1. Dent’s winning streak continues in Dodge City
DODGE CITY, Kan. – From the days of Coronado in the 16th century through to the Santa Fe Trail, Dodge City has always been regarded as a gateway city, a place on the map important to people with ambitions and places to go. Steven Dent is hoping this bustling plains town will serve as his gateway to a first bareback riding world championship.
Dent extended a remarkable six-week run – the best of his career – when he won the Dodge City Round-Up in dramatic fashion on the night of Aug. 5 for his fifth title this year on the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour presented by Justin Boots.
Having just missed a paycheck in the first round by a point, Dent came through with a winning 89-point ride on Harry Vold Rodeo’s Pillow Talk in the finals to edge Steven Peebles for the two-head average title by one point (166-165).
“I had (Pillow Talk) at San Antonio this year,” Dent said. “She wasn’t quite that good there, and I was way worse. I was 81 on her. (Brian Bain was) just 91 on her, so I knew I had a chance. She’s a great horse.”
The horse bucked hard in a circular pattern, but the Mullen, Neb., cowboy continued his spurring motion with each leap and he was well-rewarded by the judges.
“We were making a lot of rounds, and there was a lot going on,” Dent said. “I just tried to keep going at her. You never know how many times you’re going to be on one like that, so you just have to keep going at it.”
It was the seventh win in a span of six weeks for Dent, during which he has earned $63,190. Think about that for a minute: It comes out to an average of $10,532 per week, a pace which, if sustained over the course of a full year, would come to $547,647, breaking the regular-season earnings record for a single event (set by fellow bareback rider Clint Cannon in 2009) by $314,143.
Now, Dent wasn’t exactly struggling before – he was fifth in the world standings at the end of June – but he has found a whole new gear in his drive to the top with wins in Pecos, Texas; St. Paul, Ore.; Greeley, Colo.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; Casper, Wyo.; Joseph, Ore., and Dodge City since June 25.
With additional checks at Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo in Phillipsburg, Iowa’s Championship Rodeo in Sidney and the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup in Great Falls, Mont., this past weekend, Dent has pushed his season earnings to $96,178.
He leads the world standings by $64 over three-time World Champion Will Lowe.
The goal, of course, is to be atop the money list when the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo concludes so he can claim the coveted world champion’s gold buckle. Dent fell just short of that goal in his second trip to the Wrangler NFR in 2008 (the last time he won at Dodge City), falling to eventual titlist Justin McDaniel of Porum, Okla.
“I went in with a decent lead, then Justin had the best finals anybody had until last year, and I lost it by $5,000,” Dent said. “When you look back throughout the year, there are plenty of times you could’ve won $5,000. I’ve learned a lot by traveling with Bobby (Mote) in past years to not let those opportunities slip.”
Mote is a four-time world champion, and he’s been in that position before, too. Dent now travels with fellow Wrangler NFR qualifiers Ryan Gray of Cheney, Wash., and Jason Havens of Prineville, Ore.
“Those guys are just so positive all the time, and they both ride great,” Dent said. “Jason’s been in the worst drawing slump I’ve ever seen, and he’s still positive. You can learn a lot from that.”
You can also learn a lot from winning.
“I’ve just been trying to do my job,” he said.
Other Dodge City winners were all-around champion Cody DeMoss, who won $4,041 in team roping (heeling for Kaleb Driggers) and saddle bronc riding, steer wrestler Billy Bugenig (12.0 seconds on three head), team ropers Chad Masters and Clay O’Brien Cooper (16.5 seconds on three head), saddle bronc rider Chuck Schmidt (169 points on two head), tie-down roper Justin Maass (25.1 seconds on three head), bull rider Trey Benton III (174 points on two head), steer roper Chance Kelton (37.0 seconds on three head) and barrel racer Kaley Bass (51.03 seconds on three runs).
• Dent’s 89-point ride was the highest-scored bareback ride in any of the PRCA’s 31 rodeos this past week and the other winning marks in the roughstock events in Dodge City were equal to the highest anyplace else. Schmidt’s 88 points tied Tyler Corrington’s saddle bronc riding score at Iowa’s Championship Rodeo in Sidney, and Trey Benton III’s 90 in Dodge City equaled the 9-oh that Brett Stall got in winning the Big Sky ProRodeo Roundup in Great Falls, Mont.
