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2025 YEAR-END EDITION NFR ICONS DAN MORTENSEN BENNY BINION SHAWN DAVIS NFR EMOTIONS BRYCE JENSEN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

SUPERMAN RETURNS

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RYDER WRIGHT 2024 WORLD CHAMPION SADDLE BRONC RIDER

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05 ALL-AROUND CHAMP Stetson Wright wins sixth all-around buckle 08 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Bryce Jensen earns Resistol Rookie of the Year honors in bull riding

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30 NFR RESULTS Round-by-round re sults from 2025 NFR 38 STATE OF THE PRCA PRCA CEO Tom Glause recaps 2025

40 TOP GUN T.J. Gray wins Top Gun Award

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Emotions at fever pitch in Las Vegas 12 WORLD CHAMPIONS CROWNED New PRCA World Champions shine at NFR

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ON THE COVER Stetson Wright shined at the NFR, winning the PRCA All-Around and Bull Riding World Cham pionships. (PRCA photo by Kathryn Coleman)

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STETSON WRIGHT WINS PRCA ALL-AROUND, BULL RIDING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP By Alex Dodd

T he 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo was a long time coming for Stetson Wright. Ahead of the 2023 NFR, Wright suffered a hamstring injury but tried to stay in the fight for a triple crown in Las Vegas. After two rounds, the injury forced him to bow out and nearly ended his career. Doctors initially told Wright to find another line of work, but he underwent surgery and eyed a comeback in the middle of the 2024 PRORODEO season. He pushed to return and wasn’t quite ready. After a 13-month absence, Wright returned to the arena at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo on Jan. 17 in Denver. He finished second in the bull riding, picked up checks in saddle bronc riding and made it clear he was back with a vengeance. Wright proved dominant over the course of the 2025 season, qualifying for the Wrangler NFR in saddle bronc and bull riding.

bottom and there was a lot to process, but I just knew that there was no way that it could be over.” Wright finished the year with $940,929 – a new sin gle-season earnings record – just short of becoming the first-ever cowboy to win $1 million in a single season. The mark surpassed his previous record of $928,568 won in 2022. In the all-around, Wright finished with $817,088 to beat Wacey Schalla (bareback, bull riding) by $205,379. The total bested Wright’s previous record of $758,829 set in 2022. After Wright’s return in January, it wasn’t all smooth sailing. In the spring, Wright sustained a head injury during the finals of the Clovis (Calif.) Rodeo and missed time. Then at the Cinch Playoffs at the Puyallup (Wash.) Rodeo in September, Wright suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung and an abdominal injury that cast his status in jeopardy for the Boot Barn Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo, and raised some questions about his health for the NFR.

After 10 days in Las Vegas, his comeback was complete and he left the Thomas & Mack Cen ter with the PRCA All-Around World Champi onship and PRCA Bull Riding World Cham pionship – bringing his gold buckle count

But once again, Superman returned. He came back for the Wilderness Circuit Finals Nov. 7-8 in Heber City, Utah, earning the average win in bull riding. “Every gold buckle means something to me, but these two right here, it means a lot because I had to fight back and do

to 10 with no signs of slowing down. “They told me after I tore that ham string a second time to go find a desk job,” Wright said. “I think that’s what means so much to me. I had hit rock

Stetson Wright’s PRCA World Cham pionship count increased to 10 after winning the bull riding and all-around. (PRCA photo by Click Thompson)

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things that I wasn’t supposed to do,” Wright said. “Then all through the year, it was just knockout, punctured lung, broken ribs, just a bunch of beatings I was taking. “But standing here today, it was worth every second of it, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.” After months of hype in the all-around race between Wright and Schalla, the two traded blows in the early rounds. But Wright

When Wright received his two buckles on the stage af ter the NFR, it was a far cry from January, when he sat in the parking lot at the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo in Denver, hoping somebody would turn out to give him a chance to enter as a replacement. “I’ve always got pretty unrealistic goals in my mind,” Wright said. “I always think I can do more than every

body thinks I can. I sat in Denver in the coldest part of the year, freezing to death every day, and just kept walk ing up trying to get a spot. I just knew I needed a chance. “I did get dis couraged because you go from the top of the world and then you get dropped to the bottom,” Wright continued. “You’re trying to walk up when you’ve got eight world titles. It was a little draining on my mind, but at the end of the day, I knew what I wanted to get back to. So I just kept fighting.” Wright won seven total rounds at the NFR between sad dle bronc and bull riding. He now has 23 career NFR round wins. This year, he had four in saddle bronc riding and three in bull rid

began to take con trol as the competi tion progressed. Entering Round 10, all Wright had to do was wait for the bareback riding to come to an end. The 26-year old Beaver, Utah, cowboy had built a big enough lead over Schalla for the all-around title that all he had to do was wait to see where the 20-year old phenom placed in the round. Schalla’s 89.75-point ride on Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Resistol’s Secrets Out was good enough for a trip to the pay win dow. But it brought an end to the all-around world championship race before Wright had to get on the back of another saddle bronc horse. The champion ship marked the sixth in all-around for Wright. But he wasn’t done. Wright went on

From left: Ryder and Stetson Wright during Round 10 of the 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo on Dec. 13 at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. (PRCA photo by Kathryn Coleman)

ing. His seven wins eclipsed his personal record of six round wins at the 2020 NFR at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. ProRodeo Hall of Famer Trevor Brazile, the King of Cowboys, was the last cowboy to capture seven round wins at Finals rodeos. In 2015, Brazile won five rounds at the NFR and two rounds at the National Finals Steer Roping. “It feels really good,” Wright said of being in that company. “And to only be 26, I feel like I’m not that far down (that list). We will see where this takes me.” Zach Alvira and Tracy Renck contributed to this story

to place third in the average for bull riding and secured his 10th world championship – (six in all-around 2019 2023, 2025; three in bull riding 2020, 2022, 2025; and saddle bronc riding 2021) in the process. Those 10 world championships put him in the same conversation as PRORODEO legends. Only Trevor Bra zile (26); Guy Allen (18); Jim Shoulders (16); Dean Ol iver (11); and Everett Bowman (10) have accomplished that feat. Wright’s six all-around world titles tied him with Larry Mahan (1966-70, 1973) and Tom Ferguson (1974-1979).

