1. Harter hits summit on Lynx Mountain
HERMISTON, Ore. – Bradley Harter and Calgary Stampede’s Lynx Mountain are old friends. Well, maybe more like old rivals. The pair has met several times, with both man and beast earning a taste of victory, and the rivalry was renewed at the Farm-City ProRodeo over the weekend.
After the 11-year-old mare had gotten the better of Harter – and potentially cost him the title – at San Antonio earlier this year, the Weatherford, Texas, cowboy was out for revenge at this $205,074 Wrangler Million Dollar Silver Tour event presented by Justin Boots.
“I was really happy to hear that I had drawn that horse because I won Denver on it when it was younger and had ridden it at Calgary before and then I got bucked off at San Antonio this year,” Harter said. “In San Antonio she got me down and it was payback this time. I learned from the mistakes I made last time around.”
It should come as no surprise that Harter rode for 88 points, tying the arena record that Dan Mortensen had first set in 2005 and Harter had equaled in 2010. The Farm-City ProRodeo has always been very good to him.
“I love that rodeo,” Harter said. “It’s probably one of my favorites because at this time of the year – after we’ve been down in the heat of Texas – you get to go up there and it’s nice, cool weather. The committee and rodeo are great and it’s like a miniature NFR as far as the bucking horses up there. You know you’re going to get on a good one when you go to Hermiston.”
The win, and the $5,301 that came with it, couldn’t have come at a better time for Harter. The six-time NFR qualifier has found himself in the unfamiliar position of being on the bubble in 2012.
Before Hermiston, his lone outright win of this PRCA season came in Eagle, Colo., while he also split for the win in Sisters, Ore.
“I try to not pay attention to the standings too much, but it is a bit nerve-wracking,” said Harter, who entered the weekend in the 15th spot in the world rankings. “I’ve been blessed enough for the past few years to not have to worry about being on the bubble, but this year I am and I hate it. But you can’t let it worry you and you have to stay focused and know that when the end of September comes you’ll be in the top 15.”
As for a potential seventh trip to the NFR this December, Harter would be thrilled to see his old pal Lynx Mountain in the yellow bucking chutes.
“I’ve never ridden that horse at the NFR, but I’d love to see her in the 10th round for all the money,” he said.
The other champions in Farm-City Arena were bareback riders Caine Riddle and Casey Colletti (87 points each), steer wrestler Jake Rinehart (9.8 seconds on two head), team ropers Paul David Tierney and Cody Doescher (10.3 seconds on two head), tie-down roper Monty Lewis (17.8 seconds on two head), bull rider Dustin Smith (86 points) and barrel racer Trula Churchill (34.38 seconds on two runs).
2. Feild is the Real Deal in Lovington
LOVINGTON, N.M. – Since Dec. 1, 2011, Kaycee Feild has won more than $250,000 on the backs of bucking horses in PRCA competition.
On Aug. 9, he assured himself even more by testing his world championship spur stroke against the nasty moves of Carr Pro Rodeo’s Real Deal. It worked out for 89 points to give him the win at the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo, a Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Silver event presented by Justin Boots.
“I knew that horse had a different move around the post (of the chute), but I wasn’t expecting it four times,” Feild said of how many times the powerful 12-year-old bay gelding changed leads during the eight-second ride. “It sure was fun. I really couldn’t just sit down the first two or three jumps. It took me that long to extend my spur stroke.”
It’s one of the best bareback riding spur strokes going down the rodeo trail today. Feild won the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, scoring a record 860 points through 10 rounds in Las Vegas. That propelled him to his first world championship. Since then, he has won some of the most prestigious events in the sport, including ProRodeo wins in Fort Worth, Texas; Reno, Nev.; Spanish Fork, Utah, and Sheridan, Wyo.
But that’s nothing compared to the day he experienced at the end of last month, when he celebrated his wedding to his new bride, Stephanie. In fact, the Aug. 9 ride was just his second one since the July 31 nuptials.
“I’ve been dating her for two years,” said Feild, 25, a four-time NFR qualifier from Payson, Utah, whose father, Lewis, is a five-time world champion. “She’s been around my family. She understands my job is to go to every rodeo I can and to put every minute into riding bucking horses.
“In order to be the best, you’ve got to practice to be the best, and she understands that. She loves me whether I do good or do bad, and that’s a good feeling to go home to.”
