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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb. 9, 2017) —When the Alamo City starts saying “Let’s Rodeo San Antonio,” it’s music to saddle bronc rider Jacobs Crawley’s ears.

It means it’s time for the rodeo competition to get underway and no one is happier about that than the 2016 world champion, Crawley, who lives just an hour away at Boerne. It’s an opportunity for him to ride bucking horses at night and spend the day at home, a rarity in a rodeo cowboy’s life.

“I love San Antonio,” Crawley said. “I have three nights of rodeo 50 miles from my house. The only thing that could make it any better would be to finally win it.”

Crawley joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 2006. Since that time, he has won titles at many of the top rodeos, but San Antonio has always eluded him. He finished second in 2014 and left with $15,905 but he is craving that first-place check and all the extras that go with it.

Crawley is on his way with a first-place finish in the AT&T Center on Thursday night. He rode Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Ole Flame for 86 points and a $2,281 check. He finished three points ahead of Milford, Utah’s Jake Wright.

The contestants here are divided into brackets and are competing for $1.7 million in prize money. Each bracket consists of three rounds of competition. This was the first round in Bracket 1. Crawley and the rest of the field will compete again on Friday night and Saturday afternoon.

At the completion of the bracket, the top four money earners will earn a spot in the semi-finals. With Crawley’s win, he is almost assured a spot there.

. The reigning world champion bareback rider, Tim O’Connell, also took the first-round win. He had an 85-point effort aboard another horse from the Beutlers, Choctaw Ridge. O’Connell is coming off of two big wins in the 2017 season at rodeos in Denver and Fort Worth. He leads the world standings with $32,407 and adding the prestigious San Antonio Rodeo title would put him well on his way to a fourth trip to Las Vegas to compete at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.

The second round of Bracket 1 will begin at 7 p.m. on Friday.

 

 

SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Feb.9, 2017) — The following are results after the first performance of the San Antonio Stock Show Rodeo, the 12-time Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Large Indoor Rodeo of the Year.

 

Bracket 1, round 1 —

 

Bareback Riding: 1, Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 85 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Choctaw Ridge, $2,281. 2, Richmond Champion, The Woodlands, Texas, 83, $1,711. 3, Wyatt Bloom, Bend, Ore., 78, $1,141. 4, Jessy Davis, Power, Mont., 75.5, $570.

 

Steer Wrestling: 1, Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., 4.6 seconds, $2,281. 2, Jon Ragatz, Beetown, Wis., 5.1, $1,711. 3, Blaine Jones, Templeton, Calif., 9.2, $1,141. 4, Chason Floyd, Buffalo, S.D., 9.4, $570.

 

Team Roping: 1, Dustin Egusquiza, Mariana, Fla., and Kory koontz, Stephenville, Texas, 5.0 seconds, $2,281 each. 2, Rowdy Rieken, Arp, Texas, and Sid Sporer, Cody, Wyo., 6.9, $1,711. 3, Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz., and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 11.0, $1,141. 4, Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Jim Ross Cooper, Stephenville, Texas, 11.7, $570.

 

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 86 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Ole Flame, $2,281. 2, Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 83, $1,711. 3, Lane Cust, Bonnyville, Alberta, 80.5, $1,141. 4, (tie) Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., and Jake Watson, Hudson’s Hope, British Columbia, 80 and $285 each.

 

               Tie-Down Roping: 1, Randall Carlisle, Athens, La., 7.0 seconds, $2,281. 2, Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M., 7.5, $1,711. 3, (tie) Kyle Lucas, Carstairs, Alberta, and Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas, 7.6 and $855 each.

 

Women’s Barrel Race: 1, Taylor Langdon, Aubrey, Texas, 13.85 seconds, $2,281. 2, Sydni Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M., 14.17, $1,711. 3, Kim Schulze, Larkspur, Colo., 14.20, $1,141. 4, Kellie Collier, Hereford, Texas, 14.25, $570.

 

Bull Riding: 1, Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, 87 points on Beutler and Son Rodeo’s Record Rack’s 90 Proof, $2,281. 2, Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah, 85, $1,711. 3, Rorey Maier, Timber Lake, SD., 83, $1,141. 4, Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M., 79, $570.

 

 

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 4, 2017) – When the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo started on Jan. 20, there were 1163 contestants hoping to leave here with a legendary championship.

The field was narrowed down to the top 12 in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping, saddle bronc riding, barrel racing and bull riding who competed in the Will Rogers Coliseum on Saturday night. Champions in each of the events were crowned based on their total times or scores. When it over, both the bareback riding and saddle bronc riding champions earned consecutive championships.

The odds of winning a championship here are high. It might be easier to be struck by lightning than to win consecutive titles. Just ask Tim O’Connell, from Zwingle, Iowa and Jake Wright, from Milford, Utah. O’Connell won the bareback riding last year and again this year. Wright did the same in the saddle bronc riding.

O’Connell used his win here last year to help him qualify for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo and win a world championship. He is planning on the same thing happening this year. His total score of 336 points on four horses won $11,966.

“After winning the world last year, I had to reevaluate my goals,” he said. “Because that was such a big deal and a lifelong goal, I was questioning what I was going to do next. I talked to my mentors and my new goal is to win six world titles.”

There are two men in the history of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association that have won five bareback riding world championships. O’Connell’s goal is to become the first to win six. If he keeps riding like he did here, he is well on his way to number two.

“I really enjoy this rodeo, even though it’s not an easy one to win,” he added. “It’s full of tradition and you can’t help thinking about the guys that rode here before you. I stand behind the chutes and watch the grand entry. It’s cool to see the six flags of Texas out there and this is the only rodeo I go to that everyone recites the Pledge of Allegiance. I think that’s awesome.”

Jake Wright won the saddle bronc riding with a total score of 255.5 points on three rides. He also used the money he won here last year to help him qualify for the 2016 NFR. He is hoping that rings true again this year. He added $13,998 to his checking account here.

Tuf Cooper, who lives just west of here at Weatherford, became the first member of the famous roping clan to earn a Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo title. He has had the fast time of the rodeo and finished second twice. His father Roy Cooper also had the same result. On Saturday night, Tuf came into the finals in the lead and then clocked the fast time of the night at 8.7 seconds. His total time of 27.2 seconds got him the championship and earned him $17,187. He was the biggest money winner of the rodeo.

Other winners here include, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., steer wrestling; Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Arizona and Cory Petska, Marana, Arizona, team roping; Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, barrel racing, and Dave Mason, Burnet, Texas, bull riding.

Bareback Riding – Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, 336 points, $11,966

Steer Wrestling – Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, California, 12.2 seconds, $15,267

Team Roping – Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Arizona

and Cory Petska, Marana, Arizona, 16.0 seconds, $12,493 each

Saddle Bronc Riding – Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, 255 points, $13,998

Tie-Down Roping – Tuf Cooper, Weatherford, Texas, 27.2 seconds, $17,187

Barrel Racing – Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 49.61 seconds, $16,123

Bull Riding – Dave Mason, Burnet, Texas, 235.5 points, $11,693

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 4, 2017) — The following are unofficial final results from the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

Bareback Riding: Final Round – 1, (tie) Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa, on Rafter G Rodeo’s Ankle Biter; Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Top Notch, and Clint Laye, Pocatello, Idaho, on Four Star Rodeo’s Short Fuse, 87 points, $1,267 each. 4, (tie) Kenny Haworth, Orofino, Idaho, and Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, 84.5, $475. 6, Wyatt Bloom, Bend, Ore., 83.5, $250.

(total on four) 1, Tim O’Connell, 336 points, $6,485. 2, Clint Laye, 333.5, $4971. 3, Chad Rutherford, 330.5, $3674. 4, Tyler Nelson, $2,377. 5, Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn., 324, $1,513.  6, Wyatt Denny, Minden, Nev., 323, $1,081, 7, Justin Miller, Billings, Mont., 319.5, $865. Mason Clements, Santaquin, Utah, 318.5, $648.

