MERCEDES, Texas – Logan Gledhill doesn’t see himself in a head-to-head battle with his old college rodeo buddies Jason Thomas and Kody Dollery. He’s just glad to be back in the Rookie of the Year conversation with them after a March 16 victory at the Rio Grande Valley Livestock Show & Rodeo.
Gledhill, a construction management major at Sam Houston State University, constructed one rock solid steer wrestling run of 3.7 seconds at the Rio Grande Valley Arena. It earned him a check for $2,010 and moved him up to sixth place in the PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year standings.
He was a half-second quicker than Clayton Hass in second place and six-tenths ahead of Justin Shaffer, another top candidate for the rookie award in bulldogging.
“Jason and Kody and I are all pretty good friends,” Gledhill said. “We all college rodeoed together and we all live within a few hours of each other. I’ve never thought of it as a race between us. We’re all just after the same goal.
“They know what I’m trying to accomplish and I know what they are working toward. That’s just rodeo. You are never really competing against the other guys. It’s just you trying to do the best you can each time with whatever steer you’ve drawn.”
Gledhill, 21, won the Ram Texas Circuit Finals Rodeo a year ago and earned nearly $20,000 during his two seasons as a permit holder, before buying his card last Sept. 19.
He earned a second-place check in Hempstead, Texas, last October but didn’t count it as one of his official results (steer wrestlers can only count 70 rodeos toward the world standings each year) and Gledhill has been shut out in limited PRCA appearances since then.
“My father (Tom) was a steer wrestler and it helps having someone who has been through all of this before and who can help you keep from getting too high or too low,” Gledhill said. “The quicker I learned that, the easier it got.
“You try not to dwell on the things that are out of your control. When you have a day (like Mercedes) it makes you appreciate how good it feels when things are going OK. It reminds you what you are working toward and keeps you focused on what you need to be doing.”
The other champions in the $97,710 Mercedes rodeo were bareback rider Evan Jayne (85 points), team ropers Logan Olson and Matt Kasner (3.8 seconds), saddle bronc riders Spencer Wright and Sterling Crawley (83 points each), tie-down roper Tuf Cooper (7.3 seconds), bull rider Corey Navarre (87 points) and barrel racer Benette Little (14.84 seconds).
2. Campbell enjoys sweet ride in Mercedes
MERCEDES, Texas – Only minutes after Cody Campbell completed his ride on Cowboy Coffee, Campbell’s family had the video up on his Facebook page. Who could blame them? It was one of those nights that stay with a cowboy for a long, long time.
Campbell’s 92-point ride on Lancaster & Pickett’s Pro Rodeo’s Cowboy Coffee
www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=572161966149795 wasn’t just good enough for the win at the Xtreme Bulls Division 2 event and a $4,230 check, but it was also the highest score in the Oregon cowboy’s eight-year professional career.
More than that, it was the highest score anybody’s ever had on Cowboy Coffee, the bull that took Shane Proctor to a Round 8 win at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo last December and had an 82.35 percent buck-off rate in 2012.
Cowboy Coffee had carried riders to scores of 91-points three times before, including Chandler Bownds in the finals of this same event a year ago.
It was the surest sign yet that Campbell, a native of Summerville, Ore., who now resides in Eufaula, Okla., is all the way back from surgery on his left (free) arm that sidelined him for three months at the end of last year.
Surgeons repaired the damage with a plate and 11 screws.
Stormy Wing earned $3,243 by finishing second with a score of 88.5 points on Wild Card Rodeo’s Midnight and Kanin Asay was third with an 87-point ride on Wild Card Rodeo’s Rawhide. Asay’s earnings of $2,397 were enough to move into second place in the world standings, ahead of injured reigning World Champion Cody Teel, and extended his lead in the Xtreme Bulls Tour standings over Josh Koschel.
• Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: J.W. Harris needs a big score to win a rodeo on the final day and comes up with a 90-pointer to make it work. This time it was the Goliad County Fair PRCA Rodeo in Goliad, Texas, and Harris came up with exactly 90 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’ Thunder Road to claim the winner’s check of $1,104. It was Harris’ PRCA-leading 70th ride of 90 points or better (his personal best is a 96-pointer at the 2006 Reno, Nev., Xtreme Bulls) and it came at the expense of Wesley Silcox, who is second on the PRCA list with a career total of 47 rides of 90 points or better and who thought he had Goliad wrapped up with an 88. The capper to this? Before March 17, Thunder Road had never been ridden, a career 78-0. The other champions at this $39,469 rodeo were bareback rider Austin Foss (87 points), rookie steer wrestler Kody Dollery (3.6 seconds), team ropers Kaleb Driggers and Kinney Harrell (4.1 seconds), saddle bronc rider Justin Caylor (85 points), tie-down roper Jason Schaffer (7.6 seconds) and barrel racer Cathy Grant (16.15 seconds).
• Team roper Troy Hudson of Ocala, Fla., was the only repeat champion at the March 15-17 Florida Gateway ProRodeo in Lake City … well, sort of. A year ago, Hudson heeled for Brent Aldoff when they won the event in 5.0 seconds. This time he headed for his dad, John, and they beat out 2011 Ram National Circuit Finals Rodeo champions Ross Lowry and Stephen Britnell with a 5.3-second run.
• For full results of last week’s PRCA rodeos, visit www.prorodeo.com.
3. News and notes from the rodeo trail
Driving into Kountze, Texas, from either side of town, motorists encounter a billboard posted as a tribute to the town’s favorite son, World Champion Bull Rider Cody Teel.
The local chamber of commerce erected the signs earlier this month and held a banquet in Teel’s honor on March 5. “You couldn’t ask for a finer kid to represent this (Hardin) county,” Judge Billy Caraway told the Beaumont Enterprise. “And every time they announce something he’s doing, they announce Kountze, Texas, and we’re proud of that.” … A record 685 teams competed for nearly $1 million at the March 8-9 George Strait Team Roping Classic in San Antonio, Texas, and nobody made more of the opportunity than two-time Wrangler NFR qualifier Garrett Tonozzi of Fruita, Colo. Tonozzi actually finished first (with Dugan Kelly)and second (with York Gill) to finish with $183,485 in cash, a new truck and a pile of other prizes. Kelly was awarded $131,060 and a new truck … For the third consecutive year, the Buffalo Bill Rodeo will host a free PRCA Championship Rodeo Camp from 4-8:30 p.m. on March 22 in Lexington, Neb. The camp is open to anyone 8 or older who wants to learn to ride bareback horses, saddle broncs or bulls. 
“It’s about the bigger picture, promoting pro rodeos,” Jack Morris, co-chairman of the Buffalo Bill Rodeo told the North Platte Bulletin, “and, like any other sport, if you want awesome basketball players, you have to start them when they’re in grade school. It’s a mentoring opportunity, to help the kids who are interested in pursuing rodeo.” To register, visitwww.prorodeo.com/youthrodeo.aspx … A proposed land swap between McLennan County and the Waco (Texas) Independent School District would allow the Extraco Events Center – home of the All American ProRodeo Finals each October – to add a new arena and potentially hold more events, officials told the Waco Tribune. The $1.5 million project is part of a $20 million master plan approved three years ago to upgrade the center complex. The center would finance and build the expanded stall barn and turn it over to the county once construction is complete, perhaps as early as January 2014, said Wes Allison, president and CEO of the Extraco Events Center. It would supplement the existing arena in the Heart O’ Texas Coliseum and Extraco Show Pavilion … Dama “Red” Schenk, who served as chairman of the Red River Rodeo Queen Contest in Wichita Falls, Texas, for 30 years (1964-94), died on Feb. 24 at her home in Scotland, Texas, at the age of 82. She is survived by her husband of 60 years, former Red River Rodeo chairman Cletus Schenk, and their four children, Randy, LeighAnn, John and Cyndi … Former PRCA bull riderDavid Loftis, 55, died at his home in Pioneer, Calif., on March 10. He is survived by his wife, Bev, and their sons, Jon,Matt and Dustin. Memorial contributions may be made to the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund, 101 Pro Rodeo Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80919 … Ken Dennis, a volunteer at the Reno (Nev.) Rodeo for half a century, has donated a 300-pound, limited-edition bronze Frederic Remington sculpture titled Coming Through the Rye to the Reno Rodeo Association for display in a future Reno Rodeo museum. “The museum has been a dream for a long time,” Dennis, 90, told the Reno Gazette-Journal, “so I thought this would be a good addition.” … Shane Proctor, the 2011 world champion bull rider, is returning home to Grand Coulee, Wash., April 2-3 to preside over a bull and steer riding school bearing his name at the Nespelem rodeo grounds … PRCA timed-event hand Cole Dorenkamp will be the featured instructor at the Lamar (Colo.) Community College rodeo clinic March 23-24 at the LCC outdoor arena.