It took Feild five years of competing in ProRodeo to win his first gold buckle. Now he’s got to do everything it takes to defend that title.
“I’m friends with a lot of world champions, and they say the first one isn’t the easiest to get but that the second one is harder to get,” he said. “That’s my goal. My goal was to win a gold buckle and to dominate in Vegas.
“I didn’t have my goals written down for like a month and a half, and it was showing. Staying at home for 10 days lit a fire under me, and I’m ready to go.”
Of course, it helps a lot when he gets to ride one of the best horses in rodeo. Real Deal was named the 2005 Bareback Horse of the Year, and he looks as powerful as ever.
“That’s what I crave,” Feild said. “That’s what I ride bucking horses for is to get on the rankest, baddest horses. I can prove, not only to my friends but also to myself, that I can spur anything and that I can spur the bad ones.
“It’s definitely a confidence booster when you can get on a bad one and spur him every jump.”
The other champions at the $219,395 rodeo were steer wrestler Kash Koester (8.5 seconds on two head), team ropers Erich Rogers/Kory Koontz (8.8 seconds on two head), saddle bronc rider Travis Sheets (85 points), tie-down roper Scott Kormos (17.4 seconds on two head), steer roper J.P. Wickett (42.7 seconds on three head), bull rider Scottie Knapp (91 points) and barrel racer Kaley Bass (17.14 seconds).
3. Benton takes historic quest through Sikeston
SIKESTON, Mo. – There hasn’t been much doubt about the Bull Riding Rookie of the Year Award for some time. The big question now is whether Trey Benton III just might be up to wearing the world champion’s gold buckle in his first year as a card holder.
Nobody’s managed that in nearly half a century – since Bill Kornell of Salmon, Idaho, did it in 1963 – and yet it’s getting increasingly hard to ignore the Rock Island, Texas, cowboy’s chances.
“I guess it just about could be time for another rookie to win,” Benton said.
After tying Trevor Kastner for the title at the Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo, a Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Silver event, and winning two-head average at the Crossett (Ark.) Riding Club PRCA Rodeo, Benton has at least a share of nine PRCA titles this season.
With a sixth-place check in Lovington, N.M., added into the mix, Benton earned $7,238 over the weekend and has an eye-catching $88,181 in total earnings. He is in second place, less than one round-winning check at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo behind his longtime friend and traveling partner Cody Teel for the world standings lead.
“Going for the world championship didn’t really occur to me until after I won my second Tour rodeo in Dodge City (Kan.),” Benton said. “Until then, Cody and I were just rodeoing, doing what we were supposed to, and not worrying too much about the standings.
“After I won Dodge City, suddenly I was second in the world, just a little bit behind my travel partner. It was just amazing to me that we were 1-2 in the world in the same car driving down the road. I don’t know that this whole thing has really settled in yet. It’s been kind of an unbelievable year.”
With his Tour wins at Red Bluff (Calif.), Dodge City and Sikeston, Benton is leading the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour standings and in line for a $7,500 bonus check that could lift him toward the regular-season earnings record for a rookie of $113,090, set by fellow bull rider Steve Woolsey in 2005. So, yeah, a pretty unbelievable year.
“I could hardly ask for any better rookie season,” Benton said. “If I had one thing I would change it would be my results on the Xtreme Bulls Tour. I haven’t done real well in those events. But I have to believe a world championship would trump an Xtreme Bulls title.”
The other winners at Sikeston were bareback riders Jason Havens, Will Lowe, Wes Stevenson and Bill Tutor (87 points each), steer wrestlers Chance E. Howard and Cale Emmett (8.9 seconds on two head each), team ropers Travis Tryan and Jake Long (10.0 seconds on two head), saddle bronc riders Heith DeMoss and Cody Taton (83 points each), tie-down roper Cory Solomon (17.9 seconds on two head) and barrel racer Kaley Bass (16.30 seconds).