Steer Wrestling: Final Round—1, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 3.9 seconds, $1,967. 2, Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., 4.2, $1,710. 3, Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 4.3, $1,453. 4, Ty Erickson, Helena, Mont., 4.6, $1,197. 5. Tanner Brunner, Ramona, Kan., 5.9, $941. 6, Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 6.0, $684. 7, Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark., 6.4, $427. 8, Cody Harmon, Dublin, Texas, 7.6, $171.

(total on three) 1, Luke Branquinho, 12.2 seconds, $8,409. 2, Rowdy Parrott, 12.9, $7,312. 3, Ryle Smith, 13.7, $6,215. 4, Ty Erickson, 15.1, $5,119. 5, Wade Sumpter, 15.7, $4, 022. 6, Jason Thomas, 15.9, $2,925. 7, Tanner Brunner, 16.5, $1,828. 8, Cody Harmon, 17.1, $731.

Team Roping: Final Round – 1, Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, 5.2 seconds, $1,610 each. 2, Chad Masters, Lipan, Texas, and Travis Graves, Jay, Okla., 5.4, $1,332 each. 3, Blake Teixeria, Tres Pinos, Calif., York Gill, Stephenville, Texas, 5.6, $1,055 each. 4, Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 6.3, $500 each. 6, Chase Wiley, Charlotte, Texas, Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 6.5, $278 each.

(total on three) 1, Erich Rogers and Cory Petska, 16.0 seconds, $7,530 each. 2, Blake Teixeira and York Gill, 16.3, $6,548 each. 3, Chad Masters and Travis Graves, 16.5, $5,566 each. 4, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil, 16.7, $4,585 each. 5, Cody Snow and Wesley Thorp, 17.4, $3,601 each. 6, Chase Wiley, Charlotte, Texas, and Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, $2,619 each. 7, Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, and John Robertson, Polson, Mont., 10.5 (on two), $1,637 each. 8, Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont., and Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore., 10.6, $655 each.

Saddle Bronc Riding: Final Performance- 1, (tie) Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., on Dakota Rodeo’s Bridal Shower and Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, on J Bar J Rodeo’s Special Time, 87.5 points, $1,450 each. 3, Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, 86.5, $900, 4, (tie) Tyrell J. Smith, Sand Coulee, Mont.; CoBurn Bradshaw, Beaver, Utah, and Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 83, $400 each.

(total on three) 1, Jake Wright, 255.5, $7,479. 2, Cody DeMoss, 254, $5,734. 3, Zeke Thurston, 247, $4,238. 4, CoBurn Bradshaw, 246.5, $2,742. 5, Jacobs Crawley, 245.5, $1,745. 6, Tyrell J. Smith, 242, $1,246. 7, Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, 241, $998. 8, Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, 235, $748.

Tie-Down Roping: Final Round- 1, Tuf Cooper, Weatherford, Texas, 8.7 seconds, $2,093. 2, Todd Brown, Lamar, Colo., 9.0, $1,820. 3, Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., 9.1, $1,547. 4, Clint Akins, Sanger, Texas, 9.4, $1,274. 5, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 9.8, $1,001. 6, Seth Crain, Yancey, Texas, 9.9, $455. 7, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 10.0, $455. 8, Catfish Brown, Collinsville, Texas, 10.3, $182.

(total on three) 1, Tuf Cooper, 27.2, $9,555. 2, Clint Akins, 28.4, $8,308. 3, Caleb Smidt, 28.6, $7,062. 4, (tie) Todd Brown, Bryson Sechrist, and Stetson Vest, 29.5, $4,570 each. 7, Justin Smith, Leesville, La., 30.1, $2,077. 8, Seth Crain, Yancey, Texas, 30.3, $831.

Barrel Racing: Final Round – 1, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, 16.45 seconds, $3,778, 2, Brooke Rix, Skidmore, Texas, 16.57, $2,833, 3, Kathy Grimes, Medical Lake, Wash., 16.58, $1,889. 4, Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 16.62, $944.

(total on three) 1, Fallon Taylor, 49.61, $7,650. 2, Kathy Grimes, 49.83, $6557. 3, Tiany Schuster, Krum, Texas, 49.92. 4, Cayla Small, Burneyville, Okla., 49.95, $4,736. 5, Sidney Forrest, Lipan, Texas, 50.0, $3,643. 6, Brooke Rix, 50.13, $2,914. 7, Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla., 50.19, $2,186. 9, Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., 50.22, $1,093. 10, Kelly Yates, Pueblo, Colo., 50.39, $729.

Bull Riding: Final Round— (two rides) 1, Dustin Bowen, Waller, Texas, 86 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Mean Face, $2,700. 2, Dave Mason, Burnet, Texas, 84.5, $2,300.

(total on three) 1, Dave Mason, 235.5, $8,720. 2, Dustin Bowen, 173.5 (on two), $6,685. 3, Bayle Worden, Charleston, Texas, 167, $4,941. 4, Eliot Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas, 166.5, $3,197. 5, Garrett Tribble, Bristow, Okla., 158.5, $2,035. 6, Koby Radley, Holden, La., 156, $1,453. 7, (tie) Ricky Hallam, Norco, Calif., and Nic Lica, Garden City, Mich., 151, $1,017 each.

 

FORT WORTH, Texas (Feb. 1, 2017) – Fallon Taylor is on a mission that got a big boost on Wednesday night at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo.

The Collinsville, Texas, barrel racer and her great mare Flos Heiress, that Taylor and her many fans know as Babyflo, have made the fastest run of the rodeo through 23 performances. When they made the last turn around a barrel and ran for home, they crossed through the electric timer and stopped the clock in 16.35 seconds.

They took the lead in the second round by a nearly half of a second and the overall standings by nearly two-tenths. The seven-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier and 2014 world champion is looking good for a title here.

Taylor and Babyflo placed fifth in the first round with a 16.64. That earned them a $2,429 paycheck. When they came back for the second round, they were the second duo on the ground and made a flawless run.

“It was really, really good,” Taylor said. “She just felt super. She’s such a cool mare and so much fun. All I have to do is sit on top of her and smile.”

Taylor has a lot to smile these days. A personal journey of fitness has seen her change her eating habits and work out with personal trainer Daniel Sullivan from Dallas. She credits her new habits for making a “drastic change” on her performance in the arena.

Always competitive, she has a “lofty goal” of competing in a fitness competition in Puerto Rico at the end of April.

But before she does that, Taylor will be back here on Saturday night, hoping to earn a championship that would be very welcome, especially since she has never won this rodeo which is just an hour and a half from her home.

Taylor was returning to Collinsville Wednesday night with a very big smile on her face after her success here. She will spend two days there, return here and then drive all night to Nolensville, Tennessee where she is putting on a barrel racing clinic.

With just five more performances before Saturday night’s finals, contestants that expect to be competing Saturday night are making their way back here from rodeos in Rapid City, South Dakota and San Angelo, Texas. There are still those left to compete and that list includes bareback rider, Tim O’Connell, from Zwingle, Iowa who was last year’s champion here and is the reigning world champion.

The 121st Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo continues Thursday with rodeo performances at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

 

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FORT WORTH. — The following are unofficial results from Wednesday at the World’s Oldest Indoor Rodeo® at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo, February 1, 2017.

Twenty-Second Performance

Bareback Riding: 1, Kenny Haworth, Orofino, Idaho, 82 points on Western Rodeos’ Time Square. 2, Joel Schlegel, Burns, Colo., 79.5. 3, Casey Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 75. 4, Nick Gutzwiler, Edwall, Wash., 74.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Tristan Martin, Sulphur, La., 6.3 seconds. 2, Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss., 12.9. 3, Trey Green, Edgewood, Texas, 13.9. 4, Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala., 14.5.

