AUSTIN, Texas – Already sort of an unofficial Wright brother, Brady Nicholes moved up into their peer group March 21 when he beat all five Wrights – and everybody else in the field – for the saddle bronc riding title at Rodeo Austin.
Fourth after two rounds, Nicholes took control of this Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Gold event, presented by Justin Boots, by riding Fire Lane of the Andrews Rodeo string for 86 points in the final. That was good enough to win the round and the three-head average, by a point over two-time World Champion Cody Wright (246-245).
Nicholes is from Hoytsville, Utah, “up near the Wyoming border and about three hours north of the Wrights” in Milford, Utah. He’s been traveling with Spencer Wright since the two of them were seniors in high school and they are teammates at Oklahoma Panhandle State University in Goodwell.
“They are all my great friends,” said Nicholes, 21. “I’m not competing against them. We’re all out there just trying to win. I’ve been staying with the Wrights, hanging out with them since I drove over here to Austin. They were excited for me. All of my buddies were really pumped about my winning a rodeo this big.
“Yeah, this was the biggest win I’ve had (it paid him $7,479). I can’t even tell you what the previous best would have been. I’m all about moving forward instead of looking back.”
Nicholes was more than looking forward to riding Fire Lane, a horse that Taos Muncy rode for 87 points to win Round 1 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in December.
“Everybody told me what a great horse this was,” Nicholes said, “and after a rough moment coming out of the chute I got into a good rhythm and it worked out. It’s such a pleasure to come to a rodeo like this and get on great horses every night.”
The win moved Nicholes up from 50th to 17th in the world standings and sixth in the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour standings.
The other champions in this $382,456 rodeo were bareback riders Bobby Mote and Wes Stevenson (248 points each on three head), steer wrestler Casey Martin (11.5 seconds on three head), team ropers Keven Daniel and Chase Tryan (16.0 seconds on three head), tie-down roper Tuf Cooper (25.1 seconds on three head), bull rider Trevor Kastner (259 points on three head) and barrel racer Carlee Pierce (45.58 seconds on three runs).
Rhen Richard was the all-around champion with combined earnings of $7,388 in team roping and tie-down roping. It allowed the Utah cowboy to move ahead of Trevor Brazile and take the lead in the all-around world standings for the second time this year.
2. Cloud, Olney share Xtreme Bulls crown
FORT MOHAVE, Ariz. – When Howdy Cloud left here for some R&R in Las Vegas Saturday night, he figured there was “absolutely zero chance” that the lead he shared with Cheyne Olney at the Fort Mohave Classic PRCA Xtreme Bulls event would hold up to get them the win.
“I mean, I thought we had a decent shot at winning the first round (they each had 89-point rides),” Cloud said, “but we were bucked off in the short go and I figured that someone was sure to get one ridden in the finals on Sunday.”
Or not.
The bulls went 20-0 in the short round of this $54,050 event on March 23-24 and all of a sudden those 89-pointers on opening night turned out to have a silver lining for Cloud and Olney. They each earned checks for $11,450, with $7,162 of that coming from the wholly unexpected average wins.
It was the first Xtreme Bulls Tour event without a qualified ride in the finals since Jordan Hooton won in Bremerton, Wash., in August 2009 – coincidentally with an 89-point ride in the first round.
This was also the first tie in an Xtreme Bulls Tour event since Stormy Wing and Clayton Williams tied in Bremerton in 2010 and just the second in the 11-year history of the series.
“It’s not very usual,” Cloud said in a fine bit of understatement. “It didn’t seem like any of us had much luck in the short go.”
Cloud got his share of the win by riding Bar T Rodeo’s Big Shoes for 89 points and Olney equaled that score on Burns Rodeo Company’s Kid Twist, a bull that helped Seth Glause win a check in Round 10 of the 2011 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo.
“I’d never seen (Big Shoes) before,” Cloud said. “The stock contractor (Jeff Flitton) said he was a nice little black bull that would probably get me around 82 points and qualify me for the short go. He turned out to be a bit better than that. He had a good day.”
In retrospect, you’d have to say he had a great day, a nice surprise leading to an even better surprise a day later.