• New West Rodeo bull Kimosabe came into the Missoula (Mont.) Stampede with a 5-0 record that included a meeting with reigning World Champion Shane Proctor in Cody, Wyo., last month that lasted all of 2.17 seconds. So much for perfection. Rookie Dallee Mason of Weiser, Idaho, put an end to that – all 5-6 and 125 pounds of him. The judges at Missoula liked Kimosabe just fine, giving him scores of 24 and 23 (of a maximum 25), but liked Mason even better (24 and 24), giving him a score of 95 points, the highest achieved in a PRCA rodeo since Steve Woolsey was 95 on 4L & Diamond S bull Big Iron almost exactly a year ago at the Colorado State Fair & Rodeo in Pueblo. “I’d seen Cody Campbell ride Kimosabe in Spanish Fork (Utah) last month (for 4.67 seconds) and I remember thinking that he fit my riding style pretty well,” Mason said, with a chuckle, “but then I tend to think all of them fit my riding style.” So did Mason have a kimosabe (trusty scout) to advise him for this ride? “Nah, I pretty much went off what I saw in Spanish Fork and it just worked out. When I got off, I was pretty sure I had the rodeo won, and I threw my hat in the air; I’ve only done that a couple of times before.”
• OK, do you believe in him now? Going head-to-head with reigning World Champion Tuf Cooper at the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo, Justin Maass was more than equal to the challenge. The Giddings, Texas, cowboy won the tie-down roping with a time of 7.4 seconds (Cooper was second in 8.0) for $4,115, and had additional wins in Loveland, Colo. ($1,797) and Castle Rock, Colo. ($1,446) along with a third-place finish in Sikeston, Mo. ($3,709). That all added up to $11,067 for the week and Maass is now holding a $25,589 lead over second place Hunter Herrin in an utterly dominating regular-season run. Cooper is third, more than $42,000 off the pace. Maass last week became the first PRCA cowboy, in any event, to surpass $100,000 in earnings and remains the overall single-event leader with $113,589. The tie-down roping at Lawton wasn’t the only event to serve as sort of a mini-NFR preview – reigning World Champion Bull Rider Shane Proctor won there with a 91-point ride on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Brush Hog II, with standings leader Cody Teel and three-time World Champion J.W. Harris tied for second place with 88 points apiece.
• There was one change atop the PRCA world standings this week, with three-time World Champion Will Lowe taking over the bareback riding lead from Steven Dent. Lowe was part of a four-way tie for the title at the Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo and tied for second at the Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo. That lifted his season total to $102,145, putting him $3,276 ahead of Dent.
• Brazile watch: Trevor Brazile and partner Patrick Smith won a round at the Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo in Lovington, N.M., and earned an additional team roping check at the Farm-City Pro Rodeo in Hermiston, Ore., for total earnings of $2,404. Brazile continues to lead the world standings in the all-around ($170,852) and team roping-heading, ($93,956) and is second in steer roping to Cody Lee (by $4,739), as he seeks his third Triple Crown in six years.
• For full results of last week’s 32 PRCA rodeos, visit www.prorodeo.com.
4. McTaggart on upswing after multiple surgeries
Three-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifier Colin McTaggart continues to make steady improvement after being critically injured Aug. 4 during the Ross Coleman Invitational bull riding in Molalla, Ore. He has undergone multiple surgeries to repair damage to his liver, colon and bowel.
McTaggart was air-lifted to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in Portland, Ore., and immediately taken into the operating theater where three surgeons worked for 4½ hours to stop the bleeding, remove damaged intestine and get him stabilized.
He underwent two additional surgeries last week and has been transferred from the ICU to the Trauma Recovery and Acute Care Unit (TRACU) where they have gotten his pain to a more manageable level so he can rest.
Doctors are projecting McTaggart may be able to begin ingesting clear broth and Jell-O within a few days.
“It was a really bad deal,” said World Champion Shane Proctor, who was there when McTaggart was jerked underneath his bull and stepped on at Molalla. “He had to be revived twice while he was being life-flighted to the hospital.”
McTaggart’s wife, Dawn, his mother, Sherry, and sister, Lindsey, are at the hospital with McTaggart.
“He has stayed so strong and calm through all of this and he will continue fighting, I have faith in him,” Dawn McTaggart wrote in a Facebook posting. “We are taking baby steps in the right direction and that is all we can ask for at this point.”
McTaggart, who qualified for the Wrangler NFR from 2007-09, was 24th in the current world standings at the time of his injury and had just come off a third-place result at the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup in Great Falls, Mont., the night before his injury.
A bank account has been set up to help offset his medical expenses with 100 percent of all monies collected going directly to McTaggart.
Call or stop by any Bank of America and ask for information on the McTaggart Donation Fund. For further details contact spurseq@msn.com.
