in anywhere from 150 to 200 rodeos a year. “The thing about it is, we loved it,” he said. “If you can’t travel, you’re not going to ever rodeo. Every day, when we’d wake up, we’d more than likely be in another state, meeting new people. It was unbelievable.” And his riding was unbelievable, too. According to Ronnie Williams, Glen’s style was impeccable. “I think he was one of the greatest bull riders there ever was,” Ronnie said. “He had a perfect style and form, he rode so perfect, that he made it look effortless. And his percentage of winning first place was unbelievable. It seemed like every time he’d nod his head, he was winning first.”
    In the early days of his rodeo, Glen rode bareback horses. He didn’t like to, but for a while, he did. And his friend Ronnie knew it, and occasionally set him up for a joke. “That dang Ronnie would enter me in the bareback riding, and I’d get there (to the rodeo) and find out I was entered. But he didn’t enter me in a whole bunch of them, because I was entering him in the bull riding, and he didn’t like that.”
    Glen won the IPRA’s bull riding title four times: 1966-67-68 and 1970, and the all-around in 1968 and 1970. The International Finals Rodeo began in 1970, so prior to that, whoever had the most money won at the end of the year was the champion.
    Ronnie won eight IPRA bareback titles, and thought his buddy was the best in the business. “I don’t think anybody ever rode with the style he rode with, and was dominant in the IPRA all those years. It was a privilege for me to get to rodeo with him.”
    Another traveling partner, Red Doffin, thought the world of Glen. “He had lots and lots of class,” Red remembered. “You talk about a bull rider that looked pretty on bulls. He just turned his toes out and rode them with style, rode them perfect. That’s the way he rode.” Glen was hard to throw off, as well. “He had good form,” Red said, “and when they throwed him off, they throwed him off on the top of his head because he tried as hard as he could try.”


    Glen never suffered from a lot of injuries. He broke a leg during his first – and only – semester of college, affixing a spur in the cast so he could continue to ride. He also broke a bone in his left hand, his riding hand that took six months to heal. The broken leg and possibly returning to riding bulls too soon has affected his walking today. That’s not being tough, he insisted, in riding with a cast, “all that was, was stupidity. If I had not have done that, I would be walking so much better today.”
    In 1972, he got on the last bull he’d ever ride. His legs were bothering him so badly he took the locks out of his spurs and rode with loose rowels. “I couldn’t stand the pressure it was putting on my legs,” he said. “After a while, anything you do that you burn at it like that, it makes the longevity of it short. It finally caught up with me.”
    By this time he had a wife, Judy, and two children, Jennifer (White) and Jason. He got a job with Miller Brewing Co. in Ft. Worth, working there for 33 years. He also started a Limousin cow herd, selling the bulls at the Texas Limousin Association’s annual sale for years. He started his herd from some heifers and a bull that his aunt and uncle had in Oklahoma. He ended up with a herd of 35 purebreds and did very well with the breeding program. Both of his kids showed the cattle, his daughter winning Limousin Heifer of the Year.
    When he quit riding bulls, Glen had to quit going to rodeos, for fear he’d get the bug again and hit the road. “I didn’t watch a rodeo on TV for ten years or so,” he said. “I wasn’t going to be able to quit them if I kept around them.” Then one day his friend Sam Roberts called, asking if he’d watched a bull riding on TV. “I can’t, Sam,” he said. “I’ll want to get to riding again.” Sam shot that idea down. “Hell, you ain’t going to do that, you’re too old,” he said. “And I thought, by gosh, he’s right, and now I don’t miss one.”
    Inducted into the Texas Rodeo Cowboys Hall of Fame in 2010, Glen remembers with great fondness his rodeo days. “I had more fun than the law allows. I thought I was a millionaire. I enjoyed every bit of it. I don’t regret any part of it,” he said. “If I ever got the chance to live it over again, I would.”
    And Mr. Woody, the ag teacher? They still stay in touch, even though Glen nearly got kicked out of his class the first day of school. Glen walked into the classroom with his hat on, pants stuffed into his boots, and put his feet on the table. Mr. Woody jumped up with a two-by-four in his hands and said, “We’re going to find out who runs this class right now. You or me? I’m going to ask you to take your feet off the desk and your hat off.” “I looked at that two-by-four,” Glen chuckled, “and I sure didn’t want no part of that.”
    Glen and Judy spend their time now “doing whatever we want to,” said Judy, who spent most of her years at home, working a couple different jobs along the way. “We’ve been married for 48 years and we have learned that it’s about being a companion to each other and doing for each other all the time. We go to church all the time and have a lot of friends to spend time with.” They also have two granddaughters, Skylar and Taylor.