The weekend’s quickest timed-event marks were provided by steer wrestler Kyle Irwin (3.1 seconds at the XIT Rodeo & Reunion in Dalhart, Texas), team ropers Eric Paul Fabian and Derek Carey (3.9 seconds at the Gerry, N.Y., Volunteer Firefighter’s Rodeo) and tie-down roper Matt Shiozawa (7.3 seconds at the War Bonnet Roundup Rodeo in Idaho Falls, Idaho).
2. Muncy helps title defense with tour through Kansas
PHILLIPSBURG, Kan. – Taos Muncy keeps coming back to Kansas’ Biggest Rodeo because it’s “the funnest little rodeo,” and because it presents the sort of challenge he enjoys – even if it doesn’t always work out the way he wants.
Until he rode Beutler & Son Rodeo’s Little Angel for 85 points and the saddle bronc riding win on Aug. 4, Muncy had accomplished a qualified ride in the Phillipsburg arena only once in six tries.
“Bennie (Beutler) usually bucks me off,” said Muncy, the two-time and reigning world champion. “Bennie usually has the rank stock. So, when you get by one of his, it’s pretty good. That’s why you come here, because you have the opportunity to get on great broncs.”
Although Muncy had never been on Little Angel previously he was “tickled all day” when he found out he’d drawn the horse because a lot of his friends had been on the horse and found success.
Muncy’s 85-pointer is the highest-scored ride anybody’s managed on Little Angel.
“You can never be satisfied,” Muncy said. “Every time you get on, you’re trying to fix (your riding), to get better. (Today) I spurred every jump, so I was happy. I’ve had a rough week, so it was nice to finally stay on one.”
Muncy is not assured of a spot in the field at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to defend his world title – he entered the week 12th, just $1,300 ahead of the No. 16 rider – so every ride, every check is vital to him now.
With his $2,485 check in Phillipsburg, a third-place finish at Dodge City, Kan., and another check in Dalhart, Texas, over the weekend he’s opened some ground – he’s now 10th in the world and about $5,000 clear of that 15th spot.
The other champions at the $93,559 rodeo were bareback riders Ryan Gray and Will Lowe (83 points each), steer wrestler Dean Gorsuch (3.7 seconds), team ropers Colby Lovell and Russell Cardoza (4.3 seconds), tie-down roper Monty Lewis (7.8 seconds), bull rider Beau Schroeder (86 points) and barrel racer Sabrina Ketcham (16.90 seconds). Cardoza also was the all-around cowboy winner with earnings of $2,852.
3. Bird, Eaves take aim at first Wrangler NFR
STRATHMORE, Alberta – It started with a two-minute phone call. Paul Eaves needed a partner back in June and he called Dustin Bird at his home in Cut Bank, Mont., to see if he might be interested in hitting the road with him.
“We’d never roped together,” Eaves said. “I’d seen him around. I knew he was good, but I didn’t really know him all that well. I called because I’d heard he was without a partner, too, and I thought it might work out.”
How well it has all worked out was on display at the Aug. 3-6 Strathmore Stampede where Bird and his heeler, Eaves, won the team roping title in 4.6 seconds to move a step closer to the first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualification for both men.
Bird was 23rd in the world standings when they joined forces and Eaves was 29th. They are now both seventh and surging after wins in Innisfail, Alberta; St. Paul, Ore.; Sidney, Mont., and Strathmore.
“Why have we worked out so well? First off, Dustin ropes really well and he’s got an outstanding horse, Dolly – maybe the best horse going. Not taking anything away from his roping or mine, but Dolly’s great and having a horse like that in the team just makes things easier for everybody.
“The other thing is, Dustin is a real aggressive partner. He tries to win something every time out and he’s real consistent at doing it. We don’t have a (dollar) number in mind that we think will get us to the (NFR qualifying level). We’re not thinking that way. We just want to do what we’ve been doing. It’s gone well. There’s no reason to change our approach.”