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2025 BULL RIDING WORLD STANDINGS

1. STETSON WRIGHT HOMETOWN: Beaver, Utah

6. BRYCE JENSEN

11. MASON MOODY HOMETOWN: Letcher, S.D.

HOMETOWN: Huntsville, Texas

VITALS: 26, 5-5, 140 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 11 JOINED PRCA: 2018 2025 EARNINGS: $546,472 HOMETOWN: Dairy, Ore. VITALS: 24, 5-11, 157 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2020 2025 EARNINGS: HOMETOWN: Mackey, Queensland, Australia VITALS:25, 6-0, 145lbs. NFR QUALIFICA TIONS:5 JOINED PRCA: 2019 2025 EARNINGS: $500,016 HOMETOWN: Arapaho, Okla. VITALS: 19, 5-10, 145 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2023 2025 EARNINGS:

VITALS: 20, 6-1, 155 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2024 2025 EARNINGS: $367,533 HOMETOWN: Ignacio, Colo. VITALS: 19, 5-9, 150 NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2024 2025 EARNINGS: $273,412

VITALS: 22, 5-8, 155 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: $246,493

NFR EARNINGS: $196,297 2. T.J. GRAY

NFR EARNINGS: $210,491 7. LUKE MACKEY

NFR EARNINGS: $90,433 12. HAYES WEIGHT

HOMETOWN: Goshen, Utah

VITALS: 26, 5-9, 155 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 3 JOINED PRCA: 2018 2025 EARNINGS: $196,365

$513,810 NFR EARNINGS: $329,662 3.KY HAMILTON

NFR EARNINGS: $134,494 8. JR STRATFORD

NFR EARNINGS: $25,377 13. JORDAN SPEARS

HOMETOWN: Byers, Kan.

HOMETOWN: Redding, Calif.

VITALS: 23, 5-8, 135 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2020 2025 EARNINGS: $271,892

VITALS: 33, 5-7, 155 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 6 JOINED PRCA: 2012 2025 EARNINGS: $176,627

NFR EARNINGS: $106,401 9. HUDSON BOLTON HOMETOWN: Milan, Tenn.

NFR EARNINGS: $15,914 14. JESSE PETRI

NFR EARNINGS: $182,398 4. WACEY SCHALLA

HOMETOWN: Dublin, Texas

VITALS: 19, 6-0, 165 lbs. NFR QUALIFICA TIONS:1 JOINED PRCA: 2024 2025 EARNINGS: $270,207 HOMETOWN: Koumala, Queensland, Australia VITALS: 22, 6-0, 158 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2025 2025 EARNINGS: $269,275

VITALS: 27, 6-1, 170 lbs NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2016 2025 EARNINGS: $167,683

NFR EARNINGS: $90,729 10. QYNN ANDERSEN

NFR EARNINGS: $23,603 15. RAWLEY JOHNSON HOMETOWN: Swan Valley, Idaho

$413,458 NFR EARNINGS: $60,862 5. TRISTEN HUTCHINGS HOMETOWN:

VITALS: 23, 5-8, 140 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2023 2025 EARNINGS: $158,778

Monteview, Idaho VITALS: 25, 5-9½, 170 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2020 2025 EARNINGS:

NFR EARNINGS: $107,288

NFR EARNINGS: $10,000

$396,622 NFR EARNINGS: $103,740

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BRYCE JENSEN THRIVES AT FIRST NFR, WINS ROOKIE RACE By Alex Dodd

O ne of the tightest races in PRORODEO entering the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo Dec. 4-13 was the chase for the Resistol Rookie of the Year honor in bull riding. Four rookies, Hudson Bolton, Qynn Andersen, Bryce Jensen and Luke Mackey, qualified for the sport’s signa ture event. The quartet arrived in Las Vegas separated by $40,560 and with go-rounds paying $36,668 at the NFR – no lead was safe at the Thomas & Mack Center. The four Resistol Rookies showed out on the biggest stage, combining for 22 qualified rides, $543,001 in NFR earnings and two round wins. All four finished in the top seven of the NFR average standings. But when the dust settled, Jensen earned the rookie crown, besting Mackey by $94,122. Jensen finished sixth in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings with $367,533. “I did what I could and tried my best,” Jensen told the PRORODEO Sports News. “It worked out well, and I can’t complain.” Jensen arrived in Las Vegas third in the Resistol Rookie Standings for bull riding, trailing leader Hudson Bolton by $22,435. But he didn’t enter the competition with an underdog mindset.

for a special NFR when he earned the Round 4 win with an 87.5-point ride on Barnes PRCA Rodeo’s Purple Wave’s Karaoke Nights. “Getting the round win got the nerves out of the system and then I just started riding and having fun with it,” Jen sen said. “I wasn’t nervous about it because I got the first one knocked out.” The 20-year-old cowboy from Huntsville, Texas, said finishing atop the pack during a go-round in Las Vegas was more than he could have hoped for. “It was a dream come true to go on the stage and take a victory lap,” he said. “The victory lap was cool. Really cool. I wish I got to do more than one, but there’s always next year.” Jensen started his rodeo career on the timed event side, competing in team roping and tie-down roping. But Bradlee Miller helped convince his family to let him get on bulls in sixth grade. He was supposed to stop riding bulls when he got to high school. But Jensen exceeded expectations and made bull riding his primary event. Jensen hoped to compete for the Resistol Rookie All Around crown this year, but it didn’t quite work out. He hopes to win the Linderman Award before his time in PRORODEO is complete.

“I just trusted in the Lord’s process, let it play out how it’s supposed to and just had fun with it,” Jensen said. “I made it there, so that took the pressure off and allowed me just to go have fun and do my best.” Jensen knew he had a chance

Now, Jensen’s sights are set on replicat ing his success in the 2026 campaign. “I’ll keep continuing to ride how I’ve been

riding and have fun with it,” Jensen said. “The pressure of making your first Finals is gone, so I can just have fun with it now. I know I can do it and I just have to believe in myself.”

Bull rider Bryce Jensen on Legacy Pro Rodeo LLC’s

Trails West’s Angels Landing in Round 6 of the 2025 Wrangler NFR. (PRCA photo by Kathryn Coleman)

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DRAMA OF THE NFR: WORLD CHAMPIONS BASK IN EMOTION OF 10-DAY COMPETITION By Zach Alvira

T he Wrangler National Finals Rodeo can be grueling. Ten straight days of competition with flip-flop ping standings, the disappointment or triumph of good and bad runs and rides, and the ‘what if’ scenarios adding extra pressure in the late rounds. The Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas every Decem ber has become a place where dreams become reality or fade away. But for eight individuals, the 10 days become worth every second with a new gold buckle to show for it. For some cowboys like tie-down roper Riley Webb, the 2025 NFR provided an opportunity to be immortal ized among some of PRORODEO’s greats.

