2020 Media Guide - World Champions

All-Around

Rookie Stetson Wright wins the all-around

For the first time in 21 years, the all-around world champion is a roughstock rider – and he did it as a rookie. Bull rider and saddle bronc rider StetsonWright maintained his position at the top of the all-around world standings throughout the 2019 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo to win the most coveted award in ProRodeo with $297,923. The 20-year-old cowboy edged team roping heading world champion Clay Smith by $18,251 and 2017 all-around champTuf Cooper by $32,129. “I don’t know, I guess I just got lucky all year or something,”Wright said.“It’s pretty awesome. I don’t have much to say, but I’m super happy right now.” The all-around world title race depended on

Holy Holly. Although he finished fifth in the bull riding average with 448.5 points on five head, he earned $114,923 at theWrangler NFR to finish atop the all-around world standings. The young cowboy was thrilled to come through in the clutch like a veteran. “I do it for these moments right here,” he said. “Being a world champion is something I’ve dreamed about since I was a kid. Hopefully (I can win) many more world titles. I hope to win a bunch more and have a healthy season (in 2020).” Stetson is the youngest competing member of theWright family and the only one to climb the ranks in bull riding andwin an all-aroundworld title. – Matt Naber

howwell Cooper performed at both the ClemMcSpaddenNational Finals Steer Roping and at the Wrangler NFR in tie-down roping. It also depended on how well Smith did in team roping and Caleb Smidt in tie-down roping at the Wrangler NFR. By Round 10, Wright, Smith and Cooper were still in the hunt. “You can’t control much other than what you do in your event,” Wright said. “In the all-around you aren’t competing against them; you just have to do your events. Clay Smith and Tuf Cooper are two of the greatest cowboys I’ve ever seen.” The last cowboy to enter the bucking chutes with an all-around crown was ProRodeo Hall of Famer Ty Murray in 1998. Wright also won the PRCA | Resistol Rookie of the Year titles for all-around, saddle bronc riding and bull riding. He ranked 20th in the PRCA | RAM World Stand- ings for saddle bronc riding with $71,301 and third for bull ridingwith $267,345. In Las Vegas,Wright won Round 1 with a 92.5-point ride on 4L & Diamond S Rodeo’s Monte Walsh and Round 4 with 91 points on Painted Pony Championship Rodeo’s

PRCA ProRodeo photo by Dan Hubbell

Stetson Wright made his Wrangler NFR debut last year, finishing third in the bull riding world standings and earning his first all-around world championship with $297,923.

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2019 WORLD CHAMPIONS