3. Echols fuels NFR bid with X Bulls title in Austin
AUSTIN, Texas – Cole Echols concedes that he’s “pretty darned tired of watching the NFR on television,” and he’s doing his level best to make sure he has a more up-close-and-personal experience this December.
The ease of Echols’ win at the March 22 Austin Xtreme Bulls Division 2 event was calculated to lift his confidence in that regard while also encouraging a bit of bandwagon jumping by those who might previously have doubted the Elm Grove, La., cowboy’s chances.
Echols tied for second place in the first round with an 84-point ride on Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Crusader – a bull he had just ridden in San Antonio (Texas) – and then came back to win the short go, covering Good Times of the Andrews Rodeo string for 88 points.
His total of 172 points was 10 points better than Rorey Maier and Cody Campbell, who tied for second place, and Echols’ earnings of $3,529 lifted his season total to $26,538 – more than he’s had in any single full season since 2007.
“I probably had around $30,000 at this point in the season (in 2007),” Echols said. “I did pretty well at San Antonio (Texas), Denver and Tucson (Ariz.) that year, and still didn’t make it into the (Wrangler) National Finals Rodeo. I just didn’t do much in the summer (and finished a career-best 20th).
“It feels really good to be in the position I’m in right now, and if I can just have a decent summer this time, I’ll be in good shape.”
Echols has wedged his way into the world top 10 with wins in Henderson, Texas (89 points), Shreveport, La. (90 points), and now the Austin Xtreme Bulls.
It is the first time he’s won three bull riding events (he also team ropes) in the same season since 2009 and it probably represents the longest stretch of consistency in his career, although he was hard-pressed to say why.
“Things just seem to have come together better for me the last couple of years,” Echols said. “I think I’m taking care of my business a little bit better and I don’t seem to have slumps like I used to do. And I’ve been healthy. I’ve broken both my legs at different times in my career and that set me back.”
Echols, Maier and Campbell were the only contestants to have qualified rides in both rounds. Fourth place in the average went to Corey Navarre, who won the first round with an 88-point ride on JT’s Lightning Rod of the D&H Cattle pen.
• It’s clear that bareback rider Jared Smith is healthy again and ready to make a run at returning to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the first time since 2007. The Florida native was already seventh in the world standings entering the March 22-24 weekend and he held his ground with a pair of titles in Texas. Smith shared the YMBL Championship Rodeo win with three-time World Champion Will Lowe in Beaumont and won the Nacogdoches Pro Rodeo & Steer Show outright for total earnings of $2,967. Smith’s collarbone was separated from his sternum at the 2012 Ram Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo (he now lives in Cross Plains, Texas) and he was only able to compete in three PRCA rodeos last season, finishing 107th in the world standings with $1,840. “My focus has changed and I’m not sore every time I get on a bucking horse,” Smith said earlier this winter. “I’m craving getting on them now. I always loved riding the good ones, but now I’m ready to get on anything.” Smith was one of three cowboys to double dip at the Texas rodeos. Tie-down roper Seth Childers won in Nacogdoches in 7.5 seconds and in Beaumont in 8.3 seconds, while 2009 World Champion Saddle Bronc rider Jesse Kruse shared the Nacogdoches win with Rhys Angland and Heith DeMoss (82 points each) and won the Beaumont title outright with an 85-point ride on Frontier Rodeo’s Cherry Creek. It was an especially good week for Childers, 30, who also won a round at Rodeo Austin (Texas) for total earnings of $6,624. The other champions at the $55,888 rodeo at Ford Park Arena in Beaumont were steer wrestler Cole Edge (4.2 seconds), team ropers Drew Horner and Buddy Hawkins II (5.3 seconds), bull rider Jeff Askey (87 points) and barrel racer Jessi Eagleberger (13.18 seconds). At the $36,496 rodeo in Nacogdoches, the other winners were steer wrestler Logan Gledhill (3.7 seconds), team ropers Luke Brown and Kollin VonAhn (4.0 seconds) and bull riders Joe Frost and Beau Hill (86 points each).