They will be keeping up the pressure this week, going to all three Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Silver rodeos – in Sikeston, Mo.; Lovington, N.M., and Hermiston, Ore. – along with PRCA rodeos in Missoula, Mont., and Omak, Wash.
The other champions at the $215,965 rodeo were bareback rider Jake Marshall (85.25 points), steer wrestler Chason Floyd (3.9 seconds), saddle bronc rider Rylan Geiger (84.5 points), tie-down roper Hunter Herrin (7.4 seconds), bull rider Skylar McBride (86.75 points) and barrel racer Kelli Tolbert (17.383 seconds).
• Kyle Whitaker may be chasing the Linderman Award after all. After a season almost exclusively devoted to earning his first Wrangler National Finals Rodeo qualifying berth (he’s 14th in steer wrestling), Whitaker is showing signs that he is unwilling to give up his title as the sport’s most versatile all-around hand. His third-place finish in the saddle bronc riding Aug. 3 in Marshall, Minn., and a fifth the next day in Carson, Iowa, were his first paychecks in that event this year. In order to qualify for the Linderman Award – which Whitaker has won a record six times – a contestant must earn at least $1,000 in three events with at least one of those at each end of the arena. In addition to his $35,605 in steer wrestling, Whitaker now has $846 in saddle bronc riding and $333 in tie-down roping with eight weeks left in the season. None of the other three contestants who have earned money in the right combination of events – Kyle Thomson, Jesse Jolly and Rollie Wilson – has reached the $1,000 threshold in all three events, either. Thomson, of Lundbreck, Alberta, is seeking to become the first Canadian winner of the Linderman Award since Bernie Smyth Jr., in 1992.
• Now this doesn’t seem Wright: Utah’s Wright brothers swept the first three places (and a share of fourth) in the saddle bronc riding at the Aug. 1-2 Caribou County Fair & Rodeo in Grace, Idaho – and none of those four Wrights was two-time World Champion Cody Wright. Jake Wright was first with an 81-point ride on Powder River Rodeo’s Rain Cloud, one point ahead of his twin brother, Jesse. Next in line was Alex Wright in third place, and Spencer Wright tied for fourth with Merritt Smith. Cody? He withdrew from Grace on a doctor release.
• Brazile watch: It was mostly a team roping week for 16-time World Champion Trevor Brazile. The Decatur, Texas, cowboy paired with Patrick Smith to finish second in Phillipsburg, Kan., and Abilene, Kan., each time by a tenth of a second, for total earnings of $4,768 and Brazile won an additional $1,610 in steer roping in Dodge City, Kan. Brazile continues to lead the world standings in the all-around and team roping-heading, but fell to second place in steer roping, $1,434 behind Cody Lee, as he seeks to break the ProRodeo record for career world championships. Brazile is tied with Jim Shoulders for second place, two back of steer roper Guy Allen.
• For full results of the weekend’s PRCA rodeos, visit www.prorodeo.com.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“It’s not really on any maps. It’s about two hours away from the nearest Wal-Mart. We don’t even have a post office anymore.”
– Wrangler NFR saddle bronc rider Cort Scheer, telling the Great Falls (Mont.) Tribune about his tiny hometown of Elsmere, Neb.
4. Next Up
Aug. 6 Strathmore (Alberta) Stampede finishes
Aug. 6 Northeast Montana Fair & Rodeo, Glasgow, Mont., finishes
Aug. 6 Larimer County Fair & Rodeo, Loveland, Colo., ongoing
Aug. 6 Field of Dreams Stampede, La Crete, Alberta, begins
Aug. 7 Lovington (N.M.) Xtreme Bulls Tour
Aug. 7 Yuma County Fair & Rodeo, Yuma, Colo., begins
Aug. 8 Jerome County Fair & Rodeo, Jerome, Idaho, begins
Aug. 8 Crossett (Ark.) Saddle Club PRCA Rodeo begins
Aug. 8 Farm-City ProRodeo, Hermiston, Ore., begins (SILVER TOUR)
Aug. 8 Lawton (Okla.) Rangers Rodeo begins
Aug. 8 Lea County Fair & PRCA Rodeo, Lovington, N.M., begins (SILVER TOUR)
Aug. 8 Sikeston (Mo.) Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo begins (SILVER TOUR)
Aug. 9 Tioga County Fair, Whitneyville, Pa.
