2024 PRORODEO Media Guide

LINDERMAN AWARD WINNER: JOSH FROST

The PRCA Linderman Award is one of the most prestigious awards in ProRodeo. It recognizes a cowboy who won at least $1,000 in three events, and those events must include at least one roughstock and one timed-event. The 2023 Linderman Award winner is Randlett, Utah, cowboy Josh Frost. This past season Frost earned $232,034 in bull riding, $2,395 in tie-down roping, $1,976 in the steer wrestling, and another $482 in team roping. Frost said he takes great pride in the award and its a goal he sets out for himself at the beginning of every year.

“It means a lot to win this award, I put a lot of work into it every year to make it happen,”said Frost, 28.“It can be hard to balance two timed events when you’re trying to win a gold buckle in the bull riding. It’s always more challenging than you think, winning $1,000 sounds easy, but there aren’t easy events to win money in the PRCA that’s for sure.” Frost’s focus remains on winning a world title in the bull riding, but he said if there was another event that’s his favorite and best it would probably have to be tie-down roping. “The tie-down roping is definitely the best of the two events for me, I practice that one a lot more,” he said. “I’m more competitive there and can win a little bit more money, whereas with the steer wrestling my size can hold me back a little bit at times.” Frost has now won four straight Linderman awards. His first came back in 2019, followed up by 2021, 2022, and now 2023. He hopes to be remembered as not just a bull rider, but a cowboy. He’s gained even more respect for the other events along the way. The Linderman Award was not awarded in 2020. “I think competing for this award just goes down to my cowboy roots and wanting to be remembered as a cowboy,” Frost said. “I have a lot of respect for the other cowboys and the other events in our sport of rodeo. I grew up being an all-around guy and roping. I take a lot of pride in knowing that I can compete at a professional level in three events, I even won a little money in the team roping this year. It’s a pretty cool honor.” Kyle Whitaker holds the PRCA record for most Linderman Awards won with 10 in his ProRodeo career. PRCA photo by Hailey Rae

LINDERMAN AWARD WINNERS BY YEAR

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996

Bernie Smyth Jr., Crossfield, Alberta Casey Minton, Redwood Valley, Calif. (no contestant qualified) Chuck Kite, Montfort, Wis. (no contestant qualified) Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. Dan Erickson, La Junta, Colo. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. Dan Erickson, La Junta, Colo. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. Mike Outhier, Utopia, Texas Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. Kyle Thomson, Lundbreck, Alberta Trell Etbauer, Goodwell, Okla. Joe Frost, Randlett, Utah Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah

1966 1967 1968 1969

Benny Reynolds, Melrose, Mont. Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls, British Columbia Kenny McLean, Okanagan Falls, British Columbia Paul Mayo, Grinnell, Iowa Phil Lyne, George West, Texas Bob Blandford, San Antonio, Texas Chip Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. Phil Lyne, Artesia Wells, Texas Chip Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. Tom Eirikson, Innisfail, Alberta Marty Melvin, Holabird, S.D. Tom Eirikson, Innisfail, Alberta Bob Schall, Arlee, Mont. Tom Eirikson, Priddis, Alberta Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah Philip Haugen, Williston, N.D. Bernie Smyth Jr., Crossfield, Alberta Steve Bland, Trent, Texas Lewis Feild, Peoa, Utah

1997-98

1999

1970-72 1973-74

2000-01

2002 2003 2004

1975 1976 1980 1981 1982 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991

1977-79

2005-06

2007

2008-10

2011 2012 2013 2014 2019 2020

1983-84

2015-18

PRCA AWARDS

(no contestant qualified) Josh Frost, Randlett, Utah

2021-23

Lewis Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah

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