• The Southeastern Circuit had two “natural” all-around wins over the March 22-24 weekend, which is to say Ivan Bruised Head was the all-around champion at the Fort Myers ProRodeo in North Fort Myers, Fla., by winning the steer wrestling (3.4 seconds) and tie-down roping (11.8 seconds), while Zeb Chapman was the all-around titlist at the Southeastern ProRodeo in Ocala, Fla., on the strength of winning the team roping with Tom Bourne (5.4 seconds) and the tie-down roping (8.5 seconds). There was nearly a third such double in the circuit. Justin Thigpen claimed the all-around title at the Cotton Blossom Roundup in Nashville, Ga., by winning the tie-down roping (8.5 seconds) and finishing second in the steer wrestling to Brian Barefoot by a tenth of a second (3.9 seconds to 4.0).
• For full results of last week’s PRCA rodeos, visit www.prorodeo.com.
4. World Champion Bull Rider Quintana dies in plane crash
John Quintana, the 1972 world champion bull rider and a six-time qualifier for the National Finals Rodeo, died March 25 in a plane crash near Roma in western Queensland, Australia. He was 65.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said the crash occurred shortly after take-off from Roma Airport, destroying the aircraft and killing Quintana and noted livestock agent Charlie Maher, 48, instantly.
Four investigators from the ATSB were dispatched to the crash site at Hartley Lane in Orange Hill to begin their investigation.
The team is expected to remain at the scene, about 1.3 miles north of the Roma airport, for four days. Crash debris was scattered over 500 yards in an open field.
Quintana’s plane, confirmed by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority to be a Cessna 210, crashed about 5:30 a.m. The men were en route to Cloncurry and they then planned to fly to the Northern Territory to conduct cattle business.
Quintana immigrated to Australia in the late 1980s and became a prominent figure in the beef industry and rural property sales. He started exporting live cattle to Southeast Asia in 1991 from his Waterloo station in the northwest.
He purchased Killarney station in 2001 for $21 million and since selling it in 2007, Quintana had operated from a property in Toowoomba, in southern Queensland, just 79 miles west of the capital city of Brisbane.
“Both those blokes were really well respected within the industry,” Ray White Livestock official Bruce Smith told The Australian newspaper, “and to lose them both in the one accident is a huge tragedy.”
Quintana twice set world records for the highest-scored bull rides, a 94-point mark on Minick Rodeo Company’s V-61 in Gladewater, Texas, in 1971 and then a 96- pointer on Beutler Brothers & Cervi Rodeo’s Number 17 at the Helldorado Days Rodeo in Las Vegas in 1974.
The 96-point score remained the record for three years, until Don Gay had a 97-point outing on Rodeo Stock Contractors Inc.’s Oscar in San Francisco in 1977.
5. News and notes from the rodeo trail
Beau Schroeder was airlifted to Las Vegas after a bad wreck at the Fort Mohave Classic Xtreme Bulls event March 24 left him with two collapsed lungs and a torn trachea. Surgery to repair the trachea was performed that night at the University Medical Center. Schroeder will have a tracheostomy tube in his neck for six weeks and will be unable to speak. He is reportedly texting family and friends from the Intensive Care Unit. Schroeder, of China, Texas, won the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo average title in December and finished fourth in the 2012 world standings … Rising bull riding star Jacob O’Mara broke his left leg in the short round of Rodeo Austin on March 21 and had surgery performed by Dr. Frosty Moore of the Justin SportsMedicine team the following day in Austin. A rod was implanted and attached to O’Mara’s tibia with three screws. He is home in Prairieville, La., resting and is expected to be sidelined for 2-3 months. When O’Mara qualified for his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo in 2011 he was (at 20 years, three month) the youngest competitor in the field and responded to the challenge remarkably. He won Round 3 with an 88.5-point ride on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Big Iron, finished sixth