Aug. 9 Dick Stull Memorial Rodeo, Sterling, Colo., begins
Aug. 9 Cache County Fair & Rodeo, Logan, Utah, begins
Aug. 9 Missoula (Mont.) Stampede begins
Aug. 9 101 Wild West Rodeo, Ponca City, Okla., begins
Aug. 9 Omak (Wash.) Stampede begins
Aug. 10 Summit County Fair & Rodeo, Coalville, Utah, begins
Aug. 10 Red Horse Ranch PRCA Rodeo, Fergus Falls, Minn., begins
Aug. 10 Klamath Falls (Ore.) Great Northwest PRCA Rodeo begins
Aug. 10 Sand & Sage Roundup, Lamar, Colo., begins
Aug. 10 Ralph Morgan Semi-Annual Rodeo, Lauderdale, Miss., begins
Aug. 10 Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series begins
Aug. 10 Linn County Fair & Rodeo, Mound City, Kan., begins
Aug. 10 Catfish Stampede, Onida, S.D., begins
Aug. 10 Steamboat Springs (Colo.) ProRodeo Series begins (with permit section-BR)
Aug. 10 Douglas County Fair & Rodeo, Castle Rock, Colo., begins
Aug. 10 Dawson Creek (British Columbia) Stampede begins
Aug. 11 Dawson County Fair & Rodeo, Glendive, Mont.
Aug. 11 Cowtown Rodeo, Woodstown-Pilesgrove, N.J.
Aug. 11 Breckenridge (Colo.) Stables PRCA Rodeo begins
Aug. 11 Kimball County Fair, Kimball, Neb., begins
Aug. 11 Ventura County Fair Rodeo, Ventura, Calif., begins
5. News and notes from the rodeo trail
Gene Rice, a two-term member of the PRCA Board of Directors in the late 1990s and a Gold Card member, died July 30 in his hometown of Phoenix. He was 82. A distinguished businessman and financier in Arizona, Rice was brought onto the board as an independent director in 1997 during Lewis Cryer’s tenure as the first PRCA commissioner and remained on the board through 2000. Rice was the CEO of Rice Financial Corporation – pursuing specialty real estate properties for investors – the owner of Fed One Bankcard Services and chairman of the pension for Arizona’s second-largest private company, Shamrock Foods. Before starting Rice Financial, Rice served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of MeraBank/First Federal Savings from 1982-90. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Lola; six children, 11 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral mass was held on Aug. 2 at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Phoenix. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Inflammatory Breast Cancer Research Foundation – IBC Research Foundation, 321 High School Road NE Ste. D3, PMB 149, Bainbridge Island, Wash., 98110 … PRCA sponsor Exclusive Genetics has signed a three-year contract to make the Roper Cowboy Marketplace at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay the home of the Million Dollar Bucking Bull Championship through 2014. The deal also makes the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino the official host hotel of the event with Exclusive Genetics also securing the naming rights to the Cowboy Marketplace arena. The Million Dollar Bucking Bull Championship is the world’s-biggest prize money event for 2-year-old bucking bulls, with the owner of the winning bull receiving a check for $500,000 … Deadwood (S.D.) Days of ’76 treasurer Joe Peterson is reporting that last week’s rodeo enjoyed a 25 percent increase in ticket revenue over the 2011 total ($122,000 vs. $98,000). Peterson attributed the dramatic rise to a cooperative effort the Days of ’76 committee entered into this year with South Dakota Tourism and “a lot more marketing.” … Wrangler National Finals Rodeo bull rider Jacob O’Mara has undergone his second hand surgery of the year – this time removing bone spurs and repairing cartilage damage – and will be sidelined for at least another month. O’Mara won Round 3 and placed in three additional rounds in his Wrangler NFR debut last December, finishing fifth in the world standings … The North Texas State Fair & Rodeo in Denton will be recognized with an official Texas Historical Marker in a ceremony at the fairgrounds on Aug. 8. The designation honors the 84-year-old rodeo as an important and educational part of the history of farming and ranching in the Denton County region … Rodeo Austin will hold its annual Scholarship Awards Ceremony on Aug. 9 at the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum, handing out grants to 44 students ranging from $5,000 to $16,000 … Officials of the Sidney (Iowa) Rodeo Museum – due to open late this summer – held an open house on Aug. 4, in conjunction with the final day of Iowa’s Championship Rodeo. A major storm last summer caused a delay in the $700,000 project’s completion, destroying the roof on two of the buildings and an air conditioning unit. Volunteers will be installing about 15 exhibits over the next few weeks, including one featuring a Jim Shoulders championship saddle … A win in the barrel racing last week at the Chief Joseph Days Rodeo in Joseph, Ore., allowed Pamela Capper to edge bareback rider Ad Bugenig and bareback rider Lee Lantz for the Harley Tucker Rodeo Series Award. In addition to the prize money she received at the four participating Oregon rodeos – St. Paul, Elgin, Union and Joseph – Capper also got a $1,500 check for having the best overall results, another bonus check for $2,500 from an anonymous supporter of FFA and a hand-crafted belt buckle … A transformer down the road from Resistol Arena, home of the Mesquite (Texas) ProRodeo Series, blew up and caught on fire Aug. 3, thrusting the arena into darkness and stifling heat. Officials quickly got generators going to light the arena and the rodeo was only about 15 minutes late in getting started … The old stage on the west wall of the Behind the Chutes beer garden in Ellensburg, Wash., has been torn down and replaced with a bigger, updated stage in the southwest corner of the bar. The idea is to give people more room to mingle and to dance once the Ellensburg Rodeo opens over the Labor Day weekend, board member Jerry Doolin told the Ellensburg Daily Record.
6. 2012 PRCA World Standings leaders
AA: Trevor Brazile..…………$168,473
BB: Steven Dent.…………………$96,178
SW: Ethen Thouvenell………… .$62,021
TR-1: Trevor Brazile…………..$91,552
TR-2: Patrick Smith….…………$91,552
SB: Wade Sundell…………….. $88,633
TD: Justin Maass..…………….$102,521
BR: Cody Teel………………………$93,383
SR: Trevor Brazile………………..$49,153
7. 2012 PRCA World Standings
