1. Peebles works his magic again in Ellensburg
ELLENSBURG, Wash. – It probably wasn’t a coincidence that bareback rider Steven Peebles drew a horse named Lucky at Ellensburg on Sept. 3. After all, the Redmond, Ore., cowboy has had his share of good fortune at the last stop on the Wrangler Million Dollar Gold Tour, presented by Justin Boots.
Peebles rode the Flying Diamond Rodeo horse for 89 points to finish with 170 on two head, clinching his second Ellensburg Rodeo title in three years.
“I love this place,” Peebles said. “Ellensburg always treats me good and I’ve had a lot of success here. It’s my second win here, so I sure look forward to it.”
In 2010, Peebles rode for an arena-record 90 points at the Ellensburg Rodeo Arena, and he almost tied his own mark on Sept. 3. Although the horse’s name was Lucky, there was plenty of skill involved as well.
“The ride was outstanding,” he said. “I had a really good horse and I knew she was going to be a lot of points and she showed off and was a little flashy so it was a real good time. I was hoping to break my arena record, but I fell a little short.”
Even without tying his arena mark, the win was much more significant for Peebles than just posting a big number. Entering the weekend, the three-time Wrangler NFR qualifier sat at the 13th position in the world standings.
The win has put his mind at ease in his chase for a fourth consecutive appearance in Las Vegas, moving him up to 10th in the world with about a $13,000 cushion over the 16th-place bareback rider.
“It’s always good to win a Tour rodeo and a big one like this,” he said. “Coming down to the end of the year and knowing you only have a few rodeos left, it can get a little scary. I always try to keep looking ahead and with a big win like this at the end of the year it’s a great feeling.
“It takes a lot of pressure off me, but I have to keep going forward because I’m still a long ways away from first place.”
The other champions at Ellensburg were steer wrestler Jason Miller (12.0 seconds on three head), team ropers Chad Masters and Clay O’Brien Cooper (16.7 seconds on three head), saddle bronc rider Jesse Wright (172 points on two head), tie-down roper Monty Lewis (28.2 seconds on three head), steer roper Cody Lee (28.6 seconds on two head), bull rider Tim Bingham (177 points on two head) and barrel racer Mary Walker (51.72 seconds on three runs).
• The Wrangler Million Dollar Tour bonus checks written up at the conclusion of the Ellensburg Rodeo contributed to just a single lead change in the world standings and, yes, that came in the bareback riding where the lead has changed six times since the start of July and for the last four weeks in a row. Steven Dent’s $7,500 bonus for finishing first in the WMDT standings was just enough to edge past Will Lowe by a margin of $1,551. The top six finishers in each event received a bonus check ranging from $7,500 to $1,500 which was added to their world standings total this week. The top 24 contestants in the world standings qualify for the Sept. 7-9 Justin Boots Playoffs in Puyallup, Wash.
2. Asay makes history with second X Bulls season title
ELLENSBURG, Wash. – Even if there was a little more drama at the end than he would have liked, Kanin Asay kept his date with destiny Sept. 1 and became the first man in the 10-year history of the Xtreme Bulls Tour to claim a second season title.
By finishing second in the long round and earning a check in the average, Asay finished with $53,703 in Tour earnings to edge Cody Teel by a bit more than $3,000.
“I was told (the Tour officials) went over the numbers five times just to be sure,” Asay said.
It got a bit dodgy at the end because Asay was bucked off Burns Rodeo’s Business Man at something close to seven seconds of his ride in the short go while Teel won the round with a 92-point effort on another Burns bull, Cooper’s Town.
The win paid Teel $4,653 and moved him to second place behind Seth Glause in the two-head average (176 points to 170) and earned him another $8,108.
“Because of the situation and what was at stake, I feel like this was one of the best rides of my career,” Teel said, “certainly the best I’ve ever had in an Xtreme Bulls event.
“I did all I could do. The first round bull was pretty weak (Teel scored a 78 on him), but the goal is to ride two bulls and we did that. You do your best and let the judges sort it out from there. Kanin deserved the title. He rode well all year.”
While Asay was thrilled to add another Xtreme Bulls Tour trophy to the one he earned in 2007, it didn’t play out the way he wanted.
One more second on Business Man would have made the evening just about perfect.
“My short-round bull really bucked and he was a huge one, maybe the biggest one I’ve been on all year,” Asay said. “He loosened up to the right and blew my feet out at about the six-to-seven second mark. I guess that’s better than being bucked off right out of the chutes, but it still made me mad. I really wanted to get my short-round bull rode and finish out the season by riding in both rounds.”
Glause, on the other hand, was beyond-all-limits thrilled to be the night’s big winner. When he completed his 87.5-point ride in the short round – good for second place behind Teel – he threw his hat in the air and pumped his fists to the sky.