5. Nomination deadline Sept. 1 for PRCA Veterinarian of the Year Award Presented by Purina
PRCA members and committees should be aware that nominations for the third annual PRCA Veterinarian of the Year Award, presented by Purina are due on Sept. 1. The recipient will be presented a beautiful Montana Silversmith buckle during the PRCA Contract Personnel Banquet on Wednesday, Dec. 5, in Las Vegas and recognized during the 54th Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, Dec. 6-15 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
PRCA members and Rodeo Committees may nominate a veterinarian who displays extraordinary dedication and commitment to the well-being of professional rodeo livestock. Nomination forms are available online in the “Livestock” section of prorodeo.com or by e-mailing animalwelfare@prorodeo.com. All nominations received by Sept. 1, will be submitted to the selection committee. The selection committee will consider each nominee’s overall dedication to the health and welfare of rodeo livestock, extent of involvement in the sport of rodeo, community involvement and letters of recommendation.
“The PRCA is honored to team up with Purina to recognize the veterinarians who provide the highest level of veterinary care to the livestock involved in the sport of rodeo. We encourage PRCA members to help us tell the stories of these dedicated veterinarians by nominating them for this prestigious award,” said Cindy Schonholtz, Director of Industry Outreach.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Trevor has it all because he’s the best cowboy out there. I have been around some of the same performances this year, and to see him perform, it’s just incredible. He’s that good because he’s worked at it since he was a little kid. He just keeps raising the bar.”
– Four-time World Champion Bareback Rider Bobby Mote on the greatness of 16-time World Champion Trevor Brazile.
6. Next Up
Aug. 13 The Dakota Stampede Rodeo, Aberdeen, S.D., begins
Aug. 14 Canby (Ore.) Rodeo begins
Aug. 14 Caldwell (Idaho) Night Rodeo begins
Aug. 15 Inter-State Rodeo, Coffeyville, Kan., begins
Aug. 15 Jasper (Alberta) Heritage Rodeo begins
Aug. 15 Juneau County Fair & Rodeo, Mauston, Wis., begins
Aug. 16 Freedom (Okla.) Rodeo & Old Cowhand Reunion begins
Aug. 16 Silverton (Texas) Buck Wild Days Rodeo begins
Aug. 16 Gooding (Idaho) ProRodeo begins
Aug. 16 Yellowstone River Round-Up, Billings, Mont., begins
Aug. 16 McCone County Fair PRCA Rodeo, Circle, Mont., begins
Aug. 16 Cassia County Fair & Rodeo, Burley, Idaho, begins
Aug. 16 Moses Lake (Wash.) Round-Up begins
Aug. 16 Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo, Kalispell, Mont., begins
Aug. 16 Wyoming State Fair & Rodeo, Douglas, begins
Aug. 17 Imboden (Ark.) PRCA Rodeo begins
Aug. 17 Pincher Creek (Alberta) ProRodeo begins
Aug. 17 Steamboat Springs (Colo.) ProRodeo Series begins
Aug. 17 Athens (Texas) MDA Benefit Rodeo begins
Aug. 17 Davis County Fair & Rodeo, Farmington, Utah, begins
Aug. 17 World’s Oldest Continuous Rodeo, Payson, Ariz., begins
Aug. 17 Eureka (Kan.) Saddle Club PRCA Rodeo begins
Aug. 17 Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series begins
Aug. 17 Brown County Fair ProRodeo, De Pere, Wis., begins
Aug. 17 North Texas State Fair & Rodeo, Denton, begins
Aug. 17 Tehachapi Mountain PRCA Rodeo, Tehachapi, Calif., begins
Aug. 18 Cowtown Rodeo, Woodstown-Pilesgrove, N.J.
Aug. 18 Breckenridge (Colo.) Stables PRCA Rodeo begins
Aug. 18 Fallon County Fair, Baker, Mont, begins
Aug. 18 Chouteau County Fair & Rodeo, Fort Benton, Mont.