Unofficial as of August 6, 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 $168,473
2. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 78,168
3. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 72,379
4. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 65,963
5. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 63,176
6. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 61,630
7. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 61,150
8. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 53,846
9. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 53,547
10. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 51,333
11. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 51,112
12. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. 41,683
13. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 39,649
14. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 39,096
15. Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia 37,686
16. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 33,611
17. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. 30,872
18. Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif. 30,455
19. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 30,404
20. Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas 28,787
Bareback Riding
1. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $96,178
2. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 96,114
3. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 72,859
4. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 72,233
5. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah 71,221
6. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 61,810
7. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 57,848
8. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah 56,148
9. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 47,723
10. Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan. 47,165
11. Brian Bain, Culver, Ore. 46,053
12. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo. 45,068
13. Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta 40,866
14. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 39,472
15. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 39,163
16. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas 36,726
17. Josi Young, Kimberly, Idaho 36,134
18. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 35,473
19. Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D. 34,469
20. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla. 34,306
Steer Wrestling
1. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. $62,021
2. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. 57,381
3. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 56,635
4. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas 54,563
5. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 49,960
6. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. 47,112
7. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 44,856
8. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 40,858
9. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. 39,871
10. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah 39,553
11. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 38,844
12. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 38,575
13. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. 38,474
14. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 35,605
15. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 35,593
16. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla. 35,318
17. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. 35,091
18. Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia 33,656
19. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. 33,477
20. Ben Shofner, Jasper, Texas 31,866
Team Roping (header)
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $91,552
2. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 72,749
3. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 67,903
4. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. 67,252
5. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 63,515
6. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 60,879
7. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 58,954
8. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 55,538
9. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 52,518
10. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 50,958
11. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 50,833
12. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 50,312
13. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 50,186
14. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas 48,548
15. Manny Egusquiza Jr., Madison, Ga. 43,869
16. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 43,684
17. Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo. 42,641
18. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif. 38,490
19. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas 37,860
20. Drew Horner, Plano, Texas 36,553
Team Roping (heeler)
1. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas $91,552
2. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 67,903
3. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. 67,252
4. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 65,877
5. Clay Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 61,354
6. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 60,142
7. Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas 55,663
8. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 54,823
9. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 50,186
10. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 49,770
11. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. 48,883
12. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 46,617
13. Brad Culpepper, Poulan, Ga. 45,266
14. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. 44,099
15. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. 43,684
16. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 43,026
17. Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 42,902
18. Broc Cresta, Santa Rosa, Calif. 42,026
19. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas 40,932
20. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. 40,585
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa $88,633
2. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 74,203
3. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 68,753
4. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 61,658
5. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 59,923
6. Cody Taton, Corona, N.M. 59,032
7. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 50,945
8. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas 48,708
9. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 47,557
10. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 44,779
11. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 42,665
12. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 42,199
13. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas 41,447
14. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 39,797
15. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 39,764
16. Cody Angland, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 39,343
17. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. 36,927
18. Luke Butterfield, Ponoka, Alberta 34,202
19. Tyrell Smith, Great Falls, Mont. 34,019
20. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D. 30,976
Tie-down Roping
1. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas $102,521
2. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 82,332
3. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 63,993
4. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 62,445
5. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 60,920
6. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 58,322
7. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas 54,411
8. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas 52,843
9. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 51,504
10. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas 50,839
11. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 50,542
12. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas 46,835
13. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 43,493
14. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 43,214
15. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 42,960
16. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 42,677
17. Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M. 42,344
18. Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M. 41,984
19. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 41,952
20. Logan Hofer, Magrath, Alberta 39,541
Steer Roping
1. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $49,153
2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 47,719
3. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. 42,665
4. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 42,630
5. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 34,535
6. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. 33,009
7. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. 29,321
8. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla. 29,110
9. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 26,106
10. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas 25,412
11. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. 22,006
12. Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla. 21,971
13. Cody Scheck, Ellinwood, Kan. 21,863
14. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo. 20,958
15. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. 20,749
16. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla. 19,777
17. Cody Garnett, Barnsdall, Okla. 19,488
18. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas 18,888
19. Howdy McGinn, North Powder, Ore. 18,306
20. Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas 17,745
Bull Riding
1. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $93,383
2. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas 80,149
3. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 75,680
4. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 74,364
5. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 68,203
6. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 67,863
7. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 57,439
8. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 53,383
9. Beau Schroeder, China, Texas 52,157
10. Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo. 51,186
11. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. 50,979
12. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 49,990
13. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. 49,075
14. Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 46,387
15. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 45,422
16. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 42,441
17. Cody Rostockyj, Hillsboro, Texas 42,349
18. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 42,328
19. Chris Roundy, Spanish Fork, Utah 41,189
20. Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb. 38,856
*2012 Barrel Racing (through August 6, 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 114,466
4. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas 84,149
5. Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla. 63,107
6. Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D. 61,748
7. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 60,763
8. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. 59,285
9. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 52,880
10. Kaley Bass, Davenport, Fla. 50,928
11. Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif. 50,147
12. Robyn Herring, Huntington, Texas 43,276
13. Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo. 41,244
14. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. 38,983
15. Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah 38,102
16. Sydni Blanchard, Tucumcari, N.M. 37,760
17. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas 37,482
18. Lee Ann Rust, Stephenville, Texas 37,023
19. Tana Renick, Kingston, Okla. 36,626
20. Liz Combs, Eltopia, Wash. 36,236
8. 2012 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings
Unofficial as of August 6, 2012.
