2023 PRCA Media Guide - PRCA Awards

Resistol Rookies of the Year

It was a great season for rookies in ProRodeo. The eight PRCA | Resistol Rookies of the Year combined to earn $573,559 in 2022. Of those eight, bareback rider Rockier Steiner, tie-down roper Riley Webb and bull rider Lukasey Morris will be making their debuts at the 2022 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge Dec. 1-10 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. All the Resistol Rookies of the Year will be recognized Dec. 6 during Round 6 of the Wrangler NFR on the arena dirt.

ALL-AROUND AND TIE-DOWN ROPER OF THE YEAR

NAME: Riley Webb HOMETOWN: Denton, Texas

BIGGEST MOMENT OF THE 2022 SEASON? Riley: When I won the short round in Reno. I earned $16,000 in Reno and that got me in the Top 15 in the world standings for the first time which was very special. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WIN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR? Riley: The team roping I entered the last one of the year in Fort Worth (Texas) and that was the only one I entered, and we got a check. It feels great to win two Rookie of the Year awards and be able to make the NFR all in one year. That is pretty special.

Riley Webb won PRCA Resistol Rookie of the Year for 2022.

BAREBACK RIDER OF THE YEAR

NAME: Rocker Steiner HOMETOWN: Weatherford, Texas

BIGGEST MOMENT OF THE 2022 SEASON? Rocker: Probably the Calgary Stampede. That was my biggest win and my most-prized win. I was just excited to get on in front of 110,000 people. That’s a moment I have been dreaming of since I was a little kid. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WIN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR? Rocker: It means a bunch. The Rookie of the Year is a big award for anybody, and it is definitely going to be in my trophy case. I just hope I can keep adding to the case. I think 2022 was one of the best years for a rookie. This was pretty much the first year that all the rodeos have been normal since COVID and some of the bareback riding rookies were some of the best I have seen in a few years.

STEER WRESTLER OF THE YEAR

NAME: Landris White HOMETOWN: Angleton, Texas

BIGGEST MOMENT OF THE 2022 SEASON? Landris: I feel like my most memorable moment was at Ellensburg (Wash.) Rodeo. I split the short round win and I finished third in the average, and I won a pretty good check ($4,577). That was one of my best rodeos in 2022. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WIN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR? Landris: To me, this means a lot. Every rookie when they start the year, they set the goal to win Rookie of the Year. For me to come out on top means a lot. At home, I put the work in just as much as everybody else, and it just all fell into place for me to be able to win Rookie of the Year. This definitely gives me a confidence boost for the 2023 season.

TEAM ROPING HEADER OF THE YEAR

NAME: Tanner James HOMETOWN: Porterville, Calif.

BIGGEST MOMENT OF THE 2022 SEASON? Tanner: I would say Bozeman Mont. I split the win over there at the Bozeman Stampede in August. That was my second my win of the season and that was part of a great week for me. I placed at a few rodeos that week and Bozeman was the last one we went to that week, and we won. WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO WIN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR? Tanner: This means a lot. You only get one opportunity

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