“(Roy Cooper) and his family have been huge for my career,” Webb said. “To be in his presence and be the first one to do it since him, it’s huge.” From the third straight to the first ever, this year’s NFR provided it all. Barrel racer Kassie Mowry defended her 2024 WPRA World Championship. Her 2025 NFR run came without her prized horse, Jarvis. With the ongoing outbreak of EHV, she chose not to take him to Las Vegas. Instead, she rode Will, her backup horse that she believes would be No. 1 in any other stable. She also utilized a horse named Cornbread. She won rounds 1 and 6 this year and stayed atop the standings with solid runs by the two horses. The emotion of winning another gold buckle came second for Mowry. She was happiest for Will and Cornbread.

Webb secured his third straight world cham pionship this year. He became the first tie down roper since the great Roy Cooper from 1980-84, when he won five in a row, to win three straight. To be in the same

conversation as ‘Super Looper’ was an honor in itself for Webb. Coo per is someone he looked up to as a young cowboy eager to get his foot in the door in PRORODEO.

“I’m just so proud of the horses,” Mowry said. “I had four horses I ran this year. They all got a big win at some point this year. I’m just so grateful, so lucky.”

Tie-down roper Riley Webb won his third straight PRCA World Champion ship this season, joining Roy Cooper as the last cowboy to win three straight since Cooper won five from 1980-84. (PRCA photo by Lara St Jacques)

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Bareback rider Rocker Steiner was nearly overcome with emotion after he had won his first PRCA World Championship. (PRCA photo by Lara St Jacques)

For years, Statler Wright lived in the shadow of his older brothers. But the 22-year-old cemented himself in PRORODEO history, and joined the Wright family legacy as a world champion. Statler entered the NFR No. 9 in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings. Round by round he moved his way up the leaderboard. He won rounds 3 and 6 then rode Flying U Rodeo’s Talk Derby 2 Me to an 89.75-point trip for a win in Round 7. He placed second in Round 9 with an 88-point ride on Dakota Rodeo’s Cash Deal. The rides allowed Statler to take control of the average at the NFR. An 87.5-point ride on Cervi Championship Rodeo’s R. Watsons Ed Bishop in Round 10 secured the average title. He also jumped his brother and three-time PRCA World Champion Ryder Wright by $346 for the PRCA World Championship. Team ropers Andrew Ward/Jake Long joined Statler in winning their first-ever PRCA World Championships. The veteran duo competed in a combined 21 NFRs before winning it all. A 3.9-second run in Round 10 secured the average title and gold buckles. They also set new single-season earn ings records in the process. Steer wrestler Tucker Allen also secured his first gold buckle in Las Vegas this year. He was the most consistent of the bunch, catching fire in the late rounds to pull away in the average.

“I’ve stayed locked in mentally and tried not to feel emo tion,” Allen said. “It didn’t really hit me until I saw (Pro Rodeo Hall of Famer) Luke Branquinho in the hallway. We shed a few tears. It’s been a long time coming.” One never knows what could happen at the NFR. Leads can dwindle away completely or be held onto by a thread. Rocker Steiner was almost the victim of that for the sec ond straight year despite entering No. 1 in the world. In 2024, Steiner went cold at the NFR. In 2025, he missed the pay window on two occasions in the late rounds, opening the door for others like Jess Pope to come within striking distance of the world title. Steiner said after Round 9 he would draw Calgary Stam pede’s Disco Party and win the gold buckle. A 90.5-point ride on the horse in Round 10 and Steiner made good on his promise. He joins his father, Sid (steer wrestling, 2002), and grandfather, Bobby (bull riding, 1973), as a world champion. They’re the first three-generation PRCA World Champion family. “There are so many people that I looked up to that were in my corner and stood behind me and helped me get to where I am now,” Steiner said. “I just want this moment to be a reflection on my family and the help I’ve had.” As the 2025 season closed and cowboys and cowgirls who missed their mark at the NFR regroup, it sets up a new season in PRORODEO that is sure to be filled with more ups and downs. But that’s what makes it special. It’s not just a sport, it’s a way of life.

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ROCKER STEINER CAPTURES FIRST PRCA BAREBACK RIDING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP By Zach Alvira R ocker Steiner could hardly hold back the tears inside the arena of the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. he saw his lead dwindle away at the NFR. Entering the final night, Jess Pope was on his heels with back-to-back wins in Round 7 and 8, as well as an other trip to the pay window in Round 9.

The 21-year-old Weatherford, Texas, cowboy knew all he had to do was make it to the pay window in Round 10 to capture the world championship, something that had eluded him last season despite entering Las Vegas No. 1 in the world. It was a rough couple of rounds leading up to Round 10 for the human highlight reel. But he stepped up when he needed to the most with a 90.5-point ride on Calgary Stampede’s Disco Party to claim the world championship. “There are no words to describe how one feels after so many years of working for it, dreaming about it, losing it, coming back again, losing it two more times, and finally coming back and sealing the deal and with my whole fam ily here,” Steiner said. “Getting to see my granddad and my grandmother hugging in the stands above the chutes, it’s everything.” Steiner was a man on a mission all season long. He set the new record for most regular season earnings. His lead in the chase for the world title was $81,646. But

Steiner felt the pressure but didn’t waver. He finished the 2025 season with a PRCA single-season bareback riding record of $507,533. But most importantly, the gold buckle. He joins his grandfather, Bobby Steiner (bull riding, 1973), and his father, Sid Steiner (steer wrestling, 2002), as PRCA World Champions and made history in the pro cess. The Steiners are the first family with three genera tions of PRCA World Championships. “I think after my dad won the world, they thought the Steiner rodeo legacy was over,” Rocker said. “Somewhere along the line, the rodeo world called us back, and then I was the one to do it. We get to leave Las Vegas as three world champions. So this is everything I’ve ever wanted.” Steiner finished fifth in the average at the NFR. Sam Petersen’s 88.5-point ride on Picket Pro Rodeo’s Boot Barn’s Night Fight in Round 10 helped him claim the average title.

Rocker Steiner celebrates in Round 10 of the 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. (PRCA photo by Mallory Beinborn)

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2025 BAREBACK RIDING WORLD STANDINGS

1. ROCKER STEINER HOMETOWN:

6. COLE FRANKS

11. GARRETT SHADBOLT HOMETOWN: Merriman, Neb.

HOMETOWN: Clarendon, Texas Vitals: 24, 5-8, 145 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2021 2025 EARNINGS: $308,143 NFR EARNINGS: $107,781

Weatherford, Texas VITALS: 21, 5-7, 145 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: $507,533

VITALS: 29, 5-10, 170 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2018 2025 EARNINGS: $211,676 NFR EARNINGS: $43,415

NFR EARNINGS: $203,985

7. COOPER COOKE HOMETOWN: Victor, Idaho

12. MASON CLEMENTS HOMETOWN: Spanish Fort, Utah

2. SAM PETERSEN

HOMETOWN: Helena, Mont.