For starters, he’d just pushed his earnings to $20,445 for the night (always nice), had “almost certainly secured a spot” in his fourth Wrangler National Finals Rodeo while moving up from ninth to fifth in the world standings.
“I was kind of in this spot a few years ago where a big win late in the season put me right in the mix (for a gold buckle),” Glause said, “but you can’t think too much about that. There’s a lot of time and bunch of rodeos to go to before it’s all over. I’m just enjoying this moment. It feels pretty surreal.”
3. LaDuke claims Badlands steer roping crown on first try
DEADWOOD, S.D. – Will LaDuke’s transition from tie-down roping to steer roping seems to be coming along just fine.
A model of consistency at the Days of ’76 Arena – winning checks in four of five rounds – LaDuke emerged from a veteran field Sept. 1 to win the Badlands Circuit Finals Steer Roping in his first try.
LaDuke, the rodeo coach at Gillette (Wyo.) College, had a second-place result, two thirds and a fourth, completing his four qualified runs in 61.3 seconds to edge Ora Taton by 4.3 seconds and earn $3,588.
“I roped calves for a long time in circuit rodeos,” LaDuke said, “but last year I decided it might be time to concentrate on steer roping. I have a wife (Ginger) and a three-year-old son (Tel) at home and it just seemed like steer roping might fit into my schedule better.”
So, LaDuke, 36, got help from the Mills family in Wyoming (Trent and Travis Mills have won the last two Mountain States year-end titles) and from his friend Miles Williams in Gillette to get the essentials down and develop a solid base.
He regularly roped alongside his Gillette College athletes at practice to sharpen his skills before trying his hand at five Badlands Circuit rodeos this summer.
“Steer roping feels like a real cowboy sport and that’s why I like it,” LaDuke said, “and I like the people who compete in the event. It’s a good fit.”
LaDuke lived in Belle Fourche, S.D., before moving to Gillette about nine years ago and has continued to compete in the Badlands Circuit because he feels connected to the region.
“Deadwood was certainly good to us today,” LaDuke said, “definitely worth the two-hour drive.”
Coy Thompson, also 36, captured the Badlands Circuit year-end title with total money of $5,086.
ProRodeo Hall of Fame inductee Paul Tierney, 60, won the third and fifth rounds with times of 12.5 and 12.9 seconds. The other round winners were Brian Garr (12.2 seconds), Jack Garr (14.3) and Cheyenne (Wyo.) Frontier Days champion Jay Pixley (11.7).
• E.J. Roberts is one of 118 Roberts in the PRCA membership database – along with an A.J., B.J., J.R. and O.R. – and very clearly the one to watch. He’s not likely to make it to the Wrangler NFR this year (to be the first with his surname since steer wrestler Joey Roberts in 1991), but he’s won five PRCA rodeos, including the Aug. 31-Sept. 2 Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days, in which he broke not one, but two arena records. Roberts had a run of 7.1 seconds in the second round to break Nate Baldwin’s record of 7.3 (2009) and had a time of 15.7 seconds on two head to surpass, by a full second, the record set by Fred Whitfield in 2002 and equaled by Matt Shiozawa in 2010. In a close and exciting competition, Monty Lewis (15.8) also broke the old record and third place Blair Burk (16.7) tied it. Saddle bronc rider Ty Atchison put a bit of extra emphasis on his biggest win of the year with an 87-point ride on Big Stone Rodeo’s Big Muddy that broke the arena record at the Walla Walla County Fairgrounds set by Wade Sundell (86 points) in 2010. Matt Sherwood and Joel Bach tied the arena record of 4.1 seconds set by Colter Todd and Cesar de la Cruz in 2008. The other champions at Frontier Days were bareback rider Bobby Mote (86 points), steer wrestler Casey Martin (9.5 seconds on two head), team ropers Chad Masters/Clay O’Brien Cooper (9.4 seconds on two head), steer roper Trevor Brazile (54.5 seconds on four head), bull rider Dakota Beck (87 points) and barrel racers Shada Brazile and Sherry Cervi (17.10 seconds each).
• Fans attending this weekend’s Magic Valley Stampede in Filer, Idaho, were treated to a facility upgrade – a $9,000 video screen at the north end of Shouse Arena, providing a closer look at the action and an instant replay function. And there were plenty of highlights worth replaying at the $93,759 rodeo, most involving once or future roughstock world champions. Reigning World Champion Bareback Rider Kaycee Feild led off with an eye-catching 88-point ride on Sankey Rodeo Company’s Gus and 2006 World Champion Saddle Bronc Rider Chad Ferley followed that with an 87-pointer on Sankey’s Domino Theory. The bull riding? That was won by world standings leader Cody Teel with 88 points on Robinson Pro Rodeo’s Tight Rope, a performance that helped Teel increase his weekend total earnings to $25,461 with checks at the Xtreme Bulls Finale, the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo and the Walla Walla (Wash.) Frontier Days, plus his $4,500 bonus check for finishing third in the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour standings. His lead in the world standings entering the final month of the 2012 season is now nearly $30,000 over his nearest pursuer (and traveling partner) Trey Benton III. The other champions at Shouse Arena were steer wrestler Bray Armes (3.9 seconds), team ropers Spencer Mitchell and Dakota Kirchenschlager (4.4 seconds), tie-down roper Matt Shiozawa (9.0 seconds) and barrel racer Kim Schulze (17.23 seconds).
