PRORODEO Media Guide - 2025

RESISTOL ROOKIES OF THE YEAR

SADDLE BRONC RIDER OF THE YEAR NAME: Zac Dallas HOMETOWN: Las Cruces, N.M.

STEER ROPER OF THE YEAR NAME: Trent Sorey HOMETOWN: Pendleton, Ore.

TIE-DOWN ROOKIE OF THE YEAR NAME: Cole Clemons HOMETOWN: Okeechobee, Fla.

ROOKIE WORLD CHAMPIONS

Nine cowboys have won world championships their rookie years:

Harry Charters, steer wrestling, 1959 Bill Kornell, bull riding, 1963 (youngest bull riding world champion at 19 years, 9 months)

Joe Beaver, tie-down roping, 1985 Sage Kimzey, bull riding, 2014 Stetson Wright, all-around, 2019 Haven Meged, tie-down roping, 2019 Keenan Hayes, bareback riding, 2023

Roy Cooper, tie-down roping, 1976 Tee Woolman, team roping, 1980

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PRCA Awards