Team Roping: (two times) 1, Tyler Waters, Stephenville, Texas, and Tyler Magnus, Mason, Texas, 5.3. 2, Chase Wiley, Charlotte, Texas, and Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 6.6.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Rusty Wright, Milford, Utah, 77.5 points on Western Rodeos’ Basket Case. 2, Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah, 77. 3, (tie) Brady Nicholes, Hoytsville, Utah, and Cole Hatcher, Filer, Idaho, 76.5.

Tie-Down Roping: (three times) 1, Newt Bruley, Willow Lake, S.D., 9.7 seconds. 2, Matt Peters, Oral, S.D., 13.7. 3, Keaton Newman, Herriman, Utah, 18.5.

Barrel Racing: 1, Sidney Forrest, Lipan, Texas, 16.52 seconds. 2, Brooke Rix, Skidmore, Texas, 16.54. 3, Lacinda Rose, Willard, Mo., 16.84. 4, Sammi Bessert, Grand Junction, Colo., 16.89.

Bull Riding: 1, Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas, 80 points on Red One. 2, John Pitts, Panama City, Fla., 78.5. 3, Lane Lasley, Conway, Ark., 76. 4, Cole Echols, Huntsville, Texas, 71.5.

 

Twenty-Third Performance

Bareback Riding: 1, Devan Reilly, Sheridan, Wyo., 77 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Liberty Stand. 2, Wesley Cole, Goodwell, Okla., 76.5. 3, Kenny Haworth, Orofino, Idaho, 73.5. 4, Casey Breuer, Mandan, N.D., 72.

Steer Wrestling: 1, Jon Laine Herl, Goodland, Kan., 4.8 seconds. 2, Ty Lang, Montrose, Colo., 5.4. 3, Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta, 5.9. 4, Scott Guenthner, Provost, Alberta, 6.4.

Team Roping: 1, Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo., and Bret Tonozzi, Loma, Colo., 5.2 seconds. 2, Joe Beaver, Okeechobee, Fla., and McCoy Profili, Okeechobee, Fla., 6.4. 3, Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah, and Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas, 6.7. 4, Kelsey Phillips, Rough Rock, Ariz., and Cole Davison, Stephenville, Texas, 14.5.

Saddle Bronc Riding: 1, Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta, 80 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Momentum Shifter. 2, Martin Joyce, Juntura, Ore., 71.5. 3, Laramie Collins, Woody, Calif., 69. 4, Luke White, Lincoln, Calif., 67.

Tie-Down Roping: (three times) 1, Todd Brown, Lamar, Colo., 10.0 seconds. 2, Taylor Smith, Hobbs, N.M., 19.9. 3, Rody Ballard, Combine, Texas, 21.10.

Barrel Racing: 1, Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 16.35 seconds. 2, Dena Kirkpatrick, Post, Texas, 16.56. 3, Kim Schultze, Larkspur, Colo., 16.67. 4, Jessica Frost, Ropesville, Texas, 16.80.

Bull Riding: no qualified rides

 

Current Leaders

Bareback Riding: (first round) 1, (tie) Trenton Montero, Winnemucca, Nev., on Rafter G Rodeo’s Biscuit and Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, on J Bar J Rodeo’s Bar Bandit, 83 points. 3, Kenny Haworth, Orofino, Idaho, 82. 4, Chad Rutherford, Lake Charles, La., 81.5. 5, (tie) Grant Denny, Minden, Nev., Justin Miller, Billings, Mont., and Mason Clements, Santaquin, Utah, 81. (second round) 1, Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb., 87 points on Pickett Pro Rodeo’s Freckled Frog. 2, Jake Brown, Cleveland, Texas, 83.5. 3, (tie) Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore., Tyler Nelson, Victor, Idaho, and Zachariah Phillips, Gillette, Wyo., 81. 6, Justin Miller, Billings, Mont., 80. (third round) 1, Clements, 87.5 points on Frontier Rodeo’s Night Fist. 2, Wyatt Denny, 84 points on Dakota Rodeo’s Wolverine. 3, Brown, 83.5. 4, Rutherford, 83. 5, Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo., 81. 6, (tie) Rio Lee, Tucson, Ariz., Dent, and Nelson, 80.5. (total on three) 1, Dent, 248. 2, Nelson, 244.5. 3, Rutherford, 243.5. 4, (tie) Wyatt Denny and Clements, 241.5. 6, Miller, 237. 7, Timberman, 230.5. 8, Wyatt Bloom, Bend, Ore., 230.

Steer Wrestling: (second round) 1, Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 3.9 seconds. 2, (tie) Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss., and Garrett Poston, Winnsboro, Texas, 4.1. 4, (tie) Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah, Cameron Morman, Glenullin, N.D., and Rowdy Parrott, Mamou, La., 4.2. (total on two) 1, Etbauer, 8.1. 2, Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 8.3. 3, Parrott, 8.6. 4, (tie) Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif., Thomas, and Harmon, 9.5. 7, Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo., 9.7. 8, Jon Laine Herl, Goodland, Kan., 10.3.

Team Roping: (first round) 1, Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, and John Robertson, Polson, Mont., 4.5 seconds. 2, Lightning Aguilera, Athens, Texas, and Cody Hogan, Athens, Texas, 4.6. 3, Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga., and Junior Nogueira, Presidente Prudente, Brazil, 4.7. 4, Chase Wiley, Charlotte, Texas, and Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 4.8. 5, (tie) Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M., and Brady Norman, Springer, Okla., and Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 5.1. (second round) 1, Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Jade Corkhill, Fallon, Nev., 4.3 seconds. 2, (tie) Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, and B.J. Digger, Three Rivers, Texas, and Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz., and Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz., 4.4. 4, Blake Teixeira, Tres Pinos, Calif., and York Gill, Stephenville, Texas, 4.5. 5, Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D., and Cesar del la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz., 4.7. 6, (tie) Dan Williams Jr., Standish, Calif., and Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif., and Marcus Theriot, Poplarville, Miss., and Matt Kasner, Cody, Neb., 4.8. (total on two) 1, Rogers and Petska, 9.7. 2, Clayton Hass, Weatherford, Texas, and John Robertson, Polson, Mont., 10.5. 3, Bird and Cardoza, 10.6. 4, Teixeira and Gill, 10.7. 5, Driggers and Nogueira, 10.9. 6, Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont., and Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont., 11.0. 7, Chase Wiley, Charlotte, Texas, and Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas, 11.4. 8, (tie) Cody Snow, Los Olivos, Calif., and Wesley Thorp, Throckmorton, Texas, and John Alley, Adams, Tenn., and Clark Adcock, Adams, Tenn., 12.2.

Saddle Bronc Riding: (first round) 1, Jake Watson, Hudsons Hope, B.C., 87 points on J Bar J Rodeo’s Money Maker. 2, Colt Gordon, Comanche, Okla., 85.5. 3, (tie) Jacobs Crawley, Boerne, Texas, and Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, 84. 5, (tie) Audy Reed, Spearman, Texas, and Allen Boore, Axtell, Utah, 83.5. (second round) 1, (tie) Jake Wright, Milford, Utah, on Andrews Rodeo’s Cat Walk and Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La., on Rafter G Rodeo’s Low Bucks, 85. 3, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 82. 4, (tie) CoBurn Bradshaw, Milford, Utah, and Dean Wadsworth, Ozona, Texas, 81.5. 6, (tie) Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas, Thurston and Shade Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla., 81.5. (total on two) 1. Jake Wright, 168. 2, Cody DeMoss, 166.5. 3, Thurston, 164.5. 4, Bradshaw, 163.5. 5, Watson, 161.6, (tie) Sterling and Jacobs Crawley, 159. 8, Clay Elliott, Nanton, Alberta, 158.

Tie-Down Roping: (second round) 1, Tyson Durfey, Weatherford, Texas, 7.9 seconds. 2, (tie) Ben Robinson, Red Deer County, Alberta, Bobby Abernathy, Athens, Ala., and Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., 8.3 seconds. 5, Justin Brinkerhoff, Corrine, Utah, 8.5. 6, Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas, 8.7. (total on two) 1, Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas, 18.5. 2, Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 18.6. 3, Clint Akins, Sanger, Texas, 19.0. 4, Justin Smith, Leesville, La., 19.6. 5, Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas, 19.7. 6, Jayce Johnson, Hempstead, Texas, 20.3. 7, Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla., 20.4. 8, Catfish Brown, Collinsville, Texas, 20.5.