in the average and fifth in the final world standings with earnings of $151,706 … The Association of Rodeo Committees (ARC) has launched a new website (www.rodeocommittees.org) to keep its members and others in the rodeo industry better informed about the ARC’s initiatives. The ARC was organized in 1979 to ensure that rodeo committees and producers (who have substantial investment and financial risk in sponsorship of Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association-sanctioned rodeos) are provided an effective, influential, and independent voice in the management and evolution of the sport of professional rodeo. “ARC exists to help promote rodeo committees and their efforts, and this site serves that purpose,” said Gary Williams, ARC’s Chairman of the Board and also the committee chairman for La Fiesta de los Vaqueros in Tucson … Eight-time World Champion Bull Rider Don Gay will be inducted into the Will Roger Stampede PRCA Rodeo Hall of Fame March 30 at the Rodeo Legends Banquet in Claremore, Okla., along with steer wrestler Jim Smith, saddle bronc rider Sammy Groves, barrel racer Tana Poppino and committee members Henry and Phillipa Orr. Groves won the Claremore rodeo five times and Smith has three titles there. Tickets are $25 and include a hog roast dinner and entertainment by Western Jubilee recording artist Don Edwards and cowboy poet Waddie Mitchell. For more details, visit www.willrogersstampede.com … The Redding (Calif.) Rodeo went big when they chose the Grand Marshal for this year’s parade, going with the National Guard’s 132nd Multi Roll Bridge Company. Led by Captain Adam Rix, all 185 returned safely last month from a tour of duty in Afghanistan and they will lead the May 18 parade through downtown. “We hope the people of Redding will show up in force to thank these young people for their brave service to our country,” said Tom Spade, a spokesman for the rodeo’s volunteer group the Asphalt Cowboys … For the second consecutive year, the Red Bluff (Calif.) Round-Up will be marketing a commemorative bottle of wine from Tehama Oaks Winery (tehamaoaks@gmail.com) with a rodeo label. Local barrel racer Nellie Williams Miller has the honors this year with her photo appearing on “Wild West Blend,” a melding of Merlot, Syrah and Petite Syrah wines. The inaugural rodeo wine featured Growney Brothers’ famed bull Red Rock on the label … Long-time PRCA bareback and saddle bronc rider Pat Burke died Jan. 5 at his home in Fall River, Kan., after a battle with cancer. He was 86. Burke won the bareback riding at Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo (Phillipsburg) in 1956 on one of the great horses of the era, Jesse James. Stock contractor E.C. Roberts once named a bucking horse “Pat Burke” to honor his friend and his love of the sport … Australian Guy McLean, a PRCA permit holder as a specialty act, won the prestigious Road to the Horse world championship March 16 in Lexington, Ky., for the second consecutive year. The Road to the Horse competition (www.roadtothehorse.com) takes three or four internationally known, elite horse trainers and clinicians and puts them up against each other in head-to-head competition. Each contestant chooses a horse out of the remuda, a group of 10 horses, and begins building a relationship between horse and human. Unlike a horse show, these competitors are judged not only on a final test of skill, but the means-to-the-end result. The goal of Road to the Horse is to teach horsemen and women that natural horsemanship is a kinder, gentler way of working with horses …PRCA permit holder Uhuru Adem of Bakersfield, Calif., who is leading the West Coast Region collegiate saddle bronc riding standings, had his saddle, boots, chaps and spurs stolen from a friend’s truck March 17 in Clovis, Calif. Adem’s Fresno State University teammates are raising money to either replace the saddle or post a reward for the stolen saddle’s return.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“I hope they follow their own dreams. When I was younger, I wanted to be a cowboy, so I did it. We’re going to support them in whatever they want to do.”
– Three-time World Champion Bareback Rider Will Lowe, talking about what he wants for his two kids’ futures.