VITALS: 23, 5-9, 140 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: $273,539 NFR EARNINGS: $130,945

VITALS: 33, 5-8, 160 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 5 JOINED PRCA: 2015 2025 EARNINGS: $190,402 NFR EARNINGS: $60,271 HOMETOWN: Browns Valley, Calif. VITALS: 21, 5-4, 152 NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: $155,514 NFR EARNINGS: $11,97

VITALS: 22, 5-8, 165 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: $448,755 NFR EARNINGS: $226,853

8. WAYLON BOURGEOIS HOMETOWN: Church Point, La.

13. JACEK FROST

3. JESS POPE

HOMETOWN: Waverly, Kan.

VITALS: 26, 5-8, 170 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2021 2025 EARNINGS: $268,907 NFR EARNINGS: $131,444

VITALS: 27, 5-10, 170 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 6 JOINED PRCA: 2018 2025 EARNINGS: $419,443 NFR EARNINGS: $215,814

9. BRADLEE MILLER HOMETOWN: Huntsville, Texas

14. JAYCO ROPER HOMETOWN: Oktaha, Okla.

4. KADE SONNIER

HOMETOWN: Carencro, La.

VITALS: 22, 5-9, 155 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: $260,056 NFR EARNINGS: $52,582

VITALS: 24, 5-9, 155 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2020 2025 EARNINGS: $152,732 NFR EARNINGS: $12,957

VITALS: 26, 5-9, 170 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA:2022 2025 EARNINGS: $370,564 NFR EARNINGS: $199,057

10. DEAN THOMPSON HOMETOWN: Altamont, Utah

15. TILDEN HOOPER HOMETOWN: Carthage, Texas

5. WACEY SCHALLA HOMETOWN: Arapaho, Okla.

VITALS: 23, 5-9, 165 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 3 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: $255,687 NFR EARNINGS: $89,152

VITALS: 37, 5-10, 170 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 10 JOINED PRCA: 2006 2025 EARNINGS: $139,951 NFR EARNINGS: $10,000

VITALS:19, 5-10, 145 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 3 JOINED PRCA: 2023 2025 EARNINGS: $327,970 NFR EARNINGS: $191,861

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TUCKER ALLEN’S CONSISTENCY LEADS TO FIRST PRCA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BY ALEX DODD

T ucker Allen proved to be the hallmark of consistency during the 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo. The Ventura, Calif., steer wrestler rode the Nutre na Horse of the Year presented by AQHA, Banker, owned by his hazing partner and fellow NFR qualifier Justin Shaffer, to win his first PRCA World Championship and NFR average title. Allen won both titles on the way to setting a single-sea son steer wrestling earnings mark at $398,913. “God is good. That’s all I’ve got to say,” Allen said. “With him all things are possible. I hope kids can see me and say, ‘You might have been a smaller guy for this event, but if you work as hard as you possibly can and put faith in God, anything’s possible.’” Allen dominated the NFR average, finishing at 46.4

seconds on 10 head – besting Rowdy Parrott by 10.4 seconds. He finished with three round wins and won $248,046 in Las Vegas. Allen said one of the first people he saw when he walked out of the arena was ProRodeo Hall of Fame steer wrestler Luke Branquinho. The five-time PRCA World Champion encouraged Allen to try his hand at bulldogging. “I stay pretty locked in mentally, and don’t let myself really feel any emotion,” Allen said. “And even after win ning the average, it was pretty cool. But I didn’t really break down until I saw Luke Branquinho in the hallway, and we damn sure shed a few tears. “That was a long time coming. He started me bulldog ging. So that was super, super cool to get the job done.”

Tucker Allen celebrates in Round 2 of the 2025 Wrangler NFR. (PRCA photo by Mallory Beinborn)

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2025 STEER WRESTLING WORLD STANDINGS

1.TUCKER ALLEN

6. JUSTIN SHAFFER

11. TYLER WAGUESPACK HOMETOWN: Gonzales, La.

HOMETOWN: Ventura, Calif. VITALS: 26, 5-10, 180 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2017 2025 EARNINGS:

HOMETOWN: Hallsville, Texas

VITALS: 31, 6-2, 215 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2012 2025 EARNINGS: $274,890

VITALS: 34, 6-1, 190 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 11 JOINED PRCA: 2011 2025 EARNINGS: $193,138

$398,913 NFR EARNINGS: $248,046 2. WILL LUMMUS

NFR EARNINGS: $119,117 7. J.D. STRUXNESS

NFR EARNINGS: $57,313 12. SCOTT GUENTHNER HOMETOWN: Consort, Alberta

HOMETOWN: Milan, Minn.

HOMETOWN: Byhalia, Miss.

VITALS: 30, 6-2, 240 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 7 JOINED PRCA: 2014 2025 EARNINGS: $272,870

VITALS: 34, 6-1, 210 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 6 JOINED PRCA: 2013 2025 EARNINGS: $184,706

VITALS: 33, 6-2, 250 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 8 JOINED PRCA: 2012 2025 EARNINGS: $334,833

NFR EARNINGS: $134,198 8. TY ERICKSON

NFR EARNINGS: $72,099 13. DAKOTA ELDRIDGE HOMETOWN: Elko, Nev.

NFR EARNINGS: $139,718 3. JESSE BROWN

HOMETOWN: Helena, Mont.

HOMETOWN: Baker City, Ore.

VITALS: 35, 6-5, 240 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 10 JOINED PRCA: 2010 2025 EARNINGS: $246,270

VITALS: 34, 6-2, 220 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 12 JOINED PRCA: 2011 2025 EARNINGS: $178,090

VITALS: 33, 6-2, 210 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 6 JOINED PRCA: 2016 2025 EARNINGS: $324,447

NFR EARNINGS: $140,309 9. BRIDGER ANDERSON HOMETOWN: Carrington, N.D.

NFR EARNINGS: $53,174 14. CHANCE HOWARD

NFR EARNINGS: $162,290 4. ROWDY PARROTT HOMETOWN: Mamou, La.

HOMETOWN: Sallisaw, Okla.

VITALS: 27, 6-2, 200 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 3 JOINED PRCA: 2017 2025 EARNINGS: $226,867

VITALS: 34, 6-6, 225 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2010 2025 EARNINGS: $141,659

VITALS: 31, 5-11, 180 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 5 JOINED PRCA: 2013 2025 EARNINGS:

NFR EARNINGS: $117,540 10. KYLE IRWIN

NFR EARNINGS: $33,361 15. GAVIN SOILEAU HOMETOWN: Bunkie, La.