Barrel Racing: (first round winners) 1, Stevi Hillman, Weatherford, Texas., 16.48 seconds, $5,100. 2, Cayla Small, Burneyville, Okla., 16.49, $4,372. 3, Jana Bean, Ft. Hancock, Texas, 16.58, $3,643. 4, Amberleigh Moore, Keizer, Ore., 16.62, $3,157. 5, Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 16.64, $2,429. 6, Sidney Forrest, Lipan, Texas, 16.65, $1,943. 7, Sydni Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M., $1,457. 8, Tammy Fischer, Ledbetter, Texas, $971. 9, (tie) Michele McLeod, Whitesboro, Texas, and Meghan Johnson, Stephenville, Texas, $607 each. (second round) 1, Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 16.35 seconds. 2, Sidney Forrest, Lipan, Texas, 16.52 seconds. 3, Brooke Rix, Skidmore, Texas, 16.54. 4, Dena Kirkpatrick, Post, Texas, 16.56. 5, Kim Schultze, Larkspur, Colo., 16.67. 6, (tie) Jessica Frost, Ropesville, Texas, and Jody McKay, Red Oak, Okla., 16.80.  (total on two) 1. Taylor, 32.99 seconds. 2, Forrest, 33.17 seconds. 3, Rix, 33.56. 4, Kirkpatrick, 33.67. 5, Lacinda Rose, Willard, Mo., 33.67. 6, Schultze, 33.75. 7, Sammi Bessert, Grand Junction, Colo., 33.88. 8, McKay, 33.89.

Bull Riding: (first round) 1, Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah, 88 points on Rafter G Rodeo’s J Lazy. 2, Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah, 84.5. 3, Bayle Worden, Charleston, Texas, 83.5. 4, Elliott Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas, 81.5. 5, Koby Radley, Holden, La., 81. 6, Garrett Tribble, Bristow, Okla., 79.5. (second round) 1. Elliott Jacoby, Fredericksburg, Texas, 85 points on United Pro Rodeo’s Wonder Boy. 2, Lon Danley, Tularosa, N.M., 84.5. 3, (tie) Boudreaux Campbell, Crockett, Texas, Wesley Silcox, Santiquin, Utah, and Bayle Worden, 83.5. 6, Sage Kimzey, Strong City, Okla., 82.5. (total on two) 1. Bayle Worden, Charleston, Texas, 167. 2, Jacoby, 166.5. 3, Garrett Tribble, Bristow, Okla., 158.5. 4, Radley, 156. 5, Ricky Hallam, Norco, Calif., 151. 6, Dave Mason, Burnet, Texas, 151. 7, Ty Clearwater, LaCygne, Kan., 148.5. 8, Cole Melancon, Liberty, Texas, 141.

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

 

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.

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.

The elite equine show grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky definitely felt wild and western this weekend for the International Professional Rodeo Association’s National All-Region Finals, Oleika Shriners rodeo.

The top contestants in each of the IPRA’s designated regions worked all season to qualify for their spot at the NARF, and for many contestants on the bubble, Lexington was a last shot in the 2016 IPRA season to make it to the International Finals Rodeo this coming January.         Cowboys and cowgirls from across the U.S. and Canada arrived in Kentucky for the first go round Friday night. French-Canadian, Spur Lacasse took the round win in the bareback riding, followed closely by last year’s NARF champion, Trey Moore from Alabama. Rookie Ryan McDaniel took the round in the bull riding, and the no. 1 saddle bronc rider in the IPRA World Standings, Shane Hand, won the round in night one.

Daryl Matthews was quickest in the tie down roping, and rookie sensation, steer wrestler J.W. Ery took the lead in his event. For team ropers Terry Crow and Buddy Hawkins, both multi-time IFR qualifiers, NARF was especially important, because they were right on the bubble ranked no. 15 and 16 going into the weekend, and the team started off strong with a Round 1 win. In the cowgirls’ events of barrel racing and breakaway roping, it was barrel racer, Jodi Colton and breakaway standings leader, Megan Rinehart, both from Tennessee, who took the win.

For Round 2 on Saturday night, we would see bareback rider, Josh Cragar, no.1-ranked bull rider, Corey Bailey and rookie bronc rider, Travis Gardner, take the wins in the rough stock events. For the timed events in night two, Luke Potter of the Southern Region won the tie-down roping. Canadian all-around cowboy, Rodney Weese wrestled his steer and breakaway roper Jenna Lee Hays caught her calf, the fastest, while the no. 1 ranked barrel racer, Kindyl Scruggs won the round, taking her even closer to a world title come January.

The 17-year-old team roping partners and childhood best friends, Brenten Hall and Jake Clay of Oklahoma are making a strong bid for their first IFR qualification, and their win in Round 2 will certainly help. Their mentors, veterans Terry Crow and Buddy Hawkins, who won round 1, came in second and took the average, winning the NARF championship title.

Back-to-back NARF champions were crowned this year with Jenna Lee Hays in breakaway roping and Trey Moore in the bareback riding. “It feels really good, just a small step to the top,” said Moore after his win. He added, “It’s been an outstanding weekend. Great horses, rode good, I’m healthy, so it’s always a blessing.” Josh Cragar also split the event win.

Shane Hand won the title in the saddle bronc riding, further cementing his lead in the race to a world title, and Luke Potter and Daryl Matthews split to win the event of tie-down roping. J.W. Ery, the rookie who was second in the world going into NARF, out wrestled the no. 1 man for the NARF championship and overtook the lead in the world title race, so it will be tight competition at the IFR.

Ery’s win was made even more special by the fact that his father won the same title years before, and he had his dad hazing for him there this weekend. “It’s like a dream come true, not only to have won, but to have won the same finals as my dad with him hazing for me,” Ery enthused.

At the other end of the standings, Canadian bull rider, James Sullivan, was ranked no. 17 going into NARF and needed to make the whistle to try and qualify for the IFR. Not only did he make the whistle, he won the championship. “It feels great. I had high hopes coming into this weekend, and I got it all done so I’m happy with myself. I’m right on the bubble so this might help me out to get in [to IFR],” Sullivan said.

The NARF was clearly important to many contestants this weekend. Not least of which, was barrel racer Jodi Colton, who got to experience her first true victory lap in the storied horse town of Lexington. “My first run went really well. My horse worked great, she was really snappy on the backside of the barrels. My second run she got by them a little, bit but we were bottom of the ground, so I was really pleased with both of them,” Colton said and added of her win, “It feels amazing. This is the second buckle I’ve won on her, so it really means a lot to me, and I got to take my first victory lap last night, so this is really special.”

Next stop for the champs is the IFR in Oklahoma City Jan. 13-15, 2017.

 

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – High-stakes drama is waiting to unfold in Las Vegas for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

The upcoming $10 million Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Polaris RANGER – rodeo’s Super Bowl – takes place Dec. 1-10 at the Thomas & Mack Center, beginning at 6:45 p.m. (PT) each night.

Cowboys will be competing for gold buckles in bareback riding, steer wrestling, team roping heading, team roping heeling, saddle bronc riding, tie-down roping, barrel racing, bull riding – and of course the battle for the prestigious all-around cowboy title.

There are several tight races to watch at the Wrangler NFR with the chase for that all-around gold buckle leading the way.

Team roping heeler Junior Nogueira arrives in Las Vegas as the all-around leader with $122,342 in the WEATHER GUARD® PRCA World Standings. Nogueira and his team roping partner, header Kaleb Driggers, are also atop their respective standings.

“I want to do my job and rope really well, because these are the top ropers in the world, and the guys competing for the all-around are all very talented,” Nogueira said. “Whoever has the best Finals will win the all-around title.”

Nogueira is correct.