6. Next Up
March 28 ABC ProRodeo, Lubbock, Texas, begins
April 2 Walker County Fair & Rodeo steer roping permit section, Huntsville, Texas
April 4 Young County Rodeo, Graham, Texas, begins
April 4 Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo, Oklahoma City, begins
April 5 PRCA Championship Rodeo, Fargo, N.D., begins
April 5 Walker County Fair & Rodeo, Huntsville, Texas, begins
7. 2013 PRCA World Standings leaders
AA: Rhen Richard………….……$28,011
BB: Kaycee Feild…………………$38,199
SW: Casey Martin………….……..$40,298
TR-1 Landon McClaugherty.……..$30,128
TR-2 Tommy Zuniga……….…….$30,128
SB Cody Wright………….…….$37,899
TD Sterling Smith………………$31,021
BR Josh Koschel………………..$47,741
SR Chet Herren…………………$22,415
8. 2013 PRCA WORLD STANDINGS
Through March 25, 2013
All-around
1. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah $28,011
2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 25,445
3. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 22,357
4. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 13,685
5. Justin Thigpen, Waycross, Ga. 13,610
6. Blake Hirdes, Turlock, Calif. 11,043
7. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. 10,867
8. Payden Emmett, Ponca, Ark. 9,873
9. Alan Frierson, O’Brien, Fla. 8,196
10. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 7,468
11. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 6,796
Bareback Riding
1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $38,199
2. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 29,446
3. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 27,635
4. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. 24,390
5. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 23,189
6. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 19,821
7. Jared Smith, Cross Plains, Texas 19,122
8. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 18,817
9. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. 17,291
10. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas 14,809
11. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 13,927
12. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. 13,379
13. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 13,149
14. Clint Laye, Odessa, Texas 13,105
15. Matthew Smith, Leesville, La. 12,175
16. Evan Jayne, Marseille, France 11,334
17. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa 10,615
18. George Gillespie IV, Placerville, Calif. 10,581
19. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. 10,562
20. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo. 10,334
Steer Wrestling
1. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $40,298
2. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 27,042
3. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. 25,205
4. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. 19,584
5. Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta 19,288
6. Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan. 18,903
7. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. 18,162
8. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 15,618
9. Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia 15,311
10. Stan Branco, Chowchilla, Calif. 14,835
11. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla. 14,542
12. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 12,823
13. Cooper Shofner, Huntsville, Texas 12,106
14. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. 11,316
15. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 10,473
16. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. 10,099
17. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 10,082
18. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 8,545
19. Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho 8,335
20. Bray Armes, Gruver, Texas 7,868
Team Roping (header)
1. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $30,128
2. Drew Horner, Plano, Texas 24,465
3. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 21,939
4. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 20,637
5. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 17,447
6. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 15,069
7. Chace Thompson, Munday, Texas 14,807
8. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas 14,775
9. Nick Rawlings, Stephenville, Texas 14,257
10. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 13,753
11. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 12,755
12. Caleb Mitchell, Mason, Texas 12,716
13. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 12,542
14. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 12,339
15. Tate Kirchenschlager, Stephenville, Texas 12,088
16. Calvin Brevik, Durango, Colo. 11,571
17. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 11,342
18. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. 11,223
19. Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo. 11,156
20. Logan Olson, Flandreau, S.D. 10,451
Team Roping (heeler)
1. Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, Texas $30,128
2. Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan. 24,465
3. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 22,616
4. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. 22,036
5. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. 21,939
6. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 16,638
7. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 15,446
8. Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 14,275
9. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 13,083
10. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. 13,082
11. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas 12,781
12. Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. 12,542
13. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. 11,853
14. Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas 11,449
15. Chad Williams, Stephenville, Texas 11,362
16. Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. 11,206
17. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 11,192
18. York Gill, Stephenville, Texas 10,971
19. Matt Kasner, Cody, Neb. 10,451
20. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 10,403
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $37,899
2. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. 30,035
3. Brad Rudolf, Winnemucca, Nev. 22,154
4. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 21,606
5. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 20,483
6. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 19,782
7. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 18,586
8. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D. 16,554
9. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 13,470
10. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah 12,930
11. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 12,350
12. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 11,803
13. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 11,270
14. Dawson Jandreau, Kennebec, S.D. 10,862
15. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. 10,694
16. Will Smith, Marshall, Mo. 10,625
17. Brady Nicholes, Hoytsville, Utah 10,540