• There is a new leader in the Linderman Award standings. A second-place finish in the team roping at the Okotoks (Alberta) Pro Rodeo, put Canadian Kyle Thomson over the $1,000 mark in that event and moved him ahead of Jesse Jolly with total earnings of $34,774. Thomson, of Lundbreck, Alberta, now has $28,441 in saddle bronc riding, $5,102 in steer wrestling and $1,231 as a team roping heeler, fulfilling the requirement that he have at least $1,000 won in three events with at least two of them at opposite ends of the arena. If the lead holds up, Thomson would become the first Canadian to win the Linderman since Bernie Smyth Jr., of Crossfield, Alberta, in 1990. Three-time Linderman Award winner Trell Etbauer is not entered in any saddle bronc events this month so he would seem to be out of the running, but Kyle Whitaker is another story. Whitaker, who has won a record six Lindermans, has been concentrating on trying to qualify for the Wrangler NFR in steer wrestling this year, but is still in reach of qualifying in tie-down roping and saddle bronc riding. He is entered in both events this month at Fort Madison, Iowa; Sioux Falls, S.D., and Waterloo, Iowa.
• Bull rider Sterling Furr didn’t win the permit section of the Kendall County PRCA Rodeo in his hometown of Boerne (Texas) – finishing second to Taylor Toves – but was cheered up immeasurably by coming back to win the rodeo itself with an 84-point ride on Bad Company Rodeo’s El Patron for $1,162. Including permit section earnings and ground money he earned $1,835 without ever leaving the town limits.
• Brazile watch: Inducted into the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo Hall of Fame on Aug. 31, Trevor Brazile had a week to remember on a couple of other scores. With prize money checks at Ellensburg, Wash., and Walla Walla, Wash., plus a $6,000 bonus check for finishing second among team roping headers in the Wrangler Million Dollar Tour standings, he pushed his season earnings to $195,706. That puts him on the doorstep of a record seventh consecutive season with earnings of more than $200,000. The $4,222 he pocketed for winning the Walla Walla steer roping cut into Cody Lee’s margin in the world standings and kept him on task as he seeks a third Triple Crown in six years. Brazile leads the all-around and team roping-heading world standings and is third in steer roping.
• For full results of last week’s 22 PRCA rodeos, visit www.prorodeo.com.
4. Wilderness Circuit official survives a whale of a scare
Val Byram had been seeing humpback whales all morning on the final day of a five-day fishing trip to Alaska’s Glacier Bay last month and was thinking it “was all pretty darn cool,” until one of them nearly got him killed in a close encounter of the utterly terrifying kind.
Byram, a member of the Wilderness Circuit Board of Directors and a longtime clown/barrelman, was fishing with three friends on a 28-foot cabin cruiser when the whale swam underneath them in pursuit of a large school of herring and whacked the boat with the base of its tail.
Byram’s companions were knocked to the deck, but he kept his balance as the boat nearly capsized, only to be whipsawed into the one-to-two foot swells of the bay when the boat self-corrected.
“We had a (sonar) ‘fish finder’ onboard so I found out later that the water was 187 feet deep there and it was 51 degrees,” said Byram, of South Weber, Utah. “I was wearing my Wilderness Circuit sweat shirt, a pair of Wranglers and a windbreaker with a hood. The hood went over my eyes when I went in, and the clothes absorbed water like a sponge.
“I was just trying to avoid swallowing the salt water and find something to hold onto; my friends said I seemed to be swimming away from the boat at first. Finally, I saw something yellow and I just grabbed it. It was the boat’s one lifeline.”
From there, his friends were able to pull him back and then haul him up on deck from the rear platform. Byram, 67, said his brain wanted to help them, but was so cold and shaking so much he couldn’t convert thought to action.
“I’ve called back up there (to Alaska) and the boat captain told me I’ve kind of become a legend from there down to Seattle. He said that when people go into the water in Glacier Bay that they almost never get them back. Everything happens too fast and the conditions are too extreme.
“There are a lot of what ifs with a thing like this. Normally the tide in that area is much stronger than it was when I went in … and if two of us had gone overboard it is sure that only one of us would have gotten back. Next time? Yeah, I’ll wear a vest.”
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“I seem to always do good in the arena here and it’s got a great beer stand.”