Steer wrestler Josh Peek ($116,603) and team roping header Dustin Bird ($109,694) round out the top three in the all-around standings, followed by team roping header Clay Smith ($104,809), team roping heeler Russell Cardoza ($100,233) – Bird’s partner – steer wrestler Clayton Hass ($97,319), Caleb Smidt, the reigning tie-down roping world champion ($89,969) and tie-down roper Ryan Jarrett ($85,127).

Cardoza is the only one of the group who can’t claim the gold buckle because he starts the rodeo $9,000 behind his partner, Bird.

Peek’s best career finish in the all-around standings was second in 2007 and 2009.

The all-around standings leader could easily change during the 10-round rodeo since first place in a round pays $26,231, and first place in the average pays $67,269.

Of the contenders for the all-around gold buckle who will be at the 2016 WNFR, only Jarrett has won the title in the past (2005).

American Airlines Center hosts one of the most incredible all-star rodeo competitions, featuring 87 of the sport’s top athletes and, now, 143 World Championships

DALLAS (Nov. 13, 2016) – The world’s premier professional rodeo athletes and animals that represent the new Elite Rodeo Athletes (ERA) tour brought the year-long competition to a thrilling end today at the American Airlines Center, crowning 16 final event and overall champions and handing out more than $1,000,000 in cash purse prizes.

“What started out as a fresh idea between a few cowboys on how we could advance and better the sport of rodeo turned into a dream-come-true this weekend in Dallas,” said ERA interim President Bobby Mote. “We couldn’t be happier with how the ERA World Championship turned out over three days at the American Airlines Center.

“Rodeo is a big part of Texas’ great heritage and boy did the ERA deliver to our fans at the event and tuning in worldwide on FOX Sports 2 TV, SiriusXM Rural Radio and FloSports.com.”

Saluting the newly-crowned champions of the ERA’s inaugural season, Mote tipped his hat to winners Chandler Bownds (Bull Riding), Bray Armes (Steer Wrestling), Clay Tryan & Jade Corkill (Team Roping), Cort Scheer (Saddle Bronc Riding), Lisa Lockhart (Barrel Racing), Shane Hanchey (Tie-Down Roping) and Steven Dent (Bareback Riding).

Sunday’s Round 3 competition results and overall ERA World Championship results:
Bull Riding
Friday’s bull riding winner Bownds (Lubbock, Texas) put up the best number again on Sunday, posting up perfectly on a right-handed spin by the bull they call “Spotted Canyon,” and rocking a score of 86.5 at the buzzer. Bownds’ second gold belt buckle of the weekend topped Oregon’s Cannon Cravens by two points (84.5).

Said Bownds on his Sunday win and overall title: “It feels great to get this title. I had a tough bull in the second round, Bushwacked, and he bucked me off pretty quick and sored me up a bit. But I came back today got another round win on a bull who was just good right there in the gate and around to the right and lucky enough to get the round win.”

• Bull Riding Round 3 Event Results:
  • Place, Name, Hometown, Stock, Score
    • 1^st Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, TX, Spotted Canyon, 86.5
    • 2^nd Cannon Cravens, Porum, OK, Frosty Whiril, 84.5
    • 3^rd Neil Holmes, Houston, TX, Ruff Em Up Truck, 80.5
• Bull Riding Event World Standings:
  • Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    • 1^st Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, TX, 3350
    •  2^nd Cody Campbell, Summerville, OR, 3025
    • 3^rd Beau Hill, Columbia Falls, MT, 2600

Steer Wrestling
Getting out of the gate a bit slow, times in the four-second range and a couple no scores with the steers early on were disrupted by the night’s No. 1 effort  when Louisiana’s Casey Martin shot out to a quick and clean 3.58 second run. Two other ERA athletes put up sub-four second efforts on the floor of the American Airlines Center, the 2^nd place of 3.76 coming from the newly crowned ERA Steer Wrestling Champion Armes.

Said Martin: “It feels great, especially since I didn’t place in the first two rounds. So to get it done and get my steer down it feels great to win the round – and run the fastest time of the rodeo. It lets me know I’ve still got it.”

Added Armes on his overall championship: “Unbelievable. It’s been a dream all year long. I’ve just worked hard at it and thanks to everybody that has always supported me. I feel very blessed.”

• Steer Wrestling Round 3 Event Results:
  • Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    • 1^st Casey Martin, Sulpher, LA, 3.58
    • 2^nd Bray Armes, Pilot Point, TX, 3.76
    • 3^rd Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, AL, 3.92
• Steer Wrestling Event World Standings:
  • Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    • 1^st Bray Armes, Pilot Point, TX, 3850
    • 2^nd Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, AL, 3675
    • 3^rd Stockton Graves, Alva, OK, 3087.5

Team Roping
Disrupting the overall team roping champions’ potential sweep of the ERA World Championship in Dallas, Turtle Powell (Stephenville, Texas) and Jhett Johnson (Casper, Wyo.) teamed up to head & heel the night’s only sub-four second time, clocking a lightning quick 3.6 seconds for the double gold ERA belt buckles. In the 2016 ERA World Championship season the largest margin of victory in the roping events – 800 points – came courtesy of the team of Tryan (Montana) and Corkill (Nevada) as the two grabbed two of three wins in Dallas to secure the overall title.

Said Powell: “Well it felt good. We struggled the first two rounds and I struggled and didn’t rope very well. We were talking about it earlier and we always win something, so it was nice to win tonight … nice to win one of those buckles.”

Added Corkhill on the overall title: It’s really cool because there are certain things that only happen once and getting to be the first one, you only have one shot at that so to get it done is something that will be special to us forever.”

• Team Roping Round 3 Event Results:
  •    Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    •   1^st Powell/Johnson, Stephenville, TX/Casper, WY, 3.6
    •   2^nd Tsinigine/Motes, Fort McDowell, AZ/Weatherford, TX, 4.38
    •   3^rd Proctor/Long, Pryor, OK/Coffeyville, KS, 4.4
•         Team Roping Event World Standings:
  •    Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    •   1^st Tryan/Corkill, Plentywood, MT/Fallon, NV, 4650
    •   2^nd Begay/O’Brien Cooper, Winslow, AZ/Gardnerville, NV, 3850
    •   3^rd Driggers/Nogueira, Albany, GA/Scottsdale, AZ, 3175

Saddle Bronc Riding

Two big scores in saddle bronc highlighted the season’s final event in the popular, high flying discipline. And in the end the overall champ (Scheer) was edged out by Iowa’s Wade Sundell, 87-point ride. Sundell, riding the horse they call “Out West,” would secure his 2^nd place overall position in the ERA season standing with the win, though was still well back of Scheer for the overall title (1,000 points). Canada’s Zeke Thurston would place 3^rd overall in the standings, the only Canadian to make the ERA’s overall podium in in the opening season.
Said Sundell: “It’s a good three days here it’s exciting to come out on top the last day and just ride against all these great guys. And it’s been an honor to beat them all (he said with a laugh).”

Scheer on his overall championship: “Unbelievable, you know? You watch all of your idols walk around with gold buckles all the time so it’ll be pretty cool to finally get to wear one.”

•         Saddle Bronc Riding Round 3 Event Results:
  •    Place, Name, Hometown, Stock, Score
    •   1^st Wade Sundell, Boxholm, IA, Out West, 87
    •   2^nd Cort Scheer, Elsmere, NE, Bitter Robin, 86
    •   3^rd Ty Kirkland, Lufkin, TX, Lunatic From Hell, 84.5
•         Saddle Bronc Riding Event World Standings:
  •    Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    •   1^st Cort Scheer, Elsmere, NE, 4862.5
    •   2^nd Wade Sundell, Boxholm, IA, 3875
    •   3^rd Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Canada, 3337.