Aug. 18 Eureka (Kan.) Rodeo
7. News and notes from the rodeo trail
Clint Corey, the 1991 world champion bareback rider and a member of the ProRodeo Hall of Fame, has been named the PRCA’s Director of Judging effective Aug. 20. Corey, 50, brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to ProRodeo, along with the respect of his peers. He and his wife, Dianna, will be relocating to Colorado Springs, Colo., from their home in Powell Butte, Ore., this fall … Pursuit’s television coverage of the Wrangler Million Dollar Gold Tour events has moved from DirecTV’s channel 608 to channel 604 … Jeff Marshall, the bull riding champion at the 1978 California Rodeo Salinas, died in his hometown of Watsonville, Calif., on July 26. He was 54. Services were held at Ave Maria Memorial Chapel in Watsonville on Aug. 10 … Five-time Wrangler National Finals Rodeo bareback horse Witch Doctor of the Growney Brothers’ string died July 27 due to injuries sustained in an accident at the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo in Joseph, Ore. Witch Doctor, who was rescued by a pair of fishermen after falling into the Sacramento River at a young age, went on to earn a reputation as one of the sport’s toughest bucking horses, often included in the eliminator pen at the Wrangler NFR. He was 10 … Enchanted Springs Ranch in Boerne, Texas, staged a Wild West Chuck Wagon Dinner Show on Aug. 11 to help with medical bills sustained by rodeo clown Leon Coffee, who is recovering from spinal meningitis and does not have medical insurance … Robbie Hodges, who served as the barrelman at the 2010 Wrangler NFR and as the alternate last year, flew to Australia last week to make a special guest appearance at the Mount Isa (Queensland) Rodeo … In an effort to showcase the city’s Western community and build up to the actual rodeo, Rancho Mission Viejo, Calif., has worked with the San Juan Chamber of Commerce, the city and other civic leaders to create the first-ever Rodeo Week, from Aug. 18-26. “This is the San Juan Capistrano Rodeo. This is the Rancho Mission Viejo Rodeo. This is a community-wide event,” Rancho Mission Viejo President and CEO Tony Moiso said in announcing the expansion of the 12-year-old event on Aug. 3 at The Shea Center for Therapeutic Riding.
8. 2012 PRCA World Standings leaders
AA: Trevor Brazile..…………$170,852
BB: Will Lowe.………………….$102,145
SW: Ethen Thouvenell………… .$64,839
TR-1: Trevor Brazile……………$93,955
TR-2: Patrick Smith….…………$93,955
SB: Wade Sundell…………….. $88,633
TD: Justin Maass..…………….$113,589
BR: Cody Teel……………………$102,750
SR: Cody Lee…………………….$52,458
9. 2012 PRCA World Standings
Unofficial as of August 13, 2012.
For the 2012 season (Oct. 1, 2011 to Sept. 30, 2012), official rodeo limits are as follows: all-around, 70; bareback riding, 100; steer wrestling, 70; team roping, 85; saddle bronc riding, 100; tie-down roping, 75; barrel racing, 100; and bull riding, 125. Bull riders can count earnings at PRCA Xtreme Bulls events toward the PRCA World Standings, but not toward the all-around standings.
2012 PRCA WORLD STANDINGS
All-around
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $170,852
2. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 83,446
3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 79,594
4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 67,777
5. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 67,571
6. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 66,089
7. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 64,581
8. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 60,013
9. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 57,579
10. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 54,846
11. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 51,602
12. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. 47,501
13. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 45,429
14. Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia 41,280
15. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 39,090
16. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. 35,911
17. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 33,611
18. Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas 33,567
19. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 32,006
20. Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif. 31,253
Bareback Riding
1. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas $102,145
2. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 98,867
3. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah 79,275
4. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 76,936
5. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 75,628
6. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 65,854
7. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 65,370
8. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah 61,043
9. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo. 52,578
10. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 49,769
11. Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan. 47,866
12. Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta 46,307
13. Brian Bain, Culver, Ore. 46,053
14. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 42,992
15. Josi Young, Kimberly, Idaho 41,067
16. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas 40,357
17. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 39,930
18. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas 39,723
19. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 37,209
20. Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D. 35,970
Steer Wrestling
1. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. $64,839
2. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas 61,269
3. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 58,547
4. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. 58,498
5. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 53,791
6. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 49,057
7. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. 48,228
8. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. 43,171
9. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah 41,481
10. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 40,858
11. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. 40,660
12. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 39,515
13. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 39,171
14. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. 39,095
15. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 38,575
16. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla. 37,659
17. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. 36,207
18. Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia 35,934
19. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 35,605
20. Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore. 34,018
Team Roping (header)
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $93,955
2. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 76,911
3. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 71,076
4. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 70,391
5. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. 69,216
6. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 66,223
7. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 65,228
8. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 63,865
9. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 62,487
10. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 58,657
11. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 54,501
12. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 54,067
13. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 50,707
14. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 50,186
15. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas 49,601
16. Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo. 47,143
17. Manny Egusquiza Jr., Madison, Ga. 44,137
18. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas 42,994
19. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. 41,772
20. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif. 40,846
Team Roping (heeler)
1. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas $93,955
2. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 71,076
3. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 70,039
4. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. 69,216
5. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 68,230
6. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 64,165
7. Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas 63,826
8. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 63,151
9. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 60,142
10. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. 57,229
11. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. 50,707
12. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 50,186
13. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 48,225
14. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. 47,642
15. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 47,528
16. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. 45,719
17. Brad Culpepper, Poulan, Ga. 45,534
18. Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 43,956
19. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas 42,329
20. Broc Cresta, Santa Rosa, Calif. 42,026
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa $88,633
2. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 76,219
3. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 72,431
4. Cody Taton, Corona, N.M. 65,137
5. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 61,658
6. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 59,923
7. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 55,082
8. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas 52,625
9. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 52,361
10. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 47,294
11. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 47,230
12. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 46,246
13. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas 46,212
14. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 42,928
15. Luke Butterfield, Ponoka, Alberta 42,215
16. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 41,988
17. Tyrell Smith, Great Falls, Mont. 41,409
18. Cody Angland, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 39,553
19. Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta 38,284
20. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. 36,927
Tie-down Roping
1. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas $113,589
2. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 88,000
3. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 70,881
4. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 68,401
5. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 66,841
6. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 58,820
7. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 57,427
8. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas 56,616
9. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas 54,040
10. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 53,398
11. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas 52,928
12. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 52,099
13. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 51,166
14. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 46,992
15. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 46,946
16. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas 46,835
17. Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M. 43,746
18. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho 43,289
19. Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M. 43,200
20. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 43,163
Steer Roping
1. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $52,458
2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 47,719
3. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 44,670
4. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. 43,436
5. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 35,835
6. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. 33,488
7. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla. 32,444
8. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. 32,023
9. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 29,537
10. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas 27,332
11. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. 26,965
12. Cody Scheck, Ellinwood, Kan. 24,908
13. Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla. 21,971
14. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla. 21,693
15. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. 21,427
16. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo. 20,958
17. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas 20,872
18. Cody Garnett, Barnsdall, Okla. 20,735
19. Howdy McGinn, North Powder, Ore. 19,322
20. Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas 17,745
Bull Riding
1. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $102,750
2. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas 88,181
3. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 82,298
4. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 76,254
5. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 75,680
6. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 67,863
7. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. 60,979
8. Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo. 57,839
9. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 57,588
10. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 56,658
11. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 55,575
12. Beau Schroeder, China, Texas 52,157
13. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 51,838
14. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. 50,979
15. Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 46,387
16. Cody Rostockyj, Hillsboro, Texas 46,262
17. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 46,211
18. Chris Roundy, Spanish Fork, Utah 45,403
19. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 45,323
20. Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb. 38,856
*2012 Barrel Racing (through August 13, 2012)
Barrel racing standings, provided by the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA), are unofficial, subject to audit and may change. Unofficial WPRA Standings are published by the PRCA as a courtesy. The PRCA is not responsible for the verification or updating of WPRA standings.
1. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas $161,422
2. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas 118,159
3. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta 117,097
4. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas 90,704
5. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. 67,859
6. Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla. 65,709
7. Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D. 65,231
8. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 64,798
9. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 64,767
10. Kaley Bass, Davenport, Fla. 63,343
11. Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif. 53,672
12. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. 48,124
13. Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah 44,870
14. Robyn Herring, Huntington, Texas 43,276
15. Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo. 42,689
16. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas 42,433
17. Lee Ann Rust, Stephenville, Texas 37,023
18. Tana Renick, Kingston, Okla. 36,626
19. Britany Fleck, Bismarck, N.D. 36,395
20. Liz Combs, Eltopia, Wash. 36,236
10. 2012 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings
Unofficial as of August 13, 2012.