$313,758 NFR EARNINGS: $162,882 5. STETSON JORGENSEN HOMETOWN: Blackfoot, Idaho

HOMETOWN: Westville, Fla.

VITALS: 35, 6-1, 205 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 7 JOINED PRCA: 2010 2025 EARNINGS: $197,345

VITALS: 26, 6-1, 220 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2020 2025 EARNINGS: $123,918

VITALS: 32, 6-1, 220 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 6 JOINED PRCA: 2015 2025 EARNINGS: $281,464

NFR EARNINGS: $84,124

NFR EARNINGS: $18,083

NFR EARNINGS: $145,435

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WARD/LONG EARN FIRST PRCA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS By Alex Dodd E ntering Round 10 of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo, team roping header Andrew Ward and heeler Jake Long needed a few things to go their Ward and Long decided to team up this offseason after roping with different partners last season. This marked Ward’s sixth trip to the NFR and Long’s 15th qualifica tion to compete at the Finals. Their offseason decision paid off, as Ward finished with $373,838 to win the heading title and Long earned $372,092 to win the heeling championship.

way to finish the night with gold buckles. The duo was projected to finish second in their re spective disciplines in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings and in the NFR average race. Ward/Long flipped the script Dec. 13 with a 3.9-second run to share a Round 10 win, clinching their first PRCA World Championships and winning their first NFR aver age championship together. “That has a great ring to it. I love the way that sounds, and I’m thankful,” Ward said after being introduced as a world champion on The Chute Bosses podcast. “The big guy was watching out. We drew a great steer, thankful for the family and everybody who got us here and kept supporting us all our lives. I’m just grateful.”

Ward and Long’s earnings are new single-season re cords in heading and heeling, respectively. The duo won the average at 44.0 seconds on nine head, besting Clint Summers/Jade Corkill by 5.7 seconds. “He’s a great partner,” Long said. “He compliments me and gives me everything that I like in a partner. Obviously, he heads great. That’s No. 1. Then he’s just a great guy, a great person and a great human. I’m a little more of an emotional roller coaster, and he keeps me flatlined.”

Andrew Ward/Jake Long’s Round 10 run secured their first PRCA World Championships. (PRCA photo by Click Thompson)

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2025 TEAM ROPING HEADERS WORLD STANDINGS

1. ANDREW WARD

6. LIGHTNING AGUILERA HOMETOWN: Athens, Texas VITALS: 31, 5-11, 220 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2016 2025 EARNINGS: $268,648 NFR EARNINGS: $153,912 7. DAWSON GRAHAM HOMETOWN: Wainwright, Alberta VITALS: 26, 6-2, 210 lbs. NFR QUALIFICA TIONS:1 JOINED PRCA:2017 2025 EARNINGS: $254,106 NFR EARNINGS: $122,172 8. DERRICK BEGAY HOMETOWN: Seba Dalkai, Ariz.

11. CLAY SMITH

HOMETOWN: Edmond, Okla.

HOMETOWN: Broken Bow, Okla. VITALS: 34, 5-11, 155 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 11 JOINED PRCA: 2012 2025 EARNINGS: HOMETOWN: Iowa, La. VITALS: 26, 6-0, 200 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2018 2025 EARNINGS: $199,907 NFR EARNINGS: HOMETOWN: Broken Bow, Okla. VITALS: 32, 5-11, 155 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2012 2025 EARNINGS: $194,087 HOMETOWN: Ellensburg, WA VITALS: 37, 5-10, 179 lbs. NFR QUALIFICA TIONS:12 JOINED PRCA: 2006 2025 EARNINGS:

VITALS: 35, 5-9, 190 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 6 JOINED PRCA: 2013 2025 EARNINGS: $373,838

NFR EANRINGS: $224,783 2. KALEB DRIGGERS

$203,384 NFR EARNINGS: $44,894 12. CYLE DENISON

HOMETOWN: Hoboken, Ga.

VITALS: 35, 6-0, 170 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 13 JOINED PRCA: 2008 2025 EARNINGS: $367,885

NFR EARNINGS: $169,387 3. CLINT SUMMERS

$57,905 13. JAKE SMITH

HOMETOWN: Lake City, Fla.

VITALS: 34, 5-8, 160 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 5 JOINED PRCA: 2011 2025 EARNINGS: $347,977

VITALS: 42, 5-10, 145 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 12 JOINED PRCA: 2004 2025 EARNINGS:

NFR EARNINGS: $186,736 4. KOLTON SCHMIDT HOMETOWN:

$238,597 NFR EARNINGS: $72,395 9.DUSTIN EGUSQUIZA

NFR EARNINGS: $68,550 14. RILEY MINOR

Barrhead, Alberta VITALS: 31, 5-8, 150 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 3 JOINED PRCA: 2012 2025 EARNINGS: $338,808

HOMETOWN: Marianna, Fla.

VITALS: 30, 6-2, 220 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 8 JOINED PRCA: 2016 2025 EARNINGS: $237,829

NFR EARNINGS: $218,869 5. TANNER TOMLINSON HOMETOWN: Mineral Wells, Texas

NFR EARNINGS: $77,126 10.TYLER WADE

$188,154 NFR EARNINGS: $63,129 15. LUKE BROWN

VITALS: 25, 6-0, 165 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 3 JOINED PRCA: 2019 2025 EARNINGS: $276,606

HOMETOWN: Terrell, Texas

HOMETOWN: Rock Hill, S.C.

VITALS: 33, 5-9, 165 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 8 JOINED PRCA: 2011 2025 EARNINGS: $224,632

VITALS: 51, 5-8, 160 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 16 JOINED PRCA: 1998 2025 EARNINGS: $177,067

NFR EARNINGS: $92,799

NFR EARNINGS: $81,266

NFR EARNINGS: $53,765

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2025 TEAM ROPING HEELERS WORLD STANDINGS

1. JAKE LONG

6. DILLON GRAHAM HOMETOWN:

11. LANE MITCHELL HOMETOWN: Bolivar, Tenn.

HOMETOWN: Coffeyville, Kan.

Wainwright, Alberta Vitals: 24, 6-2, 210 NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2019 2025 EARNINGS: $254,106 HOMETOWN: Jay, Okla. VITALS: 41, 5-10, 205 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 16 JOINED PRCA: 2002 2025 EARNINGS: $242,717 VITALS: 41, 6-1, 150 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 5 JOINED PRCA: 2003 2025 EARNINGS: $236,244 HOMETOWN: Sturgis, S.D. VITALS: 29, 6-0, 210 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 5 JOINED PRCA: 2014 2025 EARNINGS: $235,448 HOMETOWN: Wilcox, Ariz.