 

Barrel Racing
If there was a surprise underdog story of the 2016 ERA World Championship it had to be Texan and ERA Last Chance Qualifier, Kassie Mowry’s 1^st/1^st/1^st sweep of the three barrel racing events. Mowry was unstoppable, topping everything from numerous legends in the sport to a couple young girls that weigh about half as much as the senior competitors. Mowry and Sunday’s runner up, Ashley Schafer (Yoder, Wyo.), both rode their horses to sub-13 second times – Mowry’s 12.793 topping Schafer’s 12.994 by a mere two tenths of a second.
Said Mowry: “I am just beyond ecstatic. I really had no idea that he (Mowry’s horse “Firewatermakehappy”) would come out like he did – I just thought this would be a really good learning experience. I am just thrilled that he is taking it in and getting stronger even at the end … just thrilled.”
Added Lockhart on her overall title: “Oh it is amazing, and it is a sigh of relief. I knew it was going to be close. We were just too long today and I really worried about it, but I thought it is what it is and if we are, great, and if not kudos to whoever did.”

• Barrel Racing Round 3 Event Results:
  • Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    • 1^st Kassie Mowry, Dublin, TX, 12.793
    • 2^nd Ashley Schafer, Yoder, WY, 12.994
    • 3^rd Callie Duperier, Boerne, TX, 13
• Barrel Racing Event World Standings:
  • Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    • 1^st Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, SD, 4025
    • 2^nd Kassidy Denison, Tohatchi, NM, 3562.5
    • 3^rd Kassie Mowry, Dublin, TX, 2992

Tie-Down Roping

Bit of poetic justice for the overall champ Hanchey on Sunday as the Louisianan stepped ‘er up and topped the field, putting an exclamation point on his title with a 1^st place event finish on Sunday. Saving the best for last, Hanchey would top on of the sport’s all-time greats, Cody Ohl (3^rd) and runner-up Cooper Martin with a time of 7.05 seconds.
Said Hanchey on both is Sunday win and overall title: “Well, I came into this round kind of behind the eight-ball. I knew I needed to win first or second in the round after the way it kind of unfolded. I was lucky enough to go last so I knew what I needed to do and it all kind of just fell into place, both the event win today and the overall ERA tie-down (roping) championship.”

• Tie-Down Roping Round 3 Event Results:
  • Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    • 1^st Shane Hanchey, Sulpher, LA, 7.05
    • 2^nd Cooper Martin, Alma, KS, 7.21
    • 3^rd Cody Ohl, Hico, TX, 7.38*
    • 3rd Marty Yates, Stephenville, TX 7.38*
• Tie-Down Roping Event World Standings:
  • Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    • 1^st Shane Hanchey, Sulpher, LA, 3650
    • 2^nd Caleb Smidt, Bellville, TX, 3425
    • 3^rd Marty Yates, Stephenville, TX, 3325

Bareback Riding
Like the grand finale of a fireworks display, Sunday’s bareback riding competition didn’t disappoint as the fans were brought to their feet not only by the podium trio of Dent (1^st), Oregon’s Bobby Mote (2^nd) Utah’s Kaycee Feild (3^rd), but also by the final retirement run of longtime great rodeo star Ryan Gray. Dent’s 86-point run on the bucking horse they dubbed “Smack Daddy” was the weekend’s second-highest score, and easily the day’s top scoring bareback ride.

Said Dent on both his event win and overall title: “I was just trying to stay calm and get a good seat before I nodded, things just worked out well after that. And on the title, it feels great. Just competing against the best guys in the world everyday just makes you better, and I’m humbled and feel blessed to be able to beat those guys. It’s unbelievable.”

• Bareback Riding Round 2 Event Results:
  • Place, Name, Hometown, Stock, Score
    • 1^st Steven Dent, Mullen, NE, Smack Daddy, 86
    • 2^nd Bobby Mote, Culver, OR, Rodeo Beyond, 84
    • 3^rd Kaycee Field, Spanish Fork, UT, Painted Brush, 83.5
• Bareback Riding Event World Standings:
  • Place, Name, Hometown, Score
    • 1^st Steven Dent, Mullen, NE, 4337.5
    • 2^nd Kaycee Field, Spanish Fork, UT, 3837.5
    • 3^rd Austin Foss, Terrebonne, OR, 3300

Mote would wrap up the much talked about 2016 ERA tour and highly successful World Championship in Dallas by saying, “This wasn’t just the end of our first ever ERA season, but the beginning of something bigger in the sport of professional rodeo. Ten or 20 years from now we’ll be looking back at this moment realizing this is where it all started.”

For more information about the 2016 ERA World Championship and the ERA Premier Tour, including the announcement of the upcoming 2017 tour dates, please visit www.erarodeo.com.

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About ERA:

Elite Rodeo Athletes (ERA) is a “League of Champions” where only the world’s best rodeo athletes and livestock compete. ERA is rodeo’s finest and provides rodeo athletes, fans and committees, and the entertainment and rodeo industry an opportunity to experience the most skilled rodeo athletes in the world. ERA is comprised of two tours – the Premier Tour, featuring 87 of the sport’s top athletes, representing 135 world championships, collectively; and the Qualifying Series, offering up-and-coming rodeo talent an opportunity to qualify for the Premier Tour and ultimately the $1 million ERA World Championship on Nov. 11-13 in Dallas, Texas. ERA will payout more than $2.4 million in 2016, including the ERA World Championship. FS2 (FOX Sports 2) will nationally televise 42 hours of ERA programming in 2016, including all 11 regular season events and the ERA World Championship. ERA will have the largest household network audience in all of professional rodeo.

 

 

DALLAS (Nov. 11, 2016) – The million dollar inaugural Elite Rodeo Athletes (ERA) World Championship – America’s new professional rodeo tour, featuring 87 of the sport’s top athletes and, collectively, 135 World Championships – opened three nights of action on the American Airlines Center floor on Friday.

Top bull riders, steer wrestlers, team ropers, saddle and bareback bronc riders, barrel racers and tie-down ropers all descended upon the Big D this weekend to decide – on two million pounds of dirt packed on top of the Mavs’ & Stars’ hallowed playing surfaces – the season-long, 11 tour stops of rodeo across the western U.S. in one action-packed weekend of competition.

“A heck of night of competition – with two more to go,” said Bobby Mote, Interim President of ERA and Bareback Riding Athlete. “Dallas has such a storied history of rodeo and the ERA’s extremely pleased to bring the World Championship back to town.”

Fans poured into the American Airlines Center some 90 minutes prior to the 7 p.m. start of the competition, mingling with the athletes on the rodeo floor, snapping selfies and scoring autographs – a fan-friendly event exclusive to ERA rodeo.

Competition results:
Bull riding
Drawing the bull “Doc Mosely” out of the fourth starting spot, Lubbock’s Chandler Bownds, was able to put up an early top score – that would stick through the 15-rider field. The round one win gave Bownds enough points to move into the lead of the ERA World Championship standings.

Said Bownds: “Good bull, Doc Mosely. Started out left, went around right. Not the best get-off, but made it out safely. Felt good to be out here in front of this great crowd at the American Airlines Center.”

Place, Name, Hometown, Stock, Score
1^st Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas, Doc Mosley, 85
2^nd Zack Oakes, Tolar, Texas, King Buck, 83.5
3^rd Cannon Cravens,Porum, Okla., Delco, 79.5

Steer Wrestling
The defensive linemen of ERA’s rodeo tour, the steers didn’t stand a chance on Friday night on the floor of the American Airlines Center. Local Texan Bray Armes (Pilot Point) threw his steer the fastest, bringing the several hundred pound steer onto his back in just under four seconds (3.97). Armes would be the only contestant to crack the four-second barrier of the evening, garnering the event win.

Said Armes: “Everybody bulldogged great tonight. I just had a good start and did my job after that.”

