PRORODEO Sports News, April 4, 2025

TUCKER ALLEN CLAIMS STEER WRESTLING TITLE AT RODEOHOUSTON BY ZACH ALVIRA

P ressure doesn’t faze Tucker Allen. The 25-year-old Ventura, Calif., na tive faces pressure daily, whether it be on the dirt or in Hollywood. When he isn’t wrestling steers into the ground at a professional level, he’s complet ing daring stunts on movie sets as a stunt double. It’s two very different worlds. One is filled with glamor. The other a tradi tional Western lifestyle. But when it comes to competing in PRORODEO, performing stunts helps Allen over come pressure in arenas. “I get the same adrenaline rush from both,” Allen said. “It’s pretty cool. I’m by no means a professional like all my buddies. But when they can’t get hired, they call me.” Allen faced pressure, March 23 in the steer wrestling finals at RodeoHouston. Up against some of the best in the world, he made a statement with runs of 5.8 sec onds, 4.6 seconds and 5 seconds in Super Series V to qualify for the semifinals. A run of 8.9 sent him to the Wild Card round, but he made up for his below average time with a run of 5.2 seconds to secure a spot in the final. At that point, the pressure was at an all-time high for Allen. Winning at Houston was a goal of his. Only one run stood in his way from winning his first RodeoHouston title and putting

him in prime position for the rest of the year leading up to the 2025 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo presented by Teton Ridge. Allen responded to the pressure with a 4.2-second run. He walked away with the title, $69,000 in earnings and the No. 1 ranking in the PRCA | Bill Fick Ford World Standings. “This is a big goal of mine,” Allen said. “I've thought about this for a long time and executed under pressure. That's awesome. That's what we do it for.”

The win for Allen comes a year after he placed second at RodeoHouston. It was a missed opportunity he has had in the back of his mind since last year. He knew he needed a good start in the Championship Shootout to not come up short once again. “Got a good start and just tried to slow down on the ground,” Allen said. “I knew the steer was good. It worked out.”

Tucker Allen found redemption at RodeoHouston by securing the steer wrestling title.

PRCA photo by Mallory Beinborn

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