VITALS: 41, 6-0, 205 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 15 JOINED PRCA: 2003 2025 EARNINGS: $372,092 NOGUEIRA HOMETOWN: Presidente Prudente, Brazil VITALS: 35, 6-0, 170 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 12 JOINED PRCA: 2014

VITALS: 31, 6-2, 200 NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2016 2025 EARNINGS: $200,937

NFR EARNINGS: $224,783 2. JUNIOR NUNES

NFR EARNINGS: $122,172 7. TRAVIS GRAVES

NFR EARNINGS: $57,905 12. COLEBY PAYNE HOMETOWN:

Stephenville, Texas VITALS: 26, 5-11, 165 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2017 2025 EARNINGS:

2025 EARNINGS: $367,885 NFR EARNINGS: $169,387 3. JADE CORKILL

NFR EARNINGS: $92,799 8. COLTER TODD

$194,187 NFR EARNINGS: $44,894 13.BRADY MINOR

HOMETOWN: Fallon, NV

HOMETOWN: Ellensburg, WA VITALS: 40, 5-10. 170 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 14 JOINED PRCA: 2003 2025 EARNINGS:

VITALS: 38, 6-1, 215 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 14 JOINED PRCA: 2005 2025 EARNINGS: $348,302

NFR EARNINGS: $72,395 9. LEVI LORD

NFR EARNINGS: $186,736 4. JONATHAN TORRES HOMETOWN: Ocala, Fla.

$188,154 NFR EARNINGS: $63,129 14. DOUGLAS RICH HOMETOWN: Herrick, Ill.

VITALS: 33, 5-7, 190 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2011 2025 EARNINGS: $330,541 HOMETOWN: Jacksonville, Texas VITALS: 23, 6-3, 180 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: $267,447

VITALS: 30, 6-1, 230 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 3 JOINED PRCA: 2019 2025 EARNINGS: $183,337 HOMETOWN: Pueblo, CO VITALS: 30 NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2013 2025 EARNINGS: $177,068

NFR EARNINGS: $77,126 10. WESLEY THORP HOMETOWN:

NFR EARNINGS: $218,869 5. KADEN PROFILI

NFR EARNINGS: $68,550 15. TREY YATES

Stephenville, Texas VITALS: 29, 6-0, 180 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 10 JOINED PRCA: 2014 2025 EARNINGS: $224,632

NFR EARNINGS: $81,266

NFR EARNINGS: $153,912

NFR EARNINGS: $53,765

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STATLER WRIGHT WINS FIRST WORLD, AVERAGE CHAMPIONSHIP AT NFR By Zach Alvira

S tatler Wright entered the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo ninth in the world in saddle bronc riding, chasing older brother Ryder Wright in first. Stetson Wright was just behind at 12th. But the Wright brothers took over

dreds of dollars. He jumped Ryder in the standings to win by $346. Statler finished the season with $455,940 and Ryder was second with $455,594. It’s one of the

and dominated. They finished 1, 2, 3 in Round 9, the third time in family history the Wrights accom plished such a feat. It was the first time these three in particular accomplished it. Stetson and Ryder shared the gary Stampede’s Dandy Delight, respectively. Stat ler finished sixth in the round with an 87.5-point ride on Cervi Cham pionship Rodeo’s R. Watsons Ed Bishop. But it was the final results that Round 10 win with a pair of 89.75-point rides on J Bar J’s Shady Jacket and Cal mattered the most. Statler, the youngest of the bunch at 22, moved all the way from No. 9 to No. 1 in the world,

closest margins of victory ever in PRORODEO, and it came against his brother. “It’s a credit to my dad (ProRo deo Hall of Famer Cody Wright). He taught us how to do it, showed us the way to ride broncs,” Statler said. “It shows he knows what he’s doing because it’s working out. One, two, three in the world. “I’ve always dreamt of walk ing up on that stage and getting the gold buckle and stepping on the back of the bucking chutes. Just being at Thomas & Mack with my brothers is a dream come true.” The Wright family now has 18 PRCA World Championships. Stetson has 10

Statler Wright during his victory lap in Round 10. (PRCA photo by Click Thompson)

claiming his first PRCA World Championship and NFR average title. Ryder finished second and Stetson third. “I’ve only been riding bucking horses for five years,” Statler said. “And to be able to walk out on that stage this year and for them to say I was a world champion, it means the world. I’m just super blessed to be here. It’s hard to put into words how happy I am right now.” Statler’s first world championship came by mere hun

world championships - six in all-around (2019-2023, 2025;) three in bull riding (2020, 2022, 2025); and one in saddle bronc riding (2021). Ryder has three saddle bronc riding world champion ships (2017, 2020, 2024), Cody Wright has two saddle bronc riding world titles (2008, 2010); Jesse has one saddle bronc riding (2012); Spencer Wright has a saddle bronc title (2014) and Statler earned his in 2025.

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2025 SADDLE BRONC RIDING WORLD STANDINGS

1. STATLER WRIGHT HOMETOWN: Beaver, Utah

6. KADE BRUNO

11. BRODY WELLS

HOMETOWN: Challis, Idaho

HOMETOWN: Powell, Wyo.

VITALS: 22, 5-10, 160 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS:

VITALS: 25, 5-9, 140 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2020 2025 EARNINGS: $325,804

VITALS: 24, 6-0, 165 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2021 2025 EARNINGS: $269,064

$455,940 NFR EARNINGS: $274,068 2. RYDER WRIGHT

NFR EARNINGS: $110,738 7. ZACH DALLAS

NFR EARNINGS: $54,356 12.LEFTY HOLMAN HOMETOWN: Visalia, Calif.

HOMETOWN: Las Cruces, N.M.