Place, Name, Hometown, Stock, Score
1^st Bray Armes, Pilot Point, Texas, 3.97 seconds
2^nd Hunter Cure, Holiday, Texas, 4.16
3^rd Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif., 4.21

Team Roping
The duo of Clay Tryan (Plentywood, Mont.) and Jade Corkill (Fallon, Nev.) were consistent and fast – two qualities fans have come to expect in the ERA team roping. Their time of 4.05 seconds was well out in front of second place, and pushed them ahead of Derrick Begay and Clay O’Brien Cooper who were winning the championship race coming into the night.

Said Corkill: “I thought we made a good run, but I wasn’t sure if it’d be good enough for first, but I guess it was better than I thought.

Team Roping
Place, Name, Hometown, Stock, Score
1^st Tryan/Corkill, Plentywood, Mont./Fallon, Nev., 4.05 seconds
2^nd Driggers/Nogueira, Albany, Ga./Scottsdale, Ariz., 4.48
3^rd Begay/Cooper, Winslow, Ariz./Gardenerville, Nev., 4.63

Saddle Bronc
Nebraska’s Cort Scheer, aboard the horse “Good Times,” put up an exciting 85.5 score that was well out in front of the rest of the competition. Scheer’s ride went nearly the length of the arena and gave the crowd a great show with his classic riding style.

Said Scheer: “The place was electric tonight. Lots of good spur runs. Definitely had a good time and pleased I was able to win here at the first ERA World Championship at the American Airlines Center.”

Place, Name, Hometown, Stock, Score
1^st Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb., Good Times, 85.5
2^nd Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D., Shining Mountain, 82
3^rd Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, Alberta, Can., Show Biz, 82

Barrel Racing
Dublin’s Kassie Mowry qualified for the ERA World Championship this past Wednesday through a Last Chance Qualifier competition that took place at Fair Park in Dallas. The qualifying competition progressed the top two barrel racers, giving them a chance to compete against the best in the world. Mowry showed up as an underdog, but quickly made her mark. She drew the No. 1 starting spot and set the pace for the night with a time of 12.91 seconds. Mowry’s time would hold up as the only sub 13-second run, gaining her the win in the highly-talented field.

Said Mowry: “Everything happened just so fast. I was just trying to stay in the middle of my horse and let him do his job.”

Place, Name, Hometown, Stock, Score
1^st Kassie Mowry, Dublin, Texas, 12.91
2^nd Fallon Taylor, Collinsville, Texas, 13.05
3^rd Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D., 13.06

Tie-Down Roping
Texan Caleb Smidt was the only cowboy to break the seven-second barrier on Friday, putting together an impressive run at just 6.95 seconds. The win gave him enough points to shorten Shane Hanchey’s sizable lead down to just 225 points. With two more round of competition at 650 points per round, the tie-down roping points race just got real interesting.

Said Smidt: “I had a great run, had a good calf and my horse was awesome. Definitely looking forward to tomorrow night here in Dallas.”

Tie-Down Roping
Place, Name, Hometown, Stock, Score
1^st Caleb Smidt, Bellville, Texas, 6.95
2^nd Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas, 7.23
3^rd  Cimmaron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas, 7.27

Bareback Bronc
One of the discipline’s all-time greats, Wes Stevenson (Kaufman), went for a wild one on his horse “Dairy Day,” scoring an 82.5 for the win over Kaycee Feild and Ryan Gray (who announced his retirement from the sport following this Sunday’s ERA World Championship finale).

Said Stevenson: “I felt things went well. Dairy Day comes from a great breeder and great family. Horses like that help cowboys show off really well. You know what they say, you’re only as good as the one you dance with.”

Place, Name, Hometown, Stock, Score
1^st Wes Stevenson, Kaufman, Texas, Dairy Day, 82.5
2^nd Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah, Pin Ball Girl, 81.0*
2^nd Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash., Lunatic Clown, 81.0*
*Tie

Tickets for the three-day competition start at $31 and can be purchased online at www.Tickemaster.com, by phone at (800) 745-3000, at the American Airlines Center Box Office or Ticketmaster kiosks located inside Fiesta Foods, Macy’s, Walmart, and the Shops at Willow Bend Mall. Tickets subject to additional fees. The competition begins at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 11-12 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13.
For more information about the 2016 ERA World Championship and the ERA Premier Tour, visit www.erarodeo.com. Fans can catch the action live on FloSports.com’s www.FloRodeo.com.

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About ERA:
Elite Rodeo Athletes (ERA) is a “League of Champions” where only the world’s best rodeo athletes and livestock compete. ERA is rodeo’s finest and provides rodeo athletes, fans and committees, and the entertainment and rodeo industry an opportunity to experience the most skilled rodeo athletes in the world. ERA is comprised of two tours – the Premier Tour, featuring 87 of the sport’s top athletes, representing 135 world championships, collectively; and the Qualifying Series, offering up-and-coming rodeo talent an opportunity to qualify for the Premier Tour and ultimately the $1 million ERA World Championship on Nov. 11-13 in Dallas, Texas. ERA will payout more than $2.4 million in 2016, including the ERA World Championship. FS2 (FOX Sports 2) will nationally televise 42 hours of ERA programming in 2016, including all 11 regular season events and the ERA World Championship. ERA will have the largest household network audience in all of professional rodeo.

LAS VEGAS – It took five days and six rounds after a tight, weeklong battle that went down to the final round, and Cooper Davis (Buna, Texas) emerged as the 2016 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) World Champion. Davis went 4-for-6 and won Round 5 of the Built Ford Tough World Finals with a 91-point ride on Catfish John (Dakota Rodeo-Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Miller) Sunday afternoon at T-Mobile Arena, propelling him past former world No.1 Kaique Pacheco and 2015 World Champion J.B. Mauney.

It was Davis’ first 90-point ride at a Word Finals, capping the closest championship points battle in PBR history.

Davis, a 22-year-old father, becomes the 16^th different rider to claim the coveted PBR World Champion gold buckle, along with the $1 million bonus, and the first to be crowned at T-Mobile Arena, the new home of the PBR World Finals. Davis also finished third in the World Finals event, which he won last year.

Ryan Dirteater (Hulbert, Oklahoma) won the 2016 World Finals event title after a perfect 6-for-6 week, capped by an 89.75-point trip aboard Brutus to close out a week of intense bull riding in front of the largest PBR World Finals crowd. Dirteater was the only rider to cover all six bulls he faced over the week. He earned $250,000 for the event win, pushing past $1 million in career earnings.

SweetPro’s Bruiser (D&H Cattle Co./Buck Cattle Co.) was named the 2016 World Champion Bull after a 46.25-point performance for his 7.15-second buck off of 2016 PBR Brazil Champion Dener Barbosa (Paulo de Faria, Brazil) in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round.

Chad Berger was named the 2016 Stock Contractor of the Year, the sixth time he earned top honors.

Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) was named the 2016 Rookie of the Year. Lockwood did not record a ride at the World Finals but he finished the season eighth in the world standings and 885.83 points ahead of 37-year-old Wallace de Oliveira (Goiania, Brazil) in the Rookie of the Year standings.

2008 World Champion Guilherme Marchi (Itatinga, Brazil) finished second in the World Finals event after a 5-for-6 performance capped by an 87.5-point ride on Red Rover (Curtis Mendell) in the championship round. Marchi ended his season as the sixth-ranked bull rider in the world after closing 2016 on a 12-for-16 run that began back in San Jose, California.

2016 Canadian Champion Ty Pozzobon (Merritt, British Columbia) finished fourth in the World Finals event. Pozzobon, who went 4-for-6, led the event through most of the week before being bucked off by Margy Time (D&H Cattle Co.) and SweetPro’s Long John (D&H Cattle Co.) on Sunday. Pozzobon finished 23^rd in the world standings.

2015 World Champion J.B. Mauney (Mooresville, North Carolina) rounded out the Top 5 after his 3-for-6 performance. Mauney was bucked off by Stone Sober (D&H Cattle Co./Buck Cattle Co.) in 4.42 seconds in the championship round and ended the season third in the world standings.

The Top 35 bull riders in the world will gather next in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the most famous arena in the world, for the Monster Energy Buck Off at the Garden Jan. 6-8 to open the gate on the 2017 Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS).

Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series
2016 Built Ford Tough World Finals
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Round 4-Round 5-Round 6-Event Aggregate-Event Points)

1. Ryan Dirteater, 86.75-86-87-86.5-87.25-89.75-523.25-2077.91 Points.
   2. Guilherme Marchi, 0-89.5-87.25-88.75-88-87.5-441.00-1440 Points.
   3. Cooper Davis, 87.5-0-88.5-83.75-91-0-350.75-1172.5 Points.
   4. Ty Pozzobon, 84.25-89.5-88.5-86.25-0-0-348.50-710 Points.
   5. J.B. Mauney, 85.75-87-0-90.25-0-0-263.00-520 Points.
   6. Kaique Pacheco, 84.25-0-89-86.5-81-0-340.75-461.25 Points.
   7. Chase Outlaw, 89.5-0-0-87.25-85-0-261.75-395 Points.
   8. Valdiron de Oliveira, 84-85.5-85.5-0-0-86.5-341.50-347.5 Points.
   9. Stetson Lawrence, 0-0-86.25-89-85.25-0-260.50-240 Points.
   10. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 0-84.25-84.5-88.25-70-0-327.00-190 Points.
   11. Dakota Buttar, 0-0-70.5-0-88.25-0-158.75-180 Points.
   12. Marco Antonio Eguchi, 0-0-87.5-77-87.25-0-251.75-147.5 Points.
   13. Eduardo Aparecido, 85-0-0-0-87.75-0-172.75-145 Points.
   14. Rubens Barbosa, 0-89-0-0-0-0-89.00-125 Points.
   15. Wallace Vieira de Oliveira, 0-0-87.5-0-86.5-0-174.00-110 Points.
   16. Dener Barbosa, 0-87.5-82.25-84.25-0-0-254.00-95 Points.
   17. Cody Nance, 85.25-0-0-86.5-0-0-171.75-93.75 Points.
   18. Gage Gay, 0-0-0-88.25-0-0-88.25-85 Points.
   19. Fabiano Vieira, 84.5-86-0-0-0-0-170.50-71.66 Points.
   20. Paulo Ferreira Lima, 0-86-0-0-0-0-86.00-36.66 Points.
   21. Tyler Harr, 83.75-0-0-84.25-86.75-0-254.75-35 Points.
   22. Silvano Alves, 63-0-77-86.5-0-0-226.50-18.75 Points.
   23. Luis Blanco, 0-85.5-0-80.25-71.75-0-237.50-7.5 Points.
   24. Emilio Resende, 0-0-0-84-0-0-84.00
   25. Lachlan Richardson, 0-0-0-83.75-0-0-83.75
   Jess Lockwood, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Mike Lee, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Shane Proctor, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Tanner Byrne, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Derek Kolbaba, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Robson Palermo, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Mason Lowe, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Stormy Wing, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Aaron Roy, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Nathan Schaper, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Nevada Newman, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Kasey Hayes, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Jorge Valdiviezo, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Fraser Babbington, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Cody Heffernan, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Kurt Shephard, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Justin Paton, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Juliano Antonio Da Silva, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Neil Holmes, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00
   Zane Cook, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

2016 Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series World Standings
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5’s, Points, Total Winnings)

1. Cooper Davis, 42, 6, 17, 5,930.00, $1,452,707.75
   2. Kaique Pacheco, 50, 5, 19, 5,441.58, $448,801.38
   3. J.B. Mauney, 33, 5, 17, 4,822.50, $368,512.93
   4. Ryan Dirteater, 36, 4, 9, 4,547.91, $498,441.28
   5. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 48, 4, 15, 3,420.00, $304,935.06
   6. Guilherme Marchi, 31, 1, 10, 3,396.66, $321,771.20
   7. Eduardo Aparecido, 41, 2, 10, 2,941.66, $176,477.00
   8. Jess Lockwood, 47, 4, 17, 2,903.33, $177,778.68
   9. Fabiano Vieira, 43, 5, 11, 2,621.15, $188,981.75
   10. Mike Lee, 67, 2, 16, 2,301.66, $145,484.63
   11. Shane Proctor, 35, 2, 4, 2,114.16, $209,281.66
   12. Paulo Ferreira Lima, 53, 4, 12, 2,069.16, $214,270.95
   13. Wallace Vieira de Oliveira, 69, 3, 10, 2,017.50, $137,526.97
   14. Chase Outlaw, 28, 9, 14, 1,974.16, $240,370.02
   15. Tanner Byrne, 39, 2, 5, 1,845.83, $125,546.58
   16. Lachlan Richardson, 58, 5, 13, 1,728.33, $98,624.87
   17. Derek Kolbaba, 47, 7, 9, 1,727.50, $139,453.25
   18. Stetson Lawrence, 41, 0, 8, 1,663.66, $118,772.13
   19. Gage Gay, 46, 1, 7, 1,620.33, $103,677.24
   20. Robson Palermo, 43, 0, 8, 1,607.50, $86,556.79
   21. Mason Lowe, 37, 3, 7, 1,546.66, $94,149.66
   22. Silvano Alves, 39, 1, 5, 1,517.91, $104,712.14
   23. Ty Pozzobon, 32, 5, 18, 1,418.33, $139,677.03
   24. Rubens Barbosa, 40, 1, 9, 1,381.66, $78,802.83
   25. Valdiron de Oliveira, 52, 1, 8, 1,222.50, $105,541.64
   26. Cody Nance, 43, 4, 12, 1,116.25, $83,327.14
   27. Marco Antonio Eguchi, 55, 3, 12, 922.50, $80,946.85
   28. Stormy Wing, 41, 0, 6, 860.00, $64,236.89
   29. Aaron Roy, 47, 0, 5, 847.50, $57,165.38
   30. Dakota Buttar, 31, 2, 14, 752.49, $73,587.07
   31. Luis Blanco, 43, 5, 16, 740.00, $60,654.92
   32. Tyler Harr, 50, 4, 12, 735.00, $62,686.11
   33. Nathan Schaper, 46, 2, 9, 725.00, $88,128.59
   34. Nevada Newman, 41, 1, 6, 640.00, $56,458.47
   35. Kasey Hayes, 37, 1, 2, 595.33, $51,098.95
   36. Jorge Valdiviezo, 33, 3, 10, 537.50, $42,257.94
   37. Fraser Babbington, 41, 4, 10, 527.50, $50,823.44
   38. Cody Heffernan, 42, 4, 9, 514.16, $41,077.38
   39. Keyshawn Whitehorse, 43, 4, 9, 493.75, $42,822.58
   40. Kurt Shephard, 69, 0, 13, 475.00, $40,523.17
   41. Justin Paton, 48, 0, 13, 455.00, $40,805.89
   42. Brant Atwood, 50, 3, 13, 447.50, $49,380.52
   43. Dener Barbosa, 16, 2, 8, 440.00, $18,515.96
   44. Brady Sims, 47, 3, 12, 437.50, $40,452.33
   45. Emilio Resende, 41, 1, 13, 419.58, $41,691.61

 

About the PBR (Professional Bull Riders)

The world’s premier bull riding organization began as a dream of 20 bull riders 23 years ago and is now a global sports phenomenon. On its elite Built Ford Tough Series, the PBR features the Top 35 bull riders in the world and the top bulls in the business. The televised Built Ford Tough Series, the BlueDEF Tour, the Touring Pro Division and the PBR’s international circuits in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico have paid more than $150 million in earnings to its athletes. Twenty-eight men have earned more than $1 million, including two-time PBR World Champion J.B. Mauney who, with his 2015 PBR World Championship, became bull riding’s first $6 million man and the richest athlete in Western sports history at $6.7 million in career earnings. In May 2015, PBR was acquired by WME | IMG, the global leader in entertainment, sports and fashion. For more information on the PBR, go to PBR.com, or follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at Twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at YouTube.com/PBR.