18. Luke Butterfield, Ponoka, Alberta 10,286
19. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. 10,244
20. Cody Taton, Corona, N.M. 10,178
Tie-down Roping
1. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas $31,021
2. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas 28,490
3. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 24,064
4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 22,528
5. Randall Carlisle, Castor, La. 20,236
6. E.J. Roberts, Stephenville, Texas 20,048
7. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas 18,741
8. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 17,608
9. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas 16,773
10. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 14,892
11. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas 14,610
12. Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas 13,970
13. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 12,819
14. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 12,788
15. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho 12,751
16. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 12,579
17. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 12,339
18. Jade Conner, Iowa, La. 11,398
19. Marty Yates, Stephenville, Texas 11,082
20. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla. 10,662
Steer Roping
1. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. $22,415
2. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas 18,470
3. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 16,968
4. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas 15,721
5. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas 14,137
6. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 11,537
7. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. 10,951
8. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas 10,314
9. Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M. 9,903
10. Brad Prather, Skiatook, Okla. 8,852
11. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas 8,435
12. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas 8,091
13. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla. 8,049
14. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 7,247
15. Bryce Davis, Ovalo, Texas 6,947
16. Joe Wells, Cisco, Texas 6,737
17. Shane Suggs, Granbury, Texas 6,070
18. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. 5,745
19. J. Paul Williams, Burbank, Okla. 5,280
20. Tim Abbott, Midland, Texas 4,475
Bull Riding
1. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. $47,741
2. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 40,596
3. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. 36,811
4. Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla. 35,543
5. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 34,670
6. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 34,094
7. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 28,826
8. Cooper Davis, Jasper, Texas 26,956
9. Cole Echols, Elm Grove, La. 26,538
10. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 25,149
11. Cheyne Olney, Kennewick, Wash. 23,472
12. Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas 22,129
13. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. 21,126
14. Jeff Askey, Martin, Tenn. 20,417
15. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 19,989
16. Friday Wright II, Moss Point, Miss. 18,149
17. Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M. 17,548
18. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 17,413
19. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah 15,627
20. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 14,376
*2013 Barrel Racing (through March 25, 2013)
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. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas $35,569
2. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas 33,984
3. Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla. 31,498
4. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 27,124
5. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas 25,830
6. Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas 25,522
7. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 22,908
8. Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M. 22,087
9. Shada Brazile, Decatur, Texas 21,953
10. Natalie Foutch, Eldora, Iowa 21,162
11. Sydni Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M. 21,118
12. Annesa Self, Sanger, Texas 17,750
13. Kendra Dickson, Aubrey, Texas 16,012
14. Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas 13,867
15. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas 13,707
16. Cindy Smith, Hobbs, N.M. 13,565
17. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. 12,615
18. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta 12,609
19. Jenna Marie Moore, Johnson City, Texas 11,412
20. Lee Ann Rust, Stephenville, Texas 10,994
9. 2013 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings
Unofficial through March 25, 2013
Bareback Riding
1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $17,030
J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 17,030
3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 16,972
4. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. 14,137
5. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 10,217
6. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas 7,842
7. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. 7,082
8. Matt Lait, Stavely, Alberta 6,786
9. Clint Laye, Odessa, Texas 6,471
10. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 6,461
11. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas 5,982
12. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 5,158
13. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore. 4,667
14. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa 4,084
15. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. 3,193
16. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 2,782
17. Chase Erickson, Helena, Mont. 2,567
18. Matthew Smith, Leesville, La. 2,211
19. Dustin Smith, Rome, Ga. 2,105
20. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 1,928
Steer Wrestling
1. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $18,124
2. Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia 15,311
3. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 14,819
4. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla. 10,562
5. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. 9,051
6. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. 7,880
7. Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif. 7,038
8. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 6,864
9. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 5,696
10. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 5,404
11. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah 4,913
12. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 4,222
13. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 4,176
14. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. 3,837
15. Cooper Shofner, Huntsville, Texas 3,684
16. Seth Brockman, Wheatland, Wyo. 3,611