– Chad Ferley, the 2006 world champion saddle bronc rider, telling the Daily Record why the Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo is his favorite.
5. Next Up
Sept. 4 Eastern Idaho State Fair ProRodeo, Blackfoot, ongoing
Sept. 5 Tri-State Rodeo, Fort Madison, Iowa, begins
Sept. 6 Lewiston (Idaho) Xtreme Bulls Tour Division 2 event
Sept. 6 Utah’s Own Rodeo, Salt Lake City, begins
Sept. 7 Jesse James Day Rodeo, Northfield, Minn., begins
Sept. 7 Spokane (Wash.) Interstate Rodeo begins
Sept. 7 Lewiston (Idaho) Roundup begins
Sept. 7 Justin Boots Playoffs, Puyallup, Wash., begins
Sept. 8 Cowboy Rodeo, Berlin, N.J.
Sept. 8 Cowtown Rodeo, Woodstown-Pilesgrove, N.J.
Sept. 8 Montana ProRodeo Fall Finale, Vaughn, begins
6. News and notes from the rodeo trail
The Oregon Trail Rodeo in Hastings, Neb., played host to 490 fourth-grade students on Aug. 31 for its 13th annual Kids Day. PRCA cowboys, a rodeo veterinarian, a Buffalo Bill re-enactor and other rodeo personnel taught the kids about ProRodeo, care of livestock, and rodeo’s place in Nebraska history. Students spent about 20 minutes at each of eight stations, practicing the barrel pattern, roping a steer dummy, steer wrestling, and viewing horses in the chutes with bronc saddles and bareback riggings. “Mostly, they enjoy getting out of school,” said teacher Rita Will of Lincoln Elementary School. “But they get a lot out of it, because when we come back to school, they draw pictures and write stories about what they’ve learned. We do a whole week of reading and learning about rodeo.” The kids also received free tickets to the rodeo … As part of the Aug. 30 Ellensburg (Wash.) Hall of Fame festivities – in which 16-time World Champion Trevor Brazile and Dr. Ken MacRae were inducted – the committee wrapped up their “Boots of Fame” fundraising campaign in a big way. Brazile and his team roping partner (and induction presenter) Patrick Smith signed the 25 hand-painted pairs of boots to increase their value to bidders. The auction raised more than $17,000 for the night, bringing the total intake to $42,325. “This year, the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Association has made great progress towards our goal of establishing a year-round museum of rodeo history in Ellensburg,” said Teri L. Phillip, President of the Ellensburg Rodeo Hall of Fame Association … Rodeo clown Keith Isley’s clothes were sold for a good cause at the Elk City (Okla.) Rodeo of Champions. His pink Wrangler baggies were auctioned off during the Sept. 2 Tough Enough to Wear Pink performance of the rodeo, with funds raised going to the American Cancer Society. The baggies brought $7,000 and were purchased by Doug Gray, owner of the Dodge dealership in Elk City. “It’s a cause that’s really close to my heart,” Gray said. “My wife was diagnosed 10 years ago with breast cancer and we went through one long year of battling it. I’m very thankful to have her with me today.” Gray plans on hanging the baggies in “my man cave in the barn. I’m really glad to be able to help the cause, and that’s the main thing. It could have been worse. There was not a day that went by that we didn’t pray and pray and pray.” The baggies were autographed by world champions and rodeo contract personnel, including Bennie Beutler, Wayne Brooks, Stran Smith, Chad Masters, Fred Whitfield, Cody DeMoss and Harry Vold … For every copy sold of the newly released biography Spring Will Come: The Life of Clem McSpadden, a free copy will be donated to an Oklahoma school library by the ProRodeo Hall of Fame announcer’s family. The book sells for $46 (including tax and shipping) and can be obtained by sending a check or money order to Clem Book, P.O. Box 317, Chelsea, OK 74016-0317 … The Sept. 29 Blue Hat Rodeo in Checotah, Okla., will serve as a benefit for ProRodeo Hall of Famer Joe Beaver’s Bold Enough to Wear Blue initiative to raise diabetes awareness. The Resistol hat company is a sponsor and Beaver will be joined by fellow World Champions Roy Duvall, Ote Berry and Terry Don West in passing the hat … Frank Curry, who got his early training as a clown with the Ringling Brothers Circus and was introduced to a career in rodeo by Casey Tibbs, died July 28 in Bowling Green, Ky. He was 72. Curry was perhaps the only rodeo clown to come out of New York and was known as the Manhattan Matador, working such major events as California Rodeo Salinas. Curry also created and produced the Ronald McDonald Circus … Thorris Sandvick, instrumental in forming the Killdeer (N.D.) Mountain Roundup Rodeo and the father of 12-time National Finals Rodeo qualifier Larry Sandvick, died Aug. 27 while working on a tractor at his ranch north of Killdeer. He was 81. Sandvick was widely known for his support of rodeo from the high school level to the pros, his willingness to help out neighbors and work on community projects in Dunn County. The Dickinson-based Roughrider Commission named him Rancher of the Year in 2009 … An exceptional rodeo is scheduled for 10 a.m. on Oct. 5 for the children and young adults of the region at the Fort Bend County Fair & Rodeo in Rosenberg, Texas … Veteran PRCA announcer Gary Rogers of Layton, Utah, was released from hospital care in Ogden, Utah, on Aug. 31. Rogers, 58, had surgery for a torn meniscus on Aug. 13 and then went back into the hospital for emergency surgery due to a staph infection … The Ocala (Fla.) Shrine Rodeo, which celebrated its 30th anniversary over the weekend, has raised nearly $1.5 million for Shriners Hospitals, which treat children with burns, orthopedic problems, spinal cord injuries and cleft lips and palates … The Larimer County Fair in Loveland, Colo., surpassed 100,000 in attendance for the first time in its history this year, aided by the PRCA rodeo that had its first-ever sold-out performance there on Aug. 6 … Five-day attendance at the Benton County Fair & Rodeo in Kennewick, Wash., exceeded 120,000, up 10 percent from the previous year … Bill Ogg resigned as executive director of the Greeley (Colo.) Stampede on Aug. 30 after 3½ years in that position and the rodeo committee will immediately begin a search for his replacement.