HOMETOWN: Milford, Utah

VITALS: 23, 5-7, 165 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2023 2025 EARNINGS: $315,647 HOMETOWN: Wild wood, Alberta, Canada VITALS: 27, 5-7, 140 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 6 JOINED PRCA: 2017 2025 EARNINGS: $306,418

VITALS: 26, 5-8, 155 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 5 JOINED PRCA: 2017 2025 EARNINGS: $268,425 HOMETOWN: Waverly, Kan. VITALS: 24, 5-9, 175 NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: $268,308 HOMETOWN: Eckville, Alberta, Canada VITALS: 26, 5-11, 155 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2019 2025 EARNINGS: HOMETOWN: Nanton, Alberta, Canada VITALS: 23, 5-10, 160 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS:

VITALS: 27, 5-8, 135 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 10 JOINED PRCA: 2016 2025 EARNINGS: $455,594

NFR EARNINGS: $117,244 8. DAWSON HAY

NFR EARNINGS: $123,552 13. WESTON PATTERSON

NFR EARNINGS: $161,600 3. STETSON WRIGHT HOMETOWN: Beaver, Utah

VITALS: 26, 5-8, 140 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 10 JOINED PRCA: 2018 2025 EARNINGS: $394,457 HOMETOWN: Injune, Queensland, Australia VITALS: 26, 6-1, 158 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 3 JOINED PRCA: 2021 2025 EARNINGS: $367,403 HOMETOWN: Big Valley, Alberta, Canada VITALS: 31, 5-9, 145 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 11 JOINED PRCA: 2014 2025 EARNINGS: $332,336 NFR EARNINGS: $88,067

NFR EARNINGS: $37,797 9. BRODY CRESS

NFR EARNINGS: $94,573 14. BEN ANDERSEN

NFR EARNINGS: $229,121 4. DAMIAN BRENNAN

HOMETOWN: Hillsdale, Wyo.

VITALS: 29, 5-7, 145 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 9 JOINED PRCA: 2014 2025 EARNINGS: $298,026

NFR EARNINGS: $117,934 10. SAGE NEWMAN HOMETOWN: Melstone, Mont.

$228,562 NFR EARNINGS: $78,900 15. Q TAYLOR

NFR EARNINGS: $89,250 5. ZEKE THURSTON

VITALS: 27, 5-6, 135 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 5 JOINED PRCA: 2017 2025 EARNINGS: $275,691

NFR EARNINGS: $79,196

$188,853 NFR EARNINGS: $31,291

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RILEY WEBB WINS THIRD STRAIGHT PRCA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP By Zach Alvira

A ll Riley Webb had to do was rope his calf during Round 10 of the NFR Dec. 13. He entered the final round with a comfortable lead in both the world and average standings. When he left the box on his prized horse, Rudy, fellow tie-down roper Kincade Henry joined other cowboys in cheering on Webb as he chased his third world championship in a row. “Finish what you started,” Henry and the other cow boys shouted. Webb did just that with a 7.7-second run to claim his third straight PRCA World Championship. “I feel great,” Webb said. “The Lord gave me the ability and talent to shine for him. I try to emulate that every day.” Webb placed third overall in Round 10 and won the av erage with 82.3 seconds on 10 head. Over the last three NFRs, Webb is 244.9 seconds on 30 head, an average of 8.16 seconds a calf.

It’s one of the most impressive runs by a tie-down rop er in PRORODEO history. He became the first cowboy since ProRodeo Hall of Famer Roy Cooper (1980-84) to win three consecutive titles. Along with Cooper, Webb joins a short list of tie-down ropers to ever win three or more consecutive titles: ProRodeo Hall of Famer Dean Oliver (5, 1960-64), Don McLaughlin (4, 1951-54); Glen Franklin (3, 1965-68); and Toots Mansfield (3, 1939-41). “It’s special to be the first person to three-peat since Roy Cooper,” Webb said. “Roy passed away this year, but he was so instrumental for me growing up. I was lucky enough to rope with him and his family. It was a huge part of my roping career, and I’m honored to sit along side him in the record books.” Webb set the single-season earnings mark for the sec ond-consecutive year with $555,544.

Tie-down roper Riley Webb celebrating his third straight PRCA World Champonship in Round 10. (PRCA photo by Click Thompson)

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2025 TIE-DOWN ROPING WORLD STANDINGS

1. RILEY WEBB

6. DYLAN HANCOCK HOMETOWN:

11. TOM CROUSE

HOMETOWN: Denton, Texas VITALS: 22, 5-10, 180 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2021 2025 EARNINGS:

HOMETOWN: Gallatin, Mo. VITALS: 24, 6-2, 210 NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2021 2025 EARNINGS: $213,697 HOMETOWN: Stephenville, Texas VITALS: 31, 6-0, 180 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 11 JOINED PRCA: 2012 2025 EARNINGS: $201,701 HOMETOWN: Gering, NE VITALS: 34, 6-3, 210 lbs. NFR QUALIFICA TIONS:3 JOINED PRCA: 2010 2025 EARNINGS: $200,430

San Angelo, Texas VITALS: 21, 6-3, 180 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: $300,585 HOMETOWN: Miles City, Mont. VITALS: 27, 5-10, 165 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 7 JOINED PRCA: 2018 2025 EARNINGS: VITALS: 27, 6-1, 180 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2018 2025 EARNINGS: $279,841 HOMETOWN: San Angelo, Texas VITALS: 27, 5-9, 180 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 7 JOINED PRCA: 2017 2025 EARNINGS: $242,415 HOMETOWN: Iowa, La. VITALS: 26, 5-9, 180 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 3 JOINED PRCA: 2025 2025 EARNINGS: $221,409 NFR EARNINGS: $83,730

$555,544 NFR EARNINGS: $250,412 2. SHAD MAYFIELD HOMETOWN: Clovis, N.M.

NFR EARNINGS: $128,481 7. HAVEN MEGED

NFR EARNINGS: $65,889 12. MARTY YATES

VITALS: 24, 6-3, 200 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 7 JOINED PRCA: 2018 2025 EARNINGS: $388,931

$279,930 NFR EARNINGS: $146,125 8. BRUSHTON MINTON HOMETOWN: Witter Springs, CA

NFR EARNINGS: $45,091 13. RILEY PRUITT

NFR EARNINGS: $132,621 3.KINCADE HENRY HOMETOWN:

Mount Pleasant, Texas VITALS: 23, 6-2, 185 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2020 2025 EARNINGS: $342,799 HOMETOWN: San Angelo, Texas VITALS: 22, 5-11, 185 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2022 2025 EARNINGS: HOMETOWN: Huntsville, Texas VITALS: 28, 5-11, 237 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2017 2025 EARNINGS:

NFR EARNINGS: $34,642 14. SHANE HANCHEY HOMETOWN: Sulphur, La.