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“I have three kids, so I’m constantly running with them – I’m the Little League coach, the basketball coach. They keep me plenty busy.”
– Stran Smith, the 2008 world champion tie-down roper, on what he does when he is not on the road competing in rodeo.
4. Next Up
March 18 Rodeo Austin (Texas) ongoing (WRANGLER MILLION DOLLAR TOUR)
March 21 Nacogdoches (Texas) ProRodeo & Steer Show begins
March 22 Xtreme Bulls Division 2, Austin, Texas
March 22 YMBL Championship Rodeo, Beaumont, Texas, begins
March 22 Rocky Mountain Classic, Kalispell, Mont., begins
March 22 Cotton Blossom Roundup, Nashville, Ga., begins
March 22 Fort Myers ProRodeo, North Fort Myers, Fla., begins
March 22 Southeastern ProRodeo, Ocala, Fla., begins
March 22 Ozark Empire ProRodeo, Springfield, Mo., begins
March 22 Cave Creek (Ariz.) Fiesta Days Rodeo begins
March 23 Fort Mohave (Ariz.) Classic PRCA Xtreme Bulls begins
5. 2013 PRCA World Standings leaders
AA: Trevor Brazile………………$25,445
BB: Kaycee Feild…………………$38,199
SW: Casey Martin………….……..$31,753
TR-1 Landon McClaugherty.……..$30,128
TR-2 Tommy Zuniga……….…….$30,128
SB Cody Wright………….…….$31,835
TD Sterling Smith………………$31,021
BR Josh Koschel………………..$47,741
SR Chet Herren…………………$22,415
6. 2013 PRCA WORLD STANDINGS
Through March 18, 2013
All-around
1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $25,445
2. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 22,588
3. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 22,357
4. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 13,685
5. Justin Thigpen, Waycross, Ga. 11,700
6. Blake Hirdes, Turlock, Calif. 11,043
7. Shane Proctor, Grand Coulee, Wash. 10,745
8. Payden Emmett, Ponca, Ark. 9,873
9. Jess Tierney, Hermosa, S.D. 7,468
10. Clayton Hass, Terrell, Texas 6,796
Bareback Riding
1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $38,199
2. J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 23,189
3. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 21,726
4. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. 21,142
5. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 20,069
6. Ty Breuer, Mandan, N.D. 17,291
7. Jared Smith, Cross Plains, Texas 16,155
8. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 16,071
9. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 16,058
10. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. 13,927
11. R.C. Landingham, Pendleton, Ore. 13,379
12. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas 13,185
13. Winn Ratliff, Leesville, La. 12,449
14. Matthew Smith, Leesville, La. 12,175
15. Evan Jayne, Marseille, France 11,334
16. Casey Colletti, Pueblo, Colo. 10,334
17. Tim O’Connell, Zwingle, Iowa 10,215
18. George Gillespie IV, Placerville, Calif. 9,582
19. Clint Laye, Odessa, Texas 8,108
20. Mac Erickson, Sundance, Wyo. 8,108
Steer Wrestling
1. Casey Martin, Sulphur, La. $31,753
2. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 27,042
3. Straws Milan, Cochrane, Alberta 19,288
4. Jule Hazen, Ashland, Kan. 18,903
5. Les Shepperson, Midwest, Wyo. 18,162
6. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. 17,874