7. 2012 PRCA World Standings leaders
AA: Trevor Brazile..…………$195,706
BB: Steven Dent…………………$117,845
SW: Ethen Thouvenell…………..$80,127
TR-1: Trevor Brazile………….$110,016
TR-2: Patrick Smith….……….$111,516
SB: Wade Sundell…………….$100,416
TD: Justin Maass..…………….$132,176
BR: Cody Teel……………………$138,137
SR: Cody Lee…………………….$58,351
8. 2012 PRCA World Standings
Unofficial as of September 4, 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 $195,706
2. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 121,529
3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 103,137
4. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 93,298
5. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 85,681
6. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 82,838
7. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 79,386
8. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 73,987
9. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 67,339
10. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 67,283
11. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 58,886
12. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 53,899
13. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 52,563
14. B.J. Campbell, Aguila, Ariz. 49,559
15. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. 48,891
16. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. 45,047
17. Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia 44,670
18. Ryle Smith, Oakdale, Calif. 43,003
19. Dakota Eldridge, Elko, Nev. 35,683
20. Kyle Thomson, Lundbreck, Alberta 34,773
21. Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif. 34,576
22. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 33,611
23. Cimarron Boardman, Stephenville, Texas 33,567
24. Chad Johnson, Cut Bank, Mont. 31,761
25. Trell Etbauer, Gruver, Texas 27,182
26. Shane Erickson, Terrebonne, Ore. 26,887
27. Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M. 24,825
28. Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas 24,248
29. Jeff Miller, Blue Mound, Kan. 23,546
30. Cole Echols, Elm Grove, La. 22,259
Bareback Riding
1. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $117,845
2. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 116,294
3. Kaycee Feild, Payson, Utah 101,581
4. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 92,958
5. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 88,043
6. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 84,714
7. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 83,598
8. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah 65,464
9. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 60,917
10. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 57,026
11. Brian Bain, Culver, Ore. 54,769
12. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo. 54,755
13. Matt Bright, Azle, Texas 51,601
14. Dusty LaValley, Bezanson, Alberta 48,731
15. Jared Keylon, Uniontown, Kan. 48,421
16. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla. 44,601
17. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas 44,245
18. Josi Young, Kimberly, Idaho 43,259
19. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 42,657
20. Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D. 42,527
21. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 38,672
22. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore. 37,460
23. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. 35,374
24. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. 34,357
25. Heath Ford, Slocum, Texas 34,064
26. Jake Vold, Ponoka, Alberta 32,654
27. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. 31,876
28. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 28,716
29. George Gillespie IV, Placerville, Calif. 26,364
30. Tom McFarland, Bowie, Texas 25,054
Steer Wrestling
1. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. $80,127
2. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 76,480
3. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas 71,627
4. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. 63,346
5. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 57,030
6. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 56,981
7. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. 55,196
8. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 53,167
9. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 52,380
10. Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. 52,066
11. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. 48,276
12. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah 48,014
13. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 47,717
14. Beau Clark, Belgrade, Mont. 47,140
15. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. 45,797
16. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. 43,697
17. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 39,939
18. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla. 39,213
19. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 38,785
20. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 38,575
21. Travis Carnine, Stanfield, Ore. 38,394
22. Clayton Moore, Pouce Coupe, British Columbia 37,643
23. Bray Armes, Gruver, Texas 36,343
24. Kyle Irwin, Robertsdale, Ala. 36,102
25. Nick Guy, Sparta, Wis. 35,532
26. Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla. 35,465
27. Ben Shofner, Jasper, Texas 35,008
28. Blake Knowles, Heppner, Ore. 34,624
29. Sean Santucci, Prineville, Ore. 34,018
30. Kody Woodward, Dupree, S.D. 32,174
Team Roping (header)
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $110,016
2. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 98,952
3. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. 95,201
4. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 82,339
5. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 80,000
6. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. 79,070
7. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 77,303
8. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 73,541
9. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 68,399
10. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 65,318
11. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 63,200
12. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas 58,810
13. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 58,251
14. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 57,723
15. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 54,839
16. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif. 53,083
17. Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo. 52,529
18. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas 51,215
19. Manny Egusquiza Jr., Madison, Ga. 47,711
20. Blaine Linaweaver, Irvine, Calif. 44,914
21. Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo. 43,623
22. Drew Horner, Plano, Texas 43,438
23. Paul David Tierney, Oral, S.D. 42,478
24. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz. 41,612
25. Arky Rogers, Lake City, Fla. 40,855
26. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. 40,700
27. David Key, Stephenville, Texas 40,389
28. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. 37,251
29. Justin Yost, Mount Morris, Pa. 35,133
30. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 34,889
Team Roping (heeler)
1. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas $111,516
2. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 92,081
3. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 91,540
4. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 80,839
5. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. 78,570
6. Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas 76,604
7. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 72,478
8. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 67,685
9. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 67,325
10. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. 63,890
11. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 63,200
12. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 63,041
13. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. 54,839
14. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. 53,939
15. Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 53,164
16. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 52,914
17. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. 50,864
18. Brad Culpepper, Poulan, Ga. 49,108
19. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas 47,644
20. Dakota Kirchenschlager, Stephenville, Texas 46,770
21. B.J. Campbell, Aguila, Ariz. 44,435
22. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 42,744
23. Broc Cresta, Santa Rosa, Calif. 42,026
24. Justin Copp, Justin, Texas 41,330
25. Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash. 40,840
26. Clint Summers, Lake City, Fla. 38,931
27. Caleb Twisselman, Santa Margarita, Calif. 36,784
28. Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D. 35,987
29. Justin Wade Davis, Cottonwood, Calif. 35,463
30. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash. 35,326
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa $100,416
2. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 97,769
3. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 93,101
4. Cody Taton, Corona, N.M. 75,067
5. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 67,178
6. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 64,911
7. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 64,656
8. Jake Wright, Milford, Utah 62,188
9. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 60,069
10. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas 57,267
11. Sterling Crawley, College Station, Texas 55,524
12. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 53,329
13. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 53,310
14. Tyrell Smith, Great Falls, Mont. 51,418
15. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 49,587
16. Luke Butterfield, Ponoka, Alberta 45,569
17. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 45,562
18. Samuel Kelts, Millarville, Alberta 42,808
19. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D. 40,253
20. Jeff Willert, Belvidere, S.D. 39,927
21. Cody Angland, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 39,859
22. Chet Johnson, Sheridan, Wyo. 38,363
23. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D. 36,389
24. Rylan Geiger, Duchess, Alberta 33,971
25. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. 33,714
26. Curtis Garton, Kaitaia, New Zealand 33,449
27. J.J. Elshere, Hereford, S.D. 33,368
28. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah 31,713
29. Joaquin Real, Woody, Calif. 31,413
30. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. 30,574
Tie-down Roping
1. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas $132,176
2. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla. 87,958
3. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas 82,421
4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 81,319
5. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 81,292
6. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 74,010
7. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 72,817
8. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 69,960
9. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas 66,305
10. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 60,901
11. Clif Cooper, Decatur, Texas 60,149
12. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 59,467
13. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 57,397
14. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 55,755
15. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas 53,604
16. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 51,673
17. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 51,001
18. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho 50,296
19. Jake Hannum, Plain City, Utah 49,190
20. Jeremiah Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 47,461
21. Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla. 47,054
22. Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M. 46,602
23. Logan Hofer, Magrath, Alberta 46,483
24. Jerrad Hofstetter, Portales, N.M. 45,844
25. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash. 44,006
26. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas 43,961
27. Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz. 41,351
28. Trent Creager, Stillwater, Okla. 40,803
29. E.J. Roberts, Stephenville, Texas 39,368
30. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 39,097
Steer Roping
1. Cody Lee, Gatesville, Texas $58,351
2. Rocky Patterson, Pratt, Kan. 53,343
3. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 51,942
4. Vin Fisher Jr., Andrews, Texas 49,094
5. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 39,874
6. Chet Herren, Pawhuska, Okla. 36,489
7. Kim Ziegelgruber, Edmond, Okla. 35,673
8. Mike Chase, McAlester, Okla. 34,947
9. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 30,266
10. J.P. Wickett, Sallisaw, Okla. 30,083
11. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz. 29,596
12. Dan Fisher, Andrews, Texas 28,681
13. Cody Scheck, Ellinwood, Kan. 26,407
14. Rod Hartness, Pawhuska, Okla. 25,352
15. Ralph Williams, Skiatook, Okla. 24,893
16. Chris Glover, Keenesburg, Colo. 22,062
17. Howdy McGinn, North Powder, Ore. 21,808
18. Scott Snedecor, Fredericksburg, Texas 21,186
19. Cody Garnett, Barnsdall, Okla. 20,735
20. Marty Jones, Hobbs, N.M. 19,749
21. Lawson Plemons, Axtell, Texas 18,283
22. Bryce Davis, Abilene, Texas 18,174
23. J. Tom Fisher, Andrews, Texas 16,894
24. Jay Pixley, Sundance, Wyo. 16,193
25. Joe Wells, Cisco, Texas 15,198
26. Jay Peters, San Antonio, Texas 13,715
27. Tony Reina, Wharton, Texas 12,645
28. Jarrett Blessing, Paradise, Texas 12,385
29. Brent Lewis, Pinon, N.M. 12,151
30. Buster Record Jr., Buffalo, Okla. 11,760
Bull Riding
1. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas $138,137
2. Trey Benton III, Rock Island, Texas 108,986
3. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. 93,034
4. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 92,834
5. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 88,838
6. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 80,346
7. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 76,780
8. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. 75,272
9. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 70,382
10. Beau Schroeder, China, Texas 65,110
11. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 63,342
12. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 62,402
13. Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo. 60,975
14. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 58,609
15. Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 57,179
16. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. 55,778
17. Cody Rostockyj, Hillsboro, Texas 52,703
18. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 51,109
19. Chris Roundy, Spanish Fork, Utah 50,613
20. Dalton Votaw, Liberty, Texas 43,326
21. Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb. 42,016
22. Tim Bingham, Honeyville, Utah 41,254
23. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. 39,805
24. Ty Clearwater, LaCygne, Kan. 37,799
25. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah 35,800
26. Paul Coppini, Kuna, Idaho 34,783
27. Tony Mendes, Fruita, Colo. 34,443
28. Sunshine Schwartz, Anoka, Minn. 33,574
29. Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev. 33,517
30. Josh Koschel, Nunn, Colo. 31,657
*2012 Barrel Racing (through September 4, 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 $161,493
2. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta 121,629
3. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas 118,733
4. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas 105,358
5. Nikki Steffes, Vale, S.D. 79,202
6. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. 76,145
7. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 75,891
8. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 70,597
9. Kaley Bass, Kissimmee, Fla. 69,875
10. Benette Barrington-Little, Ardmore, Okla. 65,709
11. Kelli Tolbert, Hooper, Utah 63,460
12. Christina Richman, Glendora, Calif. 57,967
13. Trula Churchill, Valentine, Neb. 53,236
14. Lee Ann Rust, Stephenville, Texas 52,363
15. Fallon Taylor, Whitesboro, Texas 48,269
16. Sammi Bessert, Loma, Colo. 47,394
17. Robyn Herring, Huntington, Texas 45,443
18. Liz Combs, Eltopia, Wash. 43,491
19. Britany Fleck, Bismarck, N.D. 42,345
20. Christy Loflin, Franktown, Colo. 40,884
9. 2012 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings
Unofficial as of September 4, 2012. Standings do not include Tour bonus money; that was only added to world standings totals.
