2018 PRCA Media Guide - All America ProRodeo Series

About the All American ProRodeo Series

The PRCA’s All American ProRodeo Series presented by Pendleton Whisky comprises all PRCA-sanctioned rodeos with addedmoney of $30,000 or less. Cowboys who end the year-long season among the Top 30 cowboys in their events in the All American ProRodeo Series standings qualify for the All American ProRodeo Finals and a share of its purse of more than $482,000. While 30 contestants in each event (Top 30 headers and Top 30 heelers) qualify to enter the Finals (in October in Waco, Texas) only those who traveled enough to enter at least 30 All American ProRodeo Series rodeos that season are eligible to be named All American ProRodeo Series champions.

In 2017, the All American ProRodeo Finals mattered more than ever, because for the first time, money won there counted toward the 2017 PRCAWorld Standings, as well as money won at the 12 RAM Circuit Finals Rodeos and the RAMNational Circuit Finals Rodeo. In 2017, at least 30 contestants in every event qualified to win the Finals.

2017 Finals highlights

• Four-time world champion bull rider Sage Kimzey had an 88.5-point ride on Andrews Rodeo’s No Name, winning the All American ProRodeo championship for a second time and earning $20,100 – a record for most money earned at the Finals. • Brazilian tie-down roper Marcos Costa won his first All American ProRodeo championship with a 7.7-second time in the four-man finals. Costa’s 7.1-second time in the semis tied the All American ProRodeo Finals record initially set by Shane Hanchey in 2015. • During his inaugural appearance, saddle bronc rider Brody Cress added an American ProRodeo title to his resume, winning $14,763 at the Finals. Cress claimed the championship after an 86.5-point ride on Pickett Rodeo’s Delta Dawn. • Clay Smith and Paul Eaves won the championship in team roping with a 5.4-second run in the Finals, earning $14,163 each. Smith and Eaves won the first round of Bracket II with a 4.3-second time. The All American ProRodeo Series serves two primary purposes: providing opportunities for newly professional and part-time cowboys to win more money at smaller rodeos, and offering them a chance at a very large purse if they choose to pursue it. Because All American ProRodeo Series rodeos are spread throughout North America, PRCA cowboys everywhere can take a shot at making it to the Finals, meaning that All American ProRodeo Series rodeos can expect to attract a greater number and range of competitors. Contestants earn 50 points for each Series rodeo they compete at and a point for every dollar they earn at a Series rodeo.

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