17. Cody Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 3,439
Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho 3,439
19. Bray Armes, Gruver, Texas 2,854
20. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 2,821
Team Roping-Header
1. Drew Horner, Plano, Texas $17,205
2. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 14,246
3. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 13,443
4. Quincy Kueckelhan, Bonham, Texas 8,881
5. Nick Rawlings, Stephenville, Texas 7,778
6. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. 7,602
7. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 6,783
8. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 6,080
9. Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo. 5,649
10. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 4,558
11. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 4,421
Levi Simpson, Claresholm, Alberta 4,421
13. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 3,439
Justin Davis, Madisonville, Texas 3,439
15. Adam Rose, Willard, Mo. 3,344
16. Tate Kirchenschlager, Stephenville, Texas 3,325
17. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 3,151
18. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 3,073
Calvin Brevik, Durango, Colo. 3,073
20. Arky Rogers, Lipan, Texas 2,908
Aaron Tsinigine, Tuba City, Ariz. 2,908
Team Roping-Heeler
1. Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan. $17,205
2. Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, Texas 14,246
3. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. 13,443
4. Justin Copp, Krum, Texas 8,881
5. Derrick Peterson, Stillwell, Kan. 7,778
6. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. 7,602
7. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas 6,783
8. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 5,834
9. Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D. 5,649
10. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 4,558
11. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 4,421
John Robertson, Polson, Mont. 4,421
13. Clay Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 3,439
Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 3,439
15. Billie Saebens, Nowata, Okla. 3,344
16. Will Woodfin, Marshall, Texas 3,325
17. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. 3,151
18. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 3,073
Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. 3,073
20. Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo. 2,908
Cole Davison, Madisonville, Texas 2,908
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. $16,293
2. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 13,265
3. Brad Rudolf, Winnemucca, Nev. 11,708
4. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 10,766
5. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 9,011
6. Brady Nicholes, Hoytsville, Utah 8,461
7. Cody Taton, Corona, N.M. 7,123
8. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 6,817
9. Cody Angland, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 6,756
10. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 5,968
11. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 5,649
12. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D. 5,565
13. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 4,757
14. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D. 4,674
15. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 4,339
16. Dawson Jandreau, Kennebec, S.D. 3,918
17. Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo. 3,684
18. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. 2,948
19. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 2,456
20. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 2,211
Tie Down Roping
1. E.J. Roberts, Stephenville, Texas $20,048
2. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 13,755
3. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas 13,573
4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 10,078
5. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas 10,071
6. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas 8,585
7. Bryson Sechrist, Apache, Okla. 7,654
8. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 5,625
9. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 4,803
10. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. 4,667
11. Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla. 4,516
12. Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas 4,421
13. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 3,930
Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 3,930
15. Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah 3,814
16. Reese Riemer, Stinnett, Texas 3,684
17. Seth Childers, Cameron, Texas 3,256
18. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 3,001
19. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas 2,948
Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz. 2,948
Bull Riding
1. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. $16,866
2. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 15,229
3. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 13,128
4. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 9,086
5. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. 5,313
6. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 4,667
7. Cooper Davis, Jasper, Texas 4,644
8. Ryan Shanklin, Rocksprings, Texas 4,458
9. Beau Schroeder, China, Texas 4,401
10. Ty Clearwater, LaCygne, Kan. 3,930
11. Jacob O’Mara, Baton Rouge, La. 3,879
12. Cole Echols, Elm Grove, La. 3,684
13. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 3,516
14. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 3,439
Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 3,439
16. Clayton Foltyn, Winnie, Texas 3,308
17. Elliot Jacoby, Fredricksburg, Texas 3,193
18. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah 3,128
19. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. 3,033
20. Parker Breding, Edgar, Mont. 2,948
10. 2013 PRCA Xtreme Bulls Standings
Unofficial through March 25, 2013
1. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. $36,842
2. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. 28,071
3. Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla. 20,613
4. Howdy Cloud, Kountze, Texas 19,602
5. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. 18,629
6. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 15,662
7. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah 14,526
8. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 13,970
9. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 13,951
10. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. 12,948
11. Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb. 12,079
12. Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M. 11,944
13. Cheyne Olney, Kennewick, Wash. 11,459
14. Blaine Skaggs, Hubbard, Ore. 8,353
15. Cody Campbell, Summerville, Ore. 7,425
16. Ryan Shanklin, Rocksprings, Texas 7,351
17. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 7,318
18. Cole Echols, Elm Grove, La. 7,137
19. Cooper Davis, Jasper, Texas 7,117
20. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 7,077