7. Tyler Pearson, Louisville, Miss. 15,634
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. Cooper Shofner, Huntsville, Texas 12,106
13. Tyler Waguespack, Gonzales, La. 10,818
14. Wade Sumpter, Fowler, Colo. 10,566
15. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 10,473
16. Wyatt Smith, Rexburg, Idaho 8,335
17. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 7,825
18. Casey McMillen, Redmond, Ore. 7,296
19. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. 7,245
20. Jason Thomas, Benton, Ark. 7,162
Team Roping (header)
1. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas $30,128
2. Drew Horner, Plano, Texas 21,242
3. Erich Rogers, Round Rock, Ariz. 20,540
4. Dustin Bird, Cut Bank, Mont. 18,787
5. Nick Sartain, Dover, Okla. 15,069
6. Brock Hanson, Casa Grande, Ariz. 14,854
7. Turtle Powell, Stephenville, Texas 14,775
8. Nick Rawlings, Stephenville, Texas 14,257
9. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont. 13,753
10. Chace Thompson, Munday, Texas 13,679
11. Caleb Mitchell, Mason, Texas 12,716
12. Luke Brown, Stephenville, Texas 12,542
13. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. 11,223
14. Garrett Tonozzi, Fruita, Colo. 11,156
15. Logan Olson, Flandreau, S.D. 10,451
16. Calvin Brevik, Durango, Colo. 9,972
17. Bradley Massey, Perry, Fla. 9,867
18. Ty Blasingame, Ramah, Colo. 9,804
19. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 9,743
20. Manny Egusquiza Jr., Madison, Ga. 9,560
Team Roping (heeler)
1. Tommy Zuniga, Centerville, Texas $30,128
2. Cory Petska, Marana, Ariz. 21,939
3. Buddy Hawkins II, Columbus, Kan. 21,242
4. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 20,023
5. Paul Eaves, Lonedell, Mo. 18,787
6. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 16,638
7. Travis Graves, Jay, Okla. 15,446
8. Tyler McKnight, Wells, Texas 14,275
9. Dugan Kelly, Paso Robles, Calif. 13,082
10. Kollin VonAhn, Blanchard, Okla. 12,542
11. Jim Ross Cooper, Monument, N.M. 11,853
12. Chad Williams, Stephenville, Texas 11,362
13. York Gill, Stephenville, Texas 10,971
14. Matt Kasner, Cody, Neb. 10,451
15. Shane Hester, Lakeland, Fla. 9,867
16. Travis Woodard, Stockton, Calif. 9,606
17. Ryan Motes, Weatherford, Texas 9,592
18. Kinney Harrell, Marshall, Texas 9,437
19. Jaytin McCright, Canyon, Texas 8,708
20. Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D. 8,236
Saddle Bronc Riding
1. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah $31,835
2. Tyler Corrington, Hastings, Minn. 30,035
3. Brad Rudolf, Winnemucca, Nev. 22,154
4. Cole Elshere, Faith, S.D. 18,257
5. Jesse Wright, Milford, Utah 18,247
6. Cort Scheer, Elsmere, Neb. 17,481
7. Troy Crowser, Whitewood, S.D. 14,674
8. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 14,058
9. Spencer Wright, Milford, Utah 12,930
10. Sterling Crawley, Stephenville, Texas 12,906
11. Isaac Diaz, Desdemona, Texas 11,803
12. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 11,270
13. Luke Butterfield, Ponoka, Alberta 10,286
14. Cody Taton, Corona, N.M. 10,178
15. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. 9,828
16. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. 9,696