NFR EARNINGS: $156,080 4. JOEL HARRIS

NFR EARNINGS: $134,198 9. TY HARRIS

VITALS: 36, 5-10, 150 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 16 JOINED PRCA: 2008 2025 EARNINGS:

$171,851 NFR EARNINGS: $44,894 15. KYLE LUCAS

$334,786 NFR EARNINGS: $193,931 5. JOHN DOUCH

NFR EARNINGS: $105,218 10. ZACK JONGBLOED

HOMETOWN: Carstairs, Alberta

VITALS: 31, 6-2, 165 lbs. NFR QUALIFICATIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2013 2025 EARNINGS: $161,180

NFR EARNINGS: $31,882

$309,463 NFR EARNINGS: $134,494

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COLE PATTERSON WINS THIRD STRAIGHT PRCA STEER ROPING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BY TRACY RENCK S teer roper Cole Patterson stared down pressure and delivered again. Clinging to a mere $546 lead in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings over 2025 Resistol Rookie of the Year Riley O’Rourke, Patterson clocked an 8.5-second time to win Round 10 clocking his 9.1-second run right in front of Patterson - but Patterson didn’t flinch. “You got to sell tickets,” Patterson said. Patterson earned $34,860 at the NFSR, includ ing $5,808 for finishing sixth in the average with a

and capture his third world championship in a row and fourth overall at the Kansas Star in Mulvane, Nov. 15. “I knew I held off (Scott) Snedecor’s charge, and it all came down to me and Riley in Round 10,” said Patterson, 30, whose time was the quickest of his career at the NFSR and the first time he broke the eight-second barrier. A couple of guys slipped up in the average and I had a chance to move up to sixth. I didn’t nec essarily have to beat Riley (in Round 10), but I had to be right on his tail. “He went out there with ice in his veins and clocks (9.1 sec onds) to tie for the

112.8-second time on eight head. O’Rourke finished eighth in the average and just out of the money – it paid six spots – with an 81.0-second time on seven head. Veteran Jess Tierney won the NFSR average for the first time in his career with a 148.3-second time on 10 head. Chet Herren was second with a 129.9-second time on nine head. Tierney and Herren collected $33,684 and $27,876 average checks, respectively. Snedecor ($61,037); O’Rourke ($54,134) and Jake Clay ($50,394) were the top money winners at the NFSR.

Patterson became only the third cowboy to win three steer roping world championships in a row, joining ProRodeo Hall of Famers Guy Allen (1991-2001, 11 in a row) and Trevor Brazile (2013, 2014 and 2015). “No matter whether it is playing checkers or dice or whatever, any time you’re mentioned in the same cate gory as Trevor Brazile and Guy Allen that’s elite com pany,” Patterson said. “Steer roping has a long, coveted history and to join a class of only two other guys to do that is a pretty special feeling.” Patterson’s fantastic finish is note worthy since he only placed in three rounds at the 2025 NFSR - third in Round 4 (10.3 seconds) and Round 9 (10.6 seconds) and then he won Round 10. It also was the second year in a row that Patterson parlayed a clutch Round 10 run to win a gold buckle.

Cole Patterson celebrates with the crowd after his run in Round 10 of the 2025 NFSR. (PRCA photo by Robby Freeman)

lead in the round (with Slade Wood). I had no option but to just go for it. This feeling that I have right now is the reason that I do this and the reason that I work so hard to get here and be in moments like this be cause this feeling is worth more than any buckle and any amount of money. It feels like you conquered the world.” Patterson finished atop the world standings with $159,940 to edge O’Rourke ($150,670) and Snedecor ($136,141). The phenom O’Rourke tried to etch his name in the PRORODEO history books by becoming the first cow boy in the event’s history to win the world champion ship in his Resistol Rookie year. He applied the heat by

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2025 STEER ROPING WORLD STANDINGS

1. COLE PATTERSON HOMETOWN: Pratt, Kansas

6. THOMAS SMITH

11. CLAY LONG

HOMETOWN: Barnsdall, Okla. VITALS: 33, 5-10, 160 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 5 JOINED PRCA: 2014 2025 EARNINGS:

HOMETOWN: Stephenville, Texas VITALS: 41, 6-5, 210 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 3 JOINED PRCA: 2004 2025 EARNINGS: $86,882 Stephenville, Texas VITALS: 38, 6-4, 190 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 1 2025 EARNINGS: $76,684 2025 NFSR EARNINGS: HOMETOWN: Wynnewood, Okla. VITALS: 34, 5-10, 180 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 3 2025 EARNINGS: $75,948

VITALS: 30, 6-1, 180 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 7 JOINED PRCA: 2018 2025 EARNINGS: $159,940 HOMETOWN: Skiatook, Okla. VITALS: 21, 6-0, 160 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 1 JOINED PRCA: 2024 2025 EARNINGS: $150,670 Fredericksburg, Texas VITALS: 50, 6-0, 160 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 24 JOINED PRCA: 1996 2025 EARNINGS: $136,141 HOMETOWN: Sapulpa, Oka. VITALS: 26, 6-0, 195 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 1 2025 EARNINGS: $115,041 2025 NFSR EARNINGS: HOMETOWN: Pawhuska, Oklahoma VITALS: 43, 5-6, 160 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 20 JOINED PRCA: 2001 2025 EARNINGS: $111,421

2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $34,860 2. RILEY O’ROURKE

$101,511 2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $49,202 7. CODY LEE HOMETOWN: Gatesville, Texas

2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $29,636 12. TYLER WATERS HOMETOWN:

VITALS: 49, 5-10, 190 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 20 JOINED PRCA: 1999 2025 EARNINGS:

2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $54,134 3. SCOTT SNEDECOR HOMETOWN:

$28,081 13. BILLY GOOD

$100,141 2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $26,137 8. JESS TIERNEY HOMETOWN:

Hermosa, South Dakota VITALS: 43, 6-1, 190 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 13 JOINED PRCA: 2003 2025 EARNINGS: $99,354 HOMETOWN: Andrews, Texas VITALS: 43, 6-0, 170 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 22 JOINED PRCA: 2001 2025 EARNINGS: $97,701

2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $61,037 4. JAKE CLAY

2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $27,109 14. KELTON MCMILLEN HOMETOWN: Weatherford, Okla. VITALS: 32, 5-10, 180 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 1 2025 EARNINGS: $69,721 2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $18,748 15. BLAKE DECKARD

2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $51,849 9. VIN FISHER JR.

$50,394 5. CHET HERREN

2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $32,553 10. SLADE WOOD HOMETOWN: New Ulm, Texas

HOMETOWN: Eufaula, Okla. VITALS: 36, 5-10, 160 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 2 JOINED PRCA: 2014 2025 EARNINGS:

VITALS: 22, 6-1, 180 lbs. NFSR QUALIFICA TIONS: 4 JOINED PRCA: 2021 2025 EARNINGS: $97,636

2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $46,624

$66,692 2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $9,999

2025 NFSR EARNINGS: $29,636

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