Bareback Riding
1. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. $59,908
2. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 48,979
3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 41,914
4. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 35,012
5. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 33,690
6. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 21,799
7. Tanner Aus, Granite Falls, Minn. 15,708
8. Caleb Bennett, Morgan, Utah 15,385
9. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 13,325
10. Seth Hardwick, Laramie, Wyo. 10,630
11. Luke Creasy, Brownfield, Alberta 9,402
12. Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D. 8,990
13. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas 8,713
14. Tom McFarland, Bowie, Texas 7,741
15. Morgan Wilde, McCammon, Idaho 6,307
16. Richie Champion, The Woodlands, Texas 6,228
17. Codi Myers, Samnorwood, Texas 5,810
18. Chase Erickson, Helena, Mont. 5,612
19. Ty Fast Taypotat, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada 4,774
20. Bill Tutor, Huntsville, Texas 3,927
Steer Wrestling
1. Ethen Thouvenell, Napa, Calif. $39,342
2. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 37,455
3. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. 31,645
4. Tom Lewis, Lehi, Utah 27,318
5. Matt Reeves, Cross Plains, Texas 25,896
6. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 25,202
7. K.C. Jones, Decatur, Texas 24,312
8. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 24,220
9. Gabe Ledoux, Kaplan, La. 23,675
10. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 23,653
11. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. 20,152
12. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 19,723
13. Todd Suhn, Hermosa, S.D. 17,489
14. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. 17,405
15. Travis Carnine, Stanfield, Ore. 16,937
16. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. 15,760
17. Riley York, Loyalton, Calif. 15,403
18. Olin Hannum, Malad, Idaho 14,932
19. Monty Eakin, Pecos, Texas 14,530
20. Rhett Kennedy, Chowchilla, Calif. 14,242
Billy Bugenig, Ferndale, Calif. 14,242
Team Roping-Header
1. Chad Masters, Cedar Hill, Tenn. $56,333
2. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 54,722
3. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 49,304
4. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn. 39,540
5. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 37,796
6. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 35,091
7. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 34,223
8. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 33,239
9. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 29,207
10. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 28,029
11. Colby Lovell, Madisonville, Texas 24,992
12. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont. 24,003
13. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas 22,658
14. Drew Horner, Plano, Texas 22,190
15. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 21,950
16. Spencer Mitchell, Colusa, Calif. 20,562
17. Nathan McWhorter, Telephone, Texas 20,080
18. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 19,550
19. Tyler Wade, Terrell, Texas 17,742
20. Brady Tryan, Huntley, Mont. 17,671
Team Roping-Heeler
1. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas $54,722
2. Clay O’Brien Cooper, Gardnerville, Nev. 51,280
3. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. 47,112
4. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 40,115
5. Chase Tryan, Helena, Mont. 39,540
6. Paul Eaves, Millsap, Texas 37,176
7. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 35,091
8. Kollin VonAhn, Durant, Okla. 34,223
9. Jake Long, Coffeyville, Kan. 28,564
10. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 28,029
11. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz. 27,778
12. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. 23,460
13. Russell Cardoza, Terrebonne, Ore. 22,517
14. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. 21,185
15. Twister Cain, Gonzales, Texas 20,080
16. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 19,550
17. Justin Wade Davis, Cottonwood, Calif. 18,859
18. Justin Copp, Justin, Texas 18,450
19. Bucky Campbell, Benton City, Wash. 17,597
20. Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 16,913
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah $38,263
2. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 33,925
3. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa 33,313
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 20,974
8. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 15,137
9. Chuck Schmidt, Keldron, S.D. 14,404
10. Cody Angland, Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia 13,648
11. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas 13,385
12. Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah 12,973
13. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah 12,060
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. Roy Johnson, Etna, Calif. 5,963
20. Alex Wright, Milford, Utah 5,574
Tie Down Roping
1. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas $60,919
2. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 45,504
3. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 38,540
4. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 31,971
5. Cory Solomon, Prairie View, Texas 27,678
6. Shane Slack, Idabel, Okla. 27,586
7. Trevor Thiel, Greeley, Colo. 24,540
8. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas 23,872
9. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 23,694
10. Jerome Schneeberger, Ponca City, Okla. 23,174
11. Joseph Parsons, Marana, Ariz. 22,453
12. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas 22,205
13. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 21,160
14. Jeremiah Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 20,828
15. Ace Slone, Cuero, Texas 20,757
16. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 19,901
17. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 19,643
18. Shank Edwards, Tatum, N.M. 19,534
19. Bradley Bynum, Sterling City, Texas 18,156
20. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas 17,956
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 36,583
4. Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 21,733
5. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 19,990
6. Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo. 16,984
7. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 16,711
8. Bryan Richardson, Dallas, Texas 16,308
9. Wesley Silcox, Santaquin, Utah 15,157
10. Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb. 12,547
11. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 12,239
12. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 12,014
13. Friday Wright II, Moss Point, Miss. 11,966
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
10. 2012 PRCA Xtreme Bulls Tour Standings
Unofficial as of September 4, 2012.
1. Kanin Asay, Powell, Wyo. $53,703
2. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 49,941
3. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 34,309
4. Seth Glause, Cheyenne, Wyo. 29,769
5. Brett Stall, Detroit Lakes, Minn. 24,980
6. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. 21,065
7. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 20,764
8. Tate Stratton, Kellyville, Okla. 19,454
9. Dalton Votaw, Liberty, Texas 18,510
10. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 16,382
11. Tony Mendes, Fruita, Colo. 16,346
12. Nile Lebaron, Hamilton, Texas 15,809
13. Cody Whitney, Sayre, Okla. 15,228
14. Corey Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 14,486
15. Cody Rostockyj, Hillsboro, Texas 14,126
16. Cody Samora, Cortez, Colo. 14,025
17. Douglas Duncan, Alvin, Texas 13,351
18. Colin McTaggart, Las Vegas, Nev. 12,646
19. Clayton Savage, Cheyenne, Wyo. 11,336
20. Sonny Murphy, Tremonton, Utah 11,215
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