Bareback Riding
1. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $58,716
2. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 45,646
3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 37,427
4. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 33,091
5. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 30,920
6. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 15,657
7. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah 14,036
8. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 14,000
9. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 13,325
10. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 10,752
11. Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta 9,402
12. Heath Ford, Slocum, Texas 9,395
13. Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D. 8,990
14. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. 7,281
15. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore. 7,195
16. Steven Anding, Crossroads, Texas 6,878
17. Tom McFarland, Bowie, Texas 6,863
18. Morgan Wilde, McCammon, Idaho 6,307
19. Codi Myers, Samnorwood, Texas 5,810
20. Chase Erickson, Helena, Mont. 5,612
Steer Wrestling
1. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. $34,800
2. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. 31,645
3. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 27,638
4. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah 26,529
5. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 25,202
6. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 24,220
7. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. 23,675
8. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas 23,588
9. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 22,389
10. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 19,723
11. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 19,031
12. Riley York, Loyalton, Calif. 15,403
13. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 14,932
14. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 14,681
15. Monty Eakin, Pecos, Texas 14,530
16. Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif. 14,180
17. Shane Henderson, Winfield, Kan. 14,103
18. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 13,958
19. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. 13,214
20. Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia 13,145
Team Roping-Header
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $52,319
2. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 45,706
3. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 41,581
4. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. 37,036
5. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 33,239
6. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 32,402
7. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 27,311
8. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 27,199
9. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 26,626
10. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 22,834
11. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 21,625
12. Drew Horner, Plano, Texas 21,424
13. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 19,236
14. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 18,039
15. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas 17,742
16. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas 16,898
17. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 16,616
18. Justin Yost, Mount Morris, Pa. 16,231
19. Nathan McWhorter, Telephone, Texas 16,073
20. Nick Rawlings, Stephenville, Texas 15,655
Team Roping-Heeler
1. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas $52,319
2. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 40,653
3. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 40,115
4. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 39,389
5. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. 37,036
6. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 32,402
7. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. 27,199
8. Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas 26,690
9. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. 25,197
10. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 21,625
11. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 21,177
12. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. 20,746
13. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 20,359
14. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 18,039
15. Justin Copp, Justin, Texas 17,684
16. Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 16,913
17. Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif. 16,757
18. Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif. 16,669
19. Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash. 16,231
20. Twister Cain, Gonzales, Texas 16,073
Saddle Bronc
1. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. $31,590
2. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 30,747
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 16,565
8. Cody Angland, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 13,439
9. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas 13,385
10. Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah 12,973
11. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 11,827
12. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D. 11,610
13. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah 10,394
14. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 9,214
15. Ty Atchison, Jackson, Mo. 8,245
16. Curtis Garton, Kaitaia, New Zealand 7,963
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. Alex Wright, Milford, Utah 5,574
Tie Down Roping
1. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas $57,210
2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 42,299
3. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 39,685
4. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 27,236
5. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 23,707
6. Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla. 23,419
7. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 23,197
8. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla. 23,174
9. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 23,013
10. Jeremiah Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 20,828
11. Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz. 20,330
12. Trevor Thiel, Greeley, Colo. 20,190
13. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 19,901
14. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 18,692
15. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas 18,156
16. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 18,010
17. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 17,868
18. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas 17,524
19. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas 17,331
20. Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M. 17,036
Bull Riding
1. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. $38,544
2. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 33,546
3. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas 33,203
4. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. 26,327
5. Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 21,733
6. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 19,791
7. Bryan Richardson, Dallas, Texas 16,308
8. Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo. 16,006
9. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 13,100
10. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah 12,891
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. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. 9,461
19. Keith Roquemore, Cottonwood, Calif. 9,203
20. Chris Roundy, Spanish Fork, Utah 9,198
9. 2012 PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour Standings
Unofficial as of August 6, 2012.
1. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. $37,026
2. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 30,549
3. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 26,238
4. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 24,414
5. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 16,681
6. Tony Mendes, Fruita, Colo. 16,346
7. Nile Lebaron, Hamilton, Texas 15,809
8. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 14,462
9. Cody Rostockyj, Hillsboro, Texas 14,167
10. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 14,031
11. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. 13,880
12. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 13,491
13. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas 13,351
14. Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev. 12,655
15. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. 12,549
16. Sonny Murphy, Tremonton, Utah 11,226
17. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 10,473
18. Jimmy Anderson, Denton, Texas 9,964
19. Sunshine Schwartz, Anoka, Minn. 9,541
20. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 9,532
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