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WHAT IS XTREME BRONCS?

The PRCA Xtreme Broncs Tour is a series of events that features only saddle bronc riding competition. These stand-alone events were first approved by the PRCA in 2016. In 2022, there were events across the country

that concluded with a finale in Rapid City, S.D. The format: the Top 12 saddle bronc riders in the PRCA | RAM World Standings and the Top 12 contestants in the Xtreme Broncs standings competed in a long go and a short go for the Xtreme Broncs title and a portion of the nearly $100,000 purse. All money earned on the tour and in the tour finale counted toward qualifying for the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. 2022 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS • Brody Cress returned to the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo for the sixth time in 2022. The Hillsdale, Wyo., cowboy received a boost to accomplish that goal by winning the PRCA’s Xtreme Broncs Tour. • Cress won the Xtreme Broncs Finals in Rapid City, S.D., thanks to his 93.5 point ride on Sutton Rodeo’s South Point in the finals. Cress left town after earning $23,059. • In 2021, Xtreme Broncs Tour champion Dawson Hay secured not only the finale win but the tour title with a 92-point ride on Sutton Rodeo’s South Point in the short round. • Cress won the Xtreme Broncs Tour with $89,189. Sage Newman finished in second place with $54,496. • Cress also won Battle of the Best event May 8 in Coarsegold, Calif. He earned a total of $16,052. XTREME BRONCS FINALS, RAPID CITY, S.D., AUG. 21 Saddle bronc riding: First round: 1. Sage Newman, 90 points on Burch Rodeo’s Bubble Bath, $8,629; 2. Zeke Thurston, 89.5, $6,616; 3. Lefty Marvel Holman, 88.5, $4,890; 4. Dawson Hay, 87.5, $3,164; 5. (tie) Kolby Wanchuk and Ryder Wright, 87, $1,726 each; 7. (tie) Brody Cress and Wade Sundell, 86.5, $1,007 each. Finals: 1. Brody Cress, 93.5 points on Sutton Rodeos’ South Point, $7,670; 2. Ryder Wright, 91.5, $5,753; 3. Kolby Wanchuk, 90.5, $3,835; 4. Lefty Marvel Holman, 90, $1,918. Average: 1. Brody Cress, 180 points on two head, $14,382; 2. (tie) Ryder Wright and Lefty Marvel Holman, 178.5, $9,588 each; 4. Sage Newman, 178, $5,273; 5. Kolby Wanchuk, 177.5, $3,356; 6. Zeke Thurston, 176, $2,397; 7. Dawson Hay, 174, $1,918; 8. Wade Sundell, 86.5 on one head, $1,438. Total payoff: $95,880. Stock contractors: J Bar J, Bailey Pro Rodeo, Muddy Creek Pro Rodeo, Burch Rodeo, Sutton Rodeos, Mosbrucker Rodeos and Harper & Morgan Rodeo Co. Rodeo secretary: Dallas Vos. Officials: Tom Miller, Harry Rose Jr, Wade Berry, Kent Crouch and Craig Miller. Timers: Kim Sutton and Amy Muller. Announcers: Garrett Yerigan and Andy Stewart. Flankman: Red Lemmel. Chute boss: Wade Vos. Pickup men: Tyler Robertson, T.K. Sampson and Brent Sutton. Photographers: Clay Guardipee and Alaina Stangle.

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