17. Jeremy Melancon, Huntsville, Texas 9,542
18. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. 9,397
19. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 9,039
20. Jacobs Crawley, College Station, Texas 8,317
Tie-down Roping
1. Sterling Smith, Stephenville, Texas $31,021
2. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas 28,490
3. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 22,528
4. Randall Carlisle, Castor, La. 20,236
5. E.J. Roberts, Stephenville, Texas 17,358
6. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 15,459
7. Cade Swor, Winnie, Texas 15,428
8. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 14,439
9. Stetson Vest, Childress, Texas 13,970
10. Shane Hanchey, Sulphur, La. 12,819
11. Ryan Jarrett, Comanche, Okla. 12,788
12. Matt Shiozawa, Chubbuck, Idaho 12,751
13. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 12,579
14. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 12,339
15. Timber Moore, Aubrey, Texas 12,121
16. Houston Hutto, Tomball, Texas 11,563
17. Jade Conner, Iowa, La. 11,398
18. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas 11,353
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. 35,610
3. Cody Teel, Kountze, Texas 34,670
4. Corey Navarre, Weatherford, Okla. 33,690
5. Tyler Smith, Fruita, Colo. 31,289
6. J.W. Harris, Mullin, Texas 27,600
7. Trevor Kastner, Ardmore, Okla. 25,387
8. Tag Elliott, Thatcher, Utah 25,149
9. Cole Echols, Elm Grove, La. 20,813
10. Cooper Davis, Jasper, Texas 20,652
11. Tyler Willis, Wheatland, Wyo. 18,775
12. Friday Wright II, Moss Point, Miss. 18,149
13. Bobby Welsh, Gillette, Wyo. 18,093
14. Jeff Askey, Martin, Tenn. 17,537
15. Chandler Bownds, Lubbock, Texas 17,413
16. Scottie Knapp, Albuquerque, N.M. 15,996
17. Steve Woolsey, Payson, Utah 15,627
18. Ardie Maier, Timber Lake, S.D. 14,376
19. Dustin Elliott, North Platte, Neb. 13,132
20. Beau Hill, West Glacier, Mont. 12,426
*2013 Barrel Racing (through March 18, 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 $32,073
2. Jane Melby, Burneyville, Okla. 31,498
3. Mary Walker, Ennis, Texas 30,522
4. Taylor Jacob, Carmine, Texas 25,522
5. Lisa Lockhart, Oelrichs, S.D. 22,675
6. Sydni Blanchard, Albuquerque, N.M. 21,118
7. Shada Brazile, Decatur, Texas 20,222
8. Natalie Foutch, Eldora, Iowa 18,566
9. Annesa Self, Sanger, Texas 17,750
10. Sherry Cervi, Marana, Ariz. 17,297
11. Carlee Pierce, Stephenville, Texas 17,047
12. Kendra Dickson, Aubrey, Texas 14,899
13. Sabrina Ketcham, Yeso, N.M. 13,970
14. Cindy Smith, Hobbs, N.M. 13,565
15. Kenna Squires, Fredonia, Texas 13,372
16. Brittany Pozzi, Victoria, Texas 12,724
17. Lindsay Sears, Nanton, Alberta 12,609
18. Brenda Mays, Terrebonne, Ore. 12,306
19. Jenna Marie Moore, Johnson City, Texas 11,412
20. Lee Ann Rust, Stephenville, Texas 10,561
7. 2013 Wrangler Million Dollar Tour Standings
Unofficial through March 18, 2013
Bareback Riding
1. Kaycee Feild, Spanish Fork, Utah $17,030
J.R. Vezain, Cowley, Wyo. 17,030
3. Austin Foss, Terrebonne, Ore. 10,890
4. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 9,252
5. Matt Lait, Stavely, Alberta 6,386
6. Caine Riddle, Vernon, Texas 5,404
7. Jessy Davis, Power, Mont. &nbs