Bareback Riding
1. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $58,716
2. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 48,979
3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 38,186
4. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 35,012
5. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 33,690
6. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 15,708
7. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 15,657
8. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah 15,385
9. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 13,325
10. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 10,752
11. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore. 10,528
12. Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta 9,402
13. Heath Ford, Slocum, Texas 9,395
14. Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D. 8,990
15. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas 8,713
16. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. 8,630
17. Tom McFarland, Bowie, Texas 7,741
18. Morgan Wilde, McCammon, Idaho 6,307
19. Richie Champion, The Woodlands, Texas 6,228
20. Codi Myers, Samnorwood, Texas 5,810
Steer Wrestling
1. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. $37,618
2. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. 31,645
3. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 29,550
4. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah 27,318
5. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 25,202
6. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 24,312
7. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 24,220
8. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. 23,675
9. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas 23,588
10. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 20,899
11. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 19,723
12. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. 17,405
13. Riley York, Loyalton, Calif. 15,403
14. Travis Carnine, Stanfield, Ore. 15,321
15. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 15,008
16. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 14,932
17. Monty Eakin, Pecos, Texas 14,530
18. Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif. 14,242
Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. 14,242
20. Shane Henderson, Winfield, Kan. 14,103
Team Roping-Header
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $54,722
2. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 50,235
3. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 45,743
4. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. 39,000
5. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 35,091
6. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 34,223
7. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 33,239
8. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 31,618
9. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 29,207
10. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 27,327
11. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 24,003
12. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 22,834
13. Drew Horner, Plano, Texas 21,650
14. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 21,626
15. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas 20,553
16. Nathan McWhorter, Telephone, Texas 20,080
17. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 18,039
18. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas 17,742
19. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. 17,671
20. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. 17,670
Team Roping-Heeler
1. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas $54,722
2. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 45,183
3. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 43,551
4. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 40,115
5. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. 39,000
6. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 35,091
7. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. 34,223
8. Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas 30,998
9. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 28,564
10. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. 27,778
11. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 27,327
12. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. 23,136
13. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 20,359
14. Twister Cain, Gonzales, Texas 20,080
15. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. 19,080
16. Justin Wade Davis, Cottonwood, Calif. 18,859
17. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 18,039
18. Justin Copp, Justin, Texas 17,911
19. Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash. 17,597
20. Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 16,913
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $33,925
2. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 30,967
3. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa 28,599
4. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. 24,438
5. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 23,675
6. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 23,227
7. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas 20,849
8. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D. 14,404
9. Cody Angland, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 13,648
10. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 13,638
11. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas 13,385
12. Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah 12,973
13. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah 10,394
14. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 9,214
15. Curtis Garton, Kaitaia, New Zealand 8,708
16. Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo. 8,245
17. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. 7,813
18. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 6,811
19. Cody Martin, Eagle, Colo. 6,467
20. Roy Johnson, Etna, Calif. 5,963
Tie Down Roping
1. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas $60,919
2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 45,504
3. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 39,685
4. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 31,993
5. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 27,678
6. Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla. 26,774
7. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 25,410
8. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 23,694
9. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 23,497
10. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla. 23,174
11. Trevor Thiel, Greeley, Colo. 22,417
12. Jeremiah Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 20,828
13. Ross Beasley, Sulphur, La. 20,641
14. Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz. 20,330
15. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 19,901
16. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 19,643
17. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas 19,460
18. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 19,412
19. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 19,078
20. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas 18,156
Bull Riding
1. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas $39,067
2. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 38,544
3. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 33,546
4. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. 26,327
5. Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 21,733
6. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 19,791
7. Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo. 16,984
8. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 16,711
9. Bryan Richardson, Dallas, Texas 16,308
10. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah 15,157
11. Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb. 12,348
12. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 11,649
13. Paul Coppini, Kuna, Idaho 10,971
14. Tony Mendes, Fruita, Colo. 10,690
15. Patrick Geipel, Elbert, Colo. 10,644
16. Jacob O’Mara, Baton Rouge, La. 10,617
17. Travis Atkinson, Lehi, Utah 9,983
18. Friday Wright II, Moss Point, Miss. 9,698
19. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. 9,461
20. Keith Roquemore, Cottonwood, Calif. 9,203
11. 2012 PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour Standings
Unofficial as of August 13, 2012.
1. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. $44,960
2. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 36,545
3. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 30,938
4. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 24,414
5. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. 20,219
6. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 16,674
7. Tony Mendes, Fruita, Colo. 16,346
8. Nile Lebaron, Hamilton, Texas 15,809
9. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 15,703
10. Cody Rostockyj, Hillsboro, Texas 14,126
11. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 13,986
12. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 13,491
13. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas 13,351
14. Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev. 12,646
15. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. 12,549
16. Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo. 11,336
17. Sonny Murphy, Tremonton, Utah 11,215
18. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 10,473
19. Jimmy Anderson, Denton, Texas 9,964
20. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 9,870
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