  • Roper Review: Shane Brown

    Roper Review: Shane Brown

    Most ropers only dream of winning the kind of money paid at the World Series of Team Roping finale in Las Vegas. Those dreams recently came true for Shane Brown, Robstown, TX, and his partner, J. R. Wood, Sinton, TX. The duo won the #13 on December 6th, splitting $254,000. The team previously won the #12 roping at the World Series roping in Sinton, TX earlier this year. Brown and Wood both had their numbers raised, to a #8 heeler and #5E header, respectively, forcing the pair into the #13 Finale. The duo came from sixth high call to win the roping with a 29.65 aggregate time on four head.
    Shane, and older brother Scot, grew up in a farming and ranching family and were riding before they were walking. They started roping young and team roped and roped calves through school. Growing up, Shane won a couple of TYRA state championships in calf roping. In 1997 he was the Texas High School rodeo team roping champion header. In college Shane eventually dropped calf roping and focused solely on team roping.
    After high school Shane pursued an education at Texas A&M where he earned his degree in Animal Science and a Masters in Agri-Business. After graduation, Shane was a commodities broker for five years and is now a Vice President and the Robstown branch manager for Texas Farm Credit.
    Shane is married to his lovely wife, Ravyn, and the couple has two daughters, Bailey, 8; and Blakely, 5.
    “I met my wife in college,” says Brown. “We both grew up in rodeo. Once we married, she slowed down to raise our girls. Now she’s a stay at home mom and far busier than I am.”
    Brown admits to being fiercely competitive. This trait benefits his other hobby and passion – golf where he carries a #3 handicap. Being competitive and handling pressure runs in this family. Two years ago, his brother Scot, won the #11 at the World Series finale.
    Undoubtedly family comes first for Brown, “We do a lot as a family. Right now my girls are active in gymnastics and volleyball. I haven’t been roping as much lately. Basically just enough to qualify for the World Series finale.”
    COWBOY Q&A
    How much do you practice?
    Once or twice a week. But in preparing for the WSTR Finals, we would practice several times a week.
    Do you make your own horses?
    Typically yes. My dad raised the horse I rode in Vegas, and I broke and trained him.
    Who were your roping (rodeo) heroes?
    Phil Lyne. I grew up roping with him and rodeoed with his daughters. My dad was an extremely good roper and gave it up so we could rope.
    Who do you respect most in the world?
    My family.
    Who has been the biggest influence in your life?
    My parents, my wife, and God.
    If you had a day off what would you like to do?
    A perfect day would be playing golf in the morning. Then hanging out with my family and roping in the afternoon.
    Favorite movie?
    Lonesome Dove.
    What’s the last thing you read?
    Emails.
    How would you describe yourself in three words?
    Driven, family-oriented, competitive.
    What makes you happy?
    Being with family and friends.
    What makes you angry?
    Laziness.
    If you were given 1 million dollars, how would you spend it?
    Buy some acreage that my family and I could enjoy.
    What is your worst quality – your best?
    My worst is lack of patience for people who don’t try. My best is lots of patience for people who try hard.

  • Recognized for Rodeo

    Recognized for Rodeo

    Garden City sports editor awarded Pro Rodeo honor
    courtesy of PRCA

    Garden City, Kan. (December 9, 2016) – A Garden City, Kan. man has won the PRCA’s Media Awards Excellence in Rodeo Print Journalism.

    Brett Marshall, sports editor for the Garden City Telegram, was honored with the award during the PRCA’s annual awards banquet held in Las Vegas on November 30.

    Marshall got involved in rodeo when he moved back to his hometown area eight years ago. As sports editor for the Telegram, he covered the Beef Empire Days Rodeo, held annually in June. He hadn’t covered a rodeo since the 1980’s in Hutchinson, Kan., and it was new to him. Rodeo personnel, including secretary Barb Duggan and stock contractors Jim and TJ Korkow of Korkow Rodeo helped him, giving him the information he needed and introducing him to cowboys and rodeo contract personnel.

    Since then, Marshall has covered the Beef Empire Days every year and loves it. “Those three days I cover the rodeo are three most fun days I have all year.” He credits Jim and TJ Korkow and the rodeo crew for making it enjoyable. “They make it fun. It doesn’t feel like work when I go there.”

    His rodeo stories have ranged from interviews with winning cowboys to the livestock. One year, he wrote a story from the perspective of a bucking bull. The story was well-received, he said. “It got a lot of responses.”

    Tom Blackburn, a former member of the Beef Empire Days rodeo committee, said Marshall is deserving of the award. When Marshall first covered the rodeo eight years ago, “he got right in there, and even though he didn’t know anything about rodeo, he asked questions and worked hard at establishing relationships and getting to know rodeo.”

    Marshall, who was involved in amateur golf, among other sports throughout his career, has developed a love for the sport and the contestants. “They’re the most courteous group of athletes I deal with, far and away,” he said. “I have a high regard for what they do. When they earn their winnings, it’s what they’ve done, and nobody else has done it for them. I think the cowboy competitor in the PRCA is a very committed individual and they love what they do. They do it with a passion.”

    Other media category winners include Excellence in Rodeo Photography, won by Ric Andersen, and Excellence in Rodeo Broadcast Journalism, won by Marty Campbell.
    The PRCA Media Awards are given each year to winners in the categories of rodeo photography, rodeo broadcast, and print journalism, for their excellence in portraying pro rodeo.

  • Four Star Rodeo Company’s bull headlines WNFR Top Stock

    Four Star Rodeo Company’s bull headlines WNFR Top Stock

    courtesy of PRCA

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Four Star Rodeo Company’s bull Yellow Fever had an outstanding Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Polaris RANGER.
    The 5-year-old, 1,500-pound bull won bull of the night in Rounds 1 and 6.
    For his effort, Yellow Fever was named Top Stock of the WNFR for the first time.
    “It’s pretty awesome for him to go against that quality of bulls over there (at the WNFR) and come out on top,” said Jeff Davis, the owner/manager of Four Star Rodeo in Cottonwood, Calif. “This is a huge honor.”
    Yellow Fever bucked off Tyler Smith in Round 1, and he did the same to Roscoe Jarboe, the 2016 PRCA/Resistol Bull Riding Rookie of the Year, in Round 6.
    “He enjoys his job, and when he gets in the bucking chute it is game on,” Davis said. “He has great strength and athletic ability. He can leap four feet in the air and act like he’s going to go one way and spin the other way.”
    In 2015, Yellow Fever made his Wrangler NFR debut, and competed in just one round – Round 5, with Joe Frost riding him for 75 points.
    “He was a young bull (at the 2015 WNFR), and he didn’t handle it very well,” Davis said. “The difference this year (at the WNFR) is he grew up. He matured mentally and physically. This year, he handled things very good mentally. He bucked and played and didn’t get bothered by anything. This spring, he had a couple of ‘wow’ trips, and that’s when I realized this bull has it, but I didn’t know how good he was until we matched up with the other bulls (at the WNFR). I knew he had a chance (to get top bull of the WNFR) if he had his trips, and he had two exceptionally good trips.”
    This is the first time Davis’ company has won the top bull of the WNFR award.
    “This is the No. 1 accomplishment for our Four Star Rodeo Company,” Davis said.
    Calgary Stampede’s Xplosive Skies won top WNFR bareback horse. She bucked off Orin Larsen in Round 5, and was chosen bareback horse of the night.
    Xplosive Skies, 6, is the granddaughter of Calgary Stampede’s Grated Coconut, the 2003-04, 2006-2009 Bareback Horse of the Year. Those six Bareback Horse of the Year honors for Grated Coconut are a PRCA record.
    “It’s awesome, and a great honor because it is voted on by your peers,” said Keith Marrington, the Director of Rodeo for Calgary Stampede. “For them to recognize our bareback horse as the top horse of the NFR is outstanding. I couldn’t be any happier.”
    Xplosive Skies went to the 2015 Canadian Finals Rodeo as a saddle bronc horse.
    “She was fighting her head this past spring, so we decided to move her to bareback and she has fit right in and been outstanding,” Marrington said. “I think her biggest trait is her athletic ability, and she has a good mind on her.”
    Beutler & Son’s Wound Up, 9, was named top WNFR saddle bronc horse. Wound Up was chosen saddle bronc horse of the night in Round 5 after bucking off Rusty Wright. Cody Wright also had a 90.5-point ride on Wound Up to win Round 10.
    “She bucks guys off about 50 percent of the time, and when they ride her, they usually win the (saddle) bronc riding,” said Bennie Beutler, co-owner of the Beutler & Son Rodeo Company with his son, Rhett. “She’s a bay horse, and she’s out of Commotion; her and Killer Bee both are out of Commotion.”
    Commotion was Bareback Horse of the Year (1998-2000), and made 10 consecutive trips (1997-2006) to the WNFR before retiring in his prime at the 2006 WNFR at the age of 15. Commotion passed away at age 25 this past September.
    Two go rounds were won on Wound Up at the 2015 WNFR – Round 5 and Round 10. She was voted runner-up for the Top Saddle Bronc of last year’s WNFR.

  • WNFR in Review

    WNFR in Review

    courtesy of PRCA

    COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – With $10 million and nine world championship buckles up for grabs, the 2016 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Polaris RANGER was full of drama, thrills and everlasting memories.
    There were numerous historic performances in Las Vegas over the 10 nights, but no cowboys left town with bigger smiles than Junior Nogueira, steer wrestler Tyler Waguespack and bull rider Sage Kimzey.
    Nogueira, a 26-year-old team roping header from Presidente Prudente, Brazil, combined with his heeler, Kaleb Driggers, to place sixth in Round 10, which was enough to earn Nogueira the all-around gold buckle. Nogueira is the first Brazilian in PRCA history to win a gold buckle.
    Nogueira’s season total of $231,728 earned him the title by less than $3,600 over steer wrestler Clayton Hass.
    Since 2002, there have now only been three different all-around champs – Nogueira joins Trevor Brazile and Ryan Jarrett. Jarrett’s title came in 2005.
    Waguespack captured his first world title, thanks to an outstanding WNFR. The Gonzales, La., cowboy had a winning time of 41.9 seconds in the 10-head average. He placed in eight of the 10 rounds, and split victories in Rounds 1, 3, and 6. He also split second place in Round 4, and was second outright in Round 9.
    The $213,218 he earned over the 10 nights was a steer wrestling WNFR record, and also won him the RAM Top Gun Award for the contestant with the most money earned in a single event.
    In addition to the two buckles he took home, Waguespack also received a one-of-a-kind wrapped RAM truck, a custom buckle from Montana Silversmiths and a one-of-a-kind RAM Truck Top Gun-branded rifle from Commemorative Firearms.
    Bareback rider Tim O’Connell ($374,272) set a PRCA record for most money won in any event in any year, eclipsing the mark of $327,178 established by bull rider Sage Kimzey last year. The single-season record for most money won in bareback riding before 2016 was $319,986 by Kaycee Feild in 2011. Waguespack also established a new single-season steer wrestling money record with $298,676, as did team roping header Levi Simpson ($249,133) and his heeler Jeremy Buhler ($258,311).
    With all the money earned at the 58th annual WNFR a handful of cowboys passed the million-dollar mark in career earnings. The list is comprised of team roping heeler Dugan Kelly ($1,014,232), bull rider Shane Proctor ($1,214,620), team roping header Riley Minor ($1,068,647) and team roping heeler Russell Cardoza ($1,021,387).
    Aside from Waguespack, the only other WNFR earnings record broken was set by world champion header Simpson and heeler Buhler, with $186,000 each in team roping.
    Nogueira, O’Connell, Kimzey and barrel racer Mary Burger were the only world champions who led their events heading into the WNFR. As a result of the shakeup at the top, there were seven first-time world champions in 2016: Nogueira (all-around), O’Connell (bareback riding), Waguespack (steer wrestling), Simpson (team roping header), Buhler (team roping heeler), Zeke Thurston (saddle bronc riding), and Tyson Durfey (tie-down roping).

  • Best in the World Invited to RFD-TV’s THE AMERICAN, presented by Polaris RANGER

    Best in the World Invited to RFD-TV’s THE AMERICAN, presented by Polaris RANGER

    courtesy of the PRCA
    Rodeo Fans only chance to see the champions of the PRCA, PBR, and ERA compete in one event on February 19th at AT&T Stadium

    courtesy of RFD-TV’s The AMERICAN

    (NASHVILLE, TENN. — December 14th, 2016) RFD-TV president and founder Patrick Gottsch announced RFD-TV’s The American top invitees on a special selection show edition of “Western Sports Weekly.” The cowboys or cowgirls invited in each event features a mixture of champions and top competitors from the PRCA, PBR, and ERA. The American is the only time the champions of these three professional organizations can be seen at one event. Two fan exemptions, Cole Bailey and Sage Kimzey, were also announced. The recipients, listed below will automatically qualify for the finals in the world’s richest one-day rodeo, to be held February 19th at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas. They will be eligible for a $100,000 check plus a wealth of prizes should they win their event.

    “This is a mixture of ERA, PRCA, and PBR champions,” said Patrick Gottsch, founder and president of RFD-TV. “I think what’s really neat is that all these folks will be able to compete head-to-head really for the first time since their finals took place.”

    The world’s richest one-day rodeo is an action packed day, explains Gottsch. “We kind of brag about the fact that this is a five-hour rodeo. It’s gone fast in the past and I think people are going to enjoy it just as much, if not more this year.”

    One million dollars is also up for grabs in the Semi-Finals, held at Cowtown Coliseum in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards February 14 – 17, 2017. This year, RFD-TV added $500,000 to the purse, making the Semi-Finals a $1,000,000 rodeo in its own right. Payouts will be larger and deeper for qualifiers. In addition to the added money in the Semi-Finals, qualifiers will have a chance to win their share of the $1,000,000 side pot should they win their event at The American. Watch the announcement online.

    RFD-TV’s The American Ten Invitees (by event):

    BAREBACK

    1. Tanner Aus
    2. Caleb Bennett
    3. Richmond Champion
    4. Steven Dent
    5. Kaycee Feild
    6. Austin Foss
    7. Orin Larsen
    8. Bobby Mote
    9. Tim O’Connell
    10. Jake Vold

     

    STEER WRESTLING

    1. Bray Armes
    2. Luke Branquinho
    3. Dakota Eldridge
    4. Stockton Graves
    5. Clayton Hass
    6. Kyle Irwin
    7. Matt Reeves
    8. J.D. Struxness
    9. Jason Thomas
    10. Tyler Waguespack

     

    TEAM ROPING

    1. Derrick Begay/Clay O’Brien Cooper
    2. Dustin Bird/Russell Cardoza
    3. Trevor Brazile/Patrick Smith
    4. Luke Brown/Jake Long
    5. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira
    6. Riley Minor/Brady Minor
    7. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska
    8. Levi Simpson/Jeremy Buhler
    9. Clay Smith/Paul Eaves
    10. Clay Tryan/Jade Corkill

     

    SADDLE BRONC

    1. CoBurn Bradshaw
    2. Jacobs Crawley
    3. Cort Scheer
    4. Wade Sundell
    5. Zeke Thurston
    6. Jake Watson
    7. Cody Wright
    8. Jake Wright
    9. Ryder Wright
    10. Rusty Wright

     

    TIE-DOWN ROPING

    1. Trevor Brazile
    2. Tuf Cooper
    3. Marcos Costa
    4. Tyson Durfey
    5. Shane Hanchey
    6. Hunter Herrin
    7. Cody Ohl
    8. Caleb Smidt
    9. Marty Yates
    10. Cade Swor
    11. Marty Yates
    12. Cole Bailey (Fan Exemption)

     

    BARREL RACING

    1. Mary Burger
    2. Pamela Capper
    3. Sherry Cervi
    4. Chayni Chamberlain
    5. Kassidy Dennison
    6. Lisa Lockhart
    7. Amberleigh Moore
    8. Fallon Taylor
    9. Mary Walker
    10. Kimmie Wall

     

    BULL RIDING

    1. Eduardo Aparecido
    2. Cooper Davis
    3. Ryan Dirteater
    4. Mike Lee
    5. Jess Lockwood
    6. Guilherme Marchi
    7. JB Mauney
    8. Kaique Pacheco
    9. Fabiano Vieira
    10. Joao Ricardo Vieira
    11. Sage Kimzey (Fan Exemption)

    Great tickets are still available for both the Semi-Finals and the Finals. For those who might not have done their Christmas shopping, RFD-TV is offering 10% off to the Finals. Visit www.AmericanRodeo.com and click on the ticket link and enter “Top10” when prompted at checkout.

  • Brazil’s Costa extends world standings lead

    Brazil’s Costa extends world standings lead

    LAS VEGAS – Marcos Costa had a long journey to his current destination – both figuratively and literally.

    A native of Paraná, Brazil, Costa left his home and his parents – father, Vladetim, and mother, Joana, at age 14 to be a horse trainer 1,000 miles away in San Paulo, Brazil. Costa came to America in 2014, and lives in a guest house on Stran Smith’s property in Childress, Texas.

    Friday night, during Round 2 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Polaris RANGER, Costa became the first Brazilian ever to win a tie-down roping round at the WNFR.

    “I’m living my dream, I don’t know what words to say,” Costa said. “I feel like I’m flying and I’m on top of the world. I always dreamed about coming to America and being a world champion. To come here, make the Finals and win the go-round is fabulous.

    “If it was my wish, I would’ve wanted to win (a round) before, but this was my time and I give all glory to God. I feel blessed, because that’s a long road (to get here).”

    Aboard his horse, Pouraguaja, Costa now has a lead of nearly $40,000 over second-place Shane Hanchey, as he aims to become the first person from his homeland to win a gold buckle.

    “My horse, she’s amazing,” Costa said. “All the people were asking how she was going to be at the Finals. I was saying, ‘I don’t know, we’re going to find out when we get there.’ She has been doing great.”

    The Wright family of bronc riders has a history of catching fire in the Thomas & Mack Center, and it appears it’s Ryder Wright’s turn.

    Wright put together an 86-point ride on Northcott Macza’s Get Smart, and the 18-year-old has won the first two rounds of his WNFR career. Wright is now firmly in the WNFR average and world title races, and is riding better than any saddle bronc rider on the planet.

    “Winning two in a row is awesome,” he said. “You have to have the mindset of going for first (place) every time you nod your head. Last night set my confidence up a bit, and tonight I went in like I had nothing to lose.”

    Wright has moved from 14th to fourth in the world in just 16 seconds of work, and is now looking like one of the favorites to upset defending World Champion Jacobs Crawley, who remains in first by $46,000 over the rest of the field.

    “All year I had been fighting to get into the Top 15, and I came here and I’m fourth,” Wright said. “That’s awesome.”

    Tim O’Connell won his fourth WNFR go-round buckle Friday night, while the guy he split it with was riding in just his second round at the Thomas & Mack Center.

    Clayton Biglow, the 2016 PRCA/Resistol Bareback Riding Rookie of the Year, posted an 85-point ride on Rafter G Rodeo’s Ankle Biter to tie O’Connell, who had the same score on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Betty Boop.

    O’Connell, who is No. 1 in the world and placed third in the first round, says having the bulls-eye of the top spot on his back suits him well.

    “Yeah, I still like it,” O’Connell said of being the hunted. “I’ve chased enough, and it hasn’t worked, so I like being the guy everyone is chasing. I told myself that I had to set the bar high, set the pace and get it rolling right away. My goal is to hit the gas pedal until the end of this.”

    Biglow, a 20-year-old who placed second during his first-ever WNFR ride last night, is riding like a veteran of Rodeo’s Super Bowl, and is now fifth in the world standings.

    “I really drew two great horses so far,” Biglow said. “All the bareback riders are really good buddies, so when you get back there, start pulling your riggin’ down and joking with your buddies, it feels like another rodeo. Heck yes the bright lights get to you a little bit, but when I’m riding I’m not thinking about who’s in the stands. I’m thinking about my horse and winning.”

    Rookie bull rider Roscoe Jarboe is not only battling Garrett Tribble for the Rookie of the Year title at the WNFR, he’s also chasing world and average titles.

    The 20-year-old from New Plymouth, Idaho, split third in the first round, and then won Round 2 with an 88.5-point ride on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s Cooper’s Comet.

    “The guys told me about my bull, and said he was good and I had a shot at winning, so I focused on my skills and let my reactions take over when they needed to,” Jarboe said. “You see a lot of everything, the crowd and the bull, but hopefully not the dirt.”

    He stayed off the dirt, and took a victory lap, which has him first in the average and third in the world. However, he isn’t letting the pressure get to him, and is riding with the poise of a veteran.

    “I really don’t know how to take it other than just one bull at a time and hope to ride all 10 and make the record books,” he said. “I just keep riding – we all made it here for a reason, and we all came to ride. I just stayed calm, cool and collected, and cheered for the other bull riders. As long as they are doing good, then I hope I’ll be doing good.”

    Team ropers Luke Brown and Jake Long both entered the WNFR in third place. After two nights, they’re the team to beat in the world championship race.

    This is the first season the pair has roped together, and after their 4.0-second run Friday night, they couldn’t be in a better position.

    “I’ve never had a realistic shot at a gold buckle. It means a lot to me to have a year like we’ve had,” Long said. “My job is as easy as it’s ever been. Between Luke and my horse (2016 PRCA/AQHA Heel Horse of the Year Colonel), I don’t have any excuse for anything.”

    This is Brown’s ninth WNFR, and he’s shown that he’s one of the most consistent ropers in the sport, regardless of who he’s partnered with.

    Last season, Brown finished second in the world, and now has another great look at his first gold buckle. He knows earning checks while staying in the average race is the path to a title.

    “If you don’t get a time, you can’t win,” Brown said. “But you have to be aggressive, too. We’ll rope every steer the best we can, and try to keep it simple.”

    Steer wrestler Jason Thomas isn’t letting the big stage of his first WNFR affect his performance. A night after finishing out of the money, the Benton, Ark., rebounded with his first WNFR round win thanks to a time of 3.5 seconds.

    “It’s just another rodeo,” Thomas said. “The start and the atmosphere are the only differences from everywhere else, and of course, it’s 10 days.

    “It’s not a sprint, it’s a long marathon. And you can’t let one day depict what is going to happen the next day. Whether it’s good or bad, wake up the next morning and go at ’em again. I don’t know if you ever can slow your heartbeat down here. If you do that, you’re not going to do very well.”

    The win, aboard Jake Rinehart’s horse Rio moved Thomas up two spots to second in the world standings, as he trails leader Clayton Hass by less than $5,000.

    Barrel racer Kimmie Wall is making her move toward the world title. After entering the WNFR fifth in the world, the Roosevelt, Utah, native finished in second place in Round 1, and then, for an encore, won Round 2.

    Aboard her horse Foxy, Wall clocked a time of 13.79 seconds, and is now second in the world standings, and first in the WNFR average race.

    “It’s totally thrilling,” Wall said. “Moving up two spots on the ground was helpful, but Foxy knows her job well and she really, really fired tonight. Today my son told me, ‘Mom, I really want to go to the South Point tonight, so you had better step it up this round.’”

    The 58th annual Wrangler NFR continues Saturday with the third round at the Thomas & Mack Center. The action will be televised live and in HD on CBS Sports Net (DirecTV channel 221 and DISH Network channel 158) from 7-10 p.m. PT.

     

     

    Second Performance Results, Friday, Dec. 2, 2016

    Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nev.

     

    All-around world standings: 1. Dustin Bird, $161,155; 2. Russell Cardoza, $151,694; 3. Junior Nogueira, $147,324; 4. Clayton Hass, $146,454; 5. Josh Peek, $126,603; 6. Clay Smith, $125,809; 7. JoJo LeMond, $112,623; 8. Caleb Smidt, $110,969; 9. Ryan Jarrett, $101,897; 10. Ryle Smith, $99,862; 11. Shay Carroll, $94,076; 12. Rhen Richard, $81,497.

     

    Bareback riding: 1. (tie) Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, on Pete Carr’s Classic Pro Rodeo’s Betty Boop, and Clayton Biglow, Clements, Calif., on Rafter G Rodeo’s Ankle Biter, 85 points, $23,481 each; 3. (tie) Caleb Bennett, Tremonton, Utah, and Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 83, $13,327 each; 5. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La., 82.5, $6,769; 6. Jake Brown, Hillsboro, Texas, 79.5, $4,231; 7. R.C. Landingham, Hat Creek, Calif., 78; 8. (tie) Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, and Jessy Davis, Power, Mont., 77.5; 10. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 77; 11. Evan Jayne, Marseille, France, 76.5; 12. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo., 73.5; 13. Orin Larsen, Inglis, Manitoba, 73; 14. Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta, 69.5; 15. Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev., NS. Average standings: 1. Clayton Biglow, 169 points on two head; 2. Tim O’Connell, 168; 3. Caleb Bennett, 164; 4. (tie) Tanner Aus and Winn Ratliff, 162.5 each; 6. Ty Breuer, 161. World standings: 1. Tim O’Connell, $228,098; 2. Caleb Bennett, $159,488; 3. Tanner Aus, $148,915; 4. Orin Larsen, $148,296; 5. Clayton Biglow, $131,083; 6. R.C. Landingham, $114,678; 7. Winn Ratliff, $113,064; 8. Ty Breuer, $94,445; 9. Jake Brown, $94,052; 10. Evan Jayne, $91,581; 11. Jake Vold, $88,488; 12. Wyatt Denny, $87,798; 13. J.R. Vezain, $84,200; 14. Richmond Champion, $79,169; 15. Jessy Davis, $77,801.

     

    Steer wrestling: 1. Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark., 3.5 seconds, $26,231; 2. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas, 3.8, $20,731; 3. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas, 4.1, $15,654; 4. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev., 4.6, $11,000; 5. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La., 4.7, $6,769; 6. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis., 5.1, $4,231; 7. (tie) Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo., and Baylor Roche, Tremonton, Utah, 5.3 each; 9. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif., 5.7; 10. Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 6.1; 11. (tie) J.D. Struxness, Appleton, Minn.; Jacob Talley, Keatchie, La.; Riley Duvall, Checotah, Okla.; Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore.; Cody Cabral, Hilo, Hawaii, NT. Average standings: 1. Matt Reeves, 7.7 seconds on two head; 2. Clayton Hass, 7.9; 3. Jason Thomas, 8.3; 4. Tyler Waguespack, 8.5; 5. Baylor Roche, 9.6; 6. Nick Guy, 9.8. World standings: 1. Clayton Hass, $131,457; 2. Jason Thomas, $126,868; 3. Tyler Waguespack, $125,708; 4. Matt Reeves, $108,786; 5. Dakota Eldridge, $102,951; 6. Ty Erickson, $102,942; 7. J.D. Struxness, $99,935; 8. Baylor Roche, $89,405; 9. Nick Guy, $83,052; 10. Josh Peek, $81,397; 11. Jacob Talley, $81,033; 12. Billy Bugenig, $72,805; 13. Riley Duvall, $71,177; 14. Cody Cabral, $70,870; 15. Trevor Knowles, $68,653.

     

    Team roping: 1. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas/Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan., 4.0 seconds, $26,231; 2. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont./Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 4.2, $20,731; 3. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz./Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 4.3, $15,654; 4. Clay Smith, Broken Bow, Okla./Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo., 4.4, $11,000; 5. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga./Junior Nogueira, Burleson, Texas, 4.8, $6,769; 6. Levi Simpson, Ponoka, Alberta/Jeremy Buhler, Arrowwood, Alberta, 4.9, $4,231; 7. Zac Small, Welch, Okla./Wesley Thorp, Stephenville, Texas, 5.7; 8. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas/Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 6.7; 9. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz./Quinn Kesler, Holden, Utah, 9.1; 10. Garrett Rogers, Baker City, Ore./Jake Minor, Ellensburg, Wash., 9.2; 11. Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif./Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif., 9.7; 12. Kolton Schmidt, Barrhead, Alberta/Shay Carroll, Prineville, Ore., 10.9; 13. (tie) Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash./Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash.; Coleman Proctor, Pryor, Okla./Billie Jack Saebens, Nowata, Okla.; Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas/Dakota Kirchenschlager, Morgan Mill, Texas, NT. Average standings: 1. Dustin Bird/Russell Cardoza, 8.8 seconds on two head; 2. Luke Brown/Jake Long, 8.9; 3. Levi Simpson/Jeremy Buhler, 9.3; 4. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nogueira, 9.9; 5. Erich Rogers/Cory Petska, 15.1; 6. Zac Small/Wesley Thorp, 15.6. World standings (headers): 1. Luke Brown, $154,397; 2. Dustin Bird, $147,077; 3. Kaleb Driggers, $145,880; 4. Clay Smith, $128,496; 5. Kolton Schmidt, $106,147; 6. Riley Minor, $105,301; 7. Colby Lovell, $104,476; 8. Levi Simpson, $103,595; 9. Erich Rogers, $98,646; 10. Garrett Rogers, $82,937; 11. Zac Small, $79,268; 12. Matt Sherwood, $78,849; 13. Cody Snow, $78,295; 14. Tyler Wade, $76,876; 15. Coleman Proctor, $76,254. World standings (heelers): 1. Jake Long, $151,053; 2. Junior Nogueira, $145,880; 3. Russell Cardoza, $140,416; 4. Paul Eaves, $129,785; 5. Jeremy Buhler, $112,773; 6. Brady Minor, $103,793; 7. Cory Petska, $99,873; 8. Travis Graves, $88,681; 9. Shay Carroll, $84,737; 10. Dugan Kelly, $84,087; 11. Dakota Kirchenschlager, $83,102; 12. Billie Jack Saebens, $83,039; 13. Jake Minor, $82,358; 14. Quinn Kesler, $78,818; 15. Wesley Thorp, $73,702.

     

    Saddle bronc riding: 1. Ryder Wright, Milford, Utah, 86 points on Northcott Macza Rodeo’s Get Smart, $26,231; 2. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 84, $20,731; 3. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La., 83.5, $15,654; 4. Jake Watson, Hudson’s Hope, British Columbia, 83, $11,000; 5. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 80.5, $6,769; 6. Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 80, $4,231; 7. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., 76; 8. (tie) Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, and Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 75.5 each; 10. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah, 72; 11. (tie) CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah; Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah; Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta; Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah; Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D., NS. Average standings: 1. Ryder Wright, 173.5 points on two head; 2. (tie) Jake Wright and Sterling Crawley, 166 each; 4. Jacobs Crawley, 161; 5. (tie) Allen Boore and Jake Watson, 160.5 each. World standings: 1. Jacobs Crawley, $186,535; 2. CoBurn Bradshaw, $140,752; 3. Rusty Wright, $134,712; 4. Ryder Wright, $133,066; 5. Jake Wright, $123,947; 6. Zeke Thurston, $115,046; 7. Heith DeMoss, $110,987; 8. Sterling Crawley, $109,953; 9. Cody Wright, $106,177; 10. Allen Boore, $98,289; 11. Cody DeMoss, $94,768; 12. Clay Elliott, $90,048; 13. Jake Watson, $89,095; 14. Jesse Wright, $86,116; 15. Chuck Schmidt, $81,129.

     

    Tie-down roping: 1. Marcos Costa, Childress, Texas, 7.6 seconds, $26,231; 2. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas, 7.7, $20,731; 3. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 7.8, $15,654; 4. Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 8.0, $11,000; 5. (tie) Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas, and Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas, 8.3, $5,500 each; 7. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La., 8.4; 8. Riley Pruitt, Gering, Neb., 8.7; 9. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho, 9.4; 10. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas, 9.9; 11. Blane Cox, Cameron, Texas, 10.4; 12. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla., 10.9; 13. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas, 13.5; 14. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla., 19.3; 15. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, NT. Average standings: 1. Shane Hanchey, 15.5 seconds on two head; 2. Ryle Smith, 16.1; 3. Riley Pruitt, 16.3; 4. Reese Riemer, 16.6; 5. Tyson Durfey, 17.1; 6. Cade Swor, 17.2. World standings: 1. Marcos Costa, $161,754; 2. Shane Hanchey, $122,163; 3. Hunter Herrin, $119,054; 4. Timber Moore, $118,539; 5. Cade Swor, $112,470; 6. Caleb Smidt, $97,469; 7. Cory Solomon, $97,392; 8. Riley Pruitt, $95,547; 9. Reese Riemer, $95,410; 10. Marty Yates, $94,578; 11. Ryle Smith, $94,386; 12. Ryan Jarrett, $90,169; 13. Matt Shiozawa, $83,012; 14. Tyson Durfey, $80,234; 15. Blane Cox, $80,127.

     

    Barrel racing: 1. Kimmie Wall, Roosevelt, Utah, 13.79 seconds, $26,231; 2. (tie) Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., and Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz., 13.80, $18,192 each; 4. Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., 13.81, $11,000; 5. Sarah Rose McDonald, Brunswick, Ga., 13.88, $6,769; 6. Ivy Conrado, Hudson, Colo., 13.90, $4,231; 7. (tie) Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, and Jana Bean, Fort Hancock, Texas, 13.91; 9. Jackie Ganter, Abilene, Texas, 13.98; 10. Carley Richardson, Pampa, Texas, 14.01; 11. Pamela Capper, Cheney, Wash., 14.02; 12. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas, 14.04; 13. Mary Burger, Pauls Valley, Okla., 19.00; 14. Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas, 19.38; 15. Cayla (Melby) Small, Burneyville, Okla., 23.78. Average standings: 1. Kimmie Wall, 27.69 seconds on two runs; 2. Sherry Cervi, 27.76; 3. Pamela Capper, 27.77; 4. Amberleigh Moore, 27.83; 5. Jana Bean, 27.84; 6. Lisa Lockhart, 27.91. World standings: 1. Mary Burger, $205,207; 2. Kimmie Wall, $164,757; 3. Lisa Lockhart, $128,437; 4. Jackie Ganter, $126,387; 5. Ivy Conrado, $125,391; 6. Pamela Capper, $123,736; 7. Sherry Cervi, $122,871; 8. Mary Walker, $122,816; 9. Stevi Hillman, $114,643; 10. Amberleigh Moore, $106,837; 11. Sarah Rose McDonald, $106,134; 12. Jana Bean, $105,989; 13. Michele McLeod, $97,745; 14. Cayla (Melby) Small, $97,737; 15. Carley Richardson, $90,875.

     

    Bull riding: 1. Roscoe Jarboe, New Plymouth, Idaho, 88.5 points on Wayne Vold Rodeo’s Cooper’s Comet, $26,231; 2. (tie) Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, and Garrett Smith, Rexburg, Idaho, 87, $18,192 each; 4. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash., 85.5, $11,000; 5. (tie) Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla.; Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas; Jeff Askey, Athens, Texas; Brennon Eldred, Sulphur, Okla.; Jordan Spears, Redding, Calif.; Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M.; Cody Rostockyj, Lorena, Texas; Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo.; Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah; Rorey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D.; Garrett Tribble, Bristow, Okla.; NS. Average standings: 1. Roscoe Jarboe, 171.5 points on two head; 2. Joe Frost, 169.5; 3. Shane Proctor, 169; 4. Garrett Smith, 87 on one; 5. Sage Kimzey, 86.5; 6. Brennon Eldred, 83. World standings: 1. Sage Kimzey, $208,220; 2. Joe Frost, $151,456; 3. Roscoe Jarboe, $149,765; 4. Brennon Eldred, $127,034; 5. Garrett Smith, $122,621; 6. Shane Proctor, $122,031; 7. Jeff Askey, $119,339; 8. Jordan Spears, $114,148; 9. Cody Teel, $112,194; 10. Rorey Maier, $109,402; 11. Scottie Knapp, $108,099; 12. Cody Rostockyj, $102,800; 13. Garrett Tribble, $92,592; 14. Tim Bingham, $91,321; 15